Government crises

political scandal that occurred in the United States (1972–1974)

democracy spoiled by demagoguery and the rule of passion over reason

martial law introduced in South Korea (3–4 December 2024)

1960–1965 war fought in the Congo

protests against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra by the PDRC

ongoing crisis occurring in the country of Yemen

political crisis in Thailand

event in Ecuador

2009 political crisis in Madagascar

conflicts in Libya from 2011 onwards

political crisis in Ivory Coast, when the electoral council declared that the opposition had won the 2010 elections, but the incumbent president L. Gbagbo claimed that he had won; after a civil war with French backing, Gbagbo was eventually captured

collapse of the German ruling coalition

crisis that led to the end of Boris Johnson's premiership

term used in political science

political crisis in Belgium in 1950

insurrectionary context in France linked to government instability and the Algerian war leading to the return to power of General de Gaulle

political crisis between the president and Ennahda

military coup d'état attempt in Armenia

crisis that led to the end of Liz Truss's premiership

mass resignation or threat thereof, of top-level government advisers

political crisis in Iraq

government crisis in Italy

series of snap elections

series of resignations by Bolivia's highest political leaders following disputed election results

political conflict in Peru

German political controversy

political crisis in 2008 in which the president’s NU-NS party withdrew from the governing coalition after a vote on a bill to limit the president’s powers in which the prime minister’s BYuT party voted with the opposition

political standoff between coalition and opposition factions of Verkhovna Rada in 2007

period in Egypt between the Egyptian revolution of 2011 and the installation of a counterrevolutionary regime under the presidency of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2014

political crisis in Bulgaria

political situation in El Salvador

Protests against political unfairty

2022 removal from office of the Pakistani prime minister

the catastrophic failure and downfall of a government

cessation of government functions following failure of the legislative branch to pass key bills which fund or authorize operations

Period of political and civil unrest in Thailand that culminated in a military coup in 2005-06

attempted coup in Jordan

political crisis in El Salvador

political crisis in Malaysia (2020-2022)

1912–13 political upheaval in Japan

2007–2011 period of political instability in Belgium

1999 political scandal in Belgium

political crisis

political crisis following the 2014 Swedish general election

political crisis following the fall of the Attal government

Government crisis in Italy

government crisis in Sweden

1885 French political crisis during the Sino-French War

Political crisis in Romania between government coalition partners

political unrest in Thailand since June 2025

2015–2016 political crisis in Montenegro

parliamentary and presidential legitimacy crisis in the country Georgia starting in 2024

fall of the second Prodi government

Venezuelan political, voting and human rights crisis

political crisis between departments demanding autonomy and national government

Stalemate in the Polish legislature

Government crisis resulting in resignation of the prime minister