May 2026

1

Antigua and Barbuda: Gaston Browne is again sworn in as prime minister.
Solomon Islands: The Appeal Court orders Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele to call parliament by May 7 to face a no-confidence motion.
Switzerland: Christophe Darbellay becomes president of the Council of State of Valais and Carmen Walker Späh president of the government of Zürich.

2

Niue: In parliamentary elections, 20 nonpartisan members are elected (including 4 already elected unopposed). Finance Minister Crossley Tatui loses his seat.

3

Switzerland: Markus Heer becomes Landammann of Glarus.

4

France: Gilles Giovannangeli is elected president of the Executive Council of Corse (34 of 62 votes).
India: The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, resigns.
Mali: Transitional President Assimi Goita appoints himself as defense minister and Gen. Oumar Diarra as minister-delegate for defense.
Russia: President Vladimir Putin appoints Fyodor Shchukin acting head of the republic of Dagestan.
Spain: Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza, former president of the General Council (1979-80) and president of the government (1980-85) of País Vasco/Euskadi, dies.

5

South Korea: Former prime minister (1994-95) Lee Hong Koo dies.
Romania: Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's government loses a no-confidence vote (passed 281-4).