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Two days after the election victory of the far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the country's presidential elections, the media discuss why Brazilians voted for him despite his aggressive rhetoric - and what is in store for the fifth-largest country in the world.

The Central European University (CEU) will move from Budapest to Vienna, according to its rector. The university, which is financed by George Soros, came under pressure after the Orbán government passed a law stipulating that foreign universities operating in Hungary must also be active in their home countries. Commentators criticise Orbán's attacks on Soros and the CEU.

Every year on October 30, Russia commemorates the victims of political repression. Although attempts to rehabilitate Stalin continue in the country, the day also serves to remember the crimes that took place under his leadership. Commentators stress that Stalin's guilt should be at the centre of the commemorations.

Conservatives and Social Democrats have suffered double-digit losses in the elections to the legislature in the German state of Hesse. However, since the Green Party achieved its best result ever, the CDU-Green Party coalition could still remain in power. The result ups the pressure on the government in Berlin, commentators say, and voice doubts that it will be able to stay in power for much longer.

Erdoğan, Macron, Merkel and Putin have agreed at their summit meeting on Syria in Istanbul on the key points of a political process in the war-torn country. A constitutional committee is to be up and running in Geneva by the end of the year. What are the chances of finding a solution in this format?