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The following political events are scheduled to occur in 2025.

Events

• January 1
  • Bulgaria and Romania finalized the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting land border controls.^[1]
  • Liechtenstein will become the 39th country to legalize same-sex marriage.^[2]
  • Ukraine becomes a state party in the International Criminal Court.

Predicted and scheduled events

• January 9 – The state funeral of former US President Jimmy Carter will be held.^[3][4]
• January 12 – The second round of the 2024–25 Croatian presidential election is scheduled to be held.^[5]
• January 19 – A ban on TikTok in the United States is scheduled to go into effect.^[6]
• January 20 – Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, becoming the second president in American history to serve non-consecutive terms.
• January 22 – Thailand will become the 40th country to legalize same-sex marriage.^{[citation needed]}
• January 26 – The 2025 Belarusian presidential election is scheduled to be held.^[7]
• February 9
  • The 2025 Ecuadorian general election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
  • The 2025 Liechtenstein general election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
• February 23 – The 2025 German federal election is scheduled to be held, after being pushed forward as a result of the 2024 German government crisis.
• March 31 – The Caribbean guilder is planned to be introduced, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder as the currency for Curaçao and Sint Maarten.^[8]
• May 11 – The 2025 Albanian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
• May 12 – The 2025 Philippine general election is scheduled to be held.^[9]
• May 17 – 2025 Australian federal election: Latest possible date for a simultaneous House and half-Senate election. If the elections are held separately, the House election could be as late as September 27, but it's unlikely there would be separate elections for the House and half-Senate.^{[citation needed]}
• May 18 – The 2025 Polish presidential election is scheduled to be held; incumbent president Andrzej Duda is ineligible for re-election.^{[citation needed]}
• May 25 – The 2025 Surinamese general election is scheduled to be held.^[10]
• July 1 – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone.^[11]
• August 17 – The 2025 Bolivian general election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
• September 8 – The 2025 Norwegian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.^[12]
• October 3 – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg will abdicate the throne in favor of his son Guillaume, who will reign as Guillaume V.^[13]
• October 20 – If not triggered earlier, the 2025 Canadian federal election will be held no later than this date.^[14]
• October 26 – The 2025 Argentine legislative election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
• October 27 – The 2025 Irish presidential election will be held no later than this date. Incumbent president Michael D. Higgins is ineligible for re-election.^[15]
• November 23
  • The 2025 Chilean general election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
  • If not triggered earlier, the 2025 Singaporean general election will be held no later than this date, with the current Parliament to be dissolved no later than August 24.^{[citation needed]}

Date unknown

• The 2025 Romanian presidential elections will be held, after the 2024 elections were annulled, sometime in March or April.^[16]
• October – The next Czech parliamentary election will be held.^[17]
• Norway aims to ban the sale of all new diesel and petrol cars by this year.^[18][19]
• South Africa will host the G20 summit, the first nation in Africa to do so.^{[citation needed]}
• Brazil will host the COP 30 summit.^[20]
• The 2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.^{[citation needed]}
• The next Bangladeshi general election is likely to be held.^[21]

References

1. "Statement by the European Commission on the occasion of Bulgaria and Romania becoming fully part of Schengen". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
2. "Liechtenstein: Marriage Act Amended to Allow Same-Sex Marriage". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
3. Carvajal, Michelle Shen, Nikki (2024-12-30). "What we know about funeral plans for former President Jimmy Carter | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
4. "Jimmy Carter: Date set for state funeral". thv11.com. 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
5. "Croats vote in presidential election, with incumbent favoured in polls". Reuters. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
6. "TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
7. "Belarus to Hold Next Presidential Election on Jan. 26". The Moscow Times. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
8. "Frequently Asked Questions". Willemstad: Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
9. "COMELEC Guide: How to register for 2025 Philippine Elections". assistance.ph. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
10. "Suriname President Santokhi names date for general election". caribbean.loopnews.com. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
11. "The National Assembly adopted at first reading a bill for the introduction of the euro in the Republic of Bulgaria". Sofia, Bulgaria: National Assembly. July 26, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
12. "Norway prime minister says he plans to lead government in Sept election". 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
13. "Grand Duke Henri confirms date of retirement". Luxembourg Times. 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
14. "An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act". LegisINFO. May 3, 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
15. Matthews, Jane (2024-12-26). "We'll have a new President in the Áras next year — here are some names that might be running". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
16. "Data alegerilor prezidențiale va fi aprobată de Guvern în prima ședință din anul 2025 - HotNews.ro" (in Romanian). 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
17. "Volby do Poslanecné sněmovny 2025 (Parliamentary election 2025)" (in Czech). 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
18. Coren, Michael J. (7 August 2018). "Nine countries say they'll ban internal combustion engines. So far, it's just words". Quartz. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
19. "Norway is electric". Government of Norway. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
20. "2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)". SDG Knowledge Hub. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
21. "Bangladesh general election likely in 2025, says interim government advisor". The Economic Times. October 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

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