Rulers
November 2025
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Moldova: The government of Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu is sworn in.
Pakistan: Former chief minister of Sindh (1990) Aftab Shahban Mirani dies.
United States: Former governor of Kentucky (1983-87) Martha Layne Collins dies.
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Afghanistan: Former foreign minister (1993-94) Hedayat Amin Arsala dies.
Argentina: Diego Santilli is named interior minister. He takes office on November 3 with Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni.
Canada: Results of mayoral elections:
- Gatineau: incumbent Maude Marquis-Bissonnette wins 51.1% of the vote and Mario Aubé 47.0%; turnout 40.3%
- Laval: incumbent Stéphane Boyer wins 58.9% of the vote, Claude Larochelle 21.8%, and Frédéric Mayer 19.4%; turnout 31.1%
- Montreal: Soraya Martinez Ferrada is elected with 43.3% of the vote, while Luc Rabouin wins 35.0%, Gilbert Thibodeau 10.2%, and Craig Sauvé 8.5%; turnout 37.1%; Martinez is sworn in on November 13
- Québec: incumbent Bruno Marchand is reelected with 49.4% of the vote, while Stéphane Lachance wins 23.0%, Sam Hamad 13.8%, and Claude Villeneuve 7.5%; turnout 51.3%
Malawi: The new cabinet (see October 4) is sworn in.
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Canada: In parliamentary elections in Yukon, the Yukon Party wins 51.9% of the vote (14 of 21 seats), the New Democratic Party 37.8% (6), and the Liberal Party 10.2% (1). Turnout is about 53%.
North Korea: Former foreign minister (1983-98) and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998-2019) Kim Yong Nam dies.
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir dismisses Finance Minister Athian Diing Athian and appoints Bak Barnaba Chol in his place.
Spain: The president of the Generalitat of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, resigns.
United States: Former defense secretary (1989-93) and vice president (2001-09) Richard Cheney dies.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Constitutional Court rejects an appeal of former Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik against previous decisions barring him from holding political office.
Congo (Kinshasa): Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo appoints the vice-governor of Tshopo, Didier Lomoyo Iteku, as acting governor.
Czech Republic: The governor of Karlovarský kraj, Jana Mracková Vildumetzová, resigns. Martin Hurajcík becomes acting governor.
Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani nominates Glauk Konjufca as prime minister.
United States: In gubernatorial elections in New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill (Democrat) defeats Jack Ciattarelli (Republican), 57%-43%. In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger (Dem.) defeats Winsome Earle-Sears (Rep.), 57%-42%. Results of mayoral elections:
- Albuquerque: Mayor Tim Keller (Dem.) leads Darren White (Rep.) and Alexander Uballez (Dem.), 37%-31%-18%; a runoff will be held December 9.
- Annapolis: Jared Littmann (Dem.) defeats Robert O'Shea (Rep.), 73%-27%.
- Atlanta: Mayor Andre Dickens (Dem.) is reelected with 85% of the vote.
- Boston: Mayor Michelle Wu (Dem.) is reelected with 93% of the vote.
- Buffalo: Sean Ryan (Dem.) defeats James Gardner (Rep.), 72%-23%.
- Charlotte: Mayor Vi Lyles (Dem.) defeats Terrie Donovan (Rep.), 70%-26%.
- Cincinnati: Mayor Aftab Pureval (Dem.) defeats Cory Bowman (Rep.), 78%-22%.
- Cleveland: Mayor Justin Bibb (Dem.) defeats Laverne Gore (Rep.), 74%-25%.
- Detroit: Mary Sheffield (Dem.) defeats Solomon Kinloch (Dem.), 77%-23%.
- Jersey City: James Solomon (Dem.) leads Jim McGreevey (Dem.), Bill O'Dea (Dem.), and Mussab Ali (Dem.), 29%-25%-21%-18%; a runoff will be held December 2.
- Miami: Eileen Higgins (Dem.) leads Emilio T. Gonzalez (Rep.), Ken Russell (Dem.), and Joe Carollo (Rep.), 36%-19%-18%-11%; a runoff will be held December 9.
- Minneapolis: Mayor Jacob Frey (Dem.) leads Omar Fateh (Dem.), DeWayne Davis (Dem.), and Jazz Hampton (Dem.) in the first-preference vote, 42%-32%-14%-10%. After reallocation of ranked votes, Frey defeats Fateh 50%-44%.
- New York City: Zohran Mamdani (Dem.) defeats Andrew Cuomo (Ind.) and Curtis Sliwa (Rep.), 50%-42%-7%. Results of elections of borough presidents:
- Bronx: incumbent Vanessa Gibson (Dem.) defeats Grace Marrero (Rep.), 83%-17%.
- Brooklyn: incumbent Antonio Reynoso (Dem.) defeats Janine Acquafredda (Rep.), 83%-17%.
- Manhattan: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Dem.) defeats Seson Adams (Rep.), 81%-17%.
- Queens: incumbent Donovan Richards (Dem.) defeats Henry Ikezi (Rep.), 70%-30%.
