After the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the first time, Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected President by forming a Government of National Unity (GNU) with opposition parties like the DA.

Alexander Stubb won the Finnish presidential election in February 2024 and assumed office in March, succeeding Sauli Niinistö.

Lawrence Wong was sworn in as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister on May 15, 2024, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff election in July 2024 to become the President of Iran, following the death of President Raisi in a helicopter crash.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, an opposition leader, won the 2024 Senegalese presidential election in the first round, becoming the country's youngest president.

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took over as the Secretary General of NATO on October 1, 2024, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg.

Lai Ching-te (William Lai) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was inaugurated as the President of Taiwan in May 2024, succeeding Tsai Ing-wen.

Narendra Modi secured a third consecutive term as Prime Minister after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected by parliament as Thailand's Prime Minister in August 2024 at the age of 37.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024.