Tajikistan's Rahmon will tighten grip on power

Rahmon tightens grip on power and sets up potential succession but risks growing domestic resentment

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State elections will affect national outlook in Mexico

The elections represent a trial of strength for the ten national parties involved

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Voters will probably ignore pre-election budget wooing and return a hung parliament in May

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None of the attempts made so far to amend the Political Parties Law has addressed the problem of intra-party democracy

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The government's ability to resolve student protests may be derailed by unilateral military or police action

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After trailing in the polls, the prime minister's last-ditch appeal to the right has set him up for a fourth term

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Arguments over constitutional reform will be more a matter of which side parties are on than the issue itself

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The Islamic law amendment bills to be tabled in Kelantan tomorrow threaten to pull the Pakatan Rakyat apart

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Rousseff will struggle to overcome popular disaffection, with no rapid relief on the economic front

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The president's political style is causing growing alarm even inside his own party, but no one can confront him

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