All articles tagged with #caretaker government
South Sudan President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government, legislature, and state administrations on September 22, 2026, to install a caretaker regime ahead of December 22 elections. The move removed First Vice President Riek Machar and all vice-presidents, consolidating power in Kiir’s hands. Analysts warn the abrupt legal changes and security crackdown risk destabilizing the country’s fragile peace.
The Netherlands is set to hold a snap election on October 29 after the government collapsed due to a dispute involving Geert Wilders' far-right party, with Prime Minister Dick Schoof continuing in a caretaker role.
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation but asked him to stay on in a caretaker role until a new government is formed. This follows the defeat of Macron's centrist alliance by the New Popular Front in recent snap parliamentary elections, leaving the National Assembly without a dominant political bloc. The caretaker government will manage day-to-day affairs and ensure the smooth running of the upcoming Olympic Games but cannot introduce new laws or make major changes.
Slovak caretaker Prime Minister Eduard Heger has resigned ahead of an election that is expected to favor the pro-Russia Smer-SD party. Heger, who has been running a caretaker government since last September, cited the need for a technocrat government to lead Slovakia to democratic parliamentary elections. President Zuzana Čaputová will now decide on the head of a new caretaker government until the election scheduled in September. Former Prime Minister Robert Fico’s pro-Russia Smer-SD party has been voters’ favorite to lead Slovakia, according to polls.
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger has asked the president to relieve him of his duties after ministers' resignations weakened his cabinet that is serving in a caretaker capacity before elections in September. Heger is due to meet President Zuzana Caputova, who has the power to appoint a new caretaker prime minister, later on Sunday. The public favours the biggest opposition party, which is led by former prime minister Robert Fico and has opposed increasing military aid to neighbouring Ukraine.