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Bangladesh ruling party’s internal divides will widen

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BANGLADESH

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League (AL), which aims to secure a fourth consecutive term, is under pressure to ensure a genuine contest with high voter turnout. The main…

Five-party Latvian government may not last full term

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LATVIA

Latvia’s new government.

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…

Stresses will build in Balkans despite stable veneer

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BALKANS

With much of the Serbian opposition threatening to boycott the spring parliamentary elections, a European Parliament (EP)-facilitated dialogue was initiated on October 9-10…

Bosnia’s new state government faces same old problems

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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA

The House of Representatives, the BiH state parliament's lower chamber, endorsed the cabinet in record time -- less than three months after last October’s elections. However, the…

New Cyprus president will pursue pro-Western policy

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CYPRUS

Christodoulides is taking charge at a time of high political volatility. Though he is from the ruling Democratic Rally (DISY), he was not DISY's candidate, won with the support of…

Cambodia opposition ban will help government for now

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CAMBODIA

This follows the Supreme Court’s November 16 decision (which cannot be appealed, the court said) to order the CNRP to be dissolved and 118 of its most senior officers banned from…

US Senate’s tariff tussle will split parties

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UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES: Senate tariff tussle will split parties

Weaker AKP would reduce Turkish president's authority

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TURKEY

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should easily get the most votes, but it faces a likely setback and a dent in its authority. Weakening support from its voters and…

Another Fidesz victory looms in Hungarian elections

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HUNGARY

Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party looks set to win by a wide margin, for the third time in a row. Focusing their campaign on migration and George Soros, a US businessman…