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 +Head of State Changes in 2023DateCountryPositionIncumbentPartyIncomingPartyCauseSource1 JanPresidentJair BolsonaroLiberal PartyLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaWorkers’ PartyElection1 JanPresidentIgnazio CassisFDP.The LiberalsAlain BersetSocial Democratic PartyRotation18 JanPresidentNguyễn Xuân PhúcCommunist PartyVõ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting)Communist PartyResignation28 FebPresidentNicos AnastiasiadesDemocratic RallyNikos ChristodoulidesIndependentElection2 MarPresidentVõ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting)Communist PartyVõ Văn ThưởngCommunist PartyIndirect election20 MarPresidentPaula-Mae WeekesIndependentChristine KangalooPeople's National MovementIndirect election1 AprCaptains RegentMaria Luisa BertiWe SammarineseAlessandro ScaranoChristian Democratic PartyIndirect electionManuel CiavattaChristian Democratic PartyAdele TonniniRETE Movement11 MayPresidentDavid PanueloIndependentWesley SiminaIndependentElection20 MayPresidentMilo ĐukanovićDemocratic Party of SocialistsJakov MilatovićEurope Now!Election29 MayPresidentMuhammadu BuhariAll Progressives CongressBola TinubuAll Progressives CongressElection8 JulPresidentEgils LevitsNational AllianceEdgars RinkēvičsUnityIndirect election26 JulPresidentMohamed BazoumParty for Democracy and SocialismAbdourahamane TianiNational Council for the Safeguard of the HomelandCoup d'état15 AugPresidentMario Abdo BenítezRed PartySantiago PeñaRed PartyElection30 AugPresidentAli BongoDemocratic PartyBrice Oligui (acting)Committee for the Transition and Restoration of InstitutionsCoup d'état1 SepPresidentArayik HarutyunyanFree MotherlandDavit Ishkhanyan (acting)Armenian Revolutionary FederationResignation9 SepPresidentAndry RajoelinaYoung Malagasies DeterminedChristian Ntsay (acting)IndependentResignation10 SepPresidentDavit Ishkhanyan (acting)Armenian Revolutionary FederationSamvel ShahramanyanIndependentIndirect election14 SepPresidentHalimah YacobPeople's Action PartyTharman ShanmugaratnamPeople's Action PartyElection1 OctCaptains RegentAlessandro ScaranoChristian Democratic PartyFilippo TamagniniChristian Democratic PartyIndirect electionAdele TonniniRETE MovementGaetano TroinaTomorrow Free Movement27 OctPresidentChristian Ntsay (acting)IndependentRichard Ravalomanana (acting)IndependentCourt decision30 OctPresidentRuss KunIndependentDavid AdeangIndependentConfidence failure17 NovPresidentIbrahim Mohamed SolihDemocratic PartyMohamed MuizzuPeople's National CongressElection23 NovPresidentGuillermo LassoCreating OpportunitiesDaniel NoboaPeople, Equality, and DemocracyElection10 DecPresidentAlberto FernándezJusticialist PartyJavier MileiLibertarian PartyElection16 DecEmirNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahN/AMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahN/ADeath16 DecPresidentRichard Ravalomanana (acting)IndependentAndry RajoelinaYoung Malagasies DeterminedElection

Heads of Government and Prime Ministers +Head of Government Changes in 2023DateCountryPositionIncumbentPartyIncomingPartyCauseSource25 JanChairman of the Council of MinistersZoran TegeltijaAlliance of Independent Social DemocratsBorjana KrištoCroatian Democratic UnionElection25 JanPrime MinisterJacinda ArdernLabour PartyChris HipkinsLabour PartyResignation1 FebPrime MinisterFrancisco Pascual Obama AsueDemocratic PartyManuela Roka BoteyDemocratic PartyElection7 MarPrime MinisterKhalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al ThaniIndependentMohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al ThaniIndependentAppointment11 MarPremierLi KeqiangCommunist PartyLi QiangCommunist PartyResignation15 MayPrime MinisterEduard HegerDemocratsĽudovít ÓdorIndependentResignation25 MayPrime MinisterKyriakos MitsotakisNew DemocracyIoannis SarmasIndependentElection6 JunPrime MinisterGalab DonevIndependentNikolai DenkovWe Continue the ChangeElection15 JunPrime MinisterNicolae CiucăNational Liberal PartyMarcel CiolacuSocial Democratic PartyRotation20 JunPrime MinisterSanna MarinSocial Democratic PartyPetteri OrpoNational Coalition PartyElection26 JunPrime MinisterIoannis SarmasIndependentKyriakos MitsotakisNew DemocracyElection1 JulPrime MinisterTaur Matan RuakPeople's Liberation PartyXanana GusmãoNational Congress for ReconstructionElection1 AugPrime MinisterNajla BoudenIndependentAhmed HachaniIndependentAppointment8 AugPrime MinisterNuno Gomes NabiamAssembly of the People UnitedGeraldo MartinsAfrican Party for IndependenceElection8 AugPrime MinisterOuhoumoudou MahamadouParty for Democracy and SocialismAli Lamine ZeineIndependentCoup d'état14 AugPrime MinisterShehbaz SharifNawaz Muslim LeagueAnwar ul Haq KakarBalochistan People's PartyResignation22 AugPrime MinisterHun SenPeople's PartyHun ManetPeople's PartyElection22 AugPrime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-chaUnited Thai Nation PartySrettha ThavisinFor Thais PartyElection4 SepPrime MinisterIshmael KalsakauUnion of Moderate PartiesSato KilmanPeople's Progressive PartyConfidence failure7 SepPrime MinisterAlain Claude Billie By NzeDemocratic PartyRaymond Ndong SimaIndependentCoup d'état15 SepPrime MinisterKrišjānis KariņšUnityEvika SiliņaUnityResignation28 SepPrime MinisterCleopas DlaminiIndependentMgwagwa Gamedze (acting)IndependentResignation6 OctPrime MinisterSato KilmanPeople's Progressive PartyCharlot SalwaiReunification Movement for ChangeConfidence failure17 OctPrime MinisterPatrick AchiRally of the RepublicansRobert Beugré MambéRally of the RepublicansAppointment25 OctPrime MinisterĽudovít ÓdorIndependentRobert FicoDirectionElection31 OctPrime MinisterDritan AbazovićUnited Reform ActionMilojko SpajićEurope Now!Election1 NovPrime MinisterLotay TsheringUnited PartyPosition eliminatedResignationChief AdvisorNew positionDago RigdzinIndependent4 NovPrime MinisterMgwagwa Gamedze (acting)IndependentRussell DlaminiIndependentElection11 NovPrime MinisterAymen BenabderrahmaneIndependentNadir LarbaouiIndependentAppointment17 NovPrime MinisterXavier BettelDemocratic PartyLuc FriedenChristian Social People's PartyElection27 NovPrime MinisterChris HipkinsLabour PartyChristopher LuxonNational PartyElection13 DecPrime MinisterMateusz MorawieckiLaw and JusticeDonald TuskCivic PlatformElection21 DecPrime MinisterGeraldo MartinsAfrican Party for IndependenceRui Duarte de BarrosIndependentAppointment

See also

List of state leaders in 2023 List of elections in 2023 2023 national electoral calendar

References