2023 Updates

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders in 2023

 

12/28/23      updates to Poland prov.: Wielkopolskie (Gov), Ukraine prov.: Ternopil' (Gov.)

12/27/23      updates to Nigeria state: Ondo (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Donets'k, Rivne (Gov.)

12/22/23      updates to Poland prov.: Dolnoslaskie, Lubuskie (Gov.)

12/21/23      update to Australia terr.: Northern Territory (PM).

12/20/23      updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM); Poland prov.: Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lódzkie, Lubelskie,

                Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-

                Mazurskie, Zachodniopomorskie (Gov.); U.S. govt.: Social Security Admin. (Com.)

12/16/23      updates to Kuwait (Emir), Madagascar (Pres.)

12/15/23      updates to Australia state: Queensland (PM), India state: Rajasthan (PM).

12/14/23      updates to Poland prov.: Malopolskie (Gov.); Switzerland canton: Basel-Stadt;

                U.S. city: Palm Springs (Mayor).

12/13/23      updates to Guernsey (PM); India states: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh (PM); Poland

                prov.: Mazowieckie (Gov.)

12/11/23      updates to Poland (PM); Finland reg.: Aland Islands (PM); Argentina prov.: Entre

                Ríos, Santa Fe (Gov.); IFRCS (Pres.)

12/10/23      updates to Argentina (Pres., Cabinet Chf.), Argentina prov.: Córdoba, Jujuy,

                Misiones, Neuquén, San Juan, San Luis, and Santa Cruz (Gov.); Parlatino (Pres.)

12/09/23      updates to Argentina prov.: Chaco, Chubut, Mendoza (Gov.); U.S. city election:

                Houston, TX (runoff): John Whitmire (Dem.) defeats Congresswoman Sheila Jackson

                Lee (f)(Dem), 64.9% to 35.6%.

12/08/23      updates to Canada terr.: Northwest Territories (PM), India state: Mizoram (PM),

                Poland prov.: Slaskie (Gov.)

12/07/23      update to Argentina: Buenos Aires city (Mayor), India state: Telangana (PM),

                Armenia prov.: Vayots Dzor (Gov.), Canada Assembly of First Nations (Natl. Chf.),

                     Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Metrp.)

12/05/23      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Una-Sana (PM), Ecuador prov.: Galápagos (Gov.)

12/04/23      update to U.S. city: Portland, ME (Mayor).

12/01/23      update to El Salvador (acting Pres.)

11/27/23      updates to New Zealand (PM), Indonesia prov.: Riau (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Rivne

                (Gov.), Denmark reg.: Syddanmark (Chair.)

11/23/23      update to Ecuador (Pres.)

11/21/23      updates to U.S. mayor elections Charleston, SC (runoff): William Cogswell (Rep.)

                defeats Mayor John Tecklenburg (Dem.), 51.04%-48.96%; Salt Lake City, UT:

                     incumbent Mayor Erin Mendenhall (f)(Dem.) is re-elected over ex-Mayor Rocky

                     Anderson (Dem.), and Michael Valentine (Ind.), 58.5%-34.5%-6%.

11/17/23      updates to Luxembourg (PM), Maldives (Pres.)

11/16/23      update to Croatia county: Osijek-Baranja (Gov.)

11/15/23      update to Cayman Islands (PM).

11/14/23      updates to SICA (Sec.-gen.); Canada prov.: Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario

                (Lt. Gov.)

11/13/23      updates to Indonesia prov.: Bangka-Belitung, Papua Pegunungan (Gov.)

11/11/23      updates to Algeria (PM), Pakistan prov.: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PM).

11/09/23      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Hercegovina Neretva (PM), U.S. govt.: NIH

                (Dir.), TVA (Chair.)

11/07/23      updates to United States election results: parties - Dem. = Democratic, Rep. =

                Republican, Libt. = Libertarian, Ind. = Independent;
              Governor elections:
              - Kentucky: incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear (Dem.) re-elected over Attny. Gen.

                Daniel Cameron (Rep.), 50.7%-49.2%;
              - Mississippi: incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves (Rep.) re-elected over Brandon Presley

                (Dem.), 52.3%-45.9%;

                   U.S. Mayor elections:
                   - Akron, OH: Shammas Malik (Dem.) defeats write-in candidate Nathaniel Green (Ind.),

                     96.7%-3.3%;
                   - Boise, ID: incumbent Mayor Lauren McLean (f)(Dem.) re-elected over Mike Masterson

                     (Ind.), Joe Evans (Libt.) and Aaron Reis (Ind.), 55.6%-43.2%-0.9%-0.3%;
                   - Charleston, SC: William Cogswell (Rep.), incumbent Mayor John Tecklenburg (Dem.),

