List of next general elections
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This is a list of the next general elections around the world in democratic polities. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the Prime Minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government. In most jurisdictions, general elections are held between every three to five years,[a] with presidential elections sometimes attaining six (Mexico and Russia since a 2008 amendment) or seven years (France's septennat until 2000).
A country's constitution may give elections a fixed timing (i.e. United States, Switzerland and Sweden) while some allow the government to dissolve Parliament and call a new vote up to a certain time limit (United Kingdom, Israel and Japan). Some constitutions may require Parliaments to elect the head of state under threat of dissolution (Greece before 2019). In most countries, the election for the representative assembly determines the government. In all of the countries in the Americas that directly elect their president, the presidential and the legislative election is held at the same time (except in Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, and Venezuela); however, most countries in Europe split these elections and schedule them at different times.
International standards set a number of rules to judge whether the election is unfair. Some countries hold staged elections, but in most cases the election's outcome is the result of organized influence as per social choice theory. Human rights violations include "compromise of the right to participate in government through free elections",[1] the right to freedom of association,[2] or the right to free expression.[3] Elections may also be unfair if unlawful political campaign financing favours particular interest groups, or if the law implicitly favors some through this means. Finally, media ownership may also create significant media bias.[4] The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of general elections.
List of next elections
- In cases where an election spans multiple days or has multiple phases, the first date of the election is presented in the table below. In cases where the exact date is unspecified, the latest possible date is listed in the "Next" column.
Africa
Eritrea has not held general elections since independence in 1991.
Americas
Asia
Afghanistan, 
Brunei, 
China, 
Saudi Arabia, and 
United Arab Emirates do not hold general elections.
Europe
| Country | Legislative election | Presidential election | Fairness | In power now | Status of executive party(s) in legislature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Last | Next | Term | Last | Next | ||||
 Albania
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4 | 25 Apr 2021 | 2025 | 5 | 16 May 2022 | 2027 | PS | Majority | |
 Andorra
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4 | 2 Apr 2023 | 2027 | — | DA-CC | Majority | |||
 Armenia
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5 | 20 Jun 2021 | 2026 | 7 | 3 Mar 2022 | 2025 | Civil Contract | Supermajority | |
 Artsakh
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5 | 31 Mar 2020 | 2025 | — | Free Motherland–UCA | Majority | |||
 Austria
|
5 | 29 Sep 2019 | 2024 | 6 | 9 Oct 2022 | 2028 | ÖVP, Greens | Majority coalition | |
 Azerbaijan
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5 | 9 Feb 2020 | 2025 | 7 | 11 Apr 2018 | 2025 | Dominant-party system; authoritarian state | YAP | Supermajority |
 Belarus
|
4 | 17 Nov 2019 | 25 Feb 2024 | 5 | 9 Aug 2020 | 2025 | Sham elections; authoritarian state | Belaya Rus | Supermajority |
 Belgium
|
5 | 26 May 2019 | 9 Jun 2024 | — | MR, Open VLD, PS, Vooruit, Ecolo, Groen, CD&V | Majority coalition | |||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
4 | 2 Oct 2022 | 2026 | 4 | 2 Oct 2022 | 2026 | SDP, SNSD, HDZ BiH, NiP, DNS, NS, BHZ | Minority coalition | |
 Bulgaria
|
4 | 2 Apr 2023 | 2027 | 4 | 14 Nov 2021 | Nov 2026 | GERB—SDS, PP–DB | Majority coalition | |
 Croatia
|
4 | 5 Jul 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 22 Dec 2019 | Dec 2024 | HDZ, SDSS | Minority coalition | |
 Cyprus
|
5 | 30 May 2021 | May 2026 | 5 | 5 Feb 2023 | 2028 | DIKO, DIPA, EDEK | Minority coalition | |
 Czech Republic
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4 | 9 Oct 2021 | 2025 | 5 | 13 Jan 2023 | Jan 2028 | Spolu, Pirates and Mayors | Majority coalition | |
 Denmark
|
4 | 1 Nov 2022 | 2026 | — | A, V, M | Majority coalition | |||
 Estonia
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4 | 5 Mar 2023 | 2027 | 5 | 30 Aug 2021 | 2026 | Reform, SDE, E200 | Majority coalition | |
 Finland
|
4 | 2 Apr 2023 | 2027 | 6 | 28 Jan 2018 | Jan 2024 | SDP, Kesk, VIHR, vas., SFP | Majority coalition | |
 France
|
5 | 12 Jun 2022 | Jun 2027 | 5 | 10 Apr 2022 | Apr 2027 | Ensemble | Minority | |
 Georgia
|
4 | 31 Oct 2020 | 26 Oct 2024 | 6 (5 after 2024 elections) | 28 Oct 2018 | Oct 2024 | Georgian Dream, People's Power | Majority coalition | |
 Germany
|
4 | 26 Sep 2021 | 2025 | 5 | 13 Feb 2022 | Feb 2027 | SPD, FDP, Greens | Majority coalition | |
 Gibraltar
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4 | 17 Oct 2019 | 2024 | — | GSLP–LPG | Majority | |||
 Greece
|
4 | 21 May 2023 | 25 June 2023 | 5 | 22 Jan 2020 | 2025 | ND | Majority | |
 Hungary
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4 | 3 Apr 2022 | 2026 | 5 | 10 Mar 2022 | 2027 | Fidesz–KDNP | Majority | |
 Iceland
|
4 | 25 Sep 2021 | 2025 | 4 | 27 Jun 2020 | 2024 | VG, FSF, Independence | Majority coalition | |
 Ireland
|
