2023

2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade. It was preceded by 2022 and is being succeeded by 2024.
== Events ==
=== January ===
* January 5 - The 2023 Jonathian general election is held. The election leads to a coalition government with the Liberals as the largest party, and Lily Danyon (pictured) being elected prime minister.
=== February ===
* February 18 - The Reulese naval craft HNF Tomoe is sunk by Blostian forces, causing major diplomatic stress between the two nations.
* February 21 - Inauguration of Lily Danyon.
=== March ===
* March 17 - Sasha Sturm announces his resignation as prime minister of Lyvena. His successor, declared three days after his resignation, was Roselle Westmore.
=== April ===
*April 1 - Roselle Westmore (pictured) is inaugurated as prime minister of Lyvena by Governor-General Wesley Parks.
*April 4 - The World Trade Center in Jumanji, Canadia, observes the 50th anniversary of it's inauguration.
*April 22 - The 2023 Elsovian general election is held. No party gained a majority, leading to coalition negotiations. Four days later, the PDT, Liberal Elsovians, and the PVDE confirmed a coalition, certifying a second term for incumbent prime minister Karen Creulle.
=== May ===
* May 5 - The GUIS Health Organization announces that COVID-19 is no longer considered a global health emergency.
* May 6 - Protests break out in Majonia against plans to give oil companies to perform oil drilling in the Redcorn Hills.
* May 9-13 - The Tapavision Song Contest 2023 is held in Berging, Fortland. Jersey wins the contest.
=== June ===
*June 12 - Kittenolivia declares war on Ballybug to stop them from invading Merquesia, sparking the Kittenolivian-Ballyian War.
===July===
* July 1 - Gelta City Metro inaugurates its new Intercity line.
=== August===
*August 7 - An avalanche occurs on Mt. Rijnman (pictured) in Lyvena, killing six.
*August 26 - 2023 Mastalian general election - None of the major parties and coalitions gain a majority, leading to further coalition talks.
*August 30 - Fortland begins a project to disarm its nuclear arsenal.
=== September ===
* September 8 – October 28 – 2023 Rugby World Cup in Corbaria. Rockland wins against New Croxley in the final.
=== October ===
*October 4-8 - The CBA Song Festival 2023 was held in Krakow, Poland. Tarestia-Wesburg achieved it's first ever win in the contest.
*October 14 - 2023 New Croxlese general election: The National Party wins a plurality of seats under leader Charles Lusk, while the Labour Party suffers the worst result for an incumbent ruling party in modern New Croxley history.
*October 25 - Commolacia's Supreme Court rules the United Front's prohibition of other political parties as unconstitutional.
=== November ===
*November 2 - The Scarabees release "All The Time", the band's last ever song, featuring restored vocals by Therman McDonald (1940–1980), as well as guitar tracks by Kadrick Watts (1943–2001).
*November 4 - 2023 Derkasian general election: The EAD wins the most seats, defeating the DOP-Logic government led by William Hammond.
*November 21 - 2023 Jurndazian presidential election: Wihanyr Shemsynus wins a second term.
=== December ===
* December 6 - DigiMind releases the Gemini Language Model. Gemini will act as a foundational model integrated into parent company tSearch's existing tools, including search and Atlas.
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