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Significance
Although small, the disturbances are significant, occurring in a climate where public opposition often results in a lengthy prison term, or even death. The unrest was bound up with an intensified government campaign to demolish informal housing. It comes as the authorities prepare for lower house elections later this month.
Impacts
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and state subsidy cuts will squeeze household finances further.
The new parliament will continue to serve a mostly rubber-stamp function, with little room for debate, still less opposition sentiment.
Victories for pro-government candidates in recent elections for the upper house offer patronage opportunities for loyalists.
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