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Constitution will overshadow Japan election campaign

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JAPAN

The outlook for legislation and party politics ahead of the July upper house election.

Survival of Italy’s government rests on Draghi choice

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ITALY

Plans to invest in key areas such as innovation, digitisation and climate change are already under way, as are plans to reform the pension system.

Parties battle to respond to Brazil political crisis

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BRAZIL

Party politics in Brazil.

Conflicting agendas may stymie Brazil reform plans

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BRAZIL

The government has a list of constitutional amendments it wants to pass to pursue goals such as restarting growth and curbing what it regards as excessive militarisation of…

Senegal's Sall will look to bolster his standing

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SENEGAL

The changes follow recent public criticism over Sall’s poor response to flooding that caused significant damage in many areas, including the capital Dakar, coupled with anger over…

Chile re-opens debate on merit-based school selection

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CHILE

Chile's new education reform.

Reforms may be too little too late for Mexico’s PRI

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MEXICO

The PRI National Assembly.

Nigerian companies law faces capacity constraints

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NIGERIA

The amendment officially seeks to improve the ease of doing business by establishing a more efficient means of regulating businesses and minimising the compliance burden for small…

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…

Chile's new cabinet may face internal differences

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CHILE

Boric’s government marks the beginning of a new political cycle, presaging likely party realignments, particularly on the left and in the centre, and the emergence of a new…