5 | 8 Feb 2020 | 2025 | 7 | 26 Oct 2018 | Oct 2025 | Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Green | Majority coalition | |
 Italy
|
5 | 25 Sep 2022 | 2027 | 7 | 24 Jan 2022 | 2029 | Centre-right coalition | Majority | |
 Kosovo
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4 | 14 Feb 2021 | 2025 | 5 | 3 Apr 2021 | 2026 | LVV, Guxo, PDS, IRDK, KDTP, NDS | Majority coalition | |
 Latvia
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4 | 1 Oct 2022 | 2026 | 4 | 31 May 2023 | 2027 | Unity, NA, AS | Majority coalition | |
 Liechtenstein
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4 | 7 Feb 2021 | Feb 2025 | — | VU, FBP | Majority coalition | |||
 Lithuania
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4 | 11 Oct 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 12 May 2019 | May 2024 | TS–LKD, LRLS, LP | Majority coalition | |
 Luxembourg
|
5 | 14 Oct 2018 | 8 Oct 2023 | — | DP, LSAP, DG | Majority coalition | |||
 Malta
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5 | 26 Mar 2022 | 2027 | 5 | 2 Apr 2019 | 2024 | Labour | Majority | |
 Moldova
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4 | 11 Jul 2021 | 2025 | 4 | 1 Nov 2020 | Nov 2024 | PAS | Majority | |
 Monaco
|
5 | 5 Feb 2023 | 2028 | — | UNM | Supermajority | |||
 Montenegro
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4 | 30 Aug 2020 | 11 June 2023 | 5 | 19 Mar 2023 | 2028 | CnB, SNP, BS, LSh, KSh | Minority coalition | |
 Netherlands
|
4 | 17 Mar 2021 | 2025 | — | VVD, CDA, D66, CU | Majority coalition | |||
 North Macedonia
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4 | 15 Jul 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 21 Apr 2019 | Apr 2024 | SDSM, DUI, ASh, A | Majority coalition | |
 Norway
|
4 | 13 Sep 2021 | Sep 2025 | — | A/Ap, Sp | Minority coalition | |||
 Poland
|
4 | 13 Oct 2019 | 12 Nov 2023 | 5 | 28 Jun 2020 | 2025 | ZP | Majority (Sejm) Minority (Senate) | |
 Portugal
|
4 | 30 Jan 2022 | 2026 | 5 | 24 Jan 2021 | Jan 2026 | PS | Majority | |
 Romania
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4 | 6 Dec 2020 | 2024 | 5 | 10 Nov 2019 | Nov 2024 | PNL, PSD, UDMR | Majority coalition | |
 Russia
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5 | 19 Sep 2021 | 2026 | 6 | 18 Mar 2018 | 17 Mar 2024 | Disputed | United Russia | Supermajority |
 San Marino
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5 | 8 Dec 2019 | 2024 | — | PDCS, RETE, DML, NplR | Majority coalition | |||
 Serbia
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4 | 3 Apr 2022 | 2026 | 5 | 3 Apr 2022 | 2027 | Authoritarian state | SNS, SPS, DSHV, JS, PUPS, SDPS, SPP | Majority coalition |
 Slovakia
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4 | 29 Feb 2020 | 30 Sep 2023 | 5 | 16 Mar 2019 | 2024 | Caretaker government | ||
 Slovenia
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4 | 24 Apr 2022 | 2026 | 5 | 23 Oct 2022 | 2027 | GS, SD, Levica | Majority coalition | |
 Spain
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4 | 10 Nov 2019 | 23 Jul 2023 | — | PSOE, UP | Minority coalition | |||
 Sweden
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4 | 11 Sep 2022 | 13 Sep 2026 | — | M, KD, L | Minority coalition | |||
 Switzerland
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4 | 20 Oct 2019 | 22 Oct 2023 | 1 | 7 Dec 2022 | 13 Dec 2023 | see Federal Council | ||
 Turkey
|
5 | 14 May 2023 | 2028 | 5 | 14 May 2023 | 2028 | Political suppression,[9] fraud,[10] military interference[11] |
AKP | Majority |
 Ukraine
|
5 | 21 Jul 2019 | 2023 | 5 | 31 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2024 | SN | Majority | |
 United Kingdom
|
5 | 12 Dec 2019 | 2025 | — | Conservative | Majority | |||
 European Union
|
5 | 23 May 2019 | 6-9 Jun 2024 | — | EPP, S&D, ALDE | Informal alliance | |||
Vatican City does not hold general elections; a new pope is elected in a conclave when the current pope dies or resigns.
Oceania
See also
- Democracy Index and List of freedom indices
- Election law and election fraud
- History of democracy
- List of controversial elections
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of current state governors in Brazil
- List of current United States governors
- List of the most recent elections by country
- Provinces of China
Notes
- ^ In Germany, where there are elections every four years, the country's Federal Constitutional Court has held that five years is the limit that is compatible with living in a democratic society.
References
- ^ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 21.
- ^ UDHR, article 20.
- ^ UDHR article 19
- ^ OSCE, Election Observation Handbook (6th edn 2010) 18–22, 31, 37 and Annex A
- ^ "Seychelles Ruling Party Changes Name Ahead of 2020 Elections". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Parti Lepep, seeking platform of unity, changes name to United Seychelles". Seychelles News Agency. 25 November 2018.
- ^ Adiya, Amar (25 May 2022). "What You Need To Know About Mongolia and What's On the Horizon in H2 2022". Mongolia Weekly. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Fernandez, Daniza (12 May 2022). "Duterte to Comelec: Probe alleged electoral fraud, disabuse people's minds". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Armed Conflict During Election Works in Urfa". Bianet – Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Jones, Dorian. "Erdogan Stokes Vote-Rigging Fears". VOA. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Former President Gül confirms Turkey's top soldier visited him". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 17 June 2018.