List of national power transfers in 2023

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The following is a list of power transfers between national heads of state, heads of government, prime ministers, and other equivalent positions in the year 2023. All countries which act as de facto sovereign states, per the criteria at List of sovereign states, are included.

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Heads of State

Head of State Changes in 2023
DateCountryPositionIncumbentPartyIncomingPartyCauseSource
1 JanFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Liberal Party Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Workers’ Party Election [1]
1 JanFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland President Ignazio Cassis FDP.The Liberals Alain Berset Social Democratic Party Rotation [2]
18 JanFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Communist Party Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Communist Party Resignation [3]
28 FebFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus President Nicos Anastiasiades Democratic Rally Nikos Christodoulides Independent Election [4]
2 MarFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Communist Party Võ Văn Thưởng Communist Party Indirect election [5]
20 MarFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago President Paula-Mae Weekes Independent Christine Kangaloo People's National Movement Indirect election [6]
1 AprFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Captains Regent Maria Luisa Berti We Sammarinese Alessandro Scarano Christian Democratic Party Indirect election [7]
Manuel Ciavatta Christian Democratic Party Adele Tonnini RETE Movement
11 MayFlag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo Independent Wesley Simina Independent Election [8]
20 MayFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro President Milo Đukanović Democratic Party of Socialists Jakov Milatović Europe Now! Election [9]
29 MayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu All Progressives Congress Election [10]
8 JulFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia President Egils Levits National Alliance Edgars Rinkēvičs Unity Indirect election [11]
26 JulFlag of Niger.svg  Niger President Mohamed Bazoum Party for Democracy and Socialism Abdourahamane Tchiani National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland Coup d'état [12]
15 AugFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez Red Party Santiago Peña Red Party Election [13]
30 AugFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon President Ali Bongo Democratic Party Brice Oligui (acting) Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions Coup d'état [14]
1 SepFlag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan Free Motherland Davit Ishkhanyan (acting) Armenian Revolutionary Federation Resignation [15]
9 SepFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina Young Malagasies Determined Christian Ntsay (acting)IndependentResignation [16]
10 SepFlag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh President Davit Ishkhanyan (acting) Armenian Revolutionary Federation Samvel Shahramanyan Independent Indirect election [17]
14 SepFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore President Halimah Yacob People's Action Party Tharman Shanmugaratnam People's Action Party Election [18]
1 OctFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Captains Regent Alessandro Scarano Christian Democratic Party Filippo Tamagnini Christian Democratic Party Indirect election [19]
Adele Tonnini RETE Movement Gaetano Troina Tomorrow Free Movement
27 OctFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar President Christian Ntsay (acting)Independent Richard Ravalomanana (acting)IndependentCourt decision [20]
30 OctFlag of Nauru.svg  Nauru President Russ Kun Independent David Adeang Independent Confidence failure [21]
17 NovFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Democratic Party Mohamed Muizzu People's National Congress Election [22]
23 NovFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso Creating Opportunities Daniel Noboa People, Equality, and Democracy Election [23]
10 DecFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina President Alberto Fernández Justicialist Party Javier Milei Libertarian Party Election [24]
16 DecFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah N/A Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah N/ADeath [25]
16 DecFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar President Richard Ravalomanana (acting)Independent Andry Rajoelina Young Malagasies Determined Election [26]

Heads of Government and Prime Ministers

Head of Government Changes in 2023
DateCountryPositionIncumbentPartyIncomingPartyCauseSource
25 JanFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran Tegeltija Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Borjana Krišto Croatian Democratic Union Election [27]
25 JanFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Labour Party Chris Hipkins Labour Party Resignation [28]
1 FebFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Obama Asue Democratic Party Manuela Roka Botey Democratic Party Election [29]
7 MarFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Prime Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani Independent Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani IndependentAppointment [30]
11 MarFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Premier Li Keqiang Communist Party Li Qiang Communist Party Resignation [31]
15 MayFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger Democrats Ľudovít Ódor IndependentResignation [32]
25 MayFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy Ioannis Sarmas Independent Election [33]
6 JunFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Prime Minister Galab Donev Independent Nikolai Denkov We Continue the Change Election [34]
15 JunFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă National Liberal Party Marcel Ciolacu Social Democratic Party Rotation [35]
20 JunFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin Social Democratic Party Petteri Orpo National Coalition Party Election [36]
26 JunFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas Independent Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy Election [37]
1 JulFlag of East Timor.svg  East Timor Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak People's Liberation Party Xanana Gusmão National Congress for Reconstruction Election [38]
1 AugFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Prime Minister Najla Bouden Independent Ahmed Hachani IndependentAppointment [39]
8 AugFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam Assembly of the People United Geraldo Martins African Party for Independence Election [40]
8 AugFlag of Niger.svg  Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou Party for Democracy and Socialism Ali Lamine Zeine Independent Coup d'état [41]
14 AugFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Nawaz Muslim League Anwar ul Haq Kakar Balochistan People's Party Resignation [42]
22 AugFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen People's Party Hun Manet People's Party Election [43]
22 AugFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha United Thai Nation Party Srettha Thavisin For Thais Party Election [44]
4 SepFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau Union of Moderate Parties Sato Kilman People's Progressive Party Confidence failure [45]
7 SepFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Prime Minister Alain Claude Billie By Nze Democratic Party Raymond Ndong Sima Independent Coup d'état [46]
15 SepFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš Unity Evika Siliņa Unity Resignation [47]
28 SepFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini Independent Mgwagwa Gamedze (acting)IndependentResignation [48]
6 OctFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman People's Progressive Party Charlot Salwai Reunification Movement for Change Confidence failure [49]
17 OctFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi Rally of the Republicans Robert Beugré Mambé Rally of the Republicans Appointment [50]
25 OctFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor Independent Robert Fico Direction Election [51]
31 OctFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Prime Minister Dritan Abazović United Reform Action Milojko Spajić Europe Now! Election [52]
1 NovFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering United Party Position eliminatedResignation [53]
Chief AdvisorNew position Dago Rigdzin Independent
4 NovFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Prime Minister Mgwagwa Gamedze (acting)Independent Russell Dlamini Independent Election [54]
11 NovFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane Independent Nadir Larbaoui IndependentAppointment [55]
17 NovFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel Democratic Party Luc Frieden Christian Social People's Party Election [56]
27 NovFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Labour Party Christopher Luxon National Party Election [57]
13 DecFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Law and Justice Donald Tusk Civic Platform Election [58]
21 DecFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Geraldo Martins African Party for Independence Rui Duarte de Barros IndependentAppointment [59]

See also

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