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7 October: United Arab Emirates, Parliament [61] 8 October: Luxembourg, Parliament [62] 10 October: Liberia, President (1st round), Senate and House of Representatives [63] 12 October: Gibraltar, Parliament [64] 14 October: Australia, Constitutional Referendum [65] New Zealand, Parliament [66] 15 October: Ecuador, President (2nd round) [67]
The State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial event which formally marks the beginning of each session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. At its core is His or Her Majesty's " gracious speech from the throne " (also known as the King's or Queen's Speech), [ 1 ] which is read by the monarch but written by HM Government .
She also confirmed Parliament would be prorogued in the days before the State Opening, with the date of prorogation to be confirmed. [9] On 11 October 2023, the King made an Order in Council providing that Parliament be prorogued no earlier than 26 October 2023 and no later than 31 October. [10] The prorogation took place on 26 October 2023.
2023 Lower Austrian state election, 29 January; 2023 Carinthian state election, 5 March; 2023 Salzburg state election, 23 April Bulgaria. 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2 April; 2023 Bulgarian local elections, 29 October Cyprus. 2023 Cypriot presidential election, 5 February (first round) & 12 February (second round) Czech Republic
From Memorial Day to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day : Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)
This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the prime minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.
The last time the Queen missed the State Opening of Parliament was in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with Prince Andrew and then Prince Edward.
This local electoral calendar for 2023 lists the subnational elections held in 2023. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. Part of the Politics series