1. Europe
In the old continent, incumbent leaders continue to affirm their position.
Croatia (12.1): President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected for a second term with a landslide victory of 74.68% of the votes, defeating opponent Dr. Dragan Primorac.
Belarus (26.1): Mr. Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, continued to be re-elected with 86.82% of the votes.
Greece (12.2): Parliament elects former Speaker of Parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas as new president after 4 rounds of voting.
Abkhazia (1.3): Vice President Badra Gunba won the second round with 54.73% of the votes.
Romania (May 18): Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, a pro-European independent candidate, won the second round of the presidential election with 53.6% of the votes against far-right opponent George Simion.
Poland (June 1): Candidate Karol Nawrocki from the Law and Justice party won narrowly in the presidential election with 50.89% of the votes, surpassing the Mayor of Warsaw.
Ireland (24.10): Ms. Catherine Connolly became the third female president in the country's history after winning with 63.36% of the votes.
2. America
The Americas witnessed the rise of new political forces.
Ecuador (April 13): Incumbent President Daniel Noboa re-elected in the second round with 55.63% of the votes.
Suriname (July 6): Parliament elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the first female president in the country's history.
Guyana (September 1): President Mohamed Irfaan Ali was re-elected for a second term after his party won parliamentary elections.
Barbados (7.10): Parliament declares Mr. Jeffrey Bostic new president due to lack of opposition candidates.
Bolivia (19.10): Mr. Rodrigo Paz won the second round with 54.61% of the votes.
Honduras (November 30): Right-wing contender Nasry Asfura won a breathtaking victory with only 1 percentage point difference from his opponent.
Chile (14.12): Mr. Jose Antonio Kast became the first far-right president of Chile since Pinochet's time with a 58.61% victory.
3. Asia
Lebanon (9.1): After more than 2 years of vacant seats, the National Assembly elected General Joseph Aoun as president with the support of 99/128 parliamentarians.
South Korea (June 3): Democratic candidate Lee Jae-myung won with 49.4% of the votes.
4. Africa
Africa is the most vibrant but also most unstable region.
Gabon (April 12): In the first election after the coup, transitional leader Brice Oligui Nguema won overwhelmingly with 94.85% of the votes.
Togo (3.5): Parliament elected Mr. Jean-Lucien Kwassi Lanyo Savi de Tove as president, completing the transition to a parliamentary republic.
Malawi (September 16): Former President Peter Mutharika returned to power after defeating the incumbent president with 56.8% of the votes.
Seychelles (11.10): Opposition leader Patrick Herminie wins the election with 52.7% of the votes.
Cameroon (October 12): President Paul Biya, 92 years old, re-elected for a 9th term despite opposition from the opposition.
Ivory Coast (25.10): President Alassane Ouattara won the election with 89.77% of the votes in the context of opposition candidates being banned from running.
Tanzania (October 29): Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan was re-elected with a rate of 97.66% amid a wave of protests against the results.
Guinea-Bissau (November 23): The election was interrupted by a military coup, canceling the vote results.
Central African Republic (December 28): Incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadera is leading in the first election under the new constitution.
Guinea (December 28): First presidential election since the coup in 2021.
5. Oceania
In the island nation of Nauru, on October 14, the National Assembly unanimously re-elected Mr. David Adeang to continue holding the presidency for another 3-year term.
