August 2025

1

Costa Rica: Rudolf Lücke is sworn in as finance minister.

2

Canada: Former lieutenant governor of Ontario (1997-2002) Hilary M. Weston dies.

4

Cook Islands: Sir Tom Marsters is reappointed as king's representative.
India: Former chief minister of Jharkhand (2005, 2008-09, 2009-10) Shibu Soren dies.
Kuwait: Finance Minister Nora Suleiman al-Fassam resigns. Sabeeh al-Mukhaizeem becomes acting finance minister.
Lithuania: The government of Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas formally resigns. Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius is appointed acting prime minister. On August 6 the Social Democratic Party nominates Inga Ruginiene as prime minister. On August 14 President Gitanas Nauseda submits her nomination to parliament, which endorses her (78-35 with 14 abstentions) on August 26.

5

Bangladesh: The elections earlier announced to be held in April 2026 are now scheduled for February 2026.

Ntahontuye

Bizimana

Burundi: Finance Minister Nestor Ntahontuye is named prime minister by President Evariste Ndayishimiye, confirmed by the National Assembly and Senate, and sworn in. The new government includes Édouard Bizimana as foreign minister, Marie Chantal Nijimbere as defense minister, Léonidas Ndaruzaniye as interior minister, and Alain Ndikumana as finance minister.
India: Former governor of Bihar (2017-18), Odisha (2018), Jammu and Kashmir (2018-19), Goa (2019-20), and Meghalaya (2020-22) Satya Pal Malik dies.
Romania: Former president (1990-96, 2000-04) Ion Iliescu dies.
Solomon Islands: Former prime minister (2006) Snyder Rini dies.
Tonga: Parliament adopts a bill replacing the Foreign Ministry with an entity called His Majesty's Diplomatic Services and giving the king more direct control of foreign affairs.
United States: In mayoral primary elections in Detroit, Mary Sheffield (Democrat) wins 50.8% of the vote, Solomon Kinloch, Jr. (Dem.), 17.4%, and Saunteel Jenkins (Dem.) 16.0%. In Seattle, Katie Wilson (Dem.) wins 48.0% of the vote and Bruce Harrell (Dem.) 43.5%. The main elections will take place November 4.

6

Australia: The governor of Tasmania, Barbara Baker, reappoints Jeremy Rockliff as premier following the hung parliament resulting from the July 19 elections. On August 19 he survives a no-confidence motion (rejected 24-10).
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The election commission revokes the mandate of the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, after he rejected a court order banning him from political office. The decision will take effect after an appeals period expires. On August 18 the prime minister of Republika Srpska, Radovan Viskovic, resigns, just before the Appellate Division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina rejects Dodik's appeal. New presidential elections must be held within 90 days, but Dodik does not recognize the decision and announces a referendum on his position at the end of September and a possible referendum on the independence of the Republika Srpska in December. On August 22 the entity's parliament accepts Viskovic's resignation and approves the organization of a referendum (to be held October 25) on the revocation of the president's mandate. On August 23 Dodik nominates Savo Minic as prime minister. On August 28 the election commission schedules presidential elections for November 23.
Ghana: Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah is killed in a helicopter crash. On August 7 Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson is named acting defense minister.

Mohd Husni

Nawrocki

Malaysia: Dato' Mohd Husni Mohamad Salleh is appointed chairman of Labuan Corporation.
Poland: Karol Nawrocki is sworn in as president.

7

Camará

Saint-Cyr

Guinea-Bissau: President Umaro Sissoco Embaló appoints Braima Camará as prime minister. On August 10 a cabinet is announced unchanged in key positions.
Haiti: Laurent Saint-Cyr is sworn in as president of the Transitional Presidential Council.
Myanmar: Acting President Myint Swe dies.

8

Kosovo: The Constitutional Court rules that parliament must elect a speaker (a step necessary to form a government following the February elections) within 30 days according to certain rules, after as many as 54 failed attempts. On August 20, the 55th and 56th attempts also fail, as do the 57th on August 22 and the 58th-60th on August 24. The 61st succeeds on August 26.
Marshall Islands: Former president (2012-16) and acting foreign minister (2023) Christopher Loeak dies.

9

Liberia: Former acting foreign minister (2010) Sylvester Grigsby dies.

10

Switzerland: Former president of the Council of State of Valais (1985-86, 1990-91, 1995-96) Bernard Bornet dies.

