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Half-yearly: Der Donaldist Checklist April 2024: Nautilus 53, Aventurischer Bote 224 Mai 2024: Feuilleton 5, DATUM 5/24, A&W 4/2024, Nautilus 54, Crisis Watch Juni 2024: Feuilleton 6, DATUM 6/24, Tagebuch 4/24, A&W 5/2024, Aventurischer Bote 225, NZZ Geschichte #52, Reportagen 77, MiFüMi 156 (+ Der Donaldist 167), Crisis Watch Juli 2024: Feuilleton 7, DATUM 7–8/24, A&W 6/2024, Crisis Watch August 2024: Feuilleton 8, Tagebuch 5/24, Aventurischer Bote 226, NZZ Geschichte #53, Reportagen 78, Crisis Watch September 2024: Feuilleton 9, DATUM 9/24, A&W 7/2024, Crisis Watch Oktober 2024: Feuilleton 10, DATUM 10/24, Tagebuch 6/24, A&W 8/2024, Aventurischer Bote 227, NZZ Geschichte #54, Reportagen 79, Crisis Watch November 2024: Feuilleton 11, DATUM 11/24, A&W 9/2024, Crisis Watch Dezember 2024: Feuilleton 12, DATUM 12/24, Tagebuch 7/24, A&W 10/2024, Aventurischer Bote 228, NZZ Geschichte #55, Reportagen 80, MiFüMi 157 (+ Der Donaldist 168), Crisis Watch Payments Tagebuch last paid in November 2021 for one year (€75) Aventurischer Bote last paid in November 2021 for one year (€23.50) REPORTAGEN last paid in February 2022 for one year (€90) NZZ Geschichte last paid in April 2022 for one year (€107) Dossier last paid in April 2022 for one year (€52) DATUM last paid in September 2022 for one year (€37.50) {Falter last paid in November 2021 for two years (€215)} Nautilus last paid in January 2022 for two years ($197) Current Nightstallion's subpages European integration – countries European integration – type currencies (Zntrip) dependencies peacekeeping missions Freedom House Index Conflict Barometer Intern. 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Burst Mode Hatsudou!!, Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Rebuild of Evangelion, Taiho Shichauzo: Full Throttle (Serie), Gunslinger Girl 2nd Series, Gunslinger Girl OVA, Full Metal Alchemist 2 (Serie), Evangelion 2.0 (Movie), Inuyasha: The Final Act (Serie), Digimon: Xros Wars (Serie), .hack//Quantum (OVA), Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Heaven and Earth (Movie), Digimon Xros Wars: Aku no Death General to Shichinin no Oukoku (Serie), Digimon Xros Wars: Toki o Kakeru Shounen Hunter-tachi (Serie), X-Men (Serie), Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam (Serie?), Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi (Movie), .hack//Sekai no Mukou ni (Movie), Dragon Age: Blood Mage no Seisen (Movie), Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Ghost in the Shell (Movie Series). European Union opt-outs in the European Union: United Kingdom (euro, Schengen, police, Charter) Ireland (Schengen, police) Denmark (euro, police, defence, de iure citizenship; referendum to be held at some point, at least on police/defence(/citizenship)) Sweden (de facto euro) Poland (Charter — to be reconsidered soon) enhanced cooperation: applicable divorce law regulation (Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom) European Union patent (Croatia, Spain – half opt-outs: Italy signed but not participating, Poland didn't sign but possibly participating) European Fiscal Compact (Croatia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom) Single Resolution Fund (Sweden, United Kingdom) Enlargement of the European Union: Turkey: 3 chapters finished screening, 14 frozen, 15 chapters opened, 1 closed Montenegro: 11 chapters not yet begun, 20 chapters opened, 2 chapters closed Serbia: 29 chapters finished screening, 6 chapters opened North Macedonia: negotiations not yet opened, two criteria to be fulfilled: law on parliament, law on public servants — negotiations start date then to be set Albania: negotiations not yet opened (Iceland: seventeen chapters finished screening, eight chapters opened, ten chapters closed) Bosnia and Herzegovina: OHR to be closed after five demands (apportionment of state property, resolution of defence property, completion of the Brcko Final Award, fiscal sustainability and entrenchment of the rule of law) met + positive assessment of the political situation in BiH by the PIC steering board; further demands before negotiations (amend electoral law as recommended by ECHR) Kosovo: not yet applied Treaties of the European Union: Irish protocol (2 more): Czechia, Italy European Fiscal Compact (2/3 more, 8/11+1 implementation laws): Belgium, Czechia (+ Croatia?) – local laws missing: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, (Czechia), Estonia, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, (Poland), Romania, (Sweden) (+ Croatia?) Unified Patent Court (20+3 more): Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom (Croatia? Poland? Spain???) Single Resolution Fund (26): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain Transitional governments 2022 Somalia (elections planned for 2022 — War in Somalia) 2023 or later Sudan (parliamentary and presidential elections by July 2023 – 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy) South Sudan (parliamentary and presidential elections by July 2023 – South Sudanese Civil War) Mali (parliamentary and presidential elections by 2026 – 2021 Malian coup d'état) Guinea (elections by date unknown – 2021 Guinean coup d'état Burkina Faso (elections by date unknown – 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état Yemen (constitutional referendum?, presidential and parliamentary elections after stability returns – Yemeni Revolution) Possibly