Editing 2010s (section)

====Europe====
{{Further|Category:2010s in Europe}}
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! Country
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
! References
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| [[Resignation of Silvio Berlusconi]]
| {{flag|Italy}}
| 16 November 2011
| The longest-serving Prime Minister of Italy, [[Silvio Berlusconi]], resigned in November 2011, after a [[Rubygate|sexual allegation scandal]], a financial crisis and public protests. The economist [[Mario Monti]] was appointed new Prime Minister, at the head of a technocratic cabinet.
|<ref name="BBC-12 Nov">{{cite news |title=Italy crisis: Silvio Berlusconi resigns as PM |work=BBC News |date=12 November 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15708729 |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128202636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15708729 |archive-date=28 November 2013}}</ref>
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| [[2012 Finnish presidential election]]
| {{flag|Finland}}
| 22 January 2012
| [[Sauli Niinistö]] was elected the [[President of Finland]] for a term from 1 March 2012 until 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vaalit.fi/53113.htm |title=Valituksi tuleminen – Vaalit |publisher=Vaalit.fi |access-date=7 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128122111/http://www.vaalit.fi/53113.htm |archive-date=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="round2-results">{{cite web |url=https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TP2012K2/s/tulos/lasktila.html |title=Presidentinvaali 5.2.2012 |publisher=[[Ministry of Justice (Finland)]] |website=tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi |trans-title=Second round results |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=28 March 2019 |archive-date=29 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429231628/http://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/TP2012K2/s/tulos/lasktila.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 6 February 2012
| [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, which marked the 60th anniversary of her accession.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/news-press/news-archive/2012/Queen-celebrates-Jubilee-at-St-Pauls-images |title=Queen celebrates Jubilee at St Paul's (+images) – St Paul's Cathedral |website=stpauls.co.uk |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2012 French presidential election]]
| {{flag|France}}
| 22 April 2012
| [[François Hollande]] was elected as the new [[President of France]], becoming the first socialist president of the country in 17 years.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/05/201256172746159731.html |title=Hollande wins French presidency |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI]] and [[papal inauguration of Pope Francis]]
| {{flag|Vatican City}}
| 28 February – 19 March 2013
| [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] resigned as [[pope]], the first to [[papal resignation|do so]] since [[Pope Gregory XII|Gregory XII]] in 1415, and the first to do so voluntarily since [[Pope Celestine V|Celestine V]] in 1294. On 13 March, after a [[2013 papal conclave|papal conclave]], Jorge Mario Bergoglio is inaugurated as [[Pope Francis]], the first [[Jesuit]] pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first non-European Pope in over 500 years.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/index.html |title=Too tired to go on, Pope Benedict resigns |first1=Hada |last1=Messia |first2=Michael |last2=Pearson |publisher=CNN |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/a-new-pope-and-maybe-a-new-era/ |title=A New Pope, and Maybe a New Era |website=PBS NewsHour |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
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| Death of [[Margaret Thatcher]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 8 April 2013
| [[Margaret Thatcher]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, died.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9980269/Margaret-Thatcher-final-moments-in-hotel-without-her-family-by-her-bedside.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9980269/Margaret-Thatcher-final-moments-in-hotel-without-her-family-by-her-bedside.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Margaret Thatcher: final moments in hotel without her family by her bedside |website=The Telegraph |access-date=20 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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| [[2013 Italian presidential election]]
| {{flag|Italy}}
| 20 April 2013
| Amid growing financial tensions, [[President of Italy|Italian President]] [[Giorgio Napolitano]] was re-elected, the first ever Italian president to be re-elected. Napolitano appointed [[Enrico Letta]] Prime Minister, at the head of a [[Grand coalition (Italy)|grand coalition]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-vote-napolitano-idUSBRE93J09020130420 |title=Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's reluctant president |date=20 April 2013 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation]]
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| 18 March 2014
| Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from [[Ukraine]] following an internationally unrecognised [[2014 Crimean status referendum|referendum]] on the status of the region.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26630062 |title=Ukraine crisis: Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty |work=BBC News |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]]
| {{flag|Scotland}}
| 18 September 2014
| In a referendum called by the governing [[Scottish National Party]], Scotland voted to remain in the [[United Kingdom]], with 55.3% of votes against independence while 44.7% voted in favour.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-13305522 |title=Scottish election: Salmond victorious after party's win |work=BBC News |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441 |title=Scottish referendum: Scotland votes 'No' to independence |work=BBC News |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
