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1 – 10 of 22The 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229352
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244996
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Dragnea’s standing has been badly damaged in the power struggle and his political future depends on the outcome of his trial on corruption charges which is due to be decided on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221715
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Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have in recent months stepped up regulation on cyber issues: Bahrain arrested six people on March 31 over "defamatory" tweets. The wider…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231824
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285521
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The past year has seen women’s rights movements come to the fore across the Maghreb, a region where previous initiatives have been driven by Western political pressure and from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249826
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The trial illustrated criminal infiltration across the political spectrum, with new claims emerging of bribes allegedly taken by Mauricio Villeda, the 2013 presidential candidate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286119
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Regular questioning of cabinet members by opposition MPs has hardened divisions between parliament and the cabinet. The conflictual relationship has stalled important economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267824
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The reshuffle involves some significant changes, including the promotion of Economy Minister Nadia Calvino as first deputy prime minister. Other notable changes include new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263072
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Currency exchange liberalisation starting with a 100% devaluation on September 5 is the first substantive domestic policy reform of Shavqat Mirzioyev's presidency. A year after…