July 2025

1

France: The government of Prime Minister François Bayrou survives a no-confidence motion, which receives 189 votes (289 needed).
Guernsey: Parliament elects Lindsay de Sausmarez as president of the Policy and Resources Committee (chief minister). She receives 22 votes, against 11 for Mark Helyar and 7 for Jonathan Le Tocq.
Philippines: Tess Lazaro is sworn in as foreign secretary.
Switzerland: Anton Lauber becomes president of the government of Basel-Land, Michaela Tschuor president of the government of Luzern, Othmar Filliger Landammann of Nidwalden, and Daniel Wyler Landammann of Obwalden.
Thailand: King Vajiralongkorn endorses the cabinet reshuffle submitted by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, including Phumtham Wechayachai as interior minister (to be sworn in July 3). The defense position is left vacant, Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Natthapon Nakpanich becoming acting minister. Later on July 1 the Constitutional Court suspends the prime minister; Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit becomes acting prime minister. However, when the new cabinet members are sworn in on July 3, Phumtham, also a deputy prime minister, takes the role of acting prime minister.

2

Austria: Karoline Edtstadler is elected Landeshauptfrau of Salzburg (29 of 36 votes).
India: Former governor of Chhattisgarh (2010-14) Shekhar Dutt dies.

3

Colombia: Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia resigns. On July 8 Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio becomes acting foreign minister.
Saint Helena: In elections to the Island Council of Ascension, 7 nonpartisan members are elected. Turnout is 37.9%.
South Korea: Parliament approves (173-3, the main opposition People Power Party boycotting the vote) the nomination of Kim Min Seok as prime minister, who is then formally appointed by President Lee Jae Myung; he is sworn in on July 7. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, Finance Minister Koo Yun Cheol, and Interior Minister Yoon Ho Jung are approved by parliament on July 18 and take office July 19.
Mali: The military-appointed legislative body grants Transitional President Assimi Goita a renewable five-year term. Goita signs the law on July 8.
Monaco: Christophe Mirmand is named minister of state (sworn in July 21).
South Africa: Former premier of Mpumalanga (2009-18) David Mabuza dies.

4

Bulgaria: The government of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov survives another no-confidence vote (rejected 130-54), and another on July 11 (rejected 131-83).
Congo (Kinshasa): The government adopts a 100th extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu, and a 101st on July 18 and 102nd on July 25 (for 15 days from August 5).
Peru: Former foreign minister (2006-11) José Antonio García Belaúnde dies.

6

China: Former governor of Gansu (1996-98) Sun Ying dies.
Suriname: Parliament elects (unopposed) Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as president and Gregory Rusland as vice president, taking office July 16 with a cabinet including Melvin Bouva as foreign minister, Uraiqit Ramsaran as defense minister, Marinus Bee as interior minister, and Adelien Wijnerman as finance minister.

7

Argentina: Former governor of La Pampa (2007-15) Oscar Mario Jorge dies.
Indonesia: Agus Fatoni takes office as acting governor of Papua.
Russia: Former governor of Kursk oblast (2018-24) Roman Starovoyt commits suicide.

8

United States: Former governor of Rhode Island (1985-91) Edward D. DiPrete dies.

9

Congo (Kinshasa): Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo designates the vice governor of Sankuru, Martin Issipia Ecindo, as acting governor.
The Gambia: Defense Minister Sering Modou Njie is appointed foreign minister (taking office July 14). Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow will oversee the Defense Ministry.

10

European Union: The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, survives a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament (rejected 360-175).
The Sudan: Prime Minister Kamil Idris reappoints Jibril Ibrahim as finance minister.

13

Nigeria: Former governor of North-Eastern (1975-76) and Borno (1976) states, chairman of the Supreme Military Council (1983-85), and president (2015-23) Muhammadu Buhari dies.