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| Abdication of [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]]
| {{flag|Spain}}
| 19 June 2014
| King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]] abdicated in favour of his son, [[Felipe VI of Spain|Felipe VI]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27662301 |title=King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates |work=BBC News |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2015 Irish constitutional referendums]]
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| 23 May 2015
| The [[Republic of Ireland]] voted to legalise [[Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland|same-sex marriage]], becoming the first country to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/ |title=Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage |website=RTE.ie |access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
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| Adoption of the [[Paris Agreement]]
| {{flag|United Nations}}
| 12 December 2015
|A [[Paris Agreement|historic agreement]] aimed at keeping [[global warming]] below 2&nbsp;°C compared to pre-industrial levels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is adopted by all 195 [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|UNFCCC]] member states.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cop21-climate-change-talks-saturday-announced-1.3362354 |title='Historic' Paris climate deal adopted |website=CBC News |date=12 December 2015 |access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>
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| [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 23 June 2016
| In a referendum held in the United Kingdom on whether or not to continue being a member of the [[European Union]], 52% of voters chose to leave it. [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] David Cameron announced his resignation afterwards, being [[2016 Conservative Party leadership election|succeeded]] by [[Theresa May]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/24/david-cameron-resigns-after-uk-votes-to-leave-european-union |title=David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union |last1=Stewart |first1=Heather |last2=Mason |first2=Rowena |last3=Syal |first3=Rajeev |date=24 June 2016 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7939901e-4756-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7939901e-4756-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab.html |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=May to take over as UK PM by Wednesday |date=11 July 2016 |newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref>
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| [[2016 Austrian presidential election]]
| {{flag|Austria}}
| 4 December 2016
| Independent [[green politics|green]] [[Alexander Van der Bellen]] narrowly beat the far-right [[Freedom Party of Austria]] candidate [[Norbert Hofer]] in a repeat of the [[2016 Austrian presidential election]] after the first election was annulled.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/04/far-right-party-concedes-defeat-in-austrian-presidential-election |title=Far-right candidate concedes defeat in Austrian election |last=Oltermann |first=Philip |date=4 December 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2017 French presidential election]]
| {{flag|France}}
| 7 May 2017
| [[En Marche!]] candidate [[Emmanuel Macron]] was elected the President of France, replacing incumbent Hollande and defeating National Front candidate [[Marine Le Pen]] in the second round of voting. Macron is the youngest president in the history of the [[French Fifth Republic]].
|<ref>{{cite news |first=Alissa J. |last=Rubin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/world/europe/emmanuel-macron-france-election-marine-le-pen.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Macron Decisively Defeats Le Pen in French Presidential Race |date=7 May 2017}}</ref>
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| Death of [[Helmut Kohl]]
| {{flag|Germany}}
| 16 June 2017
| [[Helmut Kohl]], former Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (of West Germany 1982–1990 and of the reunited Germany 1990–1998), dies at the age of 87.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/world/europe/helmut-kohl-german-chancellor-dead.html |title=Helmut Kohl, Chancellor Who Reunited Germany, Dies at 87 |first1=Craig R. |last1=Whitney |first2=Alan |last2=Cowell |newspaper=The New York Times |date=16 June 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2017 Spanish constitutional crisis]]
| {{flag|Spain}}
| 6 September 2017
| Political conflict sparks between the [[Government of Spain|Spanish]] and the [[Government of Catalonia|Catalan]] governments over the [[2017 Catalan independence referendum]]. It still went ahead, with 91% of voters supporting independence within Catalonia, with unionists and Spain opposing the vote. On 27 October, [[Catalan declaration of independence|Catalonia declares independence]] from [[Spain]] but it is not recognised by any sovereign nation, while Madrid imposes direct rule for 6 months.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 October 2017 |title=Catalans declare independence as Madrid imposes direct rule |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41780116 |work=BBC News |access-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Soares, Isa |author2=Cotovio, Vasco |author3=Clarke, Hilary |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/01/europe/catalonia-spain-independence-referendum-result/index.html |publisher=CNN |title=Catalonia referendum result plunges Spain into political crisis |date=2 October 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2018 Finnish presidential election]]
| {{flag|Finland}}
| 28 January 2018
| Finnish Presidential elections were held in [[Finland]] on 28 January 2018. Incumbent [[Sauli Niinistö]] won reelection for his second consecutive term in office with 62,6 % of the vote. for a term from 1 March 2018 until 2024.