never Eritrea (elections only after the resolution of the conflict with Ethiopia — Eritrean-Ethiopian War, Algiers Agreement) Brunei (no elections planned, ever) Saudi Arabia (no elections planned, ever) See sidebox for Arab Spring events (i. e. Libya and Syria, mostly) for now Military operations and conflicts Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan: Helmand province campaign since 4 June 2006, Operation Tor Shezada since 30 July 2010. Colombia, Colombian armed conflict: Government against ELN and FARC–EP. Pakistan, War in North-West Pakistan Philippines: Insurgency in the Philippines (North Cotabato Conflict) by Communists and Islamists. Somalia: War in Somalia (Puntland–Somaliland dispute) ongoing, also African Union Mission to Somalia. UN mission? Refoundation as a new state with or without Somaliland? Sudanese War in Darfur: Darfur Peace Agreement, but conflict still simmering. Thailand: South Thailand insurgency by Muslim independentists. Uganda, Lord's Resistance Army insurgency ongoing. Status issues Armenian/Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh's political status, under medation by OSCE Minsk Group. Cyprus to reincorporate the Northern Cyprus, reunification negotiations ongoing since early 2008. Georgian conflicts over Abkhazia and South Ossetia (cf. Georgian–Abkhazian conflict, Georgian–Ossetian conflict). Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Vanuatu, Tuvalu recognised. Guam from or to United States, plebiscite maybe soon-ish; also reunification with Northern Mariana Islands. Indian/Pakistani conflict over Kashmir. South Korea and North Korea to reunify in the future? Moldovan conflict over Transnistria's status. Russia may be willing to finally end the conflict in exchange for assured Moldovan neutrality and non-NATO-membership. Palestine from Israel, cf. Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Status negotiations ongoing. Papua New Guinea: independence of Bougainville. Puerto Rico from or to United States, referendum successfully held in November 2012. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Algeria/Morocco/Mauritania over Western Sahara status in the Manhasset negotiations. Ukraine's conflict over Crimea's political status. West Papua fighting for independence from Indonesia. Political issues Belize/Guatemala: Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute to be resolved through referendums? Croatia: ICJ case might be filed to resolve territorial dispute with Montenegro. Equatorial Guinea/Gabon: Border dispute to be referred to the ICJ. Iraq: Borders of Iraqi Kurdistan, referendum to be held. Israel/Lebanon: Israel might give back the Shebaa farms. Israel/Syria: Israel might give the Golan Heights back to Syria in exchange for peace and a stop to Syrian Hezbollah support. Turkey's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party – solution process? United States: Direct election of president through National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Vanuatu/France: Dispute over Matthew and Hunter Islands might result in ICJ case. Noteworthy contributions Autospark, Bastin, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Bondegezou, Checco, Checco (it), CrazyRepublican, Doktorbuk, EBB, Europarliament, Everyking, Hoshie, IdiotSavant, JLogan, Lilac Soul, Red_King, Rizalninoynapoleon, Ronline, RJFF, Ssolbergj, Steven Andrew Scarface220995, That-Vela-Fella, The Tom, Zntrip, Zscout370. Upcoming international politics United States: new flags in Minnesota (11 May 2024), maybe Illinois and Maine (Nov 2024) Lebanon: new government post-election Luxembourg: local election results Netherlands: new government post-election Serbia: new government after parliamentary and regional election Sint Maarten: new government post-election (Mercelina→PM) Tasmania: new government post-election Croatia: new government post-election Solomon Islands: new government post-election Basque Country: new government post-election Iran: elec·tion results Pakistan: Senate election results Maldives: election results Israel: Netanyahu trial Hungary: Fidesz→ECR/new EP group? Armenia/Azerbaijan: border crisis Poland: constitutional crisis (continued) Togo: Western Togoland Rebellion Western Sahara: clashes Planet Nine domestic politics United States: current congress Equal Rights Amendment, People's Rights Amendment (anti-Citizens United), Right to Vote Amendment (anti-Shelby County), For the People Act, Voting Rights Advancement Act (to restore VRA) Washington, D.C. Admission Act, Equality Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Violence Against Women Act National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (previously close: NV) United Kingdom (polls/bills) Brexit aftermath (NI, Scotland, Wales, London, Gibraltar) Ireland: Senate reform (abolition failed) – directly elected mayor in Dublin (failed, maybe later?) referendum plans: voting from abroad (soon); later: voting age 16, Unified Patent Court, directly elected mayors, Irish Water in public ownership (early 2020?), ESC rights – Citizens' Assembly topics? (population ageing, climate change, details about referendums and fixed terms) Kosovo: Recognition (115—52(1/32/19)—28). Newest conflicts Ukraine/Russia: war (counteroffensive maps: Mykolaiv+Kherson, Kharkiv+Luhansk, Donetsk+Zaporizhzhia) Myanmar: coup d'état, protests and insurgency (NUCC/CRPH/NUG/PDF) (@arabthomness' map (3 Apr 2024)) Israel: