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📜 Ávila Mayoral Election 📍 Spain 🇪🇸 🗓️ 1991 🔵 11 PP 🟢 5 CDS 🔴 4 PSOE 🟤 1 IU 🤵‍♂️ Ángel Acebes is elected mayor of Ávila (1991-1995) 💼 Spain's Minister of Public Administrations (1999-2000), Justice (2000-2002) and Interior (2002-2004) 🗣️ Secretary-General of the People's Party (2004-2008)
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📜Vote of No Confidence in the Lecornu Government (Censure) 📍France 🇫🇷 🗓️October 16, 2025 🏛️Assemblée Nationale ✅271 For ➖306 Not Voting ❌The motion failed to secure the required 289 votes and is therefore rejected 🤵‍♂️Sébastien Lecornu remains in office as Prime Minister
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📜Hong Kong National Security Legislation 📍China 🇨🇳 🗓️May 28, 2020 🏛️National People's Congress (中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会) ✅2878 For ❌1 Against
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📜 Election of the Regent of Spain 📍 Kingdom of Spain 🇪🇸 🗓️ May 8, 1841 🏛️ Las Cortes 🟡 179 Espartero 🟢 103 Argüelles 🔵 5 María Cristina 🔴 1 Ildefonso Díez de Rivera 🟠 1 Tomás García ⚪️ 1 Blank Ballot 🐴 Espartero is elected Regent until Queen Isabella II comes of age at 14
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📜Law Against the Public Danger of Social Democratic Endeavours (Sozialistengesetz) 📍German Empire 🇩🇪👑🦅 🗓️October 19, 1878 🏛️Reichstag ✅221 For ❌149 Against
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📜 Badalona Mayoral Election 📍 Spain 🇪🇸 🗓️ 2011 🔵 11 PP 🔴 9 PSC-PM ⚫️ 4 CiU 🟢 3 ICV-EUiA-E 🤵‍♂️ Xavier García Albiol is elected Mayor and ends three decades of Socialist-led governments in Badalona 📊 Mayor of Badalona (2011–2015), (2020–2021), (2023–present) 🗣️ PP candidate for the province of Barcelona in the upcoming November 29th General Election
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📜 Election of the King of Spain 📍 Kingdom of Spain 🇪🇸 🗓️ November 16, 1870 🏛️ Congreso de los Diputados ✅ 191 Duke of Aosta 🎩 27 Duke of Montpensier 🐴 8 Duke of la Victoria 🧒 2 Alfonso of Bourbon 🌑 1 Duchess of Montpensier 🟣 60 Federal Republic 🔴 2 Spanish Republic ⭕️ 1 Republic
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📜 Bill for Revision of the Imperial Constitution 📍 Empire of Japan 🇯🇵 🗓️ October 7, 1946 🏛️ House of Representatives ✅ 342 For ❌ 5 Against 🏯 The 1946 Constitution transformed Japan into a pacifist, liberal parliamentary democracy, replacing the imperial Meiji Constitution
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📜Imperial Election of 1790 📍Holy Roman Empire 👑⛪️🦅✝️ 🗓️September 30, 1790 🏛️Kaisersaal (Frankfurt) ✅7 Leopold ➖1 Abstention 🕰️Today is the 235th anniversary of the penultimate Imperial Election of the Holy Roman Empire
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📜 Luxembourg City Mayoral Election 📍 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 🗓️ 2011 ⚫️ 10 DP 🟠 5 CSV 🟢 5 Greens 🔴 4 LSAP ⚪️ 2 Left 🔵 1 ADR 🤵‍♂️ The DP-Greens coalition that supported Paul Helminger's mayoralty since 2005 is renewed and Xavier Bettel is elected Mayor (2011-2013) 💼 Prime Minister (2013-2023) 🌍 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Cooperation (2023-present)
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📜 Luxembourg City Mayoral Election 📍 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 🗓️ 2011 ⚫️ 10 DP 🟠 5 CSV 🟢 5 Greens 🔴 4 LSAP ⚪️ 2 Left 🔵 1 ADR 🤵‍♂️ The DP-Greens coalition that supported Paul Helminger's mayoralty since 2005 is renewed and Xavier Bettel is elected Mayor (2011-2013) 💼 Prime Minister (2013-2023) 🌍 Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Cooperation (2023-present)
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📜 Equal Marriage Act 📍 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 🗓️ June 18, 2014 🏛️ D'Chamber ✅ 56 For ❌ 4 Against 👨‍❤️‍👨 Prime Minister Xavier Bettel marries Gauthier Destenay (2015)
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📜 Amendment to reject neutrality and declare war on Germany 📍 Union of South Africa 🟠⚪️🔵🇬🇧 🗓️ September 4, 1939 🏛️ House of Assembly ✅ 80 For ❌ 67 Against 🪖 PM Hertzog's neutrality policy is defeated and he resigns 🤵‍♂️ Governor-General invites Jan Smuts to form a government
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📜 La Roca del Vallès Mayoral Election 📍 Spain 🇪🇸 🗓️ 1995 🔴 4 PSC-PSOE 🔵 3 CiU ⚪️ 3 ILT 🟣 2 GILR 🟢 1 IC-EV 🤵‍♂️ After the death of incumbent Romà Planas during his term, Salvador Illa is elected Mayor (1995-1999) and (1999-2005) 💉 Spain's Minister for Health (2020-2021) 🏛️ President of the Generalitat de Catalunya (2024-present)
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#Efemerides Avui fa 31 anys, el President de la Generalitat de Catalunya @salvadorilla va ser investit Alcalde de La Roca del Vallès @govern @LaRocaV
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📜 West Berlin Mayoral Election 📍 Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 🗓️ 1957 🔴 64 Social Democratic Party ⚫ 44 Christian Democratic Party 🟡 19 Free Democratic Party 🤵‍♂️ After the death of incumbent Otto Suhr during his term, Willy Brandt is elected Mayor of West Berlin (1957-1966) 🌍 Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1966-1969) 💼 Chancellor of West Germany(1969-1974) 🕊️ Nobel Peace Prize (1971) 🇪🇺 Member of the European Parliament (1979-1983)
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📜 West Berlin Mayoral Election 📍 Federal Republic of Germany 🇩🇪 🗓️ 1957 🔴 64 Social Democratic Party ⚫ 44 Christian Democratic Party 🟡 19 Free Democratic Party 🤵‍♂️ After the death of incumbent Otto Suhr during his term, Willy Brandt is elected Mayor of West Berlin (1957-1966) 🌍 Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1966-1969) 💼 Chancellor of West Germany(1969-1974) 🕊️ Nobel Peace Prize (1971) 🇪🇺 Member of the European Parliament (1979-1983)
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📜Vote on the Unification Treaty 📍East Germany 🇩🇪🔨🧭🌾 🗓️September 20, 1990 🏛️Volkskammer ✅299 For ❌80 Against
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📜Prime Minister Designation Vote 📍Japan 🇯🇵 🗓️October 21, 2025 🏛️House of Representatives ✅237 Sanae Takaichi ❌228 Other Candidates 👩‍🎓Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan's first female Prime Minister
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📜 Constitutional amendments to limit presidential terms and rename the capital to Astana 📍 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 🗓️ September 16, 2022 🏛️ Mazhilis and Senate ✅ 148 For ❌ 0 Against 🔄 Presidential terms extended to 7 years without reelection, and Nur-Sultan is renamed back to Astana
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