Elections in 2008



This electoral calendar 2008 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2008 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included; it should be noted that they are not elections, however. By-elections are not included.

Electoral calendars by year v • d • e

Past elections: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 Upcoming elections: 2008 | 2009 See also: Election results by year | Election results by country

January

• 5 January: Georgia, President, NATO membership referendum and election date referendum
• 7 January: Marshall Islands, President (by the parliament)
• 9 January: Kosovo, President (by the parliament)
• 12 January: Republic of China (Taiwan), Parliament and referendum
• 15 January: Barbados, Parliament
• 17–19 January: Tokelau, Parliament
• 19 January: Faroe Islands, Parliament
• 20 January: Cuba, Parliament
• 20 January: Serbia, President (1^st round)
• 27 January: French Polynesia, Legislative (1^st Round)
• 29 January: Bhutan, National Council

February

• 3 February: Serbia, President (2^nd round)
• 3 February: Monaco, Parliament
• 7 February: Belize, Legislative and referendum
• 8 February: Djibouti, Parliament
• 8, 9, 15 February: Czech Republic, President (indirect)
• 10 February: French Polynesia, Legislative (2^nd Round)
• 11 February: Trinidad and Tobago, President (indirect)
• 17, 18, 19 February: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Parliament
• 17, 24 February: Cyprus, President
• 18 February: Pakistan, Parliament
• 19 February: Armenia, President
• 24 February: French Polynesia, President (indirect)
• 24 February: Cuba, President (indirect)
• 24 February: Switzerland, Referendum
• October 2007 until February 2008: PR China, National People's Congress

March

• 2 March: Russia, President
• 2 March: Thailand, Senate
• 8 March: Malaysia, Parliament
• 8 March: Malta, Parliament
• 9 March: Spain, Parliament
• 9 March: Hungary, Referendum against government reforms
• 9/16 March: Mayotte, Legislative
• 14 March: Iran, Legislative (1^st round)
• 15 March: PR China, President (indirect)
• 22 March: Republic of China (Taiwan), President and UN membership referendum
• 24 March: Bhutan, Parliament
• 29 March: Zimbabwe, President (1^st round) and Parliament

April

• 6 April: Montenegro, President
• 9 April: South Korea, Parliament
• 10 April: Nepal, Constituent Assembly
• 13–14 April: Italy, Parliament
• 20 April: Paraguay, General
• 23 April: Guernsey, General
• 23–24 April: Tonga, General
• 25 April: Iran, Legislative (2^nd round)
• 26 April: Nauru, Parliament
• 30 April: Tuvalu, Constitutional referendum

May

• 4 May: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament
• 10, 24 May: Burma/Myanmar, Constitutional referendum
• 11 May: Serbia, Parliament
• 16 May: Dominican Republic, President
• 17 May: Kuwait, Parliament
• 21 May: Georgia, Legislative
• 25 May: Lebanon, President (by the parliament)

June

• 1 June: Switzerland, Referendum
• 1 June: Macedonia, Assembly
• 7 June: Niue, Parliament
• 12 June: Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum
• 22 June: Slovenia, Regionalisation referendum
• 27 June: Zimbabwe, President (2^nd round)
• 29 June: Mongolia, Legislative

July

• 8 July: Grenada, Parliament
• 19 July: Nepal, President (1^st round) (by the parliament)
• 21 July: Nepal, President (2^nd round) (by the parliament)
• 27 July: Cambodia, Parliament

August

• 2 August: Latvia, Constitutional referendum
• 5 August: North Korea, Parliament
• 5 August: Republic of the Congo, Senate (indirect)
• 10 August: Bolivia, Recall referendum
• 23 August: Latvia, Pensions law referendum

September

• 2 September: Vanuatu, Parliament
• 5–6 September: Angola, Legislature
• 6 September: Pakistan, President (indirect)
• 7 September: Hong Kong, Legislature
• 15–18 September: Rwanda, Parliament
• 19 September: Swaziland, Parliament
• 19 September: Mauritius, President (indirect)
• 21 September: Slovenia, Parliament
• 21 September: France, Senate (third of the seats) (indirect)
• 25 September: South Africa, President (by the parliament)
• 28 September: Ecuador, Constitutional referendum
• 28 September: Austria, Parliament
• 28 September: Belarus, Parliament

October

• 8 October: Maldives, President (1^st Round)

Upcoming

October

• 12 October: Lithuania, Parliament and nuclear power referendum
• 14 October: Canada, Parliament
• 15 October: Azerbaijan, President
• 15 October: Jersey, General (1^st Round)
• 16 October–: United Nations, Security Council
• 17/18 October and 24/25 October: Czech Republic, Senate (one third)
• 29 October: Maldives, President (2^nd Round)
• 30 October: Zambia, President

November

• 4 November: United States: President, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: "Class II" Senators), Governors (11)
• 4 November: American Samoa, General
• 4 November: Guam, General
• 4 November: Palau, President, Senate and House of Delegates
• 4 November: Puerto Rico, General
• 8 November: New Zealand, General
• 9 November: Mozambique, Parliament
• 9 November: San Marino, Parliament
• 16 November: Guinea-Bissau, Parliament
• 25 November: Greenland, Self-government referendum
• 26 November: Jersey, General (2^nd Round)
• 30 November: Romania, Legislative
• 30 November: Côte d'Ivoire, Presidential
• 30 November: Switzerland, Referendum

December

• 7 December: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum
• 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
• 7 December: Ukraine, Parliament
• 14 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament
• 18 December: Bangladesh, General
• 24 December: Pitcairn Islands, General

Unknown

2009

• Algeria, Constitutional referendum
• Côte d'Ivoire, Parliamentary
• Guinea, Parliament
• Haiti, Senate (11 of 30 seats)
• Iraq, Kirkuk status referendum
• Nauru, Constitutional referendum

2009 or later

• Australia, Parliament (by 16 April 2011)
• Bangladesh, President
• Barbados, republic referendum
• Denmark, Parliament (by 12 November 2011)
• Denmark, EU opt-out referendum (by 12 November 2011)
• Ireland, Parliament (by 2012)
• Japan, Parliament (by 2009)
• Malta, Parliament (by 2013)
• Mauritania, President (by late 2009)
• Palestinian National Authority, General (by 2009/2010, respectively)
• United Kingdom, General (by 3 June 2010)
• Wales, Devolution referendum (by 5 May 2011)