2024 in politics
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These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2024.
In 2024, 60 countries, representing nearly half of the global population, vote on national governments and legislatures.[1] Various sources have called 2024 the "year of democracy".[2][3]
January
[edit]- 1 January
- All works published in 1928 (except for sound recordings, from 1923), entered the public domain in the United States.[4]
- The Republic of Artsakh officially ceases to exist.[5]
- Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use 20 km of coastline in exchange for eventual recognition of Somaliland's Declaration of Independence.[6]
- BRICS: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates join the BRICS group, doubling the size of the group.[7]
- 2023 Israeli judicial reform: The Supreme Court of Israel strikes down the "reasonableness" bill passed by the Knesset in July 2023.[8]
- Same-sex marriage is legalized in Estonia.[9]
- 2 January – Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung: South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is stabbed in the neck in Gadeokdo, Busan.[10]
- 3 January
- 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt: A court in Freetown, Sierra Leone, charges former president Ernest Bai Koroma with four offences, including treason for his alleged role in the November 2023 coup attempt.[11]
- A court in the U.S. state of New York releases unsealed documents containing the associates list of Jeffrey Epstein to the public.[12]
- Hilda Heine is sworn in as President of the Marshall Islands.[13]
- 4 January – Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah is appointed as Prime Minister of Kuwait.[14]
- 6 January – 2024 Salvadoran general election: Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins.[15]
- 7 January
- 2024 Bangladeshi general election: Citizens of Bangladesh vote in a general election with opposition parties boycotting the election.[16]
- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signs a law that permits electronic tax filing in the country.[17]
- 8 January
- 2024 Puntland presidential election: Said Abdullahi Deni and Ilyas Osman Lugator win the presidency and vice-presidency respectively.[18]
- Farmers block highway access roads in parts of Germany, launching a week of protests against a government plan to remove tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture.[19]
- French prime minister Élisabeth Borne resigns at the request of French president Emmanuel Macron amid political turmoil over immigration reform.[20]
- 13 January – Taiwan, 2024 Taiwanese general election (Presidential and Parliamentary)
- 25 January – Kenneth Eugene Smith, an American convicted murderer, is executed by means of nitrogen hypoxia. He was the first person in the world to be executed by this particular method.[21]
- 26 January – 2024 Tuvaluan general election
- 31 January – Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends to the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.[22]
February
[edit]- 6 February – Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin, which was the first interview Putin granted to a Western journalist since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23]
- 8 February - In Pakistan, the 2024 Pakistani general election is held.
- 14 February - In Indonesia, the 2024 Indonesian general election is held.
- 17 February – Zagreb protest
- 25 February - In Belarus, the 2024 Belarusian parliamentary election is held.
March
[edit]- 10 March – In Portugal, the 2024 Portuguese legislative election is held.
- 15-17 March - In Russia, the 2024 Russian presidential election is held.
- 19 March – Hong Kong passes Basic Law Article 23, a new additional national security law aligning the city more closely with mainland China.[24]
April
[edit]- 4 April - In Kuwaiti, the 2024 Kuwaiti general election is held.
- 9 April – The European Court of Human Rights rules that countries must better protect their people from climate change in a landmark climate justice case against Switzerland.[25][26]
- 10 April - In South Korea, the 2024 South Korean legislative election is held.
- 17 April – In Croatia, the 2024 Croatian parliamentary election is held.
- 17 April - In Solomon Islands, the 2024 Solomon Islands general election is held.
- 29 April – In Togo the 2024 Togolese parliamentary election is held.
May
[edit]- 5 May - In Panama, the 2024 Panamanian general election is held.
- 19 May - In Dominican Republic, the 2024 Dominican Republic general election is held.
- 22 May – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls the 2024 United Kingdom general election, setting the date of July 4.[27]
- 29 May – The 2024 South African general election is held, in which the African National Congress loses its majority for the first time since Apartheid.[28]
June
[edit]- 1 June
- The 2024 Indian general election, begun on April 19, concludes.[29]
- The 2024 Icelandic presidential election is held, with Halla Tómasdóttir elected president of Iceland.[30]
- 2 June – The 2024 Mexican general election is held.
- 6–9 June – The 2024 European Parliament election is held.
- 9 June – In Belgium, 2024 Belgian federal election is held.
- 9 June - In Bulgaria, June 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election is held.
- 9 June - In San Marino, 2024 San Marino general election is held.
- 10 June – French president Emmanuel Macron dissolves the national assembly, setting fresh elections for 30 June 2024 (first round) and 7 July 2024 (second round).
- 28 June - In Mongolia, the 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election is held.
