On 19 March, President Nursultan Nazarbayev unexpectedly resigned, relinquishing power after three decades of rule since the collapse of the...
News Category: Politics
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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev relinquishes power after three decades in charge; policy continuity will likely prevail in the near-term -
Israel: General election unlikely to lead to significant shift in economic policy On 9 April Israelis head to the polls to choose the 120 members of the Knesset, the country’s unicameral parliament.... -
Spain: Despite unpredictable election outcome, economic impact set to be limited On 28 April, Spain will hold its third general election in less than four years after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez,... -
United Kingdom: Brexit delayed; final outcome remains unclear On 21 March the EU agreed to delay Brexit until 12 April to give the UK parliament more time to... -
Finland: April general elections could mark shift in fiscal and labor market policy According to the latest opinion polls, Prime Minister Juha Sipila’s Centre Party, which currently heads the three-party coalition government, is... -
Nigeria: Policy continuity expected ahead following President Buhari’s reelection On 27 February, Nigeria’s electoral commission declared incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, head of the ruling center-left All Progressives Congress (APC),... -
Thailand: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expected to hold on to power in first election since 2014 Thailand is scheduled to hold a general election on 24 March and the military is likely to maintain significant influence... -
China: Top leadership lowers GDP growth target as the country faces “tough” economic challenges ahead China’s top leadership expects a challenging year amid cooling domestic growth and the trade dispute with the United States as... -
Brazil: Bolsonaro’s ambitious social-security reform bill likely to get diluted in Congress Taking aim at the government’s strained finances, newly-elected President Jair Bolsonaro presented Congress with a comprehensive social-security reform bill on... -
Ukraine: Zelensky leaps forward in polls, but the race is far from over in Ukraine’s presidential election As the 31 March presidential election draws nearer, Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian and political novice, has surged ahead in the...