Rulers

November 2024

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Botswana: Duma Boko is sworn in as president. On November 4 he nominates Ndaba Gaolathe as vice president. On November 7 parliament endorses Gaolathe (46-3 with 12 abstentions). On November 11 Gaolathe is also named as finance minister and Phenyo Butale as international relations minister. On November 14 Pius Mokgware is named home affairs minister.
Czech Republic: Jana Mracková Vildumetzová is elected governor of Karlovarský kraj (30 of 43 votes).
Kenya: Kithure Kindiki is sworn in as deputy president.

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Canada: Susan Holt is sworn in as premier of New Brunswick.

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Moldova: In the presidential runoff, Maia Sandu wins 55.4% of the vote and Alexandr Stoianoglo 44.6%. Turnout is 54.3%.
The Sudan: In a cabinet reshuffle, Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif is appointed foreign minister.

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Argentina: Gerardo Werthein is sworn in as foreign minister.
Belgium: The formateur, Bart De Wever, submits his resignation to the king, who gives De Wever until November 12 to hold further talks before deciding on his resignation. On the latter date he is given a further extension to November 25, and on that date another to December 10.
Czech Republic: Petr Koleta is elected governor of Královéhradecký kraj (26-10) and Martin Kukla as governor of Vysocina kraj (26-13).
Guinea-Bissau: President Umaro Sissoco Embaló suspends indefinitely the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 24.
Russia: President Vladimir Putin accepts the resignations of the governors of Rostov oblast, Vasily Golubev, and Tambov oblast, Maksim Yegorov, and appoints Yury Slyusar and Yevgeny Pervyshov as acting governors respectively.

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American Samoa: In the first round of gubernatorial elections, Pulaalii Nikolao Pula wins 42.4% of the vote, incumbent Lemanu Peleti Mauga 36.2%, and Vaitautolu Talia Iaulualo 21.4%. In the runoff on November 19, Pula wins 59.8% of the vote and Mauga 40.2%.
Canada: Andy Fillmore is sworn in as mayor of Halifax.
Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses Defense Minister Yoav Galant, who is to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz. Gideon Sa'ar is to become foreign minister. The Knesset approves the changes on November 7.
Northern Mariana Islands: In elections to the House of Representatives, Independents win 16 of 20 seats, Democrats 2, and Republicans 2. In elections to 3 of 9 seats in the Senate, 1 Democrat, 1 Republican, and 1 Independent is elected.
Palau: In presidential elections, incumbent Surangel Whipps, Jr., wins about 58% of the vote and former president Tommy Remengesau about 42%. Turnout is 44.4%.
Puerto Rico: In gubernatorial elections, Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party) is elected with 39.4% of the vote, while Juan Dalmau Ramírez (Puerto Rican Independence Party) wins 32.7% and Jesús Manuel Ortiz (Popular Democratic Party) 21.1%.
Qatar: In a constitutional referendum, an amendment to abolish parliamentary elections is approved by 90.6% of the vote. Turnout is 84%.
Russia: President Vladimir Putin accepts the resignation of the head of the republic of Komi, Vladimir Uyba, and appoints Rostislav Goldshteyn acting head of the republic of Komi and Mariya Kostyuk acting head of the administration of Yevreyskaya autonomous oblast.
electoral mapUnited States: In presidential elections, former president Donald Trump (Republican) wins 49.9% of the vote and 31 states worth 312 of 538 electoral votes (including 1 from Maine), while Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) wins 48.4% of the vote and 19 states and the District of Columbia for a total of 226 electoral votes (including 1 from Nebraska). As a result of elections to 34 of 100 seats in the Senate, Republicans will have 53 seats and Democrats 47 (including 2 independents caucusing with them). In elections to the House of Representatives, Republicans win 220 of 435 seats and Democrats 215. Results of gubernatorial elections: Results of mayoral elections:

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Canada: The premier of Nunavut, P.J. Akeeagok, survives a no-confidence vote in the Legislative Assembly (rejected 10-8).
Germany: Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismisses Finance Minister Christian Lindner. The Free Democratic Party then withdraws its remaining ministers. On November 7 Jörg Kukies is sworn in as finance minister.
Italy: Marco Bucci takes office as president of Liguria.

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Congo (Kinshasa): Parliament approves an 84th extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu, followed by an 85th on November 22.