14

India: President Draupadi Murmu accepts the resignation of the lieutenant governor of Ladakh, B.D. Mishra, and appoints Kavinder Gupta as lieutenant governor (sworn in July 18), as well as Ashim Kumar Ghosh as governor of Haryana (sworn in July 21) and Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju as governor of Goa (sworn in July 26).
Romania: The government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan survives a no-confidence motion, which receives 134 votes (233 needed).
Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelensky nominates Yuliya Svyrydenko as prime minister. Current prime minister Denys Shmyhal is designated as defense minister. Shmyhal resigns on July 15; parliament accepts the resignation (261-0) on July 16 and approves Svyrydenko (262-22) and her cabinet (253-13), and Shmyhal separately as defense minister (267-3), on July 17.

15

Dominican Republic: Magín Javier Díaz Domingo is appointed finance minister following the resignation of José Manuel Vicente Dubocq.

16

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Zeljko Komsic becomes chairman of the Presidency.
Congo (Kinshasa): The vice-governor of Haut-Katanga, Martin Kazembe Shula, is appointed as acting governor.

17

Israel: The ministers of the Shas party, including Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, resign. Later that day Arbel rescinds his resignation, then resigns again on July 20 (taking effect July 22). On July 29 Justice Minister Yariv Levin is temporarily appointed interior minister.

19

Australia: In parliamentary elections in Tasmania, the Liberal Party wins 39.9% of the vote (14 of 35 seats), the Labor Party 25.9% (10), independents 15.3% (5), and the Greens 14.4% (5). Turnout is 90.1%.

20

Brazil: Former acting governor of São Paulo (1982-83) José Maria Marin dies.
Japan: In elections to 125 of 248 seats in the House of Councillors, the Liberal-Democratic Party wins 39, the Constitutional Democratic Party 22, the Democratic Party for the People 17, Sanseito 14, Komeito 8, the Japan Innovation Party 7, and independents 8.

21

India: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns, effective immediately.
India: Former chief minister of Kerala (2006-11) V.S. Achuthanandan dies.

22

Australia: Sir Guy Green, former acting governor (1973, 1982, 1987) and governor (1995-2003) of Tasmania and acting governor-general (2003), dies.
Pakistan: Former governor of Punjab (1990-93) Mian Muhammad Azhar dies.

23

Lebanon: Former foreign minister (2021-25) Abdallah Bouhabib dies.
Northern Mariana Islands: Governor Arnold Palacios dies. Lieutenant Governor David M. Apatang succeeds as governor.
Poland: In a cabinet reshuffle, Marcin Kierwinski is appointed interior minister (sworn in July 24).
Rwanda: President Paul Kagame appoints Justin Nsengiyumva as prime minister (sworn in July 25). The cabinet named on July 24 is unchanged in key positions.
Seychelles: Former foreign minister (1997-2005) Jérémie Bonnelame dies.
Spain: Former president of Asturias (1993-95) Antonio Ramón Trevín Lombán dies.

25

Falkland Islands: Governor Alison Blake departs. On July 29 Colin Martin-Reynolds is sworn in as governor.
Philippines: The Supreme Court strikes down the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.

26

The Sudan: Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi is named prime minister of the rebel government.
Taiwan: Recall elections fail to remove from their seats 24 Kuomintang and allied members of parliament.

29

Ecuador: The minister of gobierno, José de la Gasca, resigns. Zaida Rovira is appointed in his place.

30

Costa Rica: Seven ministers including Vice President Stephan Brunner and Finance Minister Nogui Acosta Jaén resign. Rudolf Lücke is appointed finance minister.
French Polynesia: Alexandre Rochatte is appointed high commissioner, effective September 1.
Guadeloupe: Thierry Devimeux is appointed as prefect, effective September 1.
United States: Former governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979-87) George Nigh dies.

31

Lithuania: Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas announces his resignation.
Myanmar: The junta ends the state of emergency, in preparation for elections in December. The State Administrative Council is dissolved and replaced by a National Security and Peace Commission chaired by Min Aung Hlaing. An interim cabinet is also announced with Nyo Saw as prime minister and Kan Zaw as finance minister, other key ministers being unchanged.