October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict Republic of Artsakh: 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes Ethiopia: Amhara war Niger: ECOWAS invasion plans Sudan: civil war (ThomasVLinge map 15 Apr 2024) Arab Winter Arab Spring (impact) → Arab Winter → New Arab Spring: Lebanon: protests Sudan: transition, peace process, new protests Syria (NCSROF): Syrian Civil War timeline – international intervention – peace talks, Constitutional Committee map, detailed map, arabthomness' map (5 Sep), deSyracuse's map (21 Dec), le_carabinier's map (22 Aug), archicivilians' map (26 Jan), Nawar Oliver's map (7 Apr), Cristian Ionita's map (31 Jul), Suriyak's map (30 Aug) Da'esh: rebels (Turkey in Idlib, demilitarisation; Syrian Desert, NW Syria) – Rojava Kurds (Afrin insurgency vs. Turkey) spillover (map of Syria and Iraq): Turkey: Turkish occupation of Syria, Rojava assault Iraq: international intervention, Kurdistan and Êzîdxan Yemen: civil war (intervention, Taʿizz, Al Ḥudaida Governorate) MarkMonmonier's map (11 Mar), @arabthomness' map (29 Mar) (comparison: Apr 16 vs Feb 17), archicivilians' map (15 Nov), deSyracuse's map (23 Jun), Suriyak's map (27 Jul) Libya: civil war and peace process (Libyan Political Dialogue Forum) – const.ref. by ConstAss/instead: elections after Libyan Political Dialogue Forum maps: @arabthomness' map (26 Jul), CMO-MOC map (18 Aug), Libyen Insider's map (6 May), Suriyak's map (30 Jun) – Nafusa/South Jifarah (al-Aziziyah/Gharyan/Tarhunah; 5 Jun) and Jifarah/Tripoli Area (4 Jun) by Gargaristan (both probably done), Sirte area (22 Jul) by Gargaristan, @dhadelli's map (18 Feb) (Tripoli Area) Other conflicts @arabthomness' world map (21 Jul), Rafal R./@rr0162's African conflicts map (24 May) Nigeria: insurgency – MarkMonmonier's map (14 May) Palestine: arabthomness' map Somalia: War in Somalia's Operation Indian Ocean (timeline, map1/map2, arabthomness' map (4 Jan), Rafal R.'s map (8 Apr 2023)) South Sudan: conflict – MarkMonmonier's map (9 Feb) Turkey: civil war 23 February 2013: Next Conflict Barometer – 23 February 2014: Next Conflict Barometer – 23 February 2015: Next Conflict Barometer 23 January 2015: New Freedom in the World report SSM: Czechia, Liechtenstein, Thailand, Venezuela – Latin America (Barbados?, Bolivia, Dominica?, Dominican Republic?, El Savador, Guatemala, Grenada?, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname) 13 December: Goldenes Brett 2019 7 January: 81st Golden Globe Awards 15 January: 75th Primetime Emmy Awards 10 March: 96th Academy Awards 20 March: 24th Game Developers Choice Awards 11 April: 20th British Academy Games Awards 26 April: Fakt oder Fake/Was gibt es Neues?/Gute Nacht Österreich 26 April: ZDF Magazin Royale (Folge 110) (27 April/)4 May: Saturday Night Live S49E16 27 April: White House Correspondents' Dinner 28 April: Democratic primary 28 April: Das Wunder DU 7+/Hohes Haus 28 April: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver S11E10 28 April: Bürgermeisterstichwahl in Innsbruck 2024 29 April: Millionenshow 29 April: 2024 Togolese parliamentary election April: Firefly: The Fall Guys April: next Stranger Things comic: The Voyage, then The Many Ghosts of Dr. Brenner 30 April: Report/Willkommen Österreich 30 April: 2024 New York's 26th congressional district special election 30 November/30 April: Next peacekeeping missions set to expire. (EUBAM/UNMISS, EUAM Iraq) April: next Galileo launch April?: next UK local government mergers (December/)January: The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023/Special (Telly) Canadian byelections, 2024 North Korean parliamentary election, 2024 Democratic Unionist Party leadership election, 2024 Umbrian regional election unknown: Next Ukrainian parliamentary election, Next Sudanese general election, 2023 Sri Lankan local elections, Premières élections régionales tunisiennes/2022 Tunisian regional elections postponed a lot: 2024 Chadian parliamentary election, 2022 Chuukese independence referendum, Next Egyptian municipal elections, Next Haitian general election and 2022 Haitian constitutional referendum, Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2019, 2022 Lebanese presidential election, Next Libyan presidential election and Next Libyan parliamentary election and Next Libyan referendum, Next Malian parliamentary election, Next Myanmar general election, 2021 Palestinian legislative election and 2021 Palestinian presidential election, 2020 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum, Next Yemeni parliamentary election and Next Yemeni presidential election, Next Tokelau status referendum by 2025 (July/October): CIFAR this next UK election unknown/long-term on7going: Austria: Praterstraße inkl. Nestroyplatz (2024)), Pfeilgasse (2024?), Piaristengasse (Juli–August 2023?), Thaliastraße (bis ca. 2024?), FuZo Servitengasse (–November 2023), Bernardgasse (2023), Kirchengasse, Stiftgasse (2027), Neugestaltung Schwedenplatz (verzögert), Projekt „Wiener Eislaufverein – Hotel Intercontinental – Wiener Konzerthaus“, neuer Freiraum am Sophienspital-Gelände (bis 2024), Lerchenfelder Straße (2024), Josef-Matthias-Hauer-Platz, Michaelerplatz neu (ab Feber 2024), Christian-Broda-Platz neu (bis Herbst 2024), Wiedner Hauptstraße (bis Herbst 2024), Favoritenstraße (bis Herbst 2025) – Wientalterrassen (zwei weitere Wienzeile Höhe Spengergasse und zwischen Neville-Brücke und Reinprechtsdorfer Straße später), eine der drei Rad-Langstrecken und zwei von sieben