                     Clay Middleton (Dem.), Peter Shahid (Ind.), Mika Gadsden (f)(Dem.), and Debra

                     Gammons (f)(Dem.) win 36.2%-32.3%-18.3%-8%-3.5%-1.5% (runoff held 21 Nov 2023);

                   - Charlotte, NC: incumbent Mayor Vi Lyles (f)(Dem.) re-elected over Misun Kim (f)

                (Rep.) and Rob Yates (Libt.), 73.6%-21.4%-4.7%;

                   - Columbus, OH: incumbent Mayor Andrew Ginther (Dem.) re-elected over Joe Motil

                     (Ind.), 64%-36%;
                   - Des Moines, IA: Connie Boesen (f)(Dem.) defeats Josh Mandelbaum (Dem.), Denver

                     Foote (Dem.), and Christopter Von Arx (Rep.), 48.2%-45.9%-3.2%-2.3%;

                   - Hartford, CT: Arunan Arulampalam (Dem.) defeats Nick Lebron (Ind.), J. Stan

                     McCauley (Ind.), Mike McGarry (Rep.), Giselle Gigi Jacobs (f)(Ind.), and Mark

                     Stewart Greenstein (Ind.), 69.2%-10.8%-9.2%-7.1%-3.4%-0.3%;
                   - Houston, TX: John Whitmire (Dem.), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (f)(Dem),

                     Gilbert Garcia (Dem.), Jack Christie (Rep.), Lee Kaplan (Dem.), Robert Gallegos

                     (Dem.), M.J. Khan (Rep.), Annie Garcia (f)(Dem.), Julian Antonio Martinez (Rep.),

                     Roy Vasquez (Ind.), Michael Griffin (Rep.), Kathy Lee Tatum (f)(Ind.), David Lowy

                     (Ind.), Naoufal Houjami (Ind.), Chanel Mbala (Ind.), and Gaylon Caldwell (Ind.)

                     win 42.5%-35.6%-7.2%-6.8%-2.5%-1%-0.9%-0.7%-0.6%-0.4%-0.2%-0.2%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%

                     -0.1% (a runoff will be held 9 Dec 2023);

                   - Indianapolis, IN: incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett (Dem.) re-elected over Jefferson

                     Shreve (Rep.), 59%-41%;
                   - Manchester, NH: Jay Ruais (Rep.) defats Kevin Cavanaugh (Dem.), 51.3%-48.6%;
                   - Orlando, FL: incumbent Mayor Buddy Dyer (Dem.) re-elected over Steve Dixon (Rep.),

                     Samuel Ings (Dem.), and Tony Vargas (Ind.), 72%-15%-9%-4%;
                   - Philadelphia, PA: Cherelle Parker (f)(Dem.) defeats David Oh (Rep.), 82.6%-17.4%;
                   - Portland, ME: Mark Dion (Dem.) leads Andrew Zarro (Dem.) and Dylan Pugh (Dem.)

                     with 38.5%-25.7%-21.3%, in ranked choice Dion defeats Zarro 51.5% to 48.5%;
                   - Savannah, GA: incumbent Mayor Van R. Johnson (Dem.) re-elected over Kesha Gibson

                     -Carter (f)(Dem.) and Tyrisha Davis (f)(Dem.), 77.3%-19.6%-3%;

              - Tucson, AZ: incumbent Mayor Regina Romero (f)(Dem.) re-elected over Janet

                Wittenbraker (f)(Rep.), Ed Ackerley (Ind.), Arthur Kerschen (Ind.) 61%-31%-7%-1%;

              - Wichita, KS: Lily Wu (f)(Libt.) defeats incumbent Mayor Brandon Whipple (Dem.),

                58.1%-41.4%;

11/06/23      updates to Eswatini (PM), Serbia prov.: Vojvodina (Asmb. Pres.)

11/01/23      updates to Bhutan (PM), Indonesia prov.: Papua Barat (Gov.)

10/31/23      updates to Montenegro (PM), India state: Odisha (Gov.), Russia admin.: Vologda

                (Gov.)

10/30/23      updates to Nauru (Pres.), British Antarctic Terr. (Admin.), Serbia prov.: Vojvodina

                (Asmb. Pres.)

10/29/23      update to Argentina: Tucumán (Gov.)

10/28/23      updates to China prov.: Shanxi (Pty. Sec.), CAP (Pres.)

10/27/23      updates to Madagascar (Pres.), Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Zenica-Doboj (PM), IPU

                (Pres.), U.S. govt.: FAA (Admin.)

10/26/23      update to India state: Tripura (Gov.)

10/25/23      updates to Slovakia (PM); U.S. Congress: House of Representatives (Speaker); SAARC

                (Sec.-gen.)

10/18/23      update to Canada prov.: Manitoba (PM).

