September 2026

1

Algeria: In a cabinet reshuffle, Mohamed Lamine Lebbou is appointed finance minister.

2

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Former president of the Presidency (1978-82) Raif Dizdarevic - also foreign minister (1984-87) and president of the Presidency (1988-89) of Yugoslavia - dies.
China: The resignation of the governor of Gansu, Ren Zhenhe, is accepted and Kong Shaoxun is appointed acting governor.
Estonia: Parliament elects Ülle Madise as president (71 of 78 votes). She is to be sworn in on October 12.
Estonia: Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur resigns. On September 9 Prime Minister Kristen Michal proposes Martin Herem as new defense minister; he is appointed by the president on September 15.
Kazakhstan: Mukhtar Tleuberdi is appointed foreign minister.

3

Solomon Islands: In a cabinet reshuffle, Nestor Giro is appointed and sworn in as home affairs minister and Rexon Ramofafia as finance minister. In a further change on September 4, however, Isikeli Vave is sworn in to replace Giro.

4

China: The resignation of the mayor of Shanghai, Gong Zheng, is accepted and Zhu Zhongming is appointed acting mayor.

5

India: Dinesh Sharma is appointed as lieutenant governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is sworn in on September 15.

6

Germany: In state elections in Sachsen-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany wins 43.8% of the vote (39 of 83 seats), the Christian Democratic Union 17.2% (15), the Social Democratic Party 9.3% (8), the Greens 8.9% (8), the Left 8.6% (8), the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht 5.3% (5), and the Free Democratic Party 2.6% (0). Turnout is 77.8%.
Indonesia: Former governor of Kalimantan Selatan (2005-15) Rudy Ariffin dies.

7

Latvia: Former foreign minister (2004) Rihards Piks dies.
Serbia: Prime Minister Djuro Macut asks President Aleksandar Vucic to dissolve parliament and call early elections. On September 8 Vucic says he will set October 25 as the election date; he formally dissolves parliament on September 9. On September 13 Vucic says he will resign on September 27.

8

China: Former chief executive of Hong Kong (1997-2005) Tung Chee-hwa dies.

11

Congo (Kinshasa): The government adopts a 129th extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu.
Italy: Former foreign minister (2013-14) Emma Bonino dies.
Liberia: In a cabinet reshuffle, Oswald Natu Tweh is appointed defense minister.

12

Nigeria: Former governor of Gongola (1983) Bamanga Tukur dies.
Russia: Former head of the administration of Vologda oblast (1991-96) Nikolay Podgornov dies.
Saint Helena: Belinda Lewis is sworn in as governor.

13

Japan: In gubernatorial elections in Okinawa, Genta Koja wins 59.4% of the vote and incumbent Denny Tamaki 38.8%. Turnout is 61.6%.
Kosovo: Parliament reelects Albin Kurti as prime minister (62-8). The cabinet is unchanged. On September 14 the main opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo asks the Constitutional Court to suspend the work of parliament, saying it was improperly constituted; on September 15 the party also asks the court to assess the validity of the reelection of Kurti.
Sweden: In parliamentary elections, the Social Democrats win 28.0% of the vote (99 of 349 seats), the Moderates 19.8% (70), the Sweden Democrats 17.5% (62), the Left Party 8.4% (30), the Centre Party 7.0% (25), the Christian Democrats 6.2% (22), the Greens 6.1% (22), and the Liberals 5.3% (19). Turnout is 84.8%. On September 17 Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns. On September 18 the speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, asks Magdalena Andersson to explore forming a new government.

14

Indonesia: President Prabowo Subianto dismisses Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa and appoints Suahasil Nazara in his place.
Philippines: In parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the Bangsamoro Federalist Party wins 35.5% of the vote (31 of 78 elected seats), the United Bangsamoro Justice Party 32.2% (30), and the BARMM Grand Coalition 20.5% (15). (With 2 seats reserved for non-Moro indigenous peoples, the total is 80.) Turnout is 84.3%.
Zambia: President Hakainde Hichilema reappoints Mulambo Haimbe as foreign minister and Situmbeko Musokotwane as finance minister.

15

Pitcairn Island: Louise Cantillon is sworn in as governor.

16

Eswatini: Home Affairs Minister Princess Lindiwe dies. Foreign Minister Pholile Shakantu has already been acting home affairs minister during Lindiwe's illness.

