2025 in politics
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These are some notable events relating to politics in 2025.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1
- Bulgaria and Romania finalized the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls.[1]
- Liechtenstein will become the 39th country to legalize same-sex marriage.[2]
- Ukraine becomes a state party in the International Criminal Court.
- January 6
- Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign amidst a political crisis.
- Indonesia officially becomes a full member of BRICS.
- January 8 – Unknown assailants attack the presidential palace in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, resulting in 20 deaths.
- January 9
- Joseph Aoun is elected president of Lebanon following a two-year vacancy.
- The state funeral of former US President Jimmy Carter is held in Washington, D.C.[3][4]
- January 12 – Croatian president Zoran Milanović wins re-election against Dragan Primorac in the second round of voting.[5]
- January 15 – South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is arrested by the CIO for his role in the martial law crisis.
- January 18 – Two judges of the Supreme Court of Iran are assassinated at the Palace of Justice in Tehran.
- January 19
- A ceasefire agreement is reached to suspend the Gaza war.
- A ban on TikTok in the United States goes into effect.[6]
- A temporary reservicing of TikTok's United States servers is undergone.[7]
- January 20 – Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, becoming the second president in American history to serve non-consecutive terms.
- January 22 – Thailand becomes the 40th country to legalize same-sex marriage.[citation needed]
- January 26 – The 2025 Belarusian presidential election was held.[8]
February
[edit]- February 9
- The 2025 Ecuadorian general election was held.[citation needed]
- The 2025 Liechtenstein general election was held.[citation needed]
- February 23 – The 2025 German federal election was held, after being pushed forward as a result of the 2024 German government crisis.
March
[edit]- March 9 – The Liberal Party of Canada holds a leadership election to replace Trudeau as prime minister and Mark Carney was elected at the end of a leadership election as a result.
- March 31 – The Caribbean guilder was introduced, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder as the currency for Curaçao and Sint Maarten.[9]
April
[edit]- April 28 – The 2025 Canadian federal election was held following Justin Trudeau's resignation and replacement as Liberal Party leader.[10]
May
[edit]- May 3
- The 2025 Australian federal election was held, resulting in a landslide majority for the governing Labor Party.[11]
- The 2025 Singaporean general election was held, with the governing People's Action Party retaining their supermajority.[12]
- May 4 – The first round of the 2025 Romanian presidential election was held following the annulment of the previous election.[13]
- May 11 – The 2025 Albanian parliamentary election was held, resulting in a victory for the Socialist Party.[14]
- May 12 – The 2025 Philippine general election was held.
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- May 18
- The second round of the 2025 Romanian presidential election will be held, after the 2024 elections were annulled.[15]
- The 2025 Polish presidential election is scheduled to be held; incumbent president Andrzej Duda is ineligible for re-election.[citation needed]
- May 25
- The 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.[citation needed]
- The 2025 Surinamese general election is scheduled to be held.[16]
- June 3 – The 2025 South Korean presidential election is scheduled to be held.[17]
- July 1 – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone.[18]
- August 17 – The 2025 Bolivian general election is scheduled to be held.[citation needed]
- September 8 – The 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.[19]
- October 3 – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne in favor of his son Guillaume, who will reign as Guillaume V.[20]
- October 3–4 The 2025 Czech parliamentary election will be held.[21]
- October 26 – The 2025 Argentine legislative election is scheduled to be held.[citation needed]
- October 27 – The 2025 Irish presidential election will be held no later than this date. Incumbent president Michael D. Higgins is ineligible for re-election.[22]
- November 10–21 – COP30 will be hosted in Belém, Brazil.[23]
- November 22–23 – South Africa will host the G20 summit in Johannesburg, the first nation in Africa to do so.[24]
- November 23 – The 2025 Chilean general election is scheduled to be held.[citation needed]
Date unknown
[edit]- Norway aims to ban the sale of all new diesel and petrol cars by this year.[25][26]
- The next Bangladeshi general election is likely to be held.[27]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statement by the European Commission on the occasion of Bulgaria and Romania becoming fully part of Schengen". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Liechtenstein: Marriage Act Amended to Allow Same-Sex Marriage". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ Carvajal, Nikki; Michelle, Shen (2024-12-30). "What we know about funeral plans for former President Jimmy Carter". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Jimmy Carter: Date set for state funeral". thv11.com. 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Croats vote in presidential election, with incumbent favoured in polls". Reuters. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal". BBC News. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "CNN - TikTok is back online after Trump pledged to restore it". CNN. 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Belarus to Hold Next Presidential Election on Jan. 26". The Moscow Times. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Willemstad: Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Carney's Liberals beat Conservatives, CTV News declares, will form minority government". CTV News. April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Worthington, Brett (3 May 2025). "Anthony Albanese and Labor claim landslide election win as Peter Dutton loses seat". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Ow, Gladys (4 May 2025). "GE2025: Landslide victory for Singapore's ruling PAP in PM Wong's first electoral test". CNA. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Romanian election results: Trump fan George Simion wins first round, Nicușor Dan comes second". Politico. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Preliminary election information". Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Data alegerilor prezidențiale va fi aprobată de Guvern în prima ședință din anul 2025 - HotNews.ro" (in Romanian). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Suriname President Santokhi names date for general election". caribbean.loopnews.com. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "South Korea to hold presidential election on 3 June". BBC. 8 April 2025.
- ^ "The National Assembly adopted at first reading a bill for the introduction of the euro in the Republic of Bulgaria". Sofia, Bulgaria: National Assembly. July 26, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Norway prime minister says he plans to lead government in Sept election". Reuters. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Grand Duke Henri confirms date of retirement". Luxembourg Times. 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "Rozhodnuto. Volby budou na začátku října". novinky.cz. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Matthews, Jane (2024-12-26). "We'll have a new President in the Áras next year — here are some names that might be running". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ "COP30 Brasil Amazônia".
- ^ "G20 South Africa". g20.org. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Coren, Michael J. (7 August 2018). "Nine countries say they'll ban internal combustion engines. So far, it's just words". Quartz. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Norway is electric". Government of Norway. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh general election likely in 2025, says interim government advisor". The Economic Times. October 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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