10/17/23      update to Côte d'Ivoire (PM).

10/15/23      update to Nepal prov.: Koshi (PM).

10/14/23      update to U.S. state election Louisiana: Attny. Gen. Jeff Landry (Rep.) defeats

                     Shawn Wilson (Dem.), Stephen Waguespack (Rep.), Treasurer John Schroder (Rep.),

                     Hunter Lundy (Ind.), Daniel Cole (Dem.), Sharon Hewitt (Rep.), Benjamin Barnes

                     (Ind.), Patrick Barthel (Rep.), 51.6%-25.9%-5.9%-5.4%-4.9%-2.6%-1.7%-0.5%-0.4%

                     (because the winner won 51% there will be no November runoff). 

10/10/23      updates to Kosovo (KFOR Cmdr.), Ukraine prov.: Poltava (Gov.)

10/06/23      update to Vanuatu (PM).

10/05/23      updates to Azerbaijan rep.: Nakhichevan (Chair.); U.S. mayor election: Memphis, TN:

                Paul Young (Dem.) defeats Floyd Bonner (Dem.), ex-Mayor Willie Herenton (Dem.),

                Van Turner (Dem.), J.W. Gibson (Ind.), Michelle McKissack (f)(Dem.), Judge Joe

                Brown (Ind.), and Karen Camper (f)(Dem.), 27.7%-22.5%-21.6%-21.2%-2.5%-1.6%-

                1.2%-0.7%

10/04/23      update to U.S. Congress: House of Representatives (Speaker).

10/02/23      updates to Dominica (Pres.), Indonesia prov.: Kalimantan Timur, Sumatera Selatan

                (Gov.), Russia rep.: Sakha (PM).

10/01/23      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), IOM (Dir.-gen.), U.S. govt.: Defense Dept.

                (Joint Chiefs).

09/29/23      update to U.S. govt.: Air Force (CoS).

09/28/23      update to Eswatini (PM).

09/27/23      update to Australia state: Victoria (PM).

09/25/23      updates to Saint Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.), Somalia reg.: Hiiraan (Pres.),

                U.S. city: Nashville, TN (Mayor).

09/24/23      update to Rep. of China (Taiwan) city: Sinbei (Mayor).

09/23/23      update to Kazakhstan admin.: Severo-Kazakhstan/Soltüstik Qazaqstan (Gov.)

09/19/23      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Nord-Kivu (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Nusa Tenggara

                Barat (Gov.)

09/18/23      update to Azerbaijan reg.: Artsakh (PM).

09/16/23      update to Mexico state: Estado de México (Gov.)

09/15/23      update to Latvia (PM).

09/14/23      updates to Singapore (Pres.), U.S. mayor election: Nashville, TN (runoff): Freddie

                O'Connell (Dem.) defeats Alice Rolli (f)(Rep.), 63.8%-36%.

09/12/23      update to Syria (rebel Pres.)

09/11/23      update to Anguilla (Gov.)

09/10/23      update to Azerbaijan reg.: Artsakh (Pres.)

09/09/23      update to Madagascar (Pres.)

09/08/23      updates to Gabon (PM), Nepal prov.: Koshi (PM).

09/05/23      updates to Thailand (PM); Indonesia prov.: Bali, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah,

                Kalimantan Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi

                Tenggara and Sumatera Utara (Gov.); Kazakhstan admin.: Shymkent, Zhambyl,

                Aqtöbe, Aqmola (Mayor); Ukraine prov.: Donetsk (Gov.)

09/04/23      updates to Vanuatu (PM), Azerbaijan reg.: Artsakh (Pres.)

09/01/23      updates to The Bahamas (Gov.-gen.), Sweden prov.: Västernorrland (Gov.), CAN

                (Secy.-gen.)

08/31/23      update to Azerbaijan reg.: Artsakh (PM).

08/30/23      update to Gabon (Pres., PM).

08/25/23      update to Ethiopia reg.: Amahara (Pres.)

08/24/23      update to Pakistan terr.: Islamabad (Chf. Com.)

08/23/23      updates to Cambodia (PM), French National Domain in Holy Land (Con.-gen.)

08/22/23      update to U.S. mayor election: Montgomery, AL: incumbent Mayor Steven Reed (Dem.)

                     is re-elected over Barrett Gilbreath (Ind.), Victorrus Felder (Ind.) and Marcus

                     McNeal (Ind.), 56.9%-38.9%-3.3%-1%.

08/21/23      updates to French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Pref.), Wallis and Futuna

                (Admin.-Sup.), Nigeria state: Federal Capital Terr. (Min.)

08/19/23      updates to Ethiopia states: Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia (Gov.)

08/18/23      update to Pakistan prov.: Balochistan (PM).