Flaniermeilen bis 2018 (weitere bis 2025; Rad-Langstrecken) Bougainville: independence by 2025 Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda [1], Australia (Republicanism in Australia), Bahamas [2], Belize [3], Grenada (?), Jamaica [4] (Republicanism in Jamaica), Saint Kitts and Nevis [5], Saint Lucia [6], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [7] Cook Islands: name change to Avaiki Nui Avaiki Rua or Atea (… also new flag?) European Union: missing treaty ratifications (Unified Patent Court: 9, Single Resolution Fund: 4) Croatia yet to join European Economic Area (7+1 missing) Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen Area visa-free travel for a lot of countries (Asia: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Pacific: Vanuatu; Latin America: Ecuador, Guyana) Guyana/Venezuela: dispute mediation by Dag Halvor Nylander failed, so now ICJ case Gulf Cooperation Council: Union plans Iraq: Kirkuk status referendum (border changes planned before?) and Basra Federal Region referendum New Caledonia: referendum on new status (originally due by 30 June 2023) Pakistan: new Bahawalpur Province and Saraikistan/South Punjab provinces Solomon Islands: To enact republican federal constitution draft, progress in 2016, to be passed soon??. Sudan: Abyei status referendum – national dialogue United States: cannabis legalization law, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, capital punishment abolishments (KY NV OR, previously almost CA DE NE), redistricting initiatives in Florida, Michigan, Ohio; perhaps Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, vote by mail: California (by 2022?) on the way, North Dakota also? (31/53) Guam/Northern Mariana Islands Integration plebiscites, status plebiscite in Guam? 1 May: WELTjournal/WELTjournal+/Werner Grubers Experimentalküche 2 May: 2024 United Kingdom local elections and 2024 Blackpool South by-election 2 May: Am Schauplatz/€co/Die Tafelrunde (2 May): Reschke Fernsehen 17 2 May: Doublecheck auf Ö1 4 May: 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 5 May: 2024 Panamanian general election 6 May/22 June: 2024 Chadian presidential election 7 May: Republican primary 7/9/11 May: Eurovision Song Contest 2024 8 May: 2024 North Macedonian presidential election runoff and 2024 North Macedonian parliamentary election 12 May: 2024 Catalan regional election 12/26 May: 2024 Lithuanian presidential election and 2024 Lithuanian constitutional referendum 14 May: Google I/O 19 May: 2024 Dominican Republic general election 21 May: 2024 California's 20th congressional district special election 22 May: Lai Ching-te takes office 26 May: 2024 Cambodian provincial elections 28 May: 2024 Israeli Labor Party leadership election 29 May: 2024 Vanuatuan constitutional referendum 29 May: 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election 29 May: 2024 South African general election 1 June: 2024 Icelandic presidential election 2 June: 2024 Belgrade City Assembly election 2 June: 2024 Mexican general election 4 June: 2024 Indian general election 6—9 June: 2024 European Parliament election 8 June: 2024 Maltese local elections 8—9 June: 2024 Italian local elections and 2024 Piedmontese regional election 9 June: 2024 Belgian federal election and 2024 Belgian regional elections 9 June: 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election 9 June: 2024 Hungarian local elections 9 June: 2024 Irish local elections 9 June: 2024 Romanian local elections 9 June: 2024 San Marino general election 9 June: 2024 South Ossetian parliamentary election 9 June: 2024 Swiss referendums/Volksabstimmungen 10 June: 2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election 15 June: Peter Pellegrini takes office 22 June: 2024 Mauritanian presidential election 22 June: 2024 Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election 25 June: 2024 Colorado's 4th congressional district special election 27–28 June: EU summit 28 June: 2024 Mongolian parliamentary election June: 2024 United Nations Security Council election 15/16 July: 2024 Rwandan general election 28 July: 2024 Venezuelan presidential election July: 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election (25 April/)August: new Ubuntu LTS point release 24 August: 2024 Northern Territory general election August: Bulwer-Lytton Contest 1 September: 2024 Saxony state election and 2024 Thuringian state election 7 September: 2024 Algerian presidential election 8 September: 2024 Russian elections 10 September: 2024 Jordanian general election 15/29 September: 2024 Romanian presidential election 22 September: 2024 Brandenburg state election 29 September: 2024 Austrian legislative election September: Landtagswahl in der Steiermark 2024 September: Landtagswahl in Vorarlberg 2024 September: 2024 Ig Nobel Prize (http://improbable.com/ ) probably in 2028, but keep checking: periodic assessment of research performance in Slovakia October: next Axiom mission (4) 1 October: new Capitani Regenti in San Marino 6/27 October: 2024 Brazilian municipal elections 6 October: 2024 Bosnian municipal elections 6/20 October: 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election 9 October: 2024 Mozambican general election 13 October: 2024 Belgian local elections 20 October: 2024 Moldovan presidential election and 2024 Moldovan European Union referendum 26 October: 2024 Queensland state election 26 October: 2024 Georgian parliamentary election 27 October: 2024 