11

Argentina: Former governor of Jujuy (1996-98) Carlos Ferraro dies.

Emeyev

Russia: Batyr Emeyev is confirmed as prime minister of Mordovia.

12

Mali: Former foreign minister (1991-92, 2019-20) Tiébilé Dramé dies.

14

United States: Former governor of Delaware (1985-93) Michael N. Castle dies.

15

Congo (Kinshasa): The government adopts a 103rd extension of the state of siege in Ituri and Nord-Kivu, followed by a 104th on August 29.
India: The governor of Nagaland, and former governor of Manipur (2021-23) and West Bengal (2022), La. Ganesan dies. On August 16 the governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, is given additional charge of Nagaland (sworn in August 25).
Spain: Former president of the Diputación General of Aragón (2015-23) Javier Lambán dies.

16

Nigeria: Former governor of Bauchi (1984-85) Mohammed Sani Sami dies.

17

Bolivia: In the first round of presidential elections, Rodrigo Paz Pereira (Christian Democratic Party) wins 32.1% of the vote, former president Jorge Quiroga Ramírez (Freedom and Democracy) 26.7%, Samuel Doria Medina (Unity Bloc) 19.7%, Andrónico Rodríguez (Popular Alliance) 8.5%, Manfred Reyes Villa (Autonomy for Bolivia-Súmate) 6.8%, and Eduardo del Castillo (Movement Toward Socialism) 3.2%. Turnout is 86.9%; 22.4% of the votes are invalid. The runoff will be held on October 19. In parliamentary elections, the Christian Democratic Party wins 47 of 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of 36 in the Senate, Freedom and Democracy 39 and 12, the Unity Bloc 27 and 7, and the Popular Alliance 10 and 0.

21

Chile: Finance Minister Mario Marcel resigns. Nicolás Grau is named in his place.
South Sudan: President Salva Kiir dismisses Finance Minister Marial Dongrin Ater and appoints Athian Diing Athian as finance minister.

22

Brekelmans

The Netherlands: Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigns. The New Social Contract party then leaves the government entirely, including also Interior Minister Judith Uitermark. On August 23 Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans is named acting foreign minister and Justice Minister David van Weel acting interior minister.
Nigeria: Former administrator of Plateau (1993-96) Mohammed Mana dies.

23

Somalia: Former foreign minister of Somaliland (2002-03) Mohamed Said Gees dies.
Taiwan: Recall elections fail to unseat 7 Kuomintang members of parliament. President Lai Ching-te announces that he will retain Cho Jung-tai as premier in a coming cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle, on August 27, involves no change in key portfolios.

24

Russia: Former head of the administration of Smolensk oblast (1991-93) Valery Fateyev dies.

26

Colombia: Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio takes office as foreign minister.
Russia: Former head of the administration/governor of Novgorod oblast (1991-2007) Mikhail Prusak dies.

27

France: Former president of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon (2014-15) Damien Alary dies.

28

Ghrieb

Algeria: President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appoints Sifi Ghrieb as acting prime minister.
Congo (Kinshasa): The Constitutional Court invalidates the May 10 impeachment of the governor of Kasaï Oriental, Jean-Paul Mbwebwa Kapo, by the provincial assembly and orders his restoration within ten days.

Miftah

Yemen: Prime Minister Ahmad al-Rahawi and Foreign Minister Jamal Amer are killed in an Israeli airstrike. On August 30 the head of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, appoints Muhammad Miftah as acting prime minister.

29

Samoa: In parliamentary elections, Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) wins 30 of 52 seats, the Human Rights Protection Party 14, the Samoa United Party 3, and independents 4.
Thailand: The Constitutional Court dismisses Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for an ethics violation. Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai becomes acting prime minister.

30

Solomon Islands: In a cabinet reshuffle, Trevor Hedley Manemahaga is appointed finance minister.

Dagalo

al-Taishi

The Sudan: Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is sworn in as head of the Presidential Council (rebel government). Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi is sworn in as prime minister on August 31.

Vietnam: Le Hoai Trung is appointed acting foreign minister following the suspension of Bui Thanh Son.

31

Argentina: In gubernatorial elections in Corrientes, Juan Pablo Valdés (Radical Civic Union [Malbec Group]) wins 51.9% of the vote, Martín Ascúa (Justicialist Party) 20.0%, and former governor Ricardo Colombi (Radical Civic Union) 16.7%. Turnout is 69.9%. Valdés will take office December 10.