Four Political Risks Facing Central
& Eastern Europe in 2022
Key Political Developments to
Watch & Implications for International Investors
For Central & Eastern Europe, 2021 was a year of political
instability and this year is expected to bring similarly pressing challenges.
The majority of the region is now governed by experimental
and/or ideologically diverse coalitions, with many facing major question marks
over their potential to remain in power throughout 2022 as the region hopes to
continue its recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
After a tumultuous election season last year, the region is also
braced for much-anticipated electoral contests in Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary and
Latvia, as well as troubled Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Hungary set to hold
its most open general election in more than a decade. At the same time, the
region's political stability depends not only on domestic political factors but
also international affairs, most crucially the impasse between Russia and the
West over Ukraine.
Kesarev highlights four key political developments for
international investors to watch in 2022 which we consider have the potential
to shape the political and economic life of the region for this year and
beyond.
Read the full overview here.