Uruguayan general election October: 2024 Botswana general election October: 2024 Czech Senate election October: 2024 Australian Capital Territory general election October: 2024 British Columbia general election October: 2024 New Brunswick general election October: 2024 Saskatchewan general election October: Disenchantment: Untold Tales Vol.3 5 November: 2024 United States elections, incl. House, senatorial and gubernatorial elections as well as Maine State Flag Referendum 12 November: 2024 Palauan general election 13 November: 2024 Somaliland presidential election 27 November: 2024 Indonesian local elections 27 November: 2024 Namibian general election 30 November: 2024 Mauritian general election December: 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference 7 December: 2024 Ghanaian general election 12 December: The Game Awards 2024 December/January: 2024 Croatian presidential election December/January: 2024–25 Uzbek parliamentary election December: 2024 Guinea-Bissau presidential election The Book of Dust #3 (buy once whole set out)? (December?): Olli Dittrichs TV-Zyklus 14 end of year?: Berkman Klein Center Fellowships Unknown Reform of the United Nations Security Council and Reform of the United Nations. International courts: to be continued via Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (2/8 Rwanda cases) Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution (news) Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Special Tribunal for Lebanon since 2009 (4 at large) Eradication of infectious diseases: ongoing: dracunculiasis (close), poliomyelitis (almost!) African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, trachoma, yaws filariasis, malaria, measles, onchocerciasis, rubella Chagas disease, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, visceral leishmaniasis 2025 Asterix 41? 1 January: Gemeindefusionen in der Schweiz Gemeentelijke_herindeling_in_Nederland 1 February: Förderungspreis und andere einreichen October: Landtags- und Gemeinderatswahl in Wien 2025 und Bezirksvertretungswahl in Wien 2025 (Green targets: 6/9/2/4/5, SPÖ targets: 19/1) 2026+ 2026: November 2026: House, senatorial and gubernatorial elections 2028: November 2028: House, senatorial and gubernatorial elections Issues Currencies Main page: User:Nightstallion/currencies € New euro joiners have to accede to the Treaty establishing the ESM. new member states to decide € coin design: design to be finalised: Bulgaria (Madara Rider chosen) competition under consideration: Czech Republic, Hungary no information on design: Poland, Romania new member states already in ERM II (eligible 2022-07): Bulgaria new member states to join ERM II: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania new member states to adopt €: later: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna to introduce € instead of CFP franc. (French Polynesia in favour, Wallis and Futuna in favour but New Caledonia's independentists apparently against it) Denmark to introduce € after referendum. (also to get rid of three other derogations) Sweden to introduce € after referendum as polls have bettered. United Kingdom to introduce € after five economic tests have been met and referendum has been held. Gibraltar to introduce €. Other currency unions East African Community to introduce East African shilling. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to introduce common currency. WAMZ to introduce Eco (currency). (including Cape Verde and Liberia?) Southern African Development Community to introduce common currency. Arab Maghreb Union to introduce a common currency. ASEAN to introduce a common currency. Caribbean Community to introduce a common currency. 22px Central American Integration System to introduce a common currency. Economic Community of West African States to merge West African CFA franc and Eco into a single common currency in 2020. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to introduce a common currency. File:Flag of South America.svg Union of South American Nations to introduce a common currency. Remainder Timor-Leste to introduce and Ecuador to reintroduce their own currency instead of the United States dollar. Paraguay might revalue Paraguayan guaraní, Colombia likely to revalue Colombian peso, Indonesia might revalue Indonesian rupiah, Iran to revalue and rename Iranian rial (1:10,000, Iranian parsi), Iraq planning to revalue Iraqi dinar. Regional bloc accession/membership Main page: User:Nightstallion/european integration process (by country) Main page: User:Nightstallion/european integration process (by type) Andean Community of Nations: Chile, Mexico, Panama ASEAN: Papua New Guinea (possibly), Timor-Leste (applied 2006) Caribbean Community: Dominican Republic East African Community: South Sudan — Somalia, Sudan EFTA: Faroe Islands ESA enlargement: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia (joined PECS/ECS) Israel, Malta, Turkey, Ukraine (joined CA) Croatia (soon) Iceland, Liechtenstein (possible) Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: Yemen NATO: Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro (in MN's case, only some in favor) (Membership Action Plan) Georgia, Ukraine (Intensified Dialogue) (goal of governments) Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Kosovo (goal of governments?) Finland, Serbia, Sweden (some in favour), OECD: Numerous countries. In membership talks: Russia (suspended) In