{"id":5457,"date":"2026-02-25T14:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repdem.org\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:18:47","slug":"new-data-release-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/repdem.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/new-data-release-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New data release (February 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5457\" class=\"elementor elementor-5457\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf5f1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf5f1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68930156\" data-id=\"68930156\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7a3f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c7a3f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This release updates the dataset to 31 December 2025, incorporating terminations, new cabinets, the addition of a new variable, and corrections to previously identified coding errors. All changes are documented in detail in the <a style=\"background-color: #edf2f6;\" href=\"https:\/\/repdem.org\/index.php\/change-log\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change log<\/a>. Below is a short summary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-GB\">New governments formed between mid-September and December have been coded.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Government terminations occurring from mid-September through\u00a0February 2026 have been coded.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can find the datasets <a href=\"https:\/\/repdem.org\/index.php\/current-dataset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbbe516 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbbe516\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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