Editing 2025 (section)

===May===
* [[May 3]]
** [[2025 Australian federal election]]: The incumbent [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[Anthony Albanese]] wins reelection, increasing their majority.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Nils |title=Albanese's Labor Party projected to win as Australia vote count under way |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/3/australia-election-results-2025-live-pm-albanese-faces-off-with-dutton |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dhanji |first1=Krishani |last2=Cassidy |first2=Caitlin |last3=Touma |first3=Rafqa |last4=Doherty |first4=Ben |last5=Dhanji (now) |first5=Krishani |last6=Doherty (earlier) |first6=Ben |date=2025-05-03 |title=Australian federal election 2025 live: Labor wins election; Anthony Albanese to be returned as Australia PM; Peter Dutton set to lose Dickson – latest news and updates |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/03/australian-federal-election-2025-live-news-today-anthony-albanese-labor-peter-dutton-liberal-coalition-greens-polls-vote-odds-results-politics-latest-updates |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
** [[2025 Singaporean general election]]: The incumbent [[People's Action Party]] led by [[Lawrence Wong]] wins reelection in a landslide, retaining a supermajority government.<ref>{{cite web | last=Koh | first=Fabian | title=GE2025: Parliament dissolved ahead of General Election; Nomination Day on Apr 23 | website=CNA | date=15 April 2025 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-general-election-parliament-dissolved-5064316 | access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref>
** [[2025 Malian protests]]: Hundreds of demonstrators gather in [[Bamako]], [[Mali]], to protest the [[Politics of Mali|government]]'s proposed dissolution of political parties and extension of president [[Assimi Goïta]]'s mandate by 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawal |first=Shola |title='A step too far': Malians protest military gov't moves to hold on to power |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/8/malian-juntas-move-to-hold-on-to-power-sparks-rare-revolt |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The protests mark the first pro-democracy demonstrations in the country since the regime took power in [[2021 Malian coup d'état|2021]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=Hundreds of activists stage Mali's first pro-democracy rally in years since coups |url=https://apnews.com/article/mali-politics-democracy-demonstration-military-government-270461e6dd91784cb31bfb9f1172c0a4 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*[[May 6]]
**[[2025 German federal election]]: [[Friedrich Merz]] is elected [[Chancellor of Germany]] in the second round of parliamentary voting, hours after being defeated in the first round, a first in post-[[World War II|WWII]] German history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany's Merz elected chancellor in second round vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/6/germanys-merz-elected-chancellor-in-second-round-vote |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-06 |title=Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany's chancellor, hours after his historic defeat |url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-government-merz-coalition-98e9007ea41b8bbd36be8d09baefb632 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Merz fails to be elected Germany's chancellor in first parliament vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/6/merz-fails-to-be-elected-germanys-chancellor-in-first-parliament-vote |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
** [[2025 India–Pakistan conflict]]: India launches several missiles into Pakistani territory in response to the [[2025 Pahalgam attack]] two weeks prior.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyneele13qt India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir]</ref>
* [[May 7]]–[[May 8|8]] – [[2025 papal conclave]]: 133 cardinal electors elect Robert Francis Prevost as [[Pope Francis]]'s successor, on the fourth ballot. He takes the name [[Pope Leo XIV]], and becomes the first pope from North America, the first with Peruvian or U.S. citizenship, and the first from the [[Order of Saint Augustine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2025 |title=When Does the Papal Conclave Begin? |first=Emily |last=Burack |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a63882845/when-is-papal-conclave-2025/ |access-date=21 April 2025|website=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/world/europe/papal-conclave-date.html|title=Conclave to Choose New Pope Will Start May 7, Vatican Says|work=The New York Times |date=April 28, 2025 |last1=Bubola |first1=Emma }}</ref>
* [[May 9]]–[[May 25|25]] – The [[2025 IIHF World Championship]] is held in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and [[Herning]], Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm/schedule|title=IIHF - Schedule and Results 2025|date=January 1, 2025|access-date=January 1, 2025|website=IIHF.com}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – [[2025 Albanian parliamentary election]]: The incumbent [[Socialist Party of Albania|Socialist Party]] led by [[Edi Rama]] wins reelection, retaining a majority government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Albanian Parliament 2025 General |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4563/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.electionguide.org |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101073743/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4563/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 12]]
** The [[2025 Philippine general election]] is held.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2024 |title=COMELEC Guide: How to register for 2025 Philippine Elections |url=https://assistance.ph/comelec-how-to-register-philippine-elections/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621035947/https://assistance.ph/comelec-how-to-register-philippine-elections/ |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=assistance.ph}}</ref>
** The [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] announces its dissolution after previously [[2025 PKK–Turkey peace process|declaring a ceasefire]] with Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-12 |title=Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czel3ry9x1do |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[May 13]]–[[May 17|17]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2025]] is held in [[Basel]], Switzerland; [[Austria]]n contestant [[JJ (singer)|JJ]] wins with the song "[[Wasted Love (JJ song)|Wasted Love]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025 | title = Basel 2025 | publisher = Eurovision.tv | access-date = 28 September 2024 | archive-date = September 26, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240926011418/https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025 | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[May 18]]
**[[2025 Portuguese legislative election]]: The incumbent [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]] led by [[Luís Montenegro]] wins a [[plurality (voting)|plurality]], but fails to achieve a [[majority]].{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
**[[2025 Romanian presidential election]]: Following the annulment of the [[2024 Romanian presidential election|previous election]], [[Bucharest]] mayor [[Nicușor Dan]] wins in the second round, beating [[George Simion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garguli |first=Deniz |date=2025-01-08 |title=Guvernul a decis data noilor alegeri prezidențiale din România. Vor avea loc în luna mai 2025 {{!}} SURSE • Alegeri 2024-2025 |url=https://b365.ro/guvernul-a-decis-data-noilor-alegeri-prezidentiale-din-romania-vor-avea-loc-in-luna-mai-2025-surse-553388/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=B365 |language=ro}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] – [[2025 Australian federal election]]: [[Coalition (Australia)|The Liberal-National Coalition]] ends after the [[National Party of Australia|Nationals]] refused to re-enter a coalition agreement, ending nearly 80 years of partnership.