July
[edit]- 4 July – The 2024 United Kingdom general election is held.
- 7 July - In France, the second round in 2024 French legislative election is held.
- 15 July - In Syria, the 2024 Syrian parliamentary election is held.
- 21 July – President of the United States Joe Biden announces he will not seek re-election and endorses his Vice President Kamala Harris to be the democratic candidate. [31]
August
[edit]- 14/19 August - In Kiribati, the 2024 Kiribati parliamentary election is held.
September
[edit]- 10 September - In Jordanian, the 2024 Jordanian general election is held.
- 21 September - In Sri Lanka, the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election is held.
- 29 September - In Austria, the 2024 Austrian legislative election is held.
October
[edit]- 9 October – In Mozambique, the 2024 Mozambican general election is held.
- 13 October – In Lithuania, the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election is held.
- 20 October – In Moldova, the 2024 Moldovan presidential election is held.
- 20 October - In Moldova, the 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum is held.
- 26 October – In Georgia, the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election is held.
- 27 October – In Bulgaria the October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election is held.
- 27 October - In Japan, the 2024 Japanese general election is held.
- 27 October - In Uruguay, the 2024 Uruguayan general election is held.
- 27 October - In Uzbekistan, the 2024 Uzbek parliamentary election is held.
- 30 October - In Botswana, the 2024 Botswana general election is held.
November
[edit]- 5 November – 2024 United States elections were held.[32]
- 2024 United States presidential election: Donald Trump won a second, non-consecutive term against Kamala Harris.
- 2024 United States Senate elections: Republicans win control of the United States Senate
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
- 5 November – The 2024 Palauan general election was held and incumbent president Surangel Whipps jr. was re-elected.
- 5 November – The 2024 American Samoan general election was held.
- 10 November – The 2024 Mauritian general election was held.
- 13 November – The 2024 Somaliland presidential election was held.
- 14 November – The 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was held, the victory party of the 2024 presidential election, the NPP, winning 159 seats.
- 17 November – The 2024 Senegalese parliamentary election was held.
- 24 November – First round of the 2024 Romanian presidential election was held.
- 25 November – The 2024 Jubaland presidential election was held.
- 27 November – The 2024 Namibian general election was held.
- 29 November - The 2024 Irish general election was held.
- 30 November – The 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election was held.
December
[edit]- 7 December – 2024 Ghanaian general election will be held.
- 8 December – Second round of 2024 Romanian presidential election will be held.
Policies and laws
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2024 elections are testing democracy’s health | OHCHR
- ^ "2024: A big year for democracy and delivery". Carnegie UK Trust. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Rajvanshi, Astha; Serhan, Yasmeen (4 January 2024). "A Make-or-Break Year for Democracy Worldwide". TIME. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024".
- ^ Нагорно-Карабахская республика прекратила существование
- ^ Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port
- ^ Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024
- ^ Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms
- ^ Uus aasta tuli abieluvõrdsusega: avalduse on esitanud juba kaheksa samasoolist paari
- ^ South Korean Opposition Leader Is Stabbed
- ^ Sierra Leone charges former president Koroma with treason over 'coup attempt'
- ^ Jeffrey Epstein associate names unsealed in court documents
- ^ Hilda Heine sworn in as President of the Marshall Islands
- ^ Kuwait emir appoints Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah as prime minister
- ^ Arranca voto electrónico para 741,094 salvadoreños con DUI en el exterior
- ^ Bangladesh election updates: Polls close in vote boycotted by opposition
- ^ Philippines enacts new law that makes paying taxes easier
- ^ https://www.theafricareport.com/332366/president-of-somalias-puntland-region-re-elected/
- ^ German farmers blockade Berlin with tractors in subsidy row
- ^ French prime minister resigns following recent political turmoil over immigration
- ^ "Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution". BBC News. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Sultan Ibrahim takes oath as 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong". The Star. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Wendling, Mike (8 February 2024). "Putin interview releasedрппвеа by ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong passes second national security law, widening crackdown powers and aligning city more closely with mainland China". Lau. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe". AP News. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Niranjan, Ajit (9 April 2024). "Human rights violated by Swiss inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "When is the UK general election and who can vote?". BBC News. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "South Africa election result: Will ANC share power with MK party or DA?". BBC News. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "India heads to the polls in world's biggest election". CNN. 18 April 2024.
- ^ Adam, Darren (1 June 2024). "Presidential Election 2024: Katrín concedes to Halla T - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Biden will not seek reelection; endorses Harris | CNN Politics". 21 July 2024.
- ^ "US election polls tracker 2024: Who is ahead - Harris or Trump?". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.