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IMAGO / Newscom / Yonhap News

House specialty: lame duck?

Results of South Korea’s general election

South Korea elected a new parliament on April 10th. The numbers remain largely unchanged: the governing party fails in its hopes for changing conditions, the opposition gains a ‘supermajority’ to accelerate its own legislation, albeit only with combined forces, but does not win a two-thirds majority either. In the government we expect another change of guards, while the president - three years before the end of his term in office - is further weakened and already fighting a lame duck image.

Thomas Yoshimura
April 18, 2024
Country Reports

The multifaceted agenda of Marcos’s visit to Germany

Investments, integrity, and international courts

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent visit to Germany serves as another piece of evidence indicating the clear pivot of the Philippines toward its traditional allies.

Tonette de Jesus
April 18, 2024
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IMAGO / ITAR-TASS

Georgian own goal

The law on agents greets us every year: A controversial project is to be passed in the Georgian parliament at the second attempt

In March, the Georgian national soccer team's historic qualification for the European Championship in Germany briefly made us forget the deep rifts that have been running through the political landscape in Georgia for years. However, when the ruling Georgian Dream party pulled an agent law out of the drawer at the beginning of April, which had to be withdrawn last year after massive protests, the rifts are back, and they seem deeper than ever. At first glance, the erratic initiative, just a few months before the parliamentary elections in Georgia, seems like a classic own goal.

Stephan Malerius
April 17, 2024
Country Reports
IMAGO / Hindustan Times

India's parliamentary elections 2024

The invincible against the disunited

When the world's biggest elections are held in India from 19 April to 1 June this year, two unequal opponents will be running against each other for the third time in a row. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who is seeking his third consecutive term in office, will once again face Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi had always lost to Modi in his previous two attempts. While Narendra Modi has never lost an election in his political career, in which he has held high political office for 22 years without interruption, the opposite is true for Rahul Gandhi. He has never been a minister in a federal or state government and has not led his Congress party to victory in the parliamentary elections in two attempts (2014 and 2019). He also resigned as party leader after his defeat in 2019. Nevertheless, he remains the most well-known face and lynchpin of opposition politics. The following country report briefly explains how elections work in the world's largest democracy and examines the state of opposition politics, particularly with regard to the Congress Party, in the run-up to the 2024 parliamentary elections. It also analyses why the next Prime Minister of India is likely to be called Narendra Modi once again.

Elias Marini Schäfer
April 16, 2024
Country Reports

Local elections in Poland 2024

Tailwind or setback for the new Tusk government?

Regional and local elections were held in Poland on 7 April 2024. The national-conservative party Law and Justice (PiS) had the best result with 34.4%. In second place was the liberal electoral alliance Civic Coalition (KO) with 30.6%, while the third place on the podium went to the centrist electoral committee Third Way (Trzecia Droga) with 14.3%. In total, the liberal democratic parties won just over 50% and will govern in most of Poland's 16 regions. In this sense, PiS lost this election, if by losing we mean losing power. PiS has no coalition capacity and in principle can only govern where it has won an absolute majority. Its shares in local government have decreased and that of KO has increased. But in terms of image, PiS won the elections.

David Gregosz, Dr. Piotr Womela
April 16, 2024
Country Reports

Iranian attack on Israel

A turning point with unforeseeable consequences

On 14 April 2024, Iran directly attacked Israel militarily for the first time. This Iranian attack is a turning point in the Middle East and dominates the current international debate. While US President Joe Biden, the German government and the G7 are calling for calm and de-escalation, the reaction of the Israeli war cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being eagerly awaited. So far, it has not been announced whether and how Israel might react to the Iranian attack.

Dr. Thomas Volk
April 15, 2024
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Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic World Trade

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global economy, both directly and through the measures that countries have had to adopt to deal with it. This has resulted in the largest drop in the global economy since the 1930s (-3.2%) (IMF, 2021). The impact of the health crisis has been particularly severe in Latin America and the Caribbean.

April 12, 2024
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IMAGO / Xinhua

The new government of Senegal

Between vision and reality

On March 24, 2024, Senegal elected political newcomer Bassirou Diomaye Faye as its fifth president since the country's independence with an overwhelming majority. Less than 10 days later, on April 2, 2024, he was officially sworn in and immediately began forming a government. The new president announced a "rupture" - a "radical political change". What can we expect from the new government?

Caroline Hauptmann
April 12, 2024
Country Reports

Quiz für Verbände und die Zivilgesellschaft: Wissen stärken für ein effektiveres Engagement

Eine Veranstaltung mit jungen Menschen veranschaulicht die Bedeutung des lebenslangen Lernens und der Zusammenarbeit bei der Förderung eines nachhaltigen gesellschaftlichen Wandels

Im Rahmen der bestehenden Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Algerien und dem Verein Jeunesse Visionnaire Créative (JVC) in Tizi Ouzou wurde am Samstag, dem 30. März 2024, in mitten des heiligen Monats Ramadan, in der Jugendherberge von Tizi Ouzou ein interaktives Quiz veranstaltet. Das Quiz vermittelte den Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer die Bedeutung der Verbändearbeit für eine offene und engagierte Zivilgesellschaft in verschiedenen thematischen Schlüsselbereichen.

Sabrina Behlouli
April 12, 2024
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Youth Sector in Albania and Negotiation Process for EU Integration 2023

Alternative Progress Report - Youth Sector in Albania and Negotiation Process for EU Integration 2023

Throughout this paper, in our quest to understand the multifaceted nature of Albania’s journey towards the EU, we have integrated passages from interviews with key stakeholders. Their voices, aspirations, and concerns are woven into the fabric of our analysis, providing concrete perspectives on the EU integration process for youth involvement.

April 11, 2024
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