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In a further sign of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon's control over domestic political dissent, Zayd Saidov, a former industry minister who recently set up a new political party, has... 2013-05-24

In a sign that the Belarusian population is more keen on improving relations with the EU than its government, the most recent EU Neighbourhood Barometer for Belarus recorded 65% of... 2013-05-24

Around 50 regional mayors/governors, or ‘Akims’, are set to be replaced by September 26 for not passing new qualification requirements. Chairman of the Kazakh State... 2013-05-24

The forced resignation in early May of Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, a key supporter of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, is another sign that time may be... 2013-05-24

President Serzh Sarkisian's ruling Republican Party retained the mayoralty of the capital, Yerevan, in municipal elections held on May 5. Mayor Taron Markarian was returned with a higher-than-expected... 2013-05-24

Elections for Turkmenistan’s legislative body, the National Assembly or Mejlis, are due to be held in December 2013, but we do not anticipate any alteration to the current... 2013-05-01

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili reiterated his view that Georgia's primary foreign policy aim should be normalising ties with Russia, whilst also moving toward NATO and... 2013-05-01

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadyarov made a trip to Israel in April 2013, a first for any Azeri foreign minister. Mamadyarov met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,... 2013-05-01

Relations between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev appear to have deteriorated significantly over the past month, with Putin's public criticism of Medvedev... 2013-05-01

The Mongolian government has announced that it will make revisions to the country's Strategic Entities Foreign Investment Law in a bid to woo back foreign investors. Under the new amendments,... 2013-05-01