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Haiti: A resolution (gazetted November 11) signed by 8 of the 9 members (Edgard Leblanc Fils not signing) of the Transitional Presidential Council removes Prime Minister Garry Conille and appoints Alix Didier Fils-Aimé to replace him. Conille says his dismissal is illegal, but Fils-Aimé is sworn in on November 11. On November 15 a cabinet is named (installed November 16) with Jean Harvel Victor Jean-Baptiste as foreign minister, Jean Michel Moïse as defense minister, Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé as interior minister, and Alfred Metellus as finance minister.
Mauritius: In parliamentary elections, the Alliance of Change coalition wins 61.4% of the vote (60 of 66 seats), the Alliance Lepep 27.3% (2), Linion Reform 5.0% (0), independents 2.1% (0), Mouvman Bruneau Laurette 1.5% (0), the Rodrigues People's Organization 1.0% (2), and Alliance Liberation 0.9% (2). Turnout is 79.3%. On November 12 President Pradeep Roopun appoints Navin Ramgoolam as prime minister (sworn in November 13). In the new cabinet named November 22, Ramgoolam keeps the defense, home affairs, and finance portfolios while Ritesh Ramphul becomes foreign minister.

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Chile: Former acting foreign minister (2022) Carolina Valdivia Torres dies.
Ecuador: José Javier de la Gasca López Domínguez is appointed minister of gobierno.
Japan: The government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns following the parliamentary elections. In the first round of voting to elect a prime minister, Ishiba (Liberal-Democratic Party) wins 221 votes (233 required), Yoshihiko Noda (Constitutional Democratic Party) 151, Nobuyuki Baba (Japan Innovation Party) 38, and Yuichiro Tamaki (Democratic Party for the People) 28. In a second round, Ishiba defeats Noda 221-160. He names a cabinet with no change in the foreign, defense, interior, or finance portfolios.
Kiribati: A new cabinet takes office with Harry Tekaiti as internal affairs minister, while Teuea Toatu keeps the finance portfolio.
United States: President-elect Donald Trump nominates Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador. On November 12 he nominates Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, and John Ratcliffe as CIA director. On November 13 he nominates Marco Rubio as secretary of state, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, and Matt Gaetz as attorney general. On November 14 he nominates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as secretary of health and human services and Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, on November 15 Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior, on November 16 Chris Wright as energy secretary, on November 18 Sean Duffy as transportation secretary, and on November 19 Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary and Linda McMahon as education secretary. On November 21 Gaetz withdraws from consideration and Trump nominates Pam Bondi instead as attorney general. On November 22 Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary, and Scott Turner as secretary of housing and urban development, on November 23 Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary, and on November 26 Jamieson Greer as trade representative.

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Canada: Former premier of British Columbia (2017-22) John Horgan dies.
Fiji: Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu is sworn in as president.
Nigeria: Monday Okpebholo takes office as governor of Edo.
Qatar: In a cabinet reshuffle, Sheikh Saud ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Hassan Al Thani is appointed as minister of state for defense affairs.
Tunisia: Former foreign minister (1997-99) Said Ben Mustapha dies.

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Canada: In mayoral elections in Regina, Chad Bachynski is elected with 31.5% of the vote, defeating Lori Bresciani (24.9%), incumbent Sandra Masters (23.1%), and Bill Pratt (12.1%). In Saskatoon, Cynthia Block is elected with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Gordon Wyant (29.8%) and Don Atchison (15.4%). Bachynski takes office November 18 and Block November 20.
Norfolk Island: Scott Mason is appointed as lead administrator of the Regional Council (effective December 6).
Somalia: In presidential elections in Somaliland, Abdirahman Irro (Waddani party) wins 63.9% of the vote and incumbent Muse Bihi Abdi (Kulmiye party) 34.8%.

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Georgia: Vadim Brovtsev, former prime minister (2009-12) and acting president (2011-12) of South Ossetia, dies.
Sri Lanka: In parliamentary elections, National People's Power wins 61.6% of the vote (159 of 225 seats) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya 17.7% (40). Turnout is 68.9%. On November 18 a new cabinet is sworn in with Harini Amarasuriya remaining prime minister, Vijitha Herath foreign minister, and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake defense and finance minister.

