2024 in politics
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These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2024.
In 2024, 60 countries, representing nearly half of the global population, vote on national governments and legislatures.[1] Various sources have called 2024 the "year of democracy"[2][3]
January
[edit]- January 1
- All works published in 1928 (except for sound recordings, from 1923), entered the public domain in the United States.[4]
- The Republic of Artsakh officially ceases to exist.[5]
- Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use 20 km of coastline in exchange for eventual recognition of Somaliland's Declaration of Independence.[6]
- BRICS: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates join the BRICS group, doubling the size of the group.[7]
- 2023 Israeli judicial reform: The Supreme Court of Israel strikes down the "reasonableness" bill passed by the Knesset in July 2023.[8]
- Same-sex marriage is legalized in Estonia.[9]
- January 2
- Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung: South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is stabbed in the neck in Gadeokdo, Busan.[10]
- January 3
- 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt: A court in Freetown, Sierra Leone, charges former president Ernest Bai Koroma with four offences, including treason for his alleged role in the November 2023 coup attempt.[11]
- A court in the U.S. state of New York releases unsealed documents containing the associates list of Jeffrey Epstein to the public.[12]
- Hilda Heine is sworn in as President of the Marshall Islands.[13]
- January 4
- Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah is appointed as Prime Minister of Kuwait.[14]
- January 6
- 2024 Salvadoran general election: Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins.[15]
- January 7
- 2024 Bangladeshi general election: Citizens of Bangladesh vote in a general election with opposition parties boycotting the election.[16]
- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signs a law that permits electronic tax filing in the country.[17]
- January 8
- Farmers block highway access roads in parts of Germany, launching a week of protests against a government plan to remove tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture.[18]
- French prime minister Élisabeth Borne resigns at the request of French president Emmanuel Macron amid political turmoil over immigration reform.[19]
- January 13
- January 25
- Kenneth Eugene Smith, an American convicted murderer, is executed by means of nitrogen hypoxia. He was the first person in the world to be executed by this particular method.[20]
- January 26
- January 31
- Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends to the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.[21]
February
[edit]- February 6
- Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin, which was the first interview Putin granted to a Western journalist since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[22]
- February 17
March
[edit]- March 19
- Hong Kong passes Basic Law Article 23, a new additional national security law aligning the city more closely with mainland China.[23]
April
[edit]- April 9 – The European Court of Human Rights rules that countries must better protect their people from climate change in a landmark climate justice case against Switzerland.[24][25]
May
[edit]- 22 May - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls the 2024 United Kingdom general election, setting the date of July 4.[26]
- 29 May - The 2024 South African general election is held, in which the African National Congress loses its majority for the first time since Apartheid.[27]
June
[edit]- June 1
- The 2024 Indian general election, begun on April 19, concludes.[28]
- The 2024 Icelandic presidential election is held, with Halla Tómasdóttir elected president of Iceland.[29]
- 2 June - The 2024 Mexican general election is held.
- 6-9 June - The 2024 European Parliament election is held.
- 10 June - French president Emmanuel Macron dissolves the national assembly, setting fresh elections for 30 June 2024 (first round) and 7 July 2024 (second round).
July
[edit]- 4 July – The 2024 United Kingdom general election is held.
- 21 July - President of the United States Joe Biden announces he will not seek reelection and endorses his Vice President Kamala Harris to be the democratic candidate. [30]
Policies and laws
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2024 elections are testing democracy’s health | OHCHR
- ^ "2024: A big year for democracy and delivery". Carnegie UK Trust. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Rajvanshi, Astha; Serhan, Yasmeen (4 January 2024). "A Make-or-Break Year for Democracy Worldwide". TIME. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Public Domain Day 2024".
- ^ Нагорно-Карабахская республика прекратила существование
- ^ Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port
- ^ Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024
- ^ Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms
- ^ Uus aasta tuli abieluvõrdsusega: avalduse on esitanud juba kaheksa samasoolist paari
- ^ South Korean Opposition Leader Is Stabbed
- ^ Sierra Leone charges former president Koroma with treason over 'coup attempt'
- ^ Jeffrey Epstein associate names unsealed in court documents
- ^ Hilda Heine sworn in as President of the Marshall Islands
- ^ Kuwait emir appoints Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah as prime minister
- ^ Arranca voto electrónico para 741,094 salvadoreños con DUI en el exterior
- ^ Bangladesh election updates: Polls close in vote boycotted by opposition
- ^ Philippines enacts new law that makes paying taxes easier
- ^ German farmers blockade Berlin with tractors in subsidy row
- ^ French prime minister resigns following recent political turmoil over immigration
- ^ "Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution". BBC News. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Sultan Ibrahim takes oath as 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong". The Star. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Wendling, Mike (8 February 2024). "Putin interview releasedрппвеа by ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong passes second national security law, widening crackdown powers and aligning city more closely with mainland China". Lau. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe". AP News. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Niranjan, Ajit (9 April 2024). "Human rights violated by Swiss inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "When is the UK general election and who can vote?". BBC News. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "South Africa election result: Will ANC share power with MK party or DA?". BBC News. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "India heads to the polls in world's biggest election". CNN. 18 April 2024.
- ^ Adam, Darren (1 June 2024). "Presidential Election 2024: Katrín concedes to Halla T - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/21/politics/joe-biden-drops-out-election