preparation: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, Romania "Enhanced engagement": Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, South Africa Interested: Malaysia, Peru Europe members: Malta applied to join 24 September 2005; Cyprus likely to join. United States Visa Waiver Program: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania Status changes Main page: User:Nightstallion/dependencies Main page: User:Nightstallion/federal subjects of Russia Further information: List of territorial disputes Internal status changes France… …to decide status of eight overseas departments and territories (French Polynesia and New Caledonia → independence; French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna → unknown). …to decide on establishment of Département Pays Basque, to secede from Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques at some point in the future. Attempt to gather 45,000 signatures to force a referendum failed in October 2006. Philippines to resolve Bangsamoro issue: Moro Islamic Liberation Front has been fighting for more autonomy or independence for decades. Russia to reduce number of federal subjects from 83 to between 40 and 50. United Kingdom to decide status of twelve overseas territories, the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus and three crown dependencies (technically not even part of the UK, but of the British Crown). Anguilla seeking independence? Bermuda still discussing independence from United Kingdom. Already held a referendum in 1995, which failed with only 25% in favour. British Indian Ocean Territory to be ceded to Mauritius, which is getting rather angry about the Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute. Montserrat was supposed to become independent, but a volcano eruption in 1995 halted these moves. Future uncertain. Turks and Caicos Islands to become independent? Former ruling Progressive National Party pro-independence. United States territories of Puerto Rico (discussion ongoing) and New Columbia to become the 51st and 52nd states, Guam to become a commonwealth (procedural problems mostly). Also to get out of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Australian Northern Territory to become a state. Canada: Proposals for new Canadian provinces and territories. Tokelau rejected free association with New Zealand in a referendum in February 2006 and in another one in October 2007 (a majority of around 60% was in favour, but not the required supermajority of 66.6%). Will be voted on again in the future. Cook Islands and Niue could become factually independent from New Zealand any time they wish by joining the United Nations as Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia did. Sudan likely to be restructured: East Sudan Peace Agreement of 2007 with Eastern Front in Al Qadarif, Kassala and Red Sea; Darfur Peace Agreement to be enforced and possibly renegotiated, with a referendum on amalgamation to be held. Denmark Rigsfællesskabet to break apart in the long run. Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands to break apart in the long run? Secession Will secede (or at least hold a referendum) Bougainville will hold a referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea between 2015 and 2020. New Caledonia is to hold up to three referendum on independence from France between 2014 and 2018. Certainly wants to secede French Polynesia is actively working towards independence from France; President Oscar Temaru in his September 14, 2007 election speech indicated he wanted a referendum on independence within 20 years. For Kashmir, independence may be the only long-term option in its position between India, Pakistan and People's Republic of China. Musharraf might be willing to talk about it. Nevis actively working towards independence from Saint Kitts and Nevis, referendum to be held. Already held a referendum in 1998, which failed to pass although more than 60% were in favour, since 66.6% were required. Palestine to become independent from Israel, consisting of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; Israel will have to pull out of the West Bank first; reconstruction in the Gaza Strip is currently starting. (ISO code exists.) Inner Mongolia, Tibet and Uyghuristan/East Turkestan to gain freedom from People's Republic of China sooner or later. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to hold a referendum on independence from Morocco... hopefully. Morocco has been less than forthcoming, however. Western Sahara enjoys support from Algeria and Spain, among others. (ISO code exists.) Could secede, insufficient support Breakup of the United Kingdom: Scotland held an unsuccessful referendum on independence from United Kingdom. Wales to possibly become independent from the United Kingdom some time...? Faroe Islands postponed plans for independence from Denmark for economic reasons. Greenland might hold a referendum on independence from Denmark. Quebec to hold a third referendum on indepence from Canada, if the Parti Québécois manages to win elections again. Taiwan to be acknowledged as independent and admitted to UN; might declare independence as Republic of Taiwan. (ISO code exists.) Unification/Breakup Azerbaijan to reincorporate Nagorno-Karabakh (political status of Nagorno-Karabakh). Belarus and Russia to reincorporate after referenda (Union of Russia and Belarus)? Cyprus and Northern Cyprus to reincorporate ( United Cyprus Republic): Unification process