08/17/23      update to Pakistan prov.: Sindh (PM).

08/15/23      updates to Paraguay (Pres.), Malaysia state: Kelantan (PM).

08/14/23      updates to Pakistan (PM), U.S. govt.: U.S. Navy (CNO),

08/11/23      update to Spain reg.: Aragón (Pres.)

08/10/23      update to Japanese Orthodox Church (Metrp.)

08/09/23      update to Australia state: Victoria (Gov.)

08/08/23      updates to Guinea-Bissau (PM), Niger (PM).

08/05/23      update to Somalia reg.: SSC-Khaatumo (Pres.)

08/04/23      update to U.S. govt.: U.S. Army (Chf.).

08/03/23      updates to Salvation Army (Gen.), U.S. mayor election: Nashville, TN: Freddie

                O'Connell (Dem.), Alice Rolli (f)(Rep.), Matthew Wiltshire (Dem.), Jeff Yarbro

               (Dem.), Heidi Campbell (f)(Dem.), Sharon Hurt (f)(Dem.) and Vivian Wilhoite (f)

               (Dem.), win 27.1%-20.2%-17.0%-12.2%-8.2%-6%-4.7% (a runoff will be held on

                14 Sep 2023).

08/02/23      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Kasaï Oriental (Gov.), Nepal prov.: Koshi (PM).

08/01/23      updates to Tunisia (PM), Myanmar terr.: Naypyidaw (Mayor); U.S. govt.: ABMC

                (Chair.)

07/28/23      update to Niger (Pres., PM).

07/27/23      update to Nepal prov.: Koshi (PM).

07/19/23      update to Moldova reg.: Gagauz Yeri (Gov.)

07/17/23      updates to Spain reg.: Extremadura, Valencia (Pres.), U.S. city: Denver (Mayor).

07/16/23      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia (Pres.)

07/14/23      update to Spain reg.: Canary Islands (Pres.)

07/13/23      update to Pakistan prov.: Gilgit-Baltistan (PM).

07/12/23      update BIOT (U.S. Cmdr. Diego Garcia).

07/11/23      update to Spain reg. Melilla (Mayor).

07/10/23      updates to Sierra Leone (PM), U.S. govt.: U.S. Marines (Cmdt.), Canada: Assembly

                of First Nations (Natl. Chf.)

07/09/23      update to ECOWAS (Chair.)

07/08/23      update to Latvia (Pres.)

07/07/23      updates to Nepal prov.: Koshi (PM), Spain reg.: Baleares (Pres.), Cyprus: UNFICYP

                (Cmdr.)

07/06/23      update to Italy reg.: Molise (Pres.)

07/05/23      update to Spain reg.: Cantabria (Pres.)

07/01/23      updates to Timore-Leste (PM); Swiss cantons: Basel-Land, Luzern, Nidwalden,

                Obwalden; U.S. city: Jacksonville, FL (Mayor); U.S. govt.: Border Patrol (Chf.);

                     DLU (Secy.-gen.)

06/30/23      update Spain reg.: La Rioja (Pres.)

06/29/23      updates to Turks and Caicos (Gov.), Japan pref.: Aomori (Gov.)

06/28/23      updates to U.S. govt.: ICE (Dir.), Canada: Assembly First Nations (Natl. Chf.)

06/26/23      updates to Greece (PM), Anguilla (Gov.), Parlasur (Pres.)

06/25/23      update to Somalia reg.: Hiiraan (Pres.)

06/20/23      updates to Finland (PM); Spain reg.: Baleares (Pres.); U.S. mayor elections:

                Kansas City, MO: incumbent Mayor Quinton Lucas (Dem.) wins re-election over

                Clay Chastain (Rep.), 80.6%-19.4%.

06/19/23      updates to Christmas Island and Cocos Islands (Admin.), Malaysia terr.: Labuan

                (chair.)

06/16/23      updates to Kazakhstan admin.: Vostochno-Kazakhstan (Gov.), Mexico state: Ciudad de

                México (Chief).

06/15/23      update to Romania (PM).

06/14/23      updates to Greece: Athos (Head), The Sudan state: West Darfur (Gov.)

06/13/23      update to Sri Lanka prov.: Sabaragamuwa (Gov.)

06/12/23      updates to Romania (PM), Myanmar reg.: Kayah (rebel govt.)

06/08/23      updates to Australia state: Western Australia (PM), Czech Republic reg.:

                     Moravskoslezský (Gov.), U.S. govt.: FAA (Admin.), DLU (Secy.-gen.), Parlasur

                    (Pres.)

06/06/23      updates to Bulgaria (PM); U.S. mayor elections: Denver, CO (runoff): Michael C.

                Johnston (Dem.) defeats Kelly Brough (f)(Dem.), 54.7%-45.3%.

