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Ruling party in Georgia secures tense local election victories as EU expresses concern on democratic process
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Ruling party in Georgia secures tense local election victories as EU expresses concern on democratic process

7 October 2025
Candidates of the ruling Georgian Dream party have won local elections held on 4 October in all five self-governing cities namely Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi, and Poti based on preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission. The results appear to consolidate the ruling party’s control over Georgia’s largest municipalities amid a backdrop of political tension and opposition boycotts of the local elections.
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Commentary: What next for Mirziyoyev and for Uzbekistan?
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Commentary: What next for Mirziyoyev and for Uzbekistan?

26 October 2021
Uzbek president Shovkat Mirzyoyev, re-elected for a second term on Sunday said there is no going back for his country. However it is not clear yet if Uzbekistan is slowly but surely moving out of its autocratic past into a pluralistic political process, because there are contradictory signs.
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Kuwait plans to pardon dissidents
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Kuwait plans to pardon dissidents

25 October 2021
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah has initiated an amnesty process to pardon political dissidents and critics as part of wider political reforms in the country. The amnesty decision is expected to include the self-exiled parliamentarians who fled imprisonment after taking part in the 2011 storming of the parliament over alleged corruption and mismanagement by the government.
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Fears Lebanon is sliding back to civil war after street violence in Beirut on Thursday
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Fears Lebanon is sliding back to civil war after street violence in Beirut on Thursday

16 October 2021
Lebanon has a history of decades of sectarian strife between Christians and Muslims, and groups within them. Foreign interference since the 1950's has made Lebanon a battle field for Middle East states and groups to fight proxy wars. The latest incidents raise concerns of a further deterioration of what is already for many Lebanese people a very dire situation.
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Thousands rally in Tbilisi calling for the release of former president Saakashvili
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Thousands rally in Tbilisi calling for the release of former president Saakashvili

14 October 2021
Saakashvili remains popular with some segments of Georgian society, particularly in Western Georgia. Thousands travelled to Tbilisi to participate in the rally. However many Georgians have negative memories of Saakashvili's presidency and do not want to see his return to public office.
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