negotiated by Europe. Georgia to reincorporate Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both of which operate with Russian support. Ireland and Northern Ireland to reincorporate ( United Ireland). South Korea and North Korea (or File:Republic of Choson Flag.png Republic of Choson?) to reincorporate ( United Korea). Moldova to reincorporate Transnistria: Unification process negotiated by Europe. Russia supports Transnistrian viewpoint. Somalia to be refounded (currently split up into a number of semi-states and Somaliland). Unification of Moldova and Romania possible. Armenia and Western Armenia in Turkey? Azerbaijan and Southern Azerbaijan in Iran? Federal Europe (from the member states of the Europe). Federal Republic of China, or some other kind of reunification (from People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan). East African Federation by 2020 or so after referenda (from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda). File:Flag of South America.svg Union of South American Nations (from its twelve member states). If Federal Republic of China does not come into being, a breakup of People's Republic of China is likely. Russia is likely to lose some of its more autonomist regions over the next decades, particularily in the North Caucasus and in Siberia. Democratization and related issues Main page: User:Nightstallion/freedom house index Main page: User:Nightstallion/conflict barometer Main page: User:Nightstallion/peacekeeping missions Main page: User:Nightstallion/death penalty Main page: User:Nightstallion/International Criminal Court Many states to abolish death penalty. Many states to ratify Rome Statute and APIC. (MAP) Lots of states to abolish conscription, most notably Austria, Cyprus, Denmark (soon!), Estonia, Finland and Greece in the Europe. Plans to abolish it in Georgia and Ukraine. (Source: http://www.wri-irg.org/co/rtba/ ) Many states to allow same-sex marriage. Liberia and Myanmar likely to metricate once democracy has fully returned, United Kingdom (Metrication in the United Kingdom) and United States (Metrication in the United States) likely to take their time (though the UK *has* to, according to Union law). Disputes and conflicts Bolivia and Chile to resolve conflict over Bolivia's sea access. Colombia to resolve civil war with ELN and FARC-EP. Eastern Europe to improve human rights situation for Roma, e. g. through the Decade of Roma Inclusion. Indonesia to finally let go of West Papua, as well as implement the autonomy agreement for Aceh. Russia to resolve civil war in Chechnya. Spain to resolve the ambitions of its autonomous communities: Historical communities: Andalusia, the Basque Country (38 to 31 in favour?!), Catalonia and Galicia demand more autonomy or independence. The Basque Country might attain independence (Basque Country and Navarre in Spain, parts of the département Pyrénées Atlantiques in France). The Catalan Countries might also succeed with this endeavour (Balearic Islands, Catalonia, La Franja (eastern part of Aragon) and Valencia in Spain, Andorra, Northern Catalonia (part of the département Pyrénées-Orientales) in France). Galicians might also favour to merge with Portugal. New statutes for Aragon, Balearic Islands and Castile-La Mancha (to be passed as law soon), Valencia. Autonomous communities which want to declare themselves comunidades históricas: Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Valencia Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia and Navarre don't have plans to declare themselves as a comunidad histórica yet. Sudan to resolve civil war in Darfur. Turkey to resolve Armenian Genocide, Assyrian Genocide and Pontic Greek Genocide issues, as well as the rights of Alevis. Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey to resolve conflict over Kurdistan issue: Rebels have been fighting in eastern Turkey for an independent Kurdistan for decades, and the Kurdish Autonomous Region in northern Iraq might break away. Uganda to resolve civil war in the north with Lord's Resistance Army. Monarchism Commonwealth Realms Australia to become a republic. Canada to become a republic. Jamaica to become a republic (very likely, but postponed a couple of times). New Zealand to become a republic. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to become a republic (referendum in 2009 failed due to controversial constitution proposal, both main parties republican). Solomon Islands to become a republic (certain, only matter of time until new constitution). Tuvalu to become a republic (referendum in 2008 failed, likely due to low turnout). United Kingdom to become a republic (cf. Commonwealth of Britain Bill). Other Commonwealth Realms which could become republics: Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Belize Grenada Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Monarchies Constitutional monarchies: Equal primogeniture: Belgium (×), Denmark (×), Luxembourg (×), Netherlands (×), Norway (×), Sweden (×), United Kingdom (×) Male primogeniture: Bhutan (×), Spain (×, to be changed?), Thailand (×) Salic law: Japan (×, could still be changed?) Special cases: Andorra (/×/, co-principality), Cambodia (×, appointed by Throne Council), Lesotho (×, appointed by the College of Chiefs), Malaysia (×, elective monarchy with fixed order of rotation for five-year terms) Semi-constitutional monarchies: Male primogeniture: Monaco (×) Salic law: Bahrain (×), Jordan (×), Liechtenstein (×), Morocco (×) Special cases: Kuwait (×, appointed by current ruler) Absolute monarchies: Male primogeniture: Tonga (×, strong democratic movement) Agnatic seniority: Saudi Arabia (×) Salic law: Brunei (×), Oman (×) Special cases: Qatar (×, appointed by royal family), Eswatini (×, appointed by royal family), United Arab Emirates (President is always the Emir of Abu Dhabi), Vatican City (elected in a papal conclave) Flag changes National level: Australia (repeatedly discussed; still uses blue ensign) Cook Islands (not discussed yet, but still uses blue ensign) Fiji (discussed in 2016, but change then cancelled after dozens of designs considered, but still uses blue ensign) Iraq (transitional flag approved on 22 January 2008, new flag to be adopted within a year – never happened) New Caledonia (lacks own flag, officially uses , inofficially uses ) New Zealand (repeatedly discussed; still uses blue ensign) Niue (not discussed yet, but still uses yellow ensign) Northern Ireland (new flag might be designed) Tuvalu (not discussed yet, but still uses blue ensign). Subnational entities still using blue or red ensigns: New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Manitoba Ontario Austrian politics, public transport in Vienna, electoral reform Main page: User:Nightstallion/public transport in Vienna Proporz to be abolished in Lower Austria and Upper Austria, and to be factually abolished in Vienna Better immigration policy. Abolishing conscription. Legalising abortion de iure, and not only de facto. Carinthia to put up *more* bilingual town signs, Enotna Lista finally to have electoral success. Vienna's Bezirksvertretungen (watchlist: 3/16/17): 1., Innere Stadt 2020: ÖVP 40.52%, SPÖ 22.97%, Grüne 17.38% 2015: ÖVP 25.68%, SPÖ 24.18%, Grüne 15.97% 2010: ÖVP 37.95%, SPÖ 23.44%, Grüne 18.37% 2005: ÖVP 43.32%, SPÖ 29.84%, Grüne 18.30% 2001: ÖVP 33.11%, SPÖ 25.64%, Grüne 17.34% 1996: ÖVP 38.21%, SPÖ 18.90%, Grüne 11.35% 2., Leopoldstadt 2020: SPÖ 35.38%, Grüne 30.56%, FPÖ 5.03% (+ 2.27%) 2016: Grüne 35.34%, SPÖ 28.06%, FPÖ 22.47% 2015: SPÖ 38.64%, Grüne 22.15%, FPÖ 22.10% 2010: SPÖ 42.29%, FPÖ 21.00%, Grüne 20.78% 2005: SPÖ 48.46%, Grüne 19.60%, FPÖ 13.37% 2001: SPÖ 46.66%, FPÖ 19.81%, Grüne 15.51% 1996: SPÖ 38.47%, FPÖ 29.51%, Grüne 9.98% 4., Wieden 2020: SPÖ 33.23%, Grüne 28.10%, ÖVP 19.79% 2015: SPÖ 32.03%, Grüne 26.13%, ÖVP 16.09% 2010: SPÖ 28.22%, Grüne 28.19%, ÖVP 28.13% 2005: ÖVP 30.28%, SPÖ 29.35%, Grüne 28.13% 2001: ÖVP 30.11%, SPÖ 28.70%, Grüne 22.10% 1996: ÖVP 34.89%, SPÖ 24.14%, Grüne 12.74% 6., Mariahilf 2020: SPÖ 37.20%, Grüne 30.43%, ÖVP 14.87% 2015: SPÖ 33.94%, Grüne 29.80%, ÖVP 11.59% 2010: SPÖ 37.10%, Grüne 26.09%, ÖVP 18.08% 2005: SPÖ 35.55%, Grüne 28.97%, ÖVP 25.40% 2001: SPÖ 30.66%, ÖVP 25.70%, Grüne 24.91% 1996: ÖVP 34.21%, SPÖ 24.11%, Grüne 14.99% 8., Josefstadt 2020: Grüne 33.59%, ÖVP 30.55%, SPÖ 18.58% 2015: ÖVP 30.55%, Grüne 27.22% (+ 4.25%), SPÖ 19.70% 2010: ÖVP 27.53%, Grüne 24.23% (+ 11.63%), SPÖ 23.46% 2005: Grüne 32.26%, ÖVP/Pro Josefstadt 29.00%, SPÖ 28.58% 2001: ÖVP 25.19% (+ 7.02%), SPÖ 24.69%, Grüne 24.54% 1996: ÖVP 27.24% (+ 8.26%), SPÖ 21.62%, Grüne 15.47% 9., Alsergrund 2020: SPÖ 31.45%, Grüne 29.21%, ÖVP 18.32% 2015: SPÖ 31.28%, Grüne 27.45%, ÖVP 13.84% 2010: SPÖ 32.17%, Grüne 28.51%, ÖVP 21.99% 2005: SPÖ 33.81%, Grüne 29.43%, ÖVP 25.52% 2001: SPÖ 32.50%, ÖVP 26.03%, Grüne 21.23% 1996: SPÖ 27.80%, ÖVP 26.83%, Grüne 14.58% 10., Favoriten 2020: SPÖ 47.40%, FPÖ 10.52% (+ 4.32%) 2015: SPÖ 40.40%, FPÖ 38.18% 2010: SPÖ 47.43%, FPÖ 33.32% 11., Simmering 2020: SPÖ 41.49%, FPÖ 28.61% (+ 3.01%) 2015: FPÖ 41.76%, SPÖ 40.83% 2010: SPÖ 49.19%, FPÖ 34.21% 13., Hietzing 2020: ÖVP 44.25%, SPÖ 22.28% 2015: ÖVP 39.35%, SPÖ 23.29% 2010: ÖVP 36.51%, SPÖ 29.18% 2005: ÖVP 39.50%, SPÖ 33.38% 2001: ÖVP 36.65%, SPÖ 31.65% 1996: ÖVP 38.57%, SPÖ 29.02% 15., Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 2020: SPÖ 38.53%, Grüne 23.89%, ÖVP 13.40%, FPÖ 6.12% (+ 2.62%) 2015: SPÖ 39.05%, FPÖ 24.83%, Grüne 21.20%, ÖVP 6.69% 2010: SPÖ 43.60%, FPÖ 23.35%, Grüne 19.36%, ÖVP 9.74% 2005: SPÖ 49.47%, Grüne 17.56%, FPÖ 16.06%, ÖVP 13.46% 2001: SPÖ 47.33%, FPÖ 21.95%, Grüne 14.37%, ÖVP 12.87% 1996: SPÖ 38.12%, FPÖ 32.31%, ÖVP 12.63%, Grüne 9.13% 18., Währing 2020: Grüne 38.70%, ÖVP 27.48%, SPÖ 17.86% 2015: Grüne 28.07%, ÖVP 27.26%, SPÖ 22.19% 2010: ÖVP 30.63%, SPÖ 27.02%, Grüne 25.78% 2005: ÖVP 34.85%, SPÖ 30.40%, Grüne 23.07% 2001: ÖVP 32.13%, SPÖ 28.36%, Grüne 19.52% 1996: ÖVP 32.87%, SPÖ 24.65%, Grüne 11.35% 19., Döbling 2020: ÖVP 36.89%, SPÖ 26.92% 2015: ÖVP 32.53%, SPÖ 27.84% 2010: ÖVP 36.38%, SPÖ 31.82% 2005: ÖVP 40.67%, SPÖ 34.31% 2001: ÖVP 36.54%, SPÖ 32.61% 1996: ÖVP 37.31%, SPÖ 28.17% 21., Floridsdorf 2020: SPÖ 44.52%, FPÖ 9.64% (+ 4.46%) 2015: SPÖ 38.36%, FPÖ 37.15% 2010: SPÖ 45.00%, FPÖ 29.99% 22., Donaustadt 2020: SPÖ 45.08%, FPÖ 9.76% (+ 3.86%) 2015: SPÖ 40.67%, FPÖ 36.74% 2010: SPÖ 47.03%, FPÖ 30.20% Electoral reform in Canada: Federal: FPTP British Columbia: FPTP, BC-STV almost approved in 2005 referendum (58% approval, 60% needed), failed clearly in 2009 referendum (39% approval) Prince Edward Island: FPTP, MMP rejected in 2005 referendum (38% approval) Ontario: FPTP, MMP rejected in 2007 referendum (36.8% approval) New Brunswick: FPTP, MMP referendum in 2008 was cancelled Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon: FPTP Nunavut, Northwest Territories: FPTP non-partisan Miscellaneous Main page: User:Nightstallion/Order of the Stick References