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The parliamentary elections on October 3 will take place against the backdrop of three challenges that are new for Latvia. The first is the weakening of the coalition-capable center: the United List (AS), led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, leads in the polls, but its most acceptable coalition partners are hovering near the electoral threshold or remain below it.

Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections are taking place at a moment when the country’s internal exhaustion has coincided with a sharp rise in the foreign-policy significance of the campaign.