Political Risk

BMI View: The Czech parliamentary elections have thrown up a tie between the leftist and rightist parties, making it difficult for any to form a majority government. We expect a tricky... 2006-06-05

Having secured an unprecedented second-term victory in the Hungarian general elections, the question now concerning international observers is the government's appetite for pursuing... 2006-05-09

The ruling coalition came close to collapse in April after the New Union (Social Liberals) decided to pull its members out of the government, triggering a mini power struggle among... 2006-05-09

The negative fallout from the recent coalition agreement, in terms of both market and domestic voter confidence, is potentially huge. Both LPR and SO are traditionally eurosceptic... 2006-05-09

Portraying opponents as criminals is a popular pastime among Latvian politicians and easy to do given the country's unenviable reputation for corruption and sleaze. But with parliamentary... 2006-05-09

The first round of Hungary's parliamentary elections looms on April 9, yet neither party has tackled what almost all international observers perceive to be the main electoral issue:... 2006-04-04

The League of Polish Families (LPR)'s failure to toe the line in the recently signed Stabilisation Pact, together with stalling of legislature in the Sejm, has led the Law and Justice... 2006-04-04

The Czech domestic political landscape has changed significantly in the past 12 months, and now - just three months before parliamentary elections - another twist looks set to alter... 2006-03-31

The combination of parliamentary elections, constitutional change, and soaring gas prices will ensure another turbulent year in Ukrainian politics in 2006, following a year which... 2006-03-07

Elections to the country's 100-seat unicameral parliament are due to take place in October. And while the four-party governing coalition is likely to hold until then, it is unlikely... 2006-03-07