February 2025

1

Germany: Former president (2004-10) Horst Köhler (also managing director of the International Monetary Fund 2000-04) dies.
United States: Doug Burgum is sworn in as secretary of the interior.

2

Algeria: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dismisses Finance Minister Laaziz Fayed and appoints Abdelkrim Bou El Zerd as finance minister.

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Belgium: Most members of the new government are named with Bart De Wever as prime minister, Maxime Prévot as foreign minister, Theo Francken as defense minister, and Jan Jambon as finance minister; on February 3 Bernard Quintin is named as interior minister and the government is sworn in. On February 7 the government wins a confidence vote in parliament (81-66).
Brazil: Former governor of Minas Gerais (1987-91) Newton Cardoso dies.

3

Belarus: The government of Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko resigns following the presidential election.
Guinea-Bissau: The Supreme Court decides that the current term of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló will end on September 4 (instead of February 27 as claimed by the opposition). On February 23 Embaló announces that presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on November 30.
United States: Chris Wright is confirmed by the Senate (59-38) as energy secretary (sworn in February 4). On February 4 Doug Collins is confirmed (77-23) as secretary of veterans affairs and Pam Bondi (54-46) as attorney general (both sworn in February 5). On February 5 Scott Turner is confirmed (55-44) and sworn in as secretary of housing and urban development. On February 12 Tulsi Gabbard is confirmed (52-48) and sworn in as director of national intelligence. On February 13 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is confirmed (52-48) and sworn in as secretary of health and human services and Brooke Rollins (72-28) as secretary of agriculture. On February 18 Howard Lutnick is confirmed (51-45) as commerce secretary (sworn in February 21). On February 26 Jamieson Greer is confirmed (56-43) as trade representative.

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Algeria: Former foreign minister (1989-91) and prime minister (1991-92) Sid Ahmed Ghozali dies.

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Chad: The government of Prime Minister Allamaye Halina resigns as the new parliament convenes. President Mahamat Idriss Déby reappoints Halina. In the new government named on February 6, Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul is foreign minister; the armies, public security, and finance ministers keep their posts.
Kuwait: Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah is appointed and sworn in as defense minister.
Norway: Jens Stoltenberg is appointed finance minister and Tore O. Sandvik defense minister.

5

France: The government of Prime Minister François Bayrou survives two no-confidence motions, which receive 128 and 122 votes respectively (289 needed), and further ones on February 10 (115 votes), February 12 (121 votes), and February 19 (181 votes).

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India: In parliamentary elections in Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party wins 45.6% of the vote (48 of 70 seats), the Aam Aadmi Party 43.6% (22), and the Indian National Congress 6.3% (0). Turnout is 60.5%. Chief Minister Atishi resigns on February 9. On February 19 Rekha Gupta is chosen to be chief minister (sworn in February 20).
Philippines: The House of Representatives votes to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte (215 of 306 votes).
Tunisia: Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri is dismissed and Michkat Khaldi is sworn in as finance minister.

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Azerbaijan: Sahil Babayev is appointed as finance minister.
Greece: In the third round of voting to elect a president (180 votes needed now), the results are as on January 25 and 31. In a fourth round on February 12, a simple majority (151) being sufficient, Konstantinos Tasoulas is elected with 160 votes, while Tasos Giannitsis receives 34, Louka Katseli 29, and Kostas Kyriakou 14.

7

Aruba: The formateurs, Mike Eman and Gerlien Croes, inform Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt that an agreement has been reached to form a government with Eman as prime minister and Geoffrey Wever as finance minister.

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Ghana: Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is sworn in as foreign minister.

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Russia: The governor of Novgorod oblast, Andrey Nikitin, resigns. Aleksandr Dronov becomes acting governor.
Turkmenistan: Mammetguly Astanagulov is appointed finance minister.
Turks and Caicos Islands: In parliamentary elections, the Progressive National Party wins 60.2% of the vote (16 of 19 elected seats), the People's Democratic Movement 38.6% (2), and independents 0.9% (1). (With 2 ex-officio members, the total is 21 seats.) On February 8 Washington Misick is again sworn in as premier. The new cabinet is sworn in on February 13 with Shaun David Malcolm as home affairs minister; Misick remains in charge of finance.

