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Survival prospects for new Irish government are good

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IRELAND

He will lead a historic coalition involving his Fianna Fail (FF; centre-left) party, its historical rivals Fine Gael (FG; centre-right), and the Green Party (GP; centre-left)…

Sonangol woes will pressure Angola's Lourenco

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ANGOLA

The downward revisions come amid a recent debilitating fuel crisis, with state-owned oil company Sonangol unable to distribute fuel. In response, President Joao Lourenco on May 8…

Early Peru elections will face congressional pushback

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PERU

Early elections next year.

Congo's flawed polls pose dangerous dilemmas

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Runner-up Martin Fayulu immediately denounced the results as an “electoral coup” and by mid-morning an influential body representing Congo’s Catholic bishops, the National…

Fragmented Congress will facilitate reform in Peru

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PERU

The election of a highly fragmented legislature will help President Martin Vizcarra steer a package of political and judicial reforms through Congress in his last 18 months in…

Interim government will enjoy little leeway in Peru

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PERU

Outgoing President Martin Vizcarra’s impeachment was a response to congressional dissatisfaction with his government’s policies, especially those designed to root out corruption…

Ireland’s Varadkar will face daunting challenges

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IRELAND

Varadkar’s Fine Gael (FG) has been in coalition with Fianna Fail (FF) and the Greens since 2020; they agreed that Varadkar would replace FF leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach…

Puerto Rican politics will not lead to debt solution

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PUERTO RICO

The island is in a debt crisis, with the governor acknowledging that it cannot pay off all its debt. While the overall debt burden is not excessive by national standards, a…

Selmayr’s days as EU top civil servant may be numbered

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EU

Profile of Martin Selmayr.

Schulz is unlikely to be a threat to Germany's Merkel

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GERMANY

This is the third defeat at the state level since former European Parliament President Martin Schulz became party leader at the beginning of the year, raising questions about his…