A cabinet crisis, government crisis or political crisis refers to a situation where an incumbent government is unable to form or function, is toppled through an uprising, or collapses. Political crises may correspond with, cause or be caused by an economic crisis, and may spread among neighbouring countries.
Examples of cabinet crises
Belgium 2007–2011 Belgian political crisis 2010–2011 Belgian government formation 2019–2020 Belgian government formation
Canada Manitoba Schools Question 2024–2025 Canadian political crisis
Czech Republic
1997–1998 Czech political crisis
Estonia
2022 Estonian government crisis
France
May 1958 crisis in France 2024–2025 French political crisis
Germany
2018 German government crisis 2024 German government crisis 2026 Merz government crisis
Iceland Cabinet of Björn Þórðarson (1942–44 caretaker government) Klaustur Affair
Iraq
2022 Iraqi political crisis
Italy 2008 Italian government crisis 2019 Italian government crisis 2021 Italian government crisis 2022 Italian government crisis
Japan 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal
Netherlands Dutch childcare benefits scandal
Malawi
1964 Malawi cabinet crisis
Malaysia
2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis
Maldives
2011–2013 Maldives political crisis 2018 Maldives political crisis
Spain 2015–2016 Spanish government formation 2019–2020 Spanish government formation
Sri Lanka 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis
Sweden 1936 Swedish government crisis 1978 Swedish government crisis 1981 Swedish government crisis 2014 Swedish government crisis 2018–2019 Swedish government formation 2021 Swedish government crisis
Thailand
2005–2006 Thai political crisis 2008 Thai political crisis
Tunisia 2013–2014 Tunisian political crisis Mechichi Cabinet 2021 Tunisian political crisis
United Kingdom War cabinet crisis, May 1940 Westland affair 2018 British cabinet reshuffle July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2024 Scottish government crisis 2026 Labour Party leadership crisis
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