17

China: Former governor of Heilongjiang (1988-94) Shao Qihui dies.
Japan: In a cabinet reshuffle, Hisayuki Fujii is appointed as internal affairs minister.
Romania: President Nicusor Dan nominates Siegfried Muresan as prime minister.

18

Georgia: In presidential elections in South Ossetia, acting incumbent Marat Kambolov wins 87.0% of the vote and three other candidates below 4% each, with 5.0% against all. Turnout is 82.7%.

19

Indonesia: Former governor of Jawa Barat (2003-08) Danny Setiawan dies.
Solomon Islands: Former governor-general (2004-09) Sir Nathaniel Waena dies.
Zimbabwe: In a cabinet reshuffle, Thabo Moyo is appointed finance minister.

20

Germany: In state elections in Berlin, the Left wins 25.7% of the vote (47 of 158 seats), the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 18.8% (34), the Alternative for Germany (AfD) 16.3% (29), the Greens 14.3% (26), the Social Democratic Party (SPD) 12.1% (22), the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) 4.7% (0), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) 2.5% (0); turnout is 74.2%. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the AfD wins 38.2% of the vote (32 of 71 seats), the SPD 35.5% (29), the Left 6.5% (5), the Greens 5.7% (5), the CDU 4.9% (0), the BSW 4.8% (0), the Animal Protection Party 1.1% (0), and the FDP 1.0% (0); turnout is 78.1%.
Nigeria: Former governor of Kogi (2003-08, 2008-12) Ibrahim Idris dies.
Russia: The parliament of Karachayevo-Cherkessia reelects Rashid Temrezov (United Russia) as head of the republic with 48 votes, while the other nominees Aleksandr Chayka (Liberal-Democratic Party) and Krym Shkhakhov (A Just Russia) receive no votes. The parliament of North Ossetia-Alania reelects Sergey Menyaylo (United Russia) as head of the republic with 61 votes, while Oleg Varnavin (A Just Russia) receives 5 votes and Chermen Dudati (Communist Party) none. Results of popular elections for regional heads (CPRF=Communist Party of the Russian Federation; JR=A Just Russia; LDPR=Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia; UR=United Russia), all winners being the (acting) incumbents:

Chechnya: Ramzan Kadyrov (UR) wins 99.9% of the vote.
Mordovia: Artyom Zdunov (UR) wins 78.7% of the vote, Aleksandr Aleksandrov (CPRF) 7.9%, and Yevgeny Tyurin (LDPR) 7.5%.
Tuva: Vladislav Khovalyg (UR) wins 91.2% of the vote.
Belgorod oblast: Aleksandr Shuvayev (UR) wins 67.0% of the vote, Yevgeny Dremov (LDPR) 10.8%, Valery Shevlyakov (CPRF) 9.3%, Artyom Zotov (Party of Pensioners) 7.7%, and Vladimir Abelmazov (JR) 5.2%.
Bryansk oblast: Yegor Kovalchuk (UR) wins 68.3% of the vote, Andrey Arkhitsky (CPRF) 15.1%, Ruslan Titov (LDPR) 8.1%, and Aleksey Timoshkov (JR) 4.7%.
Penza oblast: Oleg Melnichenko (UR) wins 71.6% of the vote, Oleg Shalyapin (CPRF) 13.2%, Pavel Kulikov (LDPR) 6.8%, and Mikhail Lisin (JR) 5.3%.
Tver oblast: Vitaly Korolev (UR) wins 71.7% of the vote, Lyudmila Vorobyova (CPRF) 10.8%, Olga Levina (LDPR) 6.6%, and Tatyana Petrova (JR) 5.8%.
Ulyanovsk oblast: Aleksey Russkikh (CPRF) wins 78.4% of the vote, Sergey Marinin (LDPR) 8.9%, Marina Kim (JR) 7.4%, and Yuliya Yasaytis (New People) 5.3%.

21

South Sudan: President Salva Kiir signs a law allowing him to remain in office during the election period but requiring the five vice presidents to leave office three months before the (December 22) elections. On September 22 Kiir dissolves the transitional government and appoints caretaker ministers, including Cecilia Adut Manyok (foreign affairs), Ayor Akuoch Anok (defense), Rizik Zakariah Hassan (interior), and Athian Diing Athian (finance).