- Staten Island: incumbent Vito Fossella (Rep.) defeats Michael Colombo (Dem.), 68%-32%.
- Pittsburgh: Corey O'Connor (Dem.) defeats Tony Moreno (Rep.), 87%-13%.
- Saint Paul: Mayor Melvin Carter (Dem.) leads Kaohly Her (Dem.) in the first-preference vote, 41%-38%. After reallocation of ranked votes, Her defeats Carter, 51%-49%.
- Seattle: Katie Wilson (Dem.) defeats Mayor Bruce Harrell (Dem.), 50%-49%.
- Syracuse: Sharon Owens (Dem.) defeats Tom Babilon (Rep.), 74%-19%.
- Toledo: Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz (Dem.) defeats Roberto Torres (Ind.), 61%-32%.
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Nigeria: Former governor of Benue-Plateau (1975-76) Abdullahi Mohammed dies.
Pitcairn Island: In elections to the Island Council, 7 nonpartisan members are elected, including Shawn Christian as mayor.
Russia: Vitaly Korolev is appointed acting governor of Tver oblast.
Suriname: Former president (1991-96, 2000-10) Ronald Venetiaan dies.
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Bangladesh: Former foreign minister (2013-14, 2014-19) Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali dies.
Canada: A budgetary motion implying no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is defeated (198-139), as is another such motion on November 7 (307-30).
Czech Republic: The government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala resigns.
Madagascar: The High Constitutional Court paves the way for an extended transitional period by ruling that it is possible for the next presidential election to be postponed.
Seychelles: Cabinet portfolios are announced, with Barry Faure as foreign minister, James Camille as internal security minister, and Pierre Laporte as finance minister. President Patrick Herminie retains the defense portfolio.
Slovenia: Branko Zlobko is nominated as interior minister.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: The General Conference endorses (172 of 174 votes) Khaled al-Anany (Egypt) as director-general, to take office November 15.
United States: Former navy secretary (1967-69) Paul R. Ignatius dies.
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Bolivia: Rodrigo Paz Pereira is sworn in as president. On November 9 his cabinet is sworn in with Fernando Aramayo Carrasco as foreign minister, Marcelo Rojas as defense minister, Marco Oviedo Huerta as interior minister, and José Gabriel Espinoza as economy minister.
Nigeria: In gubernatorial elections in Anambra, incumbent Chukwuma Soludo (All Progressives Grand Alliance) wins 72.4% of the vote and Nicholas Ukachukwu (All Progressives Congress) 17.0%.
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Japan: In gubernatorial elections in Hiroshima, Mika Yokota wins 83.4% of the vote and Mayumi Inohara 11.4%. Turnout is 30.1%.
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Lithuania: President Gitanas Nauseda appoints Robertas Kaunas as defense minister (taking office November 11).
Palestine: President Mahmoud Abbas dismisses Finance Minister Omar al-Bitar and appoints Planning Minister Istifan Salameh as acting finance minister.
Vanuatu: Former prime minister (2004-08 and [acting] 2013) Ham Lini dies.
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Belize: In a cabinet reshuffle (effective November 17), Henry Charles Usher is named home affairs minister.
India: In parliamentary elections in Bihar held November 6 and 11, the Rashtriya Janata Dal wins 23.0% of the vote (25 of 243 seats), the Bharatiya Janata Party 20.1% (89), Janata Dal (United) 19.3% (85), the Indian National Congress 8.7% (6), and the Lol Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 5.0% (19). Turnout is 67.1%.
Iraq: In parliamentary elections, the Reconstruction and Development Coalition wins 12.1% of the vote (46 of 329 seats), the Kurdistan Democratic Party 10.1% (26), the Progress Party 8.7% (28), the State of Law Alliance 6.5% (27), the Sadiqoun Movement 6.3% (27), the Badr Organization 5.1% (18), the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 5.0% (15), the National State Forces Alliance 4.7% (19), and the Iraqi al-Azm Alliance 4.4% (15). Turnout is 56.1%.
Ireland: Catherine Connolly is sworn in as president.
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Congo (Kinshasa): Parliament approves a 109th extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu.
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir dismisses Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel.
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Federated States of Micronesia: Francis Itimai is sworn in as governor of Yap.
The Netherlands: Sybrand Buma and Hans Wijers are named informateurs. Wijers resigns on November 14.
Papua New Guinea: The provincial assembly of Morobe elects Rainbo Paita as governor. He defeats Kobby Bomareo, 23-22.
Tanzania: President Samia Suluhu Hassan nominates Mwigulu Nchemba as prime minister and he is approved by parliament (369-0).
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Gabon: On the resignation of several members of the government who have been elected to parliament, Finance Minister Henri-Claude Oyima is named acting vice president of the government, Reform Minister François Ndong Obiang acting foreign minister, and Interior Minister Hermann Immongault acting defense minister.
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Federated States of Micronesia: The death of Foreign Secretary Lorin S. Robert is announced.
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Sri Lanka: The governor of Southern province, Bandula Harischandra, dies.