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Lebanon: President Joseph Aoun accepts the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati and appoints Nawaf Salam as prime minister. The cabinet is announced with Youssef Rajji as foreign minister, Michel Menassa as defense minister, Ahmad Hajjar as interior minister, and Yassine Jaber as finance minister. The government wins a confidence vote in parliament (95-12) on February 26.
Namibia: Former president (1990-2005) Sam Nujoma dies.

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Colombia: President Gustavo Petro asks all cabinet ministers to resign ahead of a reshuffle. Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo resigns on February 10 and Defense Minister Iván Velásquez on February 11. On February 19 Pedro Sánchez is named as defense minister and on February 24 Armando Benedetti as interior minister.
Ecuador: In the first round of presidential elections, incumbent Daniel Noboa wins 44.2% of the vote, Luisa González 44.0%, and Leonidas Iza 5.3%. Turnout is 82.0%. A runoff will be held April 13.
India: The chief minister of Manipur, Nongthombam Biren Singh, resigns. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla accepts his resignation and asks him to stay in office in a caretaker capacity. On February 13 the state is placed under president's rule.
Kosovo: In parliamentary elections, Vetëvendosje wins 40.8% of the vote (47 of 120 seats), the Democratic Party of Kosovo 22.0% (25), the Democratic League of Kosovo 17.6% (20), the coalition of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and the Social Democratic Initiative 7.5% (8), and the Serb List 4.6% (10). Turnout is 42.6%.
Liechtenstein: In parliamentary elections, the Patriotic Union wins 38.3% of the vote (10 of 25 seats), the Progressive Citizens' Party 27.5% (7), the Democrats for Liechtenstein 23.3% (6), and the Free List 10.9% (2). Turnout is 76.3%.

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Martinique: Étienne Desplanques takes office as prefect.

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Romania: President Klaus Johannis resigns, effective February 12. The Constitutional Court approves the resignation on February 11. Senate president Ilie Bolojan becomes acting president on February 12.
Saint-Barthélemy/Saint-Martin: Cyrille Le Vély takes office as prefect.
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir dismisses two vice presidents, James Wani Igga (replaced by Benjamin Bol Mel) and Hussein Abdelbagi (replaced by Josephine Lagu Yang). The new vice presidents are sworn in on February 12.

11

Belize: Prime Minister John Briceño advises the governor-general to dissolve parliament. New elections are to be held on March 12.
Vanuatu: Parliament elects Jotham Napat as prime minister (50-0). Marc Ati becomes foreign minister, while Andrew Napuat remains internal affairs minister and Johnny Koanapo finance minister.

12

Austria: Herbert Kickl withdraws as chancellor-designate as coalition talks fail. On February 27 a coalition agreement is reached and on February 28 the composition of the government completed with Christian Stocker to be chancellor, Beate Meinl-Reisinger foreign minister, and Markus Marterbauer finance minister; Klaudia Tanner is to remain defense minister and Gerhard Karner interior minister.
Indonesia: Muzakir Manaf is inaugurated as governor of Aceh.

13

Ecuador: Luis Alberto Jaramillo is appointed finance minister.
United States: Former governor of Arkansas (1992-96) Jim Guy Tucker dies.

15

African Union: João Lourenço, president of Angola, is elected chairman. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (Djibouti) is elected chairman of the Commission in a sixth round of voting, after Richard Randriamandrato (Madagascar) and Raila Odinga (Kenya) were eliminated in earlier rounds.
Ecuador: Fausto Buenaño is appointed minister of interior. He resigns already on February 21, being replaced by John Reimberg.
Georgia: In the first round of presidential elections in Abkhazia, acting incumbent Badra Gunba wins 47.8% of the vote, Adgur Ardzinba 38.0%, and Robert Arshba 7.7%. Turnout is about 69%. The runoff is to take place March 1.
Togo: In elections to the Senate, the Union for the Republic wins 34 of 41 elected seats; 20 seats will be appointed by the president, for a total of 61.