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Canada: Louise Imbeault is appointed lieutenant governor of New Brunswick.
Czech Republic: Richard Brabec is elected governor of Ústecký kraj (46-0 with 8 abstentions).
Sint Maarten: The formateur, Luc Mercelina, submits to Governor Ajamu G. Baly his proposed cabinet with himself to remain prime minister and Marinka J. Gumbs finance minister. The government is sworn in on November 26.
Somalia: Former president of Somaliland (2010-17) Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo dies.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zeljka Cvijanovic becomes chairman of the Presidency.
Gabon: In a referendum (turnout 53.5%), 91.8% of voters approve a new constitution which removes the position of prime minister.
Guernsey: In elections to the States of Alderney, 5 independent members are elected; turnout is 63%. On November 30 William Tate is reelected as president with 64.6% of the vote against 35.4% for Mark Smith; turnout is 51%.
Nigeria: In gubernatorial elections in Ondo, incumbent Lucky Aiyedatiwa (All Progressives Congress) wins 73.8% of the vote and Agboola Ajayi (People's Democratic Party) 23.7%.

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Japan: In gubernatorial elections in Hyogo, former governor Motohiko Saito is elected with 45.2% of the vote, defeating Kazumi Inamura (39.6%) and Takayuki Shimizu (10.5%); turnout is about 56%. In Tochigi, incumbent Tomikazu Fukuda wins 83.7% of the vote and Sakuma Harikawa 16.3%; turnout is about 32%.
Senegal: In parliamentary elections, Pastef wins 55.0% of the vote (130 of 165 seats), Takku Wallu 14.7% (16), Jamm ak Njarin 9.1% (7), and Samm Sa Kaddu 6.1% (3). Turnout is 49.7%.

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Algeria: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accepts the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui. He then reappoints Larbaoui as prime minister with a government unchanged in key posts.
Armenia: Interior Minister Vahe Ghazaryan resigns. On November 20 Arpine Sarkisyan is appointed interior minister.
Italy: In presidential elections in Emilia-Romagna held November 17-18, Michele de Pascale (centre-left) wins 56.8% of the vote and Elena Ugolini (centre-right) 40.1%; turnout is 46.4%. In Umbria, Stefania Proietti (centre-left) wins 51.1% of the vote and incumbent Donatella Tesei (centre-right) 46.2%; turnout is 52.3%.
Laos: Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith is removed from office and Thongsavanh Phomvihane is appointed as foreign minister.
Moldova: In a cabinet reshuffle, Daniela Misail-Nichitin is named interior minister (sworn in November 19).
Réunion: Patrice Latron takes office as prefect.
Vanuatu: President Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolves parliament, forestalling no-confidence votes against himself and Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.

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Georgia: The president of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, resigns. Parliament accepts the resignation (28-1). Vice President Badra Gunba becomes acting president. Gunba dismisses Prime Minister Aleksandr Ankvab and appoints Valery Bganba as prime minister. On November 28 parliament schedules early presidential elections for Feb. 15, 2025.
Lithuania: President Gitanas Nauseda nominates Gintautas Paluckas as prime minister. On November 20 Paluckas is approved in the Seimas (88-34). On November 21 he is appointed by Nauseda and nominates Kestutis Budrys as foreign minister, Dovile Sakaliene as defense minister, Nerijus Cesiulis as interior minister, and Rimantas Sadzius as finance minister. On November 26 he nominates Vladislav Kondratovic as interior minister, Cesiulis having declined the post.
Uzbekistan: The government of Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov resigns following the parliamentary elections. On November 20 President Shavkat Mirziyayev renominates, and the parliament approves, Aripov as prime minister. On November 21 his cabinet is approved, with no change in key portfolios. On November 25, however, Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov is replaced by Shukhrat Khalmukhamedov.

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Austria: Gunter Mayr takes office as finance minister.
Brazil: Former governor of Acre (1987-90) Flaviano Flavio Baptista de Melo dies.
Cambodia: Parliament approves Prak Sokhonn as foreign minister.
India: In parliamentary elections in Jharkhand held November 13 and 20, the Bharatiya Janata Party wins 33.2% of the vote (21 of 81 seats), the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 23.4% (34), and the Indian National Congress 15.6% (16). Turnout is 67.7%. Chief Minister Hemant Soren resigns on November 24 but is to be sworn in again on November 28. In elections in Maharashtra on November 20, the Bharatiya Janata Party wins 26.8% of the vote (132 of 288 seats), the Indian National Congress 12.4% (16), Shiv Sena 12.4% (57), the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) 11.3% (10), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) 10.0% (20), and the Nationalist Congress Party 9.0% (41). Turnout is about 66%. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde resigns on November 26.
Mali: Transitional President Assimi Goita dismisses Prime Minister Choguel Maïga. On November 21 Gen. Abdoulaye Maïga is appointed prime minister (taking office November 22). The key cabinet ministers are retained.
United States: Former governor of Connecticut (2004-11) M. Jodi Rell dies.

