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After an intensely divisive campaign, controversial right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been elected Brazil’s new president. Natalia Pinazza sets out what is likely to happen now. For his part Heike Doering points out that big business helped him claim the crown, and why it may well live to regret it.
Germany’s Angela Merkel has announced that she won’t stand for re-election as chancellor in 2021, nor will she stand as party leader in December. This shows she’s accepted that the Merkel brand just isn’t what it used to be. What now for her party and country? Dan Hough explains.
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Natalia Pinazza, University of Exeter
Bolsonaro's election victory left Brazil fragmented
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She’s down, but is she out?
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Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
German politics is experiencing a major shift. Merkel knows her time is up.
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Politics + Society
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Heike Doering, Cardiff University; Glenn Morgan, University of Bristol; Marcus Gomes, University of Exeter
Our research shows how Brazil's business elite has influenced the course of politics in the country.
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Sosina Bezu, Chr. Michelsen Institute
The appointment of women into positions of power can break stereotypes and inspire girls.
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Science + Technology
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Salihu Ibrahim Dasuki, Sheffield Hallam University; Naima Hafiz Abubakar, Bayero University, Kano
With technology women are able to become agents of their own change.
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Rémi Desmoulière, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Jakarta's minibuses can survive because of their socio-political functions and relation to the interests of thousands of business owners and workers in the capital.
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