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Castro's Cuba reforms to face pressure on all fronts

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CUBA

The release of the 32-page document follows the historic visit of US President Barack Obama in March, and the PCC congress in April, which the government used to reaffirm the…

New Polish party could hold balance of power

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POLAND

Spring’s emergence onto the political scene

Internal contradictions will dog Bulgarian coalition

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BULGARIA

Claiming that 30-40% of advance payments for the much-delayed Hemus motorway had been transferred to the Citizens for Bulgaria’s European Development (GERB) party, Rashkov refused…

Migrants help keep Central European populists in power

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Populists' exploitation of the refugee crisis in Central Europe.

Canada’s new government will survive for now

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CANADA

Parliament elected a new speaker and the governor general delivered the government’s traditional throne speech, which sets out its legislative priorities. Prime Minister Justin…

Survival prospects for new Irish government are good

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IRELAND

He will lead a historic coalition involving his Fianna Fail (FF; centre-left) party, its historical rivals Fine Gael (FG; centre-right), and the Green Party (GP; centre-left)…

Belize elections herald government shake-up

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BELIZE

Long-standing Prime Minister Dean Barrow will not be running again, so that Belize will experience a change of leadership even if his United Democratic Party (UDP) wins…

COVID-19 will mean US campaign strategy changes

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UNITED STATES

The pandemic has upended the staples of retail election politics, including in-person events, but not candidates’ need to get out the vote (GOTV) on November 3. Both parties will…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Kazakh election raises questions about leadership

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KAZAKHSTAN

The governing Nur Otan party won most seats and two tame allies were awarded a few. The importance of this election is that it offers pointers to how much power President…