This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/

federal Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

elections held in 2020 in all

sovereign states A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terri ...

and their

dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

January

*5 January: ** Croatia, President (2nd round) ** Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber (2nd round) *9 January: '' Sint Maarten, Legislature'' *11 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament *19 January:

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

, Parliament (1st round) *23 January: '' Tokelau, Legislature'' *26 January: Peru, Parliament

February

*8 February: Ireland,

Assembly Assembly may refer to: Organisations and meetings * Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions * General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...

*9 February: ** Azerbaijan, Parliament ** Cameroon, National Assembly **

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Referendums *21 February: Iran, Parliament (1st round) *22 February: Togo, President *23 February:

, Parliament (2nd round) *29 February: Slovakia, Parliament

March

*1 March: Tajikistan, Assembly of Representatives *2 March: **

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, President and Parliament ** Israel, Parliament *19 March: Vanuatu, Parliament *22 March: **''

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

, President'' **

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, Parliament and

Constitutional Referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

*29 March: Mali, Parliament (1st round) *31 March: '' Artsakh, President (1st round) and Parliament''

April

*14 April: **'' Artsakh, President (2nd round)'' ** Kiribati, Parliament (1st round) *15 April: South Korea, Parliament *19 April: Mali, Parliament (2nd round) *21 April: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)

May

*1 May: Palau,

*20 May:

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

, President and National Assembly *25 May:

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, Parliament *30 May: '' Niue, Legislature''

June

*5 June: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament *21 June: Serbia, Parliament *22 June: Kiribati, President *23 June: Malawi, President *24 June: Mongolia, Parliament *25 June – 1 July: Russia,

*27 June: Iceland, President *28 June: Poland, President (1st round) *29 June: '' Anguilla, Legislature''

July

*5 July: ** Croatia, Parliament ** Dominican Republic, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate *10 July: Singapore, Parliament *12 July: Poland, President (2nd round) *15 July: North Macedonia, Parliament *19 July:

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, Parliament

August

*5 August:

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, Parliament *9 August: Belarus, President *10 August: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives *11–12 August: Egypt, Senate (1st round) *30 August: ** Liechtenstein, Referendums ** Montenegro, Parliament

September

*3 September: Jamaica, House of Representatives *8–9 September: Egypt, Senate (2nd round) *11 September: Iran, Parliament (2nd round) *20–21 September: Italy,

*24 September: '' Falkland Islands, Referendum'' *27 September:

, Referendums

October

*1 October: '' Bermuda, House of Assembly'' *2–3 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round) *4 October: ** Kyrgyzstan, ~~Parliament~~ (election nullified) **''

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, Independence Referendum'' *7 October: ''

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

, Legislature'' *9–10 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round) *11 October: **

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, Parliament (1st round) **''

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

, President (1st round) and

'' ** Tajikistan, President *17 October: New Zealand, Parliament and Referendums on cannabis and

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

*18 October: **

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, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate **

, President **''

, President (2nd round)'' *22–24 October: Seychelles, President and Parliament *24–25 October: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 1st phase) *25 October: ** Chile, Referendum **

, Parliament (2nd round) *28 October: Tanzania, President and Parliament *31 October: ** Georgia, Parliament (1st round) **

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

, President

November

*1 November: ** Algeria,

** Moldova, President (1st round) *3 November: ** Palau, President, House of Delegates and Senate ** United States, President, House of Representatives and

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

***'' American Samoa, Governor and House of Representatives'' ***'' Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, and Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections'' ***'' Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court retention elections'' ***'' Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives, Senate and Referendum'' ***''

U.S. Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

, Board of Education, Board of Elections, Legislature'' ''and Referendum'' *5 November: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament *7–8 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 2nd phase) *8 November:

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, House of Representatives and House of Nationalities *10 November: Jordan, House of Representatives *11 November: Belize, House of Representatives *15 November: Moldova, President (2nd round) *21 November: Georgia, Parliament (2nd round) *22 November: Burkina Faso, President and Parliament *23–24 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (2nd round, 1st phase) *29 November: **

, Referendums **'' Transnistria, Parliament''

December

*5 December: Kuwait, Parliament *6 December: ** Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate ** Venezuela, National Assembly *7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament *7–8 December: Egypt, House of Representatives (2nd round, 2nd phase) *8 December:

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

and

*27 December: ** Central African Republic, President and Parliament (1st round) ** Niger, President (1st round) and Parliament

Indirect elections

The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected

lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

s, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges: *6 January: Marshall Islands, *16–17 January: Uzbekistan,

*22 January: Greece, President *23 January: Nepal, National Assembly *17 February and 24 November: Austria, Federal Council *12 March: '' Isle of Man, Legislative Council'' *26 March, 19 June and 2 November: India, Council of States *27 March: Tajikistan, *30–31 March: Ireland,

*1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent *11 May, 10 and 25 August, 13 September, 10 November and 10 December: Malaysia,

*13 July:

, *20 July:

, *12 August: Kazakhstan,

*27 September: France,

*1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent *25 November: Namibia, National Council *11 December: Madagascar,

External links

IFES Election Guide – Elections

National Democratic Institute – Electoral Calendar

References

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