List of national power transfers in 2023

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The following is a list of power transfers between national heads of state, heads of government, prime ministers, and other equivalent positions in the year 2023. All countries which act as de facto sovereign states, per the criteria at List of sovereign states, are included.

Heads of State[edit]

Head of State Changes in 2023
Date Country Position Incumbent Party Incoming Party Cause Source
1 Jan  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Liberal Party Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Workers’ Party Election [1]
1 Jan  Switzerland President Ignazio Cassis FDP.The Liberals Alain Berset Social Democratic Party Rotation [2]
18 Jan  Vietnam President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Communist Party Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Communist Party Resignation [3]
28 Feb  Cyprus President Nicos Anastiasiades Democratic Rally Nikos Christodoulides Independent Election [4]
2 Mar  Vietnam President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) Communist Party Võ Văn Thưởng Communist Party Indirect election [5]
20 Mar  Trinidad and Tobago President Paula-Mae Weekes Independent Christine Kangaloo People's National Movement Indirect election [6]
1 Apr  San Marino Captains Regent Maria Luisa Berti We Sammarinese Alessandro Scarano Christian Democratic Party Indirect election [7]
Manuel Ciavatta Christian Democratic Party Adele Tonnini RETE Movement
11 May  Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo Independent Wesley Simina Independent Election [8]
20 May  Montenegro President Milo Đukanović Democratic Party of Socialists Jakov Milatović Europe Now! Election [9]
29 May  Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu All Progressives Congress Election [10]
8 Jul  Latvia President Egils Levits National Alliance Edgars Rinkēvičs Unity Indirect election [11]
26 Jul  Niger President Mohamed Bazoum Party for Democracy and Socialism Abdourahamane Tchiani National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland Coup d'état [12]
15 Aug  Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez Red Party Santiago Peña Red Party Election [13]
30 Aug  Gabon President Ali Bongo Democratic Party Brice Oligui (acting) Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions Coup d'état [14]
1 Sep  Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan Free Motherland Davit Ishkhanyan (acting) Armenian Revolutionary Federation Resignation [15]
9 Sep  Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina Young Malagasies Determined Christian Ntsay (acting) Independent Resignation [16]
10 Sep  Artsakh President Davit Ishkhanyan (acting) Armenian Revolutionary Federation Samvel Shahramanyan Independent Indirect election [17]
14 Sep  Singapore President Halimah Yacob People's Action Party Tharman Shanmugaratnam People's Action Party Election [18]
1 Oct  San Marino Captains Regent Alessandro Scarano Christian Democratic Party Filippo Tamagnini Christian Democratic Party Indirect election [19]
Adele Tonnini RETE Movement Gaetano Troina Tomorrow Free Movement
27 Oct  Madagascar President Christian Ntsay (acting) Independent Richard Ravalomanana (acting) Independent Court decision [20]
30 Oct  Nauru President Russ Kun Independent David Adeang Independent Confidence failure [21]
17 Nov  Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Democratic Party Mohamed Muizzu People's National Congress Election [22]
23 Nov  Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso Creating Opportunities Daniel Noboa People, Equality, and Democracy Election [23]
10 Dec  Argentina President Alberto Fernández Justicialist Party Javier Milei Libertarian Party Election [24]
16 Dec  Kuwait Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah N/A Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah N/A Death [25]
16 Dec  Madagascar President Richard Ravalomanana (acting) Independent Andry Rajoelina Young Malagasies Determined Election [26]

Heads of Government and Prime Ministers[edit]

Head of Government Changes in 2023
Date Country Position Incumbent Party Incoming Party Cause Source
25 Jan  Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran Tegeltija Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Borjana Krišto Croatian Democratic Union Election [27]
25 Jan  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Labour Party Chris Hipkins Labour Party Resignation [28]
1 Feb  Equatorial Guinea Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Obama Asue Democratic Party Manuela Roka Botey Democratic Party Election [29]
7 Mar  Qatar Prime Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani Independent Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani Independent Appointment [30]
11 Mar  China Premier Li Keqiang Communist Party Li Qiang Communist Party Resignation [31]
15 May  Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger Democrats Ľudovít Ódor Independent Resignation [32]
25 May  Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy Ioannis Sarmas Independent Election [33]
6 Jun  Bulgaria Prime Minister Galab Donev Independent Nikolai Denkov We Continue the Change Election [34]
15 Jun  Romania Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă National Liberal Party Marcel Ciolacu Social Democratic Party Rotation [35]
20 Jun  Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin Social Democratic Party Petteri Orpo National Coalition Party Election [36]
26 Jun  Greece Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas Independent Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy Election [37]
1 Jul  East Timor Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak People's Liberation Party Xanana Gusmão National Congress for Reconstruction Election [38]
1 Aug  Tunisia Prime Minister Najla Bouden Independent Ahmed Hachani Independent Appointment [39]
8 Aug  Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam Assembly of the People United Geraldo Martins African Party for Independence Election [40]
8 Aug  Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou Party for Democracy and Socialism Ali Lamine Zeine Independent Coup d'état [41]
14 Aug  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Nawaz Muslim League Anwar ul Haq Kakar Balochistan People's Party Resignation [42]
22 Aug  Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen People's Party Hun Manet People's Party Election [43]
22 Aug  Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha United Thai Nation Party Srettha Thavisin For Thais Party Election [44]
4 Sep  Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau Union of Moderate Parties Sato Kilman People's Progressive Party Confidence failure [45]
7 Sep  Gabon Prime Minister Alain Claude Billie By Nze Democratic Party Raymond Ndong Sima Independent Coup d'état [46]
15 Sep  Latvia Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš Unity Evika Siliņa Unity Resignation [47]
28 Sep  Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini Independent Mgwagwa Gamedze (acting) Independent Resignation [48]
6 Oct  Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman People's Progressive Party Charlot Salwai Reunification Movement for Change Confidence failure [49]
25 Oct  Slovakia Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor Independent Robert Fico Direction Election [50]
31 Oct  Montenegro Prime Minister Dritan Abazović United Reform Action Milojko Spajić Europe Now! Election [51]
1 Nov  Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering United Party Position eliminated Resignation [52]
Chief Advisor New position Dago Rigdzin Independent
4 Nov  Eswatini Prime Minister Mgwagwa Gamedze (acting) Independent Russell Dlamini Independent Election [53]
11 Nov  Algeria Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane Independent Nadir Larbaoui Independent Appointment [54]
17 Nov  Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel Democratic Party Luc Frieden Christian Social People's Party Election [55]
27 Nov  New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Labour Party Christopher Luxon National Party Election [56]
13 Dec  Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Law and Justice Donald Tusk Civic Platform Election [57]
21 Dec  Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Geraldo Martins African Party for Independence Rui Duarte de Barros Independent Appointment [58]

See also[edit]

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