2025 Year-End: Global Elections, Political Upheavals, & Govt Overthrows

• Tanzania's October 2025 general election re-elected Samia Suluhu Hassan, but post-election violence reportedly caused 700 deaths.
• Canada's April 2025 federal election resulted in Mark Carney becoming PM after his Liberal Party won and Justin Trudeau resigned.
• Japan's July 2025 lower house election led to the ruling LDP's defeat, PM Shigeru Ishiba's resignation, and Sane Takachi's election as PM.
• Nepal's KP Oli government was overthrown by Gen Z protests, leading to an interim government led by Sushila Karki.
• Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected for a seventh term in Belarus's January 2025 election, with the fairness of the vote questioned.

Why It Matters: It highlights 2025's global political turmoil, elections, and government changes.