2020 national electoral calendar
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This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
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January
[edit]- 5 January:
- 9 January: Sint Maarten, Legislature[1]
- 11 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament
- 19 January: Comoros, Parliament (1st round)[2]
- 23 January: Tokelau, Legislature
- 26 January: Peru, Parliament
February
[edit]- 8 February: Ireland, Parliament
- 9 February:
- 21 February: Iran, Parliament (1st round)[6]
- 22 February: Togo, President[7]
- 23 February: Comoros, Parliament (2nd round)[2]
- 29 February: Slovakia, Parliament
March
[edit]- 1 March: Tajikistan, Assembly of Representatives[8]
- 2 March:
- 19 March: Vanuatu, Parliament[11]
- 22 March:
- 29 March: Mali, Parliament (1st round)
- 31 March: Artsakh, President (1st round) and Parliament[14]
April
[edit]- 14 April:
- 15 April: South Korea, Parliament[17]
- 19 April: Mali, Parliament (2nd round)
- 21 April: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)[16]
May
[edit]- 1 May: Palau, Constitutional Referendum[18]
- 20 May: Burundi, President and National Assembly[19]
- 25 May: Suriname, Parliament[20]
- 30 May: Niue, Legislature[21]
June
[edit]- 5 June: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament[22]
- 21 June: Serbia, Parliament[23]
- 22 June: Kiribati, President[24]
- 23 June: Malawi, President[25]
- 24 June: Mongolia, Parliament[26]
- 25 June – 1 July: Russia, Constitutional Referendum[27]
- 27 June: Iceland, President[28]
- 28 June: Poland, President (1st round)[29]
- 29 June: Anguilla, Legislature[30]
July
[edit]- 5 July:
- 10 July: Singapore, Parliament[33]
- 12 July: Poland, President (2nd round)[34]
- 15 July: North Macedonia, Parliament[35]
- 19 July: Syria, Parliament[36]
August
[edit]- 5 August: Sri Lanka, Parliament[37]
- 9 August: Belarus, President[38]
- 10 August: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives[39]
- 11–12 August: Egypt, Senate (1st round)[40]
- 30 August:
September
[edit]- 3 September: Jamaica, House of Representatives[43]
- 8–9 September: Egypt, Senate (2nd round)[44]
- 11 September: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)[45]
- 20–21 September: Italy, Constitutional Referendum[46]
- 24 September: Falkland Islands, Referendum[47]
- 27 September: Switzerland, Referendums
October
[edit]- 1 October: Bermuda, House of Assembly
- 2–3 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
- 4 October:
- Kyrgyzstan,
Parliament(election nullified)[48] - New Caledonia, Independence Referendum
- Kyrgyzstan,
- 7 October: Guernsey, Legislature
- 9–10 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
- 11 October:
- 17 October: New Zealand, Parliament and Referendums on cannabis and euthanasia
- 18 October:
- 22–24 October: Seychelles, President and Parliament[53][54]
- 24–25 October: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 1st phase)
- 25 October:
- 28 October: Tanzania, President and Parliament[56]
- 31 October:
November
[edit]- 1 November:
- 3 November:
- Palau, President, House of Delegates and Senate[61]
- United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- American Samoa, Governor and House of Representatives[62]
- Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, and Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections[63][64]
- Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court retention elections[65]
- Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives, Senate and Referendum
- U.S. Virgin Islands, Board of Education, Board of Elections, Legislature[66][67] and Referendum
- 5 November: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament[68]
- 7–8 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 2nd phase)
- 8 November: Myanmar, House of Representatives and House of Nationalities[69]
- 10 November: Jordan, House of Representatives[70]
- 11 November: Belize, House of Representatives[71]
- 15 November: Moldova, President (2nd round)[72]
- 21 November: Georgia, Parliament (2nd round)[73]
- 22 November: Burkina Faso, President and Parliament[74]
- 23–24 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (2nd round, 1st phase)
- 29 November:
December
[edit]- 5 December: Kuwait, Parliament[75]
- 6 December:
- 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament[77]
- 7–8 December: Egypt, House of Representatives (2nd round, 2nd phase)
- 8 December: Liberia, Senate and Constitutional Referendum[78]
- 27 December:
Indirect elections
[edit]The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:
- 6 January: Marshall Islands, President[82]
- 16–17 January: Uzbekistan, Senate[83]
- 22 January: Greece, President
- 23 January: Nepal, National Assembly
- 17 February and 24 November: Austria, Federal Council[84][85]
- 12 March: Isle of Man, Legislative Council[86]
- 26 March, 19 June and 2 November: India, Council of States
- 27 March: Tajikistan, National Assembly[87]
- 30–31 March: Ireland, Senate
- 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 11 May, 10 and 25 August, 13 September, 10 November and 10 December: Malaysia, Senate[88][89][90][91][92][93][94]
- 13 July: Suriname, President[95]
- 20 July: Burundi, Senate
- 12 August: Kazakhstan, Senate
- 27 September: France, Senate
- 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 25 November: Namibia, National Council
- 11 December: Madagascar, Senate[96]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
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