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Penal code changes will not kill off Bolivia protests

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BOLIVIA

The repeal will help defuse an issue that has provoked widespread demonstrations recently. Yet the opposition plans to ramp up protests over Morales’s determination to run for…

Greek vote may give conservatives only small majority

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GREECE

The conservative opposition New Democracy party (ND) leads the incumbent leftist Syriza party by a wide margin of about 7-13 percentage points in public opinion polls. That would…

Nicaragua penal reform may undermine election outcome

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NICARAGUA

Nicaraguan penal reform.

Penal reforms carry risks for Spain’s Sanchez

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SPAIN

The reforms, which will appease a Catalan party on which Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez relies in parliament, include abolishing the crime of sedition and reducing sentences for…

EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

Trial will not prompt clean-up of Honduran politics

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HONDURAS

The trial illustrated criminal infiltration across the political spectrum, with new claims emerging of bribes allegedly taken by Mauricio Villeda, the 2013 presidential candidate…

Political gridlock will curtail change in Kuwait

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KUWAIT

Regular questioning of cabinet members by opposition MPs has hardened divisions between parliament and the cabinet. The conflictual relationship has stalled important economic…

Romanian leaders will go further against rule of law

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ROMANIA

Iohannis had resisted Justice Minister Toader Tudorel’s request to remove Kovesi, the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), but was undercut by a Constitutional…

Rajoy will likely fail to win Catalonia challenge

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SPAIN

Following a judicial setback to Madrid’s efforts to have former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont extradited from Germany to Spain, pro-independence parties are seeking to exploit…

Kyrgyz political conflict will shape 2020 election

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KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyz politics has entered a volatile phase as the 18-month-old conflict between the current and last presidents is in full flow with mutual accusations of corruption and…