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Kremlin will tighten control over information space

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RUSSIA

This has enabled the leadership to manage vulnerabilities ahead of a vote intended to legitimise President Vladimir Putin's continued rule. However, the authorities’ efforts to…

Ghana's ruling party faces an uphill electoral battle

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GHANA

This will be Mahama’s fourth time as the NDC candidate, having also won the 2012 elections. The general election will be held in December 2024, with the newly elected president…

Ontario debt may trigger a political backlash in 2018

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CANADA

Ontario's public debt.

Inflation will test Uganda's opposition and government

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UGANDA

Inflation has been rising rapidly since April, driving widespread anxiety and further complicating an already tense political context following controversial elections last year.

UN exit foreshadows worsening repression in Uganda

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UGANDA

The move has been criticised by activists, civil society and the political opposition, who say the government wants to evade scrutiny of its rights violations.

Germany’s coal power phase-out will be costly

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GERMANY

The German government is aiming to phase out coal-fired power stations by 2038 based on a compromise proposed by an expert commission in January.

Political contest heralds policy changes in Cambodia

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CAMBODIA

The outlook for Cambodia's 'culture of dialogue'.

Mozambique and Frelimo face major internal tensions

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MOZAMBIQUE

Opposition and civil society actors fear this will also create a window for Frelimo to change the constitution, certainly to subvert the district elections, and possibly to set up…

Greece’s political and economic prospects are fragile

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GREECE

Thus ends eight years of economic policy oversight by the ECB, European Stability Mechanism and IMF, in exchange for some 275 billion euros (315 billion dollars) in soft loans…

New Malaysia opposition party may hit UMNO support

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MALAYSIA

To further this aim, Mahathir is establishing a new political party. This will add to the plethora of Malaysian opposition voices, which were joined recently by a second…