|-
| [[2018 Italian general election]]
| {{flag|Italy}}
| 4 March 2018
| The centre-right alliance, in which the right-wing populist [[Lega Nord|League]] emerged as the main political force, won a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, while the anti-establishment [[Five Star Movement]] became the party with the largest number of votes. After months of [[2018 Italian government formation|negotiations]], the two populist parties, M5S and League, formed a government.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/politica/elezioni2018/2018/03/04/news/risultati_elezioni_politiche_pd_centrodestra_m5s_fi_lega-190424815/ |title=Elezioni politiche: vincono M5s e Lega. Crollo del Partito democratico. Centrodestra prima coalizione. Il Carroccio sorpassa Forza Italia |date=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.corriere.it/elezioni-2018/notizie/elezioni-2018-exit-poll-risultati-proiezioni-spoglio-eb21387e-1ff1-11e8-a09a-92b478235f6f.shtml |title=Elezioni 2018: M5S primo partito, nel centrodestra la Lega supera FI |first=Alessandro |last=Sala}}</ref>
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| [[2018 Russian presidential election]]
| {{flag|Russia}}
| 18 March 2018
| [[Russian presidential elections|Presidential elections]] were held in [[Russia]] on 18 March 2018. Incumbent [[Vladimir Putin]] won reelection for his second consecutive (fourth overall) term in office with 77% of the vote.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/izbirkom?action=show&root=1&tvd=100100084849066&vrn=100100084849062&region=0&global=1&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=100100084849066&type=226 |title=Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах |website=vybory.izbirkom.ru |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325141318/http://www.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/izbirkom?action=show&root=1&tvd=100100084849066&vrn=100100084849062&region=0&global=1&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=100100084849066&type=226 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[2019 European Parliament election]]
| {{flag|European Union}}
| 23–26 May 2019
| The first European Parliamentary election following the [[European migrant crisis]] and the vote for Brexit saw large anti-establishment gains by the [[Greens-European Free Alliance]] and by Right-Wing Eurosceptic Parties within [[Identity and Democracy]] and [[European Conservatives and Reformists Group|European Conservatives and Reformists]], such as [[Lega Nord|League]] in Italy, [[Alternative for Germany]], and [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]] in France. Other populist gains were seen in the success of the [[Brexit Party]] in the United Kingdom and the [[Five Star Movement]] in Italy.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=European Parliament elections five key takeaways |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/world/europe/eu-election-takeaways.html |date=27 May 2019 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
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| [[2019 Conservative Party leadership election]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| 7 June – 22 July 2019
|The Conservative Party of the [[United Kingdom]] voted for [[Boris Johnson]] to be the party's new leader and prime minister following the resignation of [[Theresa May]] on 24 May 2019, the party's first contested leadership election since [[2005 Conservative Party leadership election|2005]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Boris Johnson elected new Tory leader |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/23/boris-johnson-elected-new-tory-leader-prime-minister |date=23 July 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
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|[[2019 United Kingdom general election]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|12 December 2019
|After an extended period of political deadlock over how to proceed with leaving the European Union an early general election took place in the United Kingdom in which the pro-withdrawal Conservative party won a sizeable majority of seats effectively guaranteeing Brexit would take place in January the following year.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Results of the 2019 General Election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results |work=BBC News |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>
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|[[File:President Barack Obama with Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 27, 2014.jpg|left|thumb|[[Pope Francis]] with [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]], 2014]]
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[[File:Crimea_(orthographic_projection).svg|left|thumb|28 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president [[Viktor Yanukovych]] from office, Russia annexed the [[Crimea|Crimean Peninsula]] from Ukraine]]
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[[File:20151030 Syrians and Iraq refugees arrive at Skala Sykamias Lesvos Greece 2.jpg|left|thumb|Syrian and Iraqi refugees arriving in [[Greece]]. In the 2010s Europe had been severely affected by a huge [[European migrant crisis|migration]] from [[Africa]] and [[Middle East]]]]
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