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Electoral calendar 2008

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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, even though they are not elections. By-elections are not included.

Contents

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 (1st round)
  • 27 January: French Polynesia, Legislative (1st Round)
  • 29 January: Bhutan, National Council

    • February

  • 3 February: Serbia, President (2nd 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 (2nd 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 (1st 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 (1st 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 (2nd 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 (2nd round)
  • 29 June: Mongolia, Legislative

    • July

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

    • August

  • 2 August: Latvia, Constitutional referendum
  • 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 (1st Round)
  • 12 October: Lithuania, Parliament (1st Round) and nuclear power referendum
  • 14 October: Canada, Parliament
  • 15 October: Azerbaijan, President
  • 15 October: Jersey, General (1st Round) and Central European Time referendum
  • 17/18 October and 24/25 October: Czech Republic, Senate (one third)
  • 26 October: Lithuania, Parliament (2nd Round)
  • 29 October: Maldives, President (2nd Round)
  • 30 October: Zambia, President

    • November

  • 4 November: United States: President, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: "Class II" Senators), Governor (11)
  • 4 November: American Samoa, Governor (1st Round), Legislative
  • 4 November: Guam, Legislative
  • 4 November: Puerto Rico, Governor, Legislative
  • 4 November: United States Virgin Islands, Legislative
  • 4 November: Palau, President, Senate and House of Delegates
  • 8 November: New Zealand, General
  • 9 November: San Marino, Parliament
  • 16 November: Guinea-Bissau, Parliament
  • 18 November: American Samoa, Governor (2nd Round)
  • 25 November: Greenland, Self-government referendum
  • 26 November: Jersey, General (2nd Round)
  • 30 November: Romania, Legislative
  • 30 November: Switzerland, Referendum

    • December

  • 7 December: Ghana, President (1st Round) and Parliament
  • 10 December: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
  • 14 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament (1st Round)
  • 28 December: Ghana, President (2nd Round)
  • 28 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament (2nd Round)
  • 29 December: Bangladesh, General

    • References

    Electoral calendar 2008 Wikipedia
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