On 25 July 2017 new heads of state take office in India and Samoa.
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Lesotho’s PM completes his cabinet
After the 2017 elections, Tom Thabane, leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC), agreed a coalition with the Alliance of Democrats (more…)
Romania’s ruling party appoints new PM
By mid-June 2017 Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu had lost the support of his own PSD; on 14 June PSD leader Liviu Dragnea announced the resignation of all PSD ministers, (more…)
Change of Foreign Minister in Argentina
The minister of foreign relations, international trade and worship Susana MALCORRA stepped down on 29 May; a successor Jorge FAURIE was named, to take office on 12 June. (more…)
Austria calls early elections for 15 October
On 10 May 2017 Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner announced he was standing down from the government and the ÖVP leadership with effect from 15 May, due to infighting in the coalition and the party. (more…)
Full list of new French government
In the first round of the 2017 presidential election, the candidates of the two main parties both failed to make the second round, with the Republicans finishing third and the Socialists ending up a distant fifth. (more…)
Boyko Borissov returns as Bulgarian PM
The defeat of the CEDB candidate in the 2016 presidential election precipitated the resignation on 14 November of the existing CEDB and RB minority government. After three party leaders had successively returned the mandate to form a new government, early elections were then called (more…)
