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A profile of Speaker of the House Rodrigo Maia.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246173
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In selecting new members of his ministerial team, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has sought to appease the pro-Fujimori opposition in Congress without giving them a role in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224649
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The vote marked a defeat for the left-nationalist opposition parties, which wanted an earlier date in order to oust the government by mid-year. Although the fractious…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275808
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As prime minister and later president, Essebsi played an important role in the early stages of Tunisia’s peaceful transition to democracy, but failed to deliver any real programme…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245473
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Executive-congressional relations.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233666
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Municipal elections on May 16 will be particularly significant in Zagreb, where Bandic’s death lays wide open Croatia’s third-most-important political contest, after those for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260504
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When credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Brazil's foreign currency debt to 'junk' status on September 9, it cited "political challenges" "weighing on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB204337
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The substitution of Osmar Serraglio by the more prestigious Torquato Jardim was received as an attempt by Temer to gain influence with the Supreme Electoral Court and the Supreme…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221160
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The amendment is a flagship policy of President Michel Temer in his attempt to address Brazil’s fiscal crisis. However, the government’s victory was qualified, as the initiative…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216731
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After a government change in January 2023 following a process clouded by doubts over the resilience of Brazilian democracy, key institutions have strengthened their position, and…