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Change in Montenegro needs inside and outside pressure

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MONTENEGRO

The Slovenian member of the European Parliament’s Socialists and Democrats group was speaking after about 10,000 people braved bad weather to take part in the largest of a series…

Repression may unite Uganda’s old and new opposition

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UGANDA

Opposition politics in Uganda.

Uganda’s ‘scientific’ elections may cut two ways

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UGANDA

This includes a range of new prescriptions such as a ban on all kinds of public campaigning and safety measures for polling itself, in what the EC describes as a model for…

Uganda faces early tensions ahead of 2026 polls

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UGANDA

The government swiftly blocked these efforts, deploying a robust security presence on the streets and around key opposition leaders’ homes. However, this is only the latest…

Normal politics will not return to Ukraine soon

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UKRAINE

The invasion has consolidated public opinion around President Volodymyr Zelensky and increased the power of the security apparatus, helping kickstart some reforms but also…

Landslide win gives Putin six more years

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RUSSIA

Putin won 87% of the vote on 74% turnout, surpassing the 68% seen in 2018. Communist candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with just under 4%. Scattered opposition protests and…

Singapore ruling party will work on damage control

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SINGAPORE

The controversies relating to the PAP hardly threaten its dominance of politics, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has nevertheless tried hard to mitigate their impact. A…

Power-sharing will hinder reforms in Romania

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ROMANIA

Prospective entry into the passport-free area will give a boost to the Romanian cabinet backed by the Social Democrats (PSD) and National Liberals (PNL). While providing…

Pakistan opposition will push back on crackdown

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan government's crackdown on the opposition.

Suspending Fidesz is EU party group’s short-term fix

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HUNGARY/EU

The suspension, which has no official expiry date, is likely to last until the European Parliament (EP) elections in May. By not excluding Fidesz, as 14 member parties had…