A cabinet crisis, government crisis or political crisis refers to a situation where an incumbent

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

is unable to form or function, is toppled through an uprising, or collapses. Political crises may correspond with, cause or be caused by an economic crisis, and may spread among neighbouring countries.

Examples of cabinet crises

Belgium

* 2007–2011 Belgian political crisis * 2010–2011 Belgian government formation * 2019–2020 Belgian government formation

Canada

* 2024–2025 Canadian political crisis

Czech Republic

* 1997–1998 Czech political crisis

Estonia

* 2022 Estonian government crisis

France

* May 1958 crisis in France

Germany

* 2018 German government crisis * 2024 German government crisis

Iceland

* Cabinet of Björn Þórðarson (1942–44 caretaker government) * Klaustur Affair

Iraq

* 2022 Iraqi political crisis

Italy

* 2008 Italian government crisis * 2019 Italian government crisis * 2021 Italian government crisis * 2022 Italian government crisis

Netherlands

* Dutch childcare benefits scandal

Malawi

* 1964 Malawi cabinet crisis

Malaysia

2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis The 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis was triggered after several Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 14th Malaysian Parliament, 14th Malaysian Parliament Party switching, changed party support, leading to th ...