ITALY: More of the same
The cabinet will approve, as early as this Friday, a EUR 32bn package of measures, including an extension of the ban on layoffs and of furlough schemes, alongside with fresh resources for income support, the health sector, and businesses hit by the pandemic. Most of the measures … Become a member to read the […]
CHILE: Reflections on April’s mega-vote
Mayoral, municipal council, gubernatorial, and constituent assembly elections are scheduled for 10-11 April. Forecasting outcomes is unusually difficult because there is virtually no precedent for the constitutional or gubernatorial elections, while polling for the forme… Become a member to read the rest of this article
POLAND: Bracing for another lockdown
The rapidly deteriorating epidemiological situation raises the probability of a countrywide lockdown in the coming days. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party will present details of its new post-pandemic economic and social development program on 20 March. The pro-EU opposition is unlikely to block the ratification of the EU own resources decision in parliament, […]
ISRAEL: Netanyahu in another toss-up election
Israeli politics continue to revolve around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose center-right politics have move rightward with Israeli sentiment. The election’s outcome will depend on which small parties make it over the electoral threshold for inclusion in parliame… Become a member to read the rest of this article