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Parliament's failure last month to enact the promised transition to proportional representation sparked demonstrations in Tbilisi and other cities. The ruling Georgian…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249247
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Although large-scale social protest in Bahrain has been cowed over the ten years since the ‘Arab uprisings’, small-scale demonstrations recur, reflecting a base level of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265967
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Kurdish-Arab tensions in north-east Syria
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245824
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This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257969
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The presidential contest between incumbent Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto has seen lacklustre campaigning on both sides. The legislative poll involves 16…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243227
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Incumbent Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has won outright in the three elections since 2009. Tsvetanov, Bulgaria’s second-most-influential politician until his forced resignation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246617
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The announcement followed an electoral process marred by serious flaws. The leading opposition candidates have rejected the results and called for fresh elections to be held.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284361
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Santa Cruz authorities, led by Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, are now demanding a federal system with greater political and financial autonomy from La Paz.
The violence was the worst Hong Kong has witnessed since protesters clashed with police during the 2014 'Umbrella Protests' which demanded greater political autonomy from mainland…
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeiba hopes to win over Amazigh leaders with the promise of language recognition and other rights, largely to consolidate his position in the…