06/05/23      update to Swiss canton: Bern.

06/02/23      updates to World Bank (Pres.), WMO (Pres.)

06/01/23      updates to Anguilla (Gov.), Norfolk Island (Admin.), Canada terr.: Yukon (Comm.);

                Swiss cantons: Appenzel Ausserrhoden, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Sankt Gallen and

                Thurgau; Ecuador prov.: Galápagos (Gov.)

05/31/23      update to Vanuatu prov.: Tafea (Pres.)

05/30/23      updates to Ukraine prov.: Odesa (Gov.); Vanuatu prov.: Penama (Pres.)

05/29/23      updates to Nigeria (Pres.); Nigeria states: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Benue, 

                Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi,

                Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Zamfara (Gov.) and FCT (Min); Vanuatu

                prov.: Malampa (Pres.) 

05/25/23      update to Greece (PM).

05/23/23      update to Andean Community (Secy.-gen.)

05/20/23      updates to Montenegro (Pres.); India state: Karnataka (PM).

05/18/23      update to Japan pref.: Tokushima (Gov.)

05/17/23      updates to Sri Lanka prov.: Eastern, Northern, North Western (Gov.); U.S. govt.:

                NARA (Archv.)

05/16/23      update to U.S. mayor election: Jacksonville, FL (runoff): Donna Deegan (f)(Dem.)

                defeats Daniel Davis (Rep.), 52.1% to 47.9%.

05/15/23      updates to Andorra (PM), Slovakia (PM), Ecuador prov.: Galápagos (Gov.), U.S.

                city: Chicago (Mayor).

05/12/23      updates to French Polynesia (Pres.), Indonesia prov.: Gorontalo (Gov.)

05/11/23      updates to Federated States of Micronesia (Pres.), French Polynesia (Asmb. Pres.)

05/08/23      updates to Australian Antarctic Terr. (Dir.); Swiss canton: Zürich; Parlasur

                (Pres.)

05/06/23      updates to U.S. mayor elections: Dallas, TX: incumbent Mayor Eric Johnson (Dem.)

                wins re-election with 93.1% of the vote over 6.9% write-ins; Fort Worth, TX:

                incumbent Mayor Mattie Parker (f)(Rep.) is re-elected over Jennifer Castillo (f)

                (Rep.), Ken Bowens Jr. (Ind.), Alyson Kennedy (f)(Socialist Workers), Adrian

                Smith (Ind.), 69.4%-12.2%-8.7%-5.2%-4.5%; San Antonio, TX: incumbent Mayor Ron

                Nirenberg (Dem.) wins re-election over Christopher T. Schuchardt (Rep.), Gary

                Allen (Ind.), Michael Samaniego (Ind.), Diana Uriegas (f)(Ind.), Christopher

                Longoria (Ind.), 60.7%-21.9%-6.1%-3.2%-2.9%-2.3%.

05/06/23      update to United Kingdom: coronation of King Charles III and his wife Queen

                Camilla.

05/03/23      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovnia: Bosnia Federation (PM), Japan pref.: Nara (Gov.)

05/02/23      update to U.S. mayor election: Lincoln, NE (runoff): incumbent Mayor Leirion

                Gaylor Baird (f)(Dem.) is re-elected over Suzanne Geist (f)(Rep.), 54.6% vs.

                45.2%.

05/01/23      updates to Swiss canton: Valais, Sweden county: Kalmar (Gov.)

04/30/23      update to Swiss canton: Appenzell Innerrhoden.

04/28/23      updates to Japan pref.: Oita (Gov.), Nepal prov.: Gandaki, Lumbini (PM).

04/27/23      update to Germany state: Berlin (Mayor).

04/26/23      updates to Andorra (Gen. Synd., PM).

04/24/23      update to Bangladesh (Pres.)

04/21/23      update to Cayman Islands (Gov.)

04/20/23      updates to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (PM); Russia reg.: Krasnoyarsk (Gov.)

04/18/23      update to Bonaire (Lt. Gov.)

04/17/23      update to Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (Mayor).

04/15/23      update to IMSO (Dir.-gen.)

04/12/23      updates to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (PM); Ukraine prov.: Luhans'k, Sumy (Gov.)

04/11/23      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.)

04/10/23      update to Ukraine prov.: Kyiv (Gov.)

04/06/23      update to Swiss canton: Ticino.

04/05/23      updates to WFP (Exec. Dir.), Ethiopia reg.: Tigray (Pres.)

