Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Politics

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot#Proposed merge of Pro-Bolsonaro demonstrations on Paulista Avenue into 2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Abesca (talk) 01:24, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Mikhail Suslov has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:43, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Socialist Party (India)#Requested move 13 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 1isall (talk | contribs) 20:22, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

What a timely article. Please add more sources if you can. Bearian (talk) 21:36, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

Per 1c of the WP:Featured article criteria, "it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources."

I am bolding the word "high-quality", as there is a higher standard of source than just reliable that references must meet for an article to become featured. I have started a discourse on whether we should have a list similar to WP:RSP of sources considered high-quality, as we could come to a consensus via discussion instead of figuring it out at random during featured article nominations and reviews. A lot of political sources either meet that standard with flying colors or fail miserably, so please give your input on which ones are good or which ones are not, and whether to support what I'm proposing or not. Thanks! HUMANXANTHRO (What you say about his company is what you say about society) 20:58, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Holocaust survivors and descendants in pro-Palestinian activism#Requested move 17 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 05:09, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tarique ministry#Requested move 17 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vestrian24Bio 06:45, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2025–2026 Iranian protests#Requested move 28 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Qwerty123M (talk) 12:14, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

The article Deputy inspector general of prisons has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced for 6 and 1/2 years. Tagged for Notability concerns for 5 months. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Fails the relevant notability guidelines. Lacks significant coverage. No single good redirect target exists.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 04:27, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Alt National Park Service article. DrThneed (talk) 21:42, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

I recently updated the page Idaho Legislature with an updated breakdown of members by gender. I also removed a couple of pie charts which were out of date as a result.

This has me wondering - should a breakdown of a legislative chamber by gender be on a page, and if so, is there a standard place to put it (infobox, composition section, membership section, etc...)? Tymewalk (talk) 02:38, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

IMHO, I'd remove such pie charts. I'd favour removing any such breakdown of members. GoodDay (talk) 03:09, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Should it be added in the Ali Larijani article that he is regarded as the real de facto leader of Iran since End December 2025? There are more than 15 sources which have the opinion that he is the real de facto leader. Here are the sources:

1. https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-ali-larijani-the-unofficial-strongman-in-iran/a-76202526
2. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/iran-krieg-chamenei-ali-laridschani-portraet-li.3396528?reduced=true
3. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/vertrauter-des-revolutionsfuhrers-dieser-mann-soll-irans-regime-retten-15233853.html
4. https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/iran-krieg-ali-larijani-ist-irans-inoffizieller-staatschef-436744311170
5. https://taz.de/Nach-dem-Tod-von-Chamenei/!6159106/
6. https://www.derstandard.de/consent/tcf/story/3000000310750/ali-larijani-der-starke-mann-im-iran
7. https://www.derstandard.de/consent/tcf/story/3000000310750/ali-larijani-der-starke-mann-im-iran
8. https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/iran-ali-larijani-soll-retten-was-vom-regime-in-teheran-uebrig-ist-a-6c4c0a19-9a5a-4371-94bf-18ce8a234bfa
9. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887492
10. https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ali-larijani-iran-new-leader-khamenei-b2930292.html
11. https://www.news18.com/world/who-is-ali-larijani-irans-de-facto-head-now-leading-war-against-us-israel-ws-l-9942304.html
12. https://modern.az/en/analitika/577192/he-actually-rules-iran/
13. https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/middle-east-iran-leader-larijani-hmpr5djf0
14. https://www.aol.com/articles/irans-supreme-leader-runs-state-230442576.html
15. https://zeenews.india.com/world/israel-iran-war-who-is-ali-larijani-iran-succession-plan-khamenei-snsnc-3022042.html
16. https://www.timesofisrael.com/khamenei-planning-for-possible-assassination-appoints-larijani-to-key-role-report/
17. https://youtube/1XWQSh6YfB4?si=ntFXyy8gEUWbe8Jb
18. https://ground.news/article/irans-khamenei-elevates-larijani-as-prospects-of-war-with-us-grow
19. https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/ali-larijani-the-insider-bridging-irans-clerics-and-generals-3215092
20. https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/over-500-us-troops-killed-by-iran-de-facto-leader-larijani-claims-3215615
21. https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/who-is-sadegh-larijani-new-iran-leader-38jr8pvw2

MarketFruit (talk) 21:12, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

This involves Iran, Interim Leadership Council, Supreme Leader of Iran, etc. Also, see discussion I've opened at Village pump. -- GoodDay (talk) 21:18, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the RepresentUs article. DrThneed (talk) 21:14, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Carol Ruth Silver article. DrThneed (talk) 06:29, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Communist Party of Nepal#Requested move 3 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 22:21, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Port Arthur massacre (Australia)#Requested move 1 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Qwerty123M (talk) 01:46, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election#Requested move 9 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Qwerty123M (talk) 22:50, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Can we also get some politics editors to help maintain this upcoming event? This event does involves President Trump which comes with politics. Especially when this event being held during the Iran war which lead some disruption to page eventually. Thanks. UFCBonusExpertParamount (talk) 22:51, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2026 National Party of Australia leadership spill motion#Requested move 11 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Qwerty123M (talk) 08:24, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Should Wikipedia present China as a superpower since the 2020s or should we present an academic debate? See Talk:Superpower#China superpower status Moxy🍁 03:38, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:List of elected and appointed female state leaders#Requested move 9 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Qwerty123M (talk) 23:58, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article November 2025 United States military video controversy is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/November 2025 United States military video controversy until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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– MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 10:58, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:RAISE Act#Requested move 28 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. HurricaneZeta alt (talk) 18:50, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Dear everyone

Apologies if this is a noob question, but I was wondering if historical data was also welcome as part of the project? If so, this fantastic resource has data, plus links to other databases, all about early American elections. It even includes a link to a dataset of electoral boundaries/shapes, suitable for upload to Wikimedia Commons. Thought it would be good to put on the radar! I'd also be happy to develop a dissertation project with students in Computer Science in St Andrews if anyone fancies collaborating on adding the data to Wikidata (if it isn't already there).

Here's the website: Mapping Early American Elections

drkirstyross (talk) 20:11, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Blocking of Twitter in Nigeria#Requested move 15 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Abesca (talk) 05:44, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

K. B. Hedgewar redirects have been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether their use and function meet the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on these redirects at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 March 11 § K. B. Hedgewar redirects until a consensus is reached. — EarthDude (Talk) 17:09, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

In May 2025, @CompleteAnonymity brought up a talk on Ct senator Richard Blumenthal's talk page about never using official portrait if they are over 6 years old.

Then he started edit warring over the idea, which eventually turned in his favor. Many congresspeople now have low-quality images that look pretty bad.

The main thing is-

Vote A to keep newer photos.

Vote B to always use official portraits.

If B comes out successful, I think the oldest the portrait can be is 10-15 years old. ~~PolishHamster^yeah 23:46, 17 March 2026 (UTC)