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Bermuda: In parliamentary elections, the Progressive Labour Party wins 49.6% of the vote (25 of 36 seats), the One Bermuda Alliance 36.9% (11), and independents 9.2% (0). Turnout is 55.0%. On February 25 David Burt is again sworn in as premier; he also remains finance minister and Michael Weeks national security minister, while Alexa Lightbourne becomes home affairs minister.
Nicaragua: The constitutional changes making Rosario Murillo co-president enter into force.

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Canada: The premier of Prince Edward Island, Dennis King, announces his resignation (effective February 21). Rob Lantz is chosen to succeed him (sworn in February 21).
Indonesia: The following new governors are inaugurated: I Wayan Koster (Bali), Andra Soni (Banten), Helmi Hasan (Bengkulu), Gusnar Ismail (Gorontalo), Pramono Anung (Jakarta), Dedi Mulyadi (Jawa Barat), Ahmad Luthfi (Jawa Tengah), Khofifah Indar Parawansa (Jawa Timur), Ria Norsan (Kalimantan Barat), Muhidin (Kalimantan Selatan), Agustiar Sabran (Kalimantan Tengah), Rudy Mas'ud (Kalimantan Timur), Rahmat Mirzani Djausal (Lampung), Hendrik Lewerissa (Maluku), Sherly Tjoanda (Maluku Utara), Lalu Muhamad Iqbal (Nusa Tenggara Barat), Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena (Nusa Tenggara Timur), Dominggus Mandacan (Papua Barat), Elisa Kambu (Papua Barat Daya), Apolo Safanpo (Papua Selatan), Meki Fritz Nawipa (Papua Tengah), Abdul Wahid (Riau), Suhardi Duka (Sulawesi Barat), Andi Sudirman Sulaiman (Sulawesi Selatan), Anwar Hafid (Sulawesi Tengah), Andi Sumangerukka (Sulawesi Tenggara), Yulius Selvanus (Sulawesi Utara), Herman Deru (Sumatera Selatan), Bobby Nasution (Sumatera Utara).
United States: Former governor of Oklahoma (1975-79) David L. Boren dies.

22

The Netherlands: Former foreign minister (1982-93) Hans van den Broek dies.

23

Germany: In parliamentary elections, the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union wins 28.5% of the vote (208 of 630 seats), the Alternative for Germany 20.8% (152), the Social Democratic Party 16.4% (120), the Greens 11.6% (85), the Left 8.8% (64), the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht 4.98% (0), and the Free Democratic Party 4.3% (0). Turnout is 82.5%.
The Sudan: An amended Constitutional Declaration is published extending the transitional period to May 2028.
Thailand: Former prime minister (1976-77) Thanin Kraivichien dies.

25

Canada: The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, announces his resignation (effective as soon as a new Liberal Party leader is chosen).
Cook Islands: The government of Prime Minister Mark Brown survives a no-confidence vote (rejected 13-9).
Samoa: Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa survives a no-confidence vote (rejected 34-15).

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Anguilla: In parliamentary elections, the Anguilla United Front wins 49.6% of the vote (8 of 11 elected seats), the Anguilla Progressive Movement 43.0% (3), and the Anguilla Reliable Team 5.2% (0). (With 2 ex officio members, the total is 13 seats.) On February 27 Cora Richardson-Hodge is sworn in as premier with her government (portfolios not allocated yet).
Canada: The government of Premier David Eby of British Columbia survives a no-confidence vote (rejected 49-44).
Trinidad and Tobago: Prime Minister Keith Rowley says he will resign on March 16.

27

Canada: In parliamentary elections in Ontario, the Progressive Conservative Party wins 43.0% of the vote (80 of 124 seats), the Liberal Party 30.0% (14), the New Democratic Party 18.5% (27), and the Green Party 4.8% (2). Turnout is 45.4%.

28

Congo (Kinshasa): The government adopts a 92nd extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu.
Morocco: Former foreign minister (1999-2007) Mohamed Benaissa dies.
Romania: Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu's government survives a no-confidence motion, which receives 147 votes (233 needed).