September 2024

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Azerbaijan: In parliamentary elections, the New Azerbaijan Party wins 68 of 125 seats and independents 44. Turnout is 37.3%.
Germany: In state elections in Sachsen, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) wins 31.9% of the vote (41 of 120 seats), the Alternative for Germany (AfD) 30.6% (40), the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) 11.8% (15), the Social Democratic Party (SPD) 7.3% (10), the Greens 5.1% (7), the Left 4.5% (6), the Free Voters (FW) 2.3% (1), the Free Saxons 2.2% (0), Animal Protection Here! 1.0% (0), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) 0.9% (0); turnout is 74.4%. In Thüringen, the AfD wins 32.8% of the vote (32 of 88 seats), the CDU 23.6% (23), the BSW 15.8% (15), the Left 13.1% (12), the SPD 6.1% (6), the Greens 3.2% (0), the FW 1.3% (0), and the FDP 1.1% (0); turnout is 73.6%.
Serbia: Former foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1987-91) Budimir Loncar dies.

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Belgium: Bart De Wever is again named formateur.

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Monaco: Didier Guillaume takes office as minister of state.

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Guernsey: Former chief minister (2007-08) Mike Torode dies.
Niue: The title of premier is changed to prime minister.
Peru: In a cabinet reshuffle, Elmer Schialer Salcedo is sworn in as foreign minister.

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Sweden: Foreign Minister Tobias Billström announces his resignation.
Thailand: The king endorses Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's cabinet (sworn in September 6), with Phumtham Wechayachai as defense minister, other key posts being unchanged.
Ukraine: Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns. On September 5 parliament accepts the resignation (240 votes) and approves President Volodymyr Zelensky's nominee Andriy Sybiha as foreign minister (258 votes).

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France: President Emmanuel Macron appoints Michel Barnier as prime minister (taking office September 6).
France: Fabrice Pannekoucke is elected president of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; he wins 132 votes against 51 for Maxime Meyer and 17 for Andréa Kotarac.