auto-update week 42

europe/au.json

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
         "text": "Oesterreich"
       },
       "etymology": {
-        "text": "the name Oesterreich means \"eastern realm\" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of Bavaria, and, in fact, of all the Germans; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name"
+        "text": "the name Oesterreich means \"eastern realm\" and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of both Bavaria and all German peoples; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name"
       }
     },
     "Government type": {

europe/bo.json

@@ -574,8 +574,7 @@
       },
       "election results": {
         "text": "Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 58, other 2; composition - men 42, women 16, percentage women 27.6%<br><br>House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Belaya Rus 51, RPTS 8, CPB 7, LDPB 4, independent 40; composition - men 73, women 37, percentage women 33.6%; note - total National Assembly percentage women 31.5%"
-      },
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> the US does not recognize the legitimacy of the National Assembly"
+      }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {
       "highest court(s)": {
@@ -1179,7 +1178,7 @@
       "text": "approximately 45-50,000 active-duty troops; information on the individual services varies, but reportedly includes about 25-30,000 Army, 15,000 Air/Air Defense, and 5,000 Special Operations forces (2023)"
     },
     "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
-      "text": "the military's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-origin equipment, and in recent years Russia has continued to be the leading provider of arms; Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs), including vehicles, guided weapons, and electronic warfare systems (2023)"
+      "text": "the military's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-origin equipment, and in recent years Russia has continued to be the leading provider of arms; Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs), including vehicles, guided weapons, and electronic warfare systems (2024)"
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
       "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, also depending on academic qualifications; 17-year-olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2023)",

europe/ic.json

@@ -532,10 +532,10 @@
     },
     "Executive branch": {
       "chief of state": {
-        "text": "President Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (since 1 August 2016)"
+        "text": "President Halla TOMASDOTTIR (since 1 August 2024)"
       },
       "head of government": {
-        "text": "Prime Minister Halla TOMASDOTTIR (since 1 August 2024)"
+        "text": "Prime Minister Bjarni BENEDIKTSSON (since 9 April 2024)"
       },
       "cabinet": {
         "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the prime minister"

europe/lh.json

@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@
         "text": "unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats; 71 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote and 70 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)"
       },
       "elections": {
-        "text": "last held on 11 and 25 October 2020 (next to be held on 13 October 2024)"
+        "text": "last held on 13 October 2024 first round (next to be held on 27 October 2024 - second round)"
       },
       "election results": {
-        "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TS-LKD 50, LVZS 32, LSDP 13, LRLS 13, LP 11, DP 10, LLRA-KSS 3, LSDDP 3, LT 1, LZP 1, independent 4; composition - men 99, women 41, percentage women 29.3%"
+        "text": "preliminary first-round results percent of vote by party - LSDP 19.4%, TS-LKD 18%, NA 15%, DSVL 9.2%, LRLS 7.7%, LVZS 7%, LLRA-KSS 6%; seats by party - LSDP 20, TS-LKD 18, NA 15, DSVL 8, LRLS 8, LVZS 6, LLRA-KSS 2, Independents 1"
       }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {

europe/lo.json

@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
     },
     "Legislative branch": {
       "description": {
-        "text": "unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single- and multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)"
+        "text": "unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single- and multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); 76 seats needed for a majority"
       },
       "elections": {
         "text": "last held on 30 September 2023 (next to be held by 2027)"
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
     },
     "Military service age and obligation": {
       "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004 (2023)",
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2020, women made up around 12% of the military's full-time personnel"
+      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2021, women made up around 12% of the military's full-time personnel"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
       "text": "240 Cyprus (UNFICYP); up to 150 Latvia (NATO) (2024)"

europe/pl.json

@@ -595,8 +595,7 @@
       },
       "election results": {
         "text": "Senate - percent of vote by coalition/party - United Right 34.8%, Civic Coalition 28.9%, Third Way 11.5%, The Left 5.3%, Senate Pact Independents 2.7%, independent 3%; seats by coalition/party - Civic Coalition 41, United Right 34, Third Way 11, The Left 9, Senate Pact Independents 4, independent 1<br><br>Sejm - percent of vote by coalition/party - PiS 35.4%, KO 30.7%, TD 14.4%, Lewica 8.6%, Konf 7.2%; seats by coalition/party - United Way 194, Civic Coalition 157, Third Way 65, The Left 26, Confederation 18"
-      },
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the 2 houses meet jointly"
+      }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {
       "highest court(s)": {

europe/sm.json

@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
     },
     "Executive branch": {
       "chief of state": {
-        "text": "co-chiefs of state Captains Regent Alessandro ROSSI and Milena GASPERONI (for the period 1 April 2024 - 30 September 2024)"
+        "text": "co-chiefs of state Captains Regent Francesca CIVERCHIA and Dalibor RICCARDI (for the period 1 October 2024 - 30 March 2025)"
       },
       "head of government": {
         "text": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Luca BECCARI (since 8 January 2020)"

europe/up.json

@@ -580,12 +580,11 @@
         "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; 225 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 225 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed, party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)"
       },
       "elections": {
-        "text": "last held on 21 July 2019 (next to be held on 29 October 2023)"
+        "text": "last held on 21 July 2019 (the next parliamentary election will take place after the end of the Russo-Ukrainian War)"
       },
       "election results": {
         "text": "percent of vote by party - Servant of the People 43.2%, Opposition Platform-For Life 13.1%, Batkivshchyna 8.2%, European Solidarity 8.1%, Voice 5.8%, other 21.6%; Servant of the People 254, Opposition Platform for Life 43, Batkivshchyna 26, European Solidarity 25, Voice 20, Opposition Bloc 6, Svoboda 1, Self Reliance 1, United Centre 1, Bila Tserkva Together 1, independent 46; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 26 seats vacant; although this brings the total to 424 elected members (of 450 potential), article 83 of the constitution mandates that a parliamentary majority consists of 226 seats"
-      },
-      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> Legislative and presidential elections cannot be held under martial law.;the Verkhovna Rada declared martial law in February 2022 following Russia's full-scale invasion"
+      }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {
       "highest court(s)": {

europe/vt.json

@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@
     },
     "Legislative branch": {
       "description": {
-        "text": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano (7 seats; the president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and 6 cardinals appointed by the pope to serve 5-year terms)"
+        "text": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano; 7 seats appointed by the pope"
       },
       "elections": {
-        "text": "last held on 11 July 2018"
+        "text": "appointment dates vary"
       },
       "election results": {
-        "text": "composition - men 7, women 0"
+        "text": "composition - men 6, woman 1"
       }
     },
     "Judicial branch": {