04/04/23      updates to OIF (Admin.); U.S. mayor elections: Chicago, IL (runoff): Brandon

                Johnson (Dem.) defeats Paul G. Vallas (Dem.), 51.4%-48.6%; Denver, CO: Mike

                Johnston (Dem.), Kelly Brough (f)(Dem.), Lisa Calderón (f)(Dem.), Andy Rougeot

                (Rep.), Leslie Herod (f)(Dem.), Chris Hansen (Dem.), Debbie Ortega (f)(Dem.),

                Ean Thomas Tafoya (Dem.) and Thomas Wolf (Ind.), win 24.7%-22.3%-15.2%-12.9%-

                9.5%-5.2%-4.6%-1.3%-1.1% (runoff to be held on 6 Jun 2023);

                     Lincoln, NE: incumbent Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (f)(Dem.), Suzanne Geist (f)

                     (Rep.), and Stan Parker (Rep.), win 49.8%-33%-17.2% (a runoff is held 2 May).

04/02/23      updates to China prov.: Hainan, Jilin (Gov.)

04/01/23      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Turks and Caicos (Gov.), Western Sahara:

                MINURSO (Cmdr.), Finland reg.: Aland Islands (Gov.)

03/31/23      updates to Indonesia prov.: Bangka-Belitung (Gov.); Malaysia state: Malacca (PM).

03/30/23      update to Ukraine: Donetsk Republic (PM).

03/29/23      updates to United Kingdom: Scotland (PM); Russia admin.: Omsk (Gov.), Cayman

                Islands (Gov.)

03/28/23      update to Australia state: New South Wales (PM).

03/27/23      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: West Hercegovina (PM).

03/24/23      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Sarajevo (PM); NDB (Pres.)

03/22/23      update to Saint Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.)

03/21/23      update to U.S. city election Jacksonville, FL: Donna Deegan (f)(Dem.), Daniel

                Davis (Rep.), Al Ferraro (Rep.), Audrey Gibson (f)(Dem.), LeAnna Cumber (f)

                (Rep.) Frank Keasler (Rep.), and Omega Allen (Ind.), win 39.4%-24.7%-16.2%-

                8.6%-7.6%-2.4%-0.94% (runoff between Deegan and Davis to be held 16 May 2023).

03/20/23      update to Trinidad and Tobago (Pres.)

03/17/23      updates to Armenia admin.: Yerevan (Mayor), Russia admin.: Smolensk (Gov.)

03/16/23      updates to Saint Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.); Ukraine prov.: Khmel'nyts'kyy,

                     Luhans'k, Odesa (Gov.)

03/15/23      updates to Papua New Guinea (Gov.-gen.); Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brčko District

                (Mayor); Russia reg.: Chukotka (Gov.)

03/14/23      updates to China prov.: Anhui, Hainan, Hunan (Pty. Sec.)

03/13/23      updates to Nepal (Pres.); U.S. govt.: IRS (Comm.)

03/11/23      updates to China (PM); U.S. govt.: Labor Dept. (Secy.)

03/09/23      update to Czech Republic (Pres.)

03/07/23      updates to Qatar (PM); U.S. election: Tampa, FL Mayor Jane Castor (f)(Dem.) is

                     re-elected unopposed with 80.2% of the vote versus write-ins 19.8%.

03/06/23      updates to Tokelau (Head), Australian Antarctic Terr. (Dir.)

03/05/23      updates to Pakistan prov.: Balochistan (Gov.); Egypt: MFO (Cmdr.)

03/02/23      updates to Vietnam (Pres.); Italy reg.: Lazio, Valle d'Aosta (Pres.); PAM (Pres.)

03/01/23      updates to Italy: French Pious Establishments in Rome (Admin.), Sweden county:

                Örebro, Stockholm (Gov.)

02/28/23      updates to Cyprus (Pres.); Papua New Guinea (Gov.-gen.); Bosnia-Hercegovnia:

                Bosnia Federation (Pres.); U.S. city election: Chicago, IL Paul G. Vallas

                (Dem.), Brandon Johnson (Dem.), incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot (f)(Dem.), Jesús

                "Chuy" García (Dem.), Willie Wilson (Dem.), Ja'Mal Green (Ind.), Kambium "Kam"

                Buckner (Dem.), and Sophia D. King (f)(Dem.), win 33.8%-20.3%-17.1%-13.7%-

                9.6%-2.1%-1.8%-1.2% (a runoff between Vallas and Johnson on 4 Apr 2023).

02/24/23      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Sud-Kivu (Gov.); India state: Andhra Pradesh

                (Gov.); South Africa prov.: Free State (PM).

02/23/23      updates to Azerbaijan reg.: Artsakh (PM); India state: Chhattisgarh (Gov.)

02/22/23      updates to India states: Assam, Manipur (Gov.)

02/20/23      update to India state: Nagaland (Gov.)

02/19/23      update to India terr.: Ladakh (Lt. Gov.)

02/18/23      updates to African Union (Chair.); India states: Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand,

                Maharashtra, Meghalaya (Gov.)

