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Protests in Seoul have now been under way for more than twenty days; the head of the Central Election Commission has resigned and a criminal case has been opened against him; President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating, once triumphant, has for the first time fallen below 50 per cent and is now outpaced by his disapproval rating. These are all outcomes of the scandal that erupted after the Democratic Party secured what initially appeared to be a convincing victory in the local government elections.

One of the features of the parliamentary elections that have taken place in Armenia is the geopolitical dimension of their outcome. What will the foreign policy course of Yerevan constitute, in the view of the rapid events and transformations unfolding in the world and in the region?

The Israeli elections have become a race to the bottom for the Netanyahu government, which risks provoking conflict and the country’s isolation. Türkiye, meanwhile, is proposing a peace alliance to resolve the Palestinian issue.