2025 in politics

These are some notable events relating to politics in 2025.

Events

January

• January 1
  • Bulgaria and Romania finalized the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls. ^[1]
  • Liechtenstein became 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 16 – The 2025 Vanuatuan general election was held.
• 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 23 – Thailand becomes the 40th country to legalize same-sex marriage. ^[8]
• January 26 – The 2025 Belarusian presidential election was held. ^[9]
• January 30 – The 2025 Comorian parliamentary election was held.

February

• February 9
  • The first round of the 2025 Ecuadorian general election was held. ^[10]
  • The 2025 Liechtenstein general election was held. ^[11]
• February 23 – The 2025 German federal election was held, after being pushed forward as a result of the 2024 German government crisis. ^[12]

March

• March 2 – The 2025 Tajik parliamentary election was held.
• March 4 – The 2025 Micronesian parliamentary election was held.
• 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. ^[13]
• March 11 – The 2025 Greenlandic general election was held.
• March 12 – The 2025 Belizean general election was held.
• March 31 – The Caribbean guilder was introduced, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder as the currency for Curaçao and Sint Maarten. ^[14]

April

• April 12 – The 2025 Gabonese presidential election was held.
• April 13 – The second round of the 2025 Ecuadorian general election was held. ^[10]
• April 28 – The 2025 Canadian federal election was held following Justin Trudeau's resignation and replacement as Liberal Party leader. ^[15]
• April 28 – The 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election was held.

May

• May 3
  • The 2025 Australian federal election was held, resulting in a landslide majority for the governing Labor Party. ^[16]
  • The 2025 Singaporean general election was held, with the governing People's Action Party retaining their supermajority. ^[17]
  • The 2025 Togolese presidential election was held.
• May 4 – The first round of the 2025 Romanian presidential election was held following the annulment of the previous election. ^[18]
• May 11 – The 2025 Albanian parliamentary election was held, resulting in a victory for the Socialist Party. ^[19]
• May 12 – The 2025 Philippine general election was held. ^[20]
• May 18
  • The second round of the 2025 Romanian presidential election was held, resulting in a victory for independent candidate Nicușor Dan. ^[21]
  • The first round of the 2025 Polish presidential election was held. ^[22]
  • The 2025 Portuguese legislative election was held. ^[23]
• May 25
  • The 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election was held. ^[24]
  • The 2025 Surinamese general election was held. ^[25]

June

• June 1 – The second round of the 2025 Polish presidential election was held, ending in a narrow victory for conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki. ^[26]
• June 3 – The 2025 South Korean presidential election was held, with opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung winning a decisive victory. ^[27]
• June 5 – The 2025 Burundian parliamentary election was held. ^[28]

July

• July 20 – The 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election was held, with the governing Liberal Democratic Party losing their majority. ^[29]

August

• August 4–5 - The 2025 Egyptian Senate election was held.
• August 17 - The 2025 Bolivian general election was held. ^[30]
• August 29 – The 2025 Samoan general election was held.

September

• September 1 – The 2025 Guyanese general election was held, with incumbent president Irfaan Ali winning a second and final term. ^[31]
• September 3 – The 2025 Jamaican general election was held, resulting in a victory for the governing Jamaica Labour Party. ^[32]
• September 8 – The 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election was held, with the left wing red-green bloc securing a majority of seats. ^[33]
• September 10 – Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing activist, is assassinated while speaking at a college in Utah. ^[34]
• September 11 – Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro is sentenced to 27 years in prison in connection to the 2022 Brazilian coup plot and 8 January Brasília attacks. ^[35]
• September 12 – Sushila Karki is named as Nepal's first female prime minister following the resignation of K. P. Sharma Oli as a result of the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests. ^[36]

Predicted and scheduled events

• September 16 – The 2025 Malawian general election is scheduled to be held.
• September 27
  • The 2025 Gabonese parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
  • The 2025 Seychellois general election is scheduled to be held.
• October 3 – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne in favor of his son Guillaume, who will reign as Guillaume V. ^[37]
• October 3–4 – The 2025 Czech parliamentary election will be held. ^[38]
• October 12 – The 2025 Portuguese local elections will take place no later than this date. ^[39]
• October 12
  • The 2025 Cameroonian presidential election is be scheduled.
  • The 2025 Ivorian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• October 24 – The 2025 Irish presidential election is scheduled to be held. Incumbent president Michael D. Higgins is ineligible for re-election. ^[40]
• October 26 – The 2025 Argentine legislative election is scheduled to be held. ^[41]
• October 29
  • The 2025 Tanzanian general election is scheduled to be held.
  • The 2025 Dutch general election is scheduled to be held. ^[42]
• November 10–21 – COP30 will be hosted in Belém, Brazil. ^[43]
• November 16 – The 2025 Chilean general election is scheduled to be held. ^[44]
• November 4 – The 2025 New York City mayoral election is scheduled to be held.
• November 11 – The 2025 Iraqi parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• November 15 – The 2025 Haitian general election is sheduled to be held.
• November 22–23 – South Africa will host the G20 summit in Johannesburg, the first nation in Africa to do so. ^[45]
• November 23 – The 2025 Guinea-Bissau general election is scheduled to be held.
• November 30
  • The 2025 Honduran general election is scheduled to be held.
  • The 2025 Tongan general election is scheduled to be held.
• December 27 – The 2025 Ivorian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• December 28 – The 2025 Central African general election is scheduled to be held.

Date unknown

• Norway aims to ban the sale of all new diesel and petrol cars by this year. ^{[46] [47]}
• The next Bangladeshi general election is likely to be held. ^[48]
• September: The 2025 Nauruan parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• November: The 2025 Vincentian general election is scheduled to be held.
• The 2025 Cameroonian parliamentary election is sheduled to be held.
• The 2025 Egyptian parliamentary election is sheduled to be held.

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