Global | BBVA Research Big Data Geopolitics Monitor. October 31, 2024

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Israel targets Iranian military objectives in retaliatory attack. Recount of ballots in Georgia after protests. Virtual tight in U.S. Election polls.

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• Key points:
• Israel launched last weekend a series of airstrikes on military targets inside Iran in response to an October 1st attack. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) states that the strikes are retaliation for months of continuous attacks from Iran.
• Georgia's central electoral commission announce a recount of ballots in 14% of polling stations after a disputed parliamentary election. Official results gave the governing Georgian Dream party 54% of the vote, but opposition parties and the president claim the election was rigged.

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