On 28 May, President Sergio Mattarella met with Carlo Cottarelli, a former IMF director, and gave him the task of...
News Category: Politics
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Italy: Further political uncertainty on the horizon -
Slovenia: Slovenia to head to the polls for snap elections Slovenia will hold a parliamentary election on 3 June, in what is expected to be a tightly contested race. Snap... -
Switzerland: Referendum on banking reform could throw the country into uncharted waters The Swiss electorate will vote on 10 June on a radical proposal, known as the sovereign money initiative (Vollgeld), to... -
Australia: Budget set to deliver modest tax relief ahead of next year’s elections The ruling Liberal-National coalition presented its budget for fiscal year 2018/2019 on 8 May. The highlight of the budget, which... -
Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro set for reelection against a grim economic outlook On 20 May, President Nicolás Maduro is poised to secure a second six-year term in a presidential election that has... -
Colombia: Colombia gears up for presidential election, with center-right candidate the favorite to win Colombia is set to hold the first round of its important presidential election on 27 May. In the likely event... -
Turkey: President Erdogan calls snap elections for June, government announces additional fiscal stimulus measures On 18 April, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that snap presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on 24 June,... -
Colombia: Wins for market-friendly parties in the legislative election are seen as a positive step for economic stabilization Colombia is gearing up for the first round of its important presidential election on 27 May, which will be followed... -
Peru: No smooth sailing ahead for the new government On 23 March former Vice President MartÃn Vizcarra became the new president of Peru, following Pedro Kuczynski’s resignation two days... -
Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado elected president on 1 April, can he bring the fiscal deficit down? Carlos Alvarado of the incumbent Citizen’s Action Party won the second, decisive round of Costa Rica’s presidential elections on 1...