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Raising its Balkan profile will cost Russia little

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BALKANS

Russia's contacts with Balkans political parties.

Finland election likely to see centre-left government

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FINLAND

Finland looks set to be the next euro-area country to see the ousting of a government made unpopular by austerity and low growth, in favour of an opposition force. However, the…

Greens in German government would be pragmatic

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GERMANY

Based on current polling trends, it could even overtake Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the largest party. A government involving the Greens would have a…

Swedish policies will be influenced by far-right party

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SWEDEN

SD, previously a pariah, increased its vote share to 20.5%, from 17.5% in 2018. It is the largest rightist party in a bloc that has a three-seat majority. The centre-right parties…

Five-party Latvian government may not last full term

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LATVIA

Latvia’s new government.

Georgia's ruling party will thrive until 2024 polls

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GEORGIA

Lavrov's positive comments highlight the Georgian Dream party's equivocal stance on the Ukraine war. The party has emerged relatively unscathed from a year of domestic and…

Kazakhstan's early election looks to cement Nazarbayev

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KAZAKHSTAN

The Central Electoral Commission has registered incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev as the candidate of the ruling NurOtan party. His candidacy is supported by two others…

Opposition boycott tactics are destabilising Albania

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ALBANIA

The governing Socialist Party (PSSh) under Prime Minister Edi Rama is expected to win again. This implies policy continuity by what has hitherto been a successful reformist…

Fidesz victory will bring more Hungary-EU conflict

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HUNGARY

The ruling party’s landslide promises Hungary more of the same. However, a degree of uncertainty lingers in the short-to-medium term. The party has structural weaknesses, but to…

Latvia’s new three-party coalition will probably last

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LATVIA

The October 1 parliamentary election gave Krisjanis Karins, Latvia’s first prime minister to serve a full four-year term, a clear mandate to form a government. His New Unity (JV…