02/17/23      update to India state: Sikkim (Gov.)

02/16/23      updates to Moldova (PM); Czech reg.: Praha (Prague) (Mayor); India states:

                Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar (Gov.)

02/15/23      update to Argentina (Cabinet Chf.)

02/10/23      updates to Nepal prov.: Sudurpaschim (PM); Solomon Islands prov.: Malaita (PM).

02/08/23      update to U.S. govt.: White House (Chf. of Staff).

02/07/23      updates to Solomon Islands prov.: Malaita (PM); Ukraine prov.: Dnipropetrovs'k,

                Kherson, Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

02/06/23      updates to Guadeloupe (Pref.), New Caledonia (High Comm.)

02/05/23      update to Philippines reg.: Bangsamoro (Wali).

02/02/23      update to Australia terr.: Northern Territory (Admin.)

02/01/23      updates to Equatorial Guinea (PM); Saint Kitts and Nevis (Gov.-gen.); Myanmar

                states: Mon, Rakhine, Shan and reg.: Mandalay (PM); GCC (Secy.-gen.)

01/31/23      update to Taiwan (ROC)(PM).

01/26/23      updates to Armenia prov.: Shirak (Gov.), South Sudan state: Upper Nile (Gov.)

01/25/23      updates to New Zealand (PM); Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Sarajevo (PM), Italy reg.:

                     Valle d'Aosta (Pres.)

01/24/23      updates to Ukraine prov.: Dnipropetrovs'k, Kherson, Kyiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhya

                (Gov.), Pakistan terr.: Islamabad Terr. (Chf. Com.)

01/23/23      updates to Palau state: Ngatpang (Gov.), Russia rep.: Mordovia (PM).

01/22/23      update to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (PM).

01/21/23      update to Pakistan prov.: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (PM).

01/19/23      update to Sudan-South Sudan: Abyei Area (Chf. Admin.)

01/18/23      updates to Vietnam (Pres.), U.S. state: Maryland (Gov.)

01/17/23      update to U.S. state: Pennsylvania (Gov.)

01/14/23      update to Canada prov.: Yukon (PM).

01/11/23      updates to Nepal prov.: Karnali Pradesh, Lumbini, Madhesh Pradesh, Sudurpaschim

                Pradesh (PM).

01/10/23      updates to Gabon (PM); Micronesia state: Kosrae (Gov.); U.S. state: Arkansas

                (Gov.)

01/09/23      updates to Northern Marianas (Gov.); U.S. state: Oregon (Gov.); Micronesia state:

                Yap (Gov.); Nepal prov.: Bagmati, Gandaki, No. 1 (PM); Solomon Islands prov.:

                Choiseul, Western (PM); U.S. cities: Oakland, Saipan (Mayors).

01/07/23      update to U.S. Congress: House of Representatives (Speaker).

01/06/23      updates to Venezuela terr.: Francisco de Miranda (Gov.), U.S. city: Austin

                (Mayor).

01/05/23      updates to Venezuela (opposition Pres.); U.S. states: Massachusetts, Nebraska

                (Gov.)

01/03/23      updates to China prov.: Jiangsu, Qinghai (Pty. Sec.), U.S. Congress: Senate

                (Pres. Pro-tem.)

01/02/23      updates to U.S. states: Arizona, Nevada (Gov.), cities: Louisville, Providence

                (Mayor).   

01/01/23      updates to Brazil (Pres.); Switzerland (Pres.); Pitcairn (Mayor); Palau state:

                Angaur (Gov.); Brazil states: Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso do Sul,

                Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, and Sergipe

                (Gov.); Swiss cantons: Aargau, Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Schaffhausen,

                Solothurn, and Zug; Peru reg.: Amazonas, Áncash, Apurímac, Arequipa, Ayacucho,

                Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad,

                Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno,

                San Martín, Tacna, Tumbes, and Ucayali (Pres.), Lima Metropolitana (Mayor);

                Sweden county: Örebro (Gov.); U.S. city: San José, CA (Mayor); ASEAN (Sec.-gen.),

                CSTO (Sec.-gen.), EAEU (Chair.), G-7 (Chair.), ITU (Sec.-gen.), MERCOSUR (Dir.),

                Norden (Pres.), OSCE (Chair.), Parlasur (Pres.), World Council of Churches 

                (Gen. Sec.)

 Recent Additions to WorldStatesmen.org in 2023 

06/16/23      added to U.S. Cities: Wilmington, DE.

05/14/23      added to U.S. Cities: Charleston, WV.

05/01/23      added to U.S. Cities: Sioux Falls, SD.

04/12/23      added to U.S. Cities: Portland, ME.

03/22/23      added to U.S. Cities: Little Rock, AR.

