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Rajoelina sacked his energy minister and then his government - but this did little to quell the calls for him to step down.

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But that has failed to quell the furore.

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A plunging currency could reignite the runaway inflation that Milei has managed to quell.

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As we witnessed with former Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign, celebrity politics will not slow down Trumpism, nor will it quell the rising authoritarian tide.

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Democratic-ruled California filed suit after the Republican president sent troops to Los Angeles earlier this year to quell demonstrations sparked by a federal crackdown on undocumented migrants.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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