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Georgia: Irakli Kobakhidze is renominated as prime minister. On November 25 he nominates Maka Bochorishvili as foreign minister. On November 28 parliament approves the government, with the defense, interior, and finance ministers unchanged.

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Vanuatu: Former foreign minister (1991-93, 1999-2001, 2002-03, 2015) and prime minister (1995-96, 1996-98, 2004, 2011) Serge Vohor dies.

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Austria: In state elections in Steiermark, the Freedom Party wins 34.8% of the vote (17 of 48 seats), the Austrian People's Party 26.8% (13), the Social Democratic Party 21.4% (10), the Greens 6.2% (3), New Austria 6.0% (3), and the Communist Party 4.5% (2). Turnout is 70.8%.
Romania: In the first round of presidential elections, Calin Georgescu (independent) wins 22.9% of the vote, Elena Lasconi (Save Romania Union) 19.2%, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (Social Democratic Party) 19.1%, George Simion (Alliance for the Union of Romanians) 13.9%, Nicolae Ciuca (National Liberal Party) 8.8%, and Mircea Geoana (independent) 6.3%. Turnout is 52.5%. The runoff is to be held on December 8.
Uruguay: In the presidential runoff, Yamandú Orsi wins 52.1% of the vote and Álvaro Delgado 47.9%. Turnout is 89.4%. Orsi will take office March 1, 2025.

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Somalia: The parliament of Jubaland reelects Ahmed Mohamed Islam "Madobe" as president. He receives 55 votes, defeating Faisal Mohamed Matan (16) and Abubakar Abdi Hassan (4). On November 26 the federal government says it does not recognize his election.

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Canada: In parliamentary elections in Nova Scotia, the Progressive Conservative Party wins 52.8% of the vote (43 of 55 seats), the Liberal Party 22.9% (2), and the New Democratic Party 22.3% (9). Turnout is 45.3%.
Georgia: Davit Gabaidze is reelected as chairman of the Supreme Council of Ajaria.
Russia: Roman Yefimov is approved as prime minister of Udmurtia.

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European Union: The European Parliament endorses (370-282 with 36 abstentions) the new European Commission (to take office December 1), including Kaja Kallas as high representative for foreign affairs and security policy.

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Ireland: In parliamentary elections, Fianna Fáil wins 21.9% of the vote (48 of 174 seats), Fine Gael 20.8% (38), Sinn Féin 19.0% (39), Social Democrats 4.8% (11), Labour 4.7% (11), and the Green Party 3.0% (1). Turnout is 59.7%.
The Netherlands: Former queen's commissioner of Overijssel (1988-2002) Jan Hendrikx dies.
World Trade Organization: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is reappointed as director-general for a four-year term beginning Sept. 1, 2025.

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Belgium: Bernard Quintin is named foreign minister (to take office December 2).
Iceland: In parliamentary elections, the Social Democratic Alliance wins 20.8% of the vote (15 of 63 seats), the Independence Party 19.4% (14), the Liberal Reform Party 15.8% (11), the People's Party 13.8% (10), the Centre Party 12.1% (8), the Progressive Party 7.8% (5), the Socialist Party 4.0% (0), the Pirate Party 3.0% (0), and the Left-Greens 2.3% (0). Turnout is 80.2%.
Namibia: In presidential elections held November 27-30, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (SWAPO) wins 58.1% of the vote, Panduleni Itula (Independent Patriots for Change) 25.8%, and McHenry Venaani (Popular Democratic Movement) 5.0%; turnout is 76.9%. In parliamentary elections (turnout 76.5%), SWAPO wins 53.4% of the vote (51 of 96 elected seats), IPC 20.2% (20), Affirmative Repositioning 6.6% (6), PDM 5.5% (5), and the Landless People's Movement 5.2% (5); with 8 appointed seats, the total is 104.
Tajikistan: Former joint acting chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tadzhik S.S.R. (1984) Nizoramo Zaripova dies.