Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japan’s next prime minister by the country’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday
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Raj Srivastava: India’s Ambassador to Republic of Croatia
Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia. He is an IFS officer of 1997 batch and is presently serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Tokyo
Lebanon: Mustapha Adib becomes new Prime Minister
Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of a visit to Beirut by the French president who will press for long-delayed reforms to steer the Middle East nation out of its deep crisis.
Trinidad and Tobago: Keith Rowley becomes PM for 2nd consecutive term
Keith Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5-year term. He is from the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM).
Equatorial Guinea PM Francisco Asue, reappointed
Francisco Asue was reappointed as prime minister of Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, the government said, after he and the government resigned last week after criticism from long-standing President Teodoro Obiang.
Luis Rodolfo Abinader becomes new president of the Dominican Republic
Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic following his election win last month.
Mohamed Ould Bilal named new Mauritania PM
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania.
Walter Martos sworn in as new Prime Minister of Peru
Walter Roger Martos Ruiz on Thursday was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Peru to replace Pedro Cateriano.
Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s PM
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the country’s prime minister for the fourth time after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that cemented his family’s hold on power.
Alexander Lukashenko wins another term, election commission says
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has won a sixth term as president with 80% of the vote, according to preliminary results cited by the Central Election Commission Monday.