Political Risk

Lacking in support in parliament and with elections a year away, there is an escalating risk that the government will do too little, too late to mitigate overheating pressures.

BMI View: Poland's government, in its present incarnation an unstable coalition led by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, is looking more solid than at many points over... 2007-05-23

Following the appointment of a new ODS-led coalition government, composed of the Civic Democrats (ODS), the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) and the Green Party (SZ), at the beginning... 2007-03-16

BMI View: Parliamentary elections on March 4 were won by the Reform Party of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip. As we had expected, Reform has ditched its left-leaning coalition partners... 2007-03-07

Less than two months after the death of President Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan held its first multi-candidate presidential election on February 11. With the backing of the armed... 2007-03-05

BMI View: The upcoming parliamentary elections are likely to be a closely fought contest between the left-leaning Centre Party and the centre-right Reform Party. The likelihood of... 2007-02-05

BMI View: The Latvian authorities are close to finally signing a border treaty with Russia. Progress on the longstanding border issue should improve relations with Latvia's eastern... 2007-02-05

BMI View: The past four months have on the whole supported our view that Slovakia's new three-party government would be more stable than its predecessor which, despite being united... 2006-12-08

BMI View: Czech politics remains in stasis, as the two main parties begin negotiations on forming a government for the second time. An agreement would enable the swift appointment... 2006-11-20

Preliminary results from the first round of Polish local elections on November 12 show, as expected, that the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party sustained defeats in many towns, and... 2006-11-16