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This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. 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, with presidential elections sometimes attaining six (Mexico and Russia since a 2008 amendment) or seven years (France's septennat
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] freedom of association ,[ 2] free expression .[ 3] 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] National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of general elections.
List of next elections [ edit ] 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.
Country
Legislative election
Presidential election
Fairness
In power now
Term
Last
Next
Term
Last
Next
Algeria
5
12 Jun 2021 2026 5
7 Sep 2024 Sep 2029 Dominant-party system
FLN , RND , FM , El Binaa
Angola
5
24 Aug 2022 2027
5
24 Aug 2022 2027
Dominant-party system , alleged fraud
MPLA
Benin
4
8 Jan 2023 2027
5
11 Apr 2021 2026
Political suppression
UPR , BR
Botswana
5
30 Oct 2024 2029 —
Dominant-party system
BDP
Burkina Faso
5
22 Nov 2020 Next
5
22 Nov 2020 Next
Coup d'état
Military junta
Burundi
5
20 May 2020 2025 7
20 May 2020 2027 Dominant-party system
CNDD–FDD
Cameroