August 2026

1

Malaysia: In parliamentary elections in Negeri Sembilan, Pakatan Harapan wins 40.2% of the vote (11 of 36 seats), Barisan Nasional 35.6% (18), and Perikatan Nasional 20.4% (7). Turnout is 72.6%. On August 2 Dato' Ismail Lasim is sworn in as chief minister.

2

Armenia: The government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigns on the inaugural session of the newly elected parliament. President Vahagn Khachaturyan reappoints Pashinyan as prime minister. On August 3 an almost unchanged cabinet is appointed.