02/26/23      added to South Moluccas: Provisional Constitution of 1950.

02/20/23      added to U.S. Cities: Burlington, VT and Cheyenne, WY.

02/01/23      added to Egypt: Multinational Force and Observers.

    New Polities and International Organizations in 2023

10/19/23      update to Somalia reg.: SSC-Khaatumo.

09/25/23      update to Somalia reg.: Hiiraan.

08/19/23      update to Ethiopia states: Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia.

06/25/23      update to Somalia reg.: Hiiraan.

06/11/23      update to South Korea prov.: Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province.

    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies in 2023

12/29/23      update to Chad (constitution).

12/22/23      update to Kyrgyzstan (flag).

11/16/23      update to Mexico state: Guanajuato (flag).

10/06/23      update to South Korea prov.: Chungcheongbuk (flag).

10/01/23      update to Tuvalu (constitution).

09/11/23      update to Mexico state: Yucatán (flag).

08/30/23      update to Central African Rep. (constitution).

08/19/23      updates to Ethiopia states: Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia (flags).

07/26/23      update to Niger (constitution suspended).

07/22/23      update to Mali (constitution).

06/22/23      update to Niger (anthem).

06/22/23      update to U.S. city: Syracuse, NY (flag).

06/11/23      update to South Korea prov.: Gangwon (flag).

06/07/23      update to Vatican City (constitution).

05/25/23      update to U.S. state: Tennessee (songs).

03/01/23      update to Nepal prov.: Koshi (name).

02/09/23      update to U.S. city: Kansas City, MO (flag).

02/02/23      updates to Martinique (local anthem, flag).

01/01/23      update to Croatia (currency).

 International Organization Membership Updates in 2023

12/19/23      Togo the 95th member of AIIB.

12/05/23      Colombia rejoins UNASUR.

11/28/23      Palau the 196th member of Interpol.

11/24/23      South Africa the 94th member of AIIB.

11/19/23      Nicaragua withdraws from OAS leaving 34 members.

11/16/23      Cabo Verde the 99th member of IHO.

11/16/23      Iraq the 74th member of the EBRD.

11/14/23      Armenia the 124th member of ICCt.

11/08/23      Russia rescinds CTBT accession leaving 177 members.

11/07/23      Russia withdraws from CFE Treaty, NATO suspends CFE operations.

10/30/23      Bellah, Lezghin, Madhesh, Sulu membership discontinued in UNPO.

10/24/23      The Bahamas the 180th member of IPU.

10/19/23      Hungary withdraws from IIB.

09/19/23      Guinea the 178th member of IAEA.

09/16/23      Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger est. Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

09/12/23      Libya the 93rd member of AIIB.

08/18/23      South Sudan the 172nd member of UNIDO.

08/17/23      Guatemala the 169th member of IRENA.

08/15/23      Bulgaria withdraws from IBEC and IIB.

08/08/23      Tuvalu the 110th member of IMSO.

07/25/23      Sri Lanka the 178th member of CTBTO.

07/24/23      Germany withdraws from Intersputnik.

07/20/23      Maldives the 109th member of IMSO.

07/10/23      U.S. rejoins UNESCO.

07/05/23      Mozambique joins AfCFTA.

07/04/23      Iran the 9th member of SCO.

06/09/23      Romania withdraws from IBEC and IIB.

05/18/23      Rwanda the 169th member of ISA.

05/09/23      Nicaragua Red Cross dissolved leaving 191 IFRCS & ICRM members.

05/05/23      Brazil rejoins UNASUR.

05/04/23      Argentina rejoins UNASUR.

04/27/23      Russia withdraws from UNTWO.

04/21/23      Niger Delta the 44th member of UNPO.

04/04/23      Cabo Verde the 177th member of IAEA.

04/04/23      Finland the 31st member of NATO.

03/08/23      Barbados the 108th member of IMSO.

02/24/23      Kiribati rejoins the PIF.
02/20/23      Egypt the 8th member of NDB.

02/19/23      Botswana and Comoros join AfCFTA.

02/15/23      South Sudan the 185th member of BTWC.

02/14/23      San Marino the 56th member of ANT.

01/30/23      Slovakia withdraws from IBEC.

01/29/23      Poland withdraws from IBEC.

01/29/23      Slovakia withdraws from IIB.

01/27/23      Czech Republic withdraws from IIB.

01/26/23      Solomon Islands the 185th member of WCO.

01/26/23      Czech Republic withdraws from IBEC.

01/20/23      Solomon Islands the 177th member of CTBTO.

01/17/23      Palau the 171st member of UNIDO.

01/03/23      The Gambia the 176th member of IAEA.

2023 International & U.S. Elections

Sources: Herrera Electoral Calendar, IFES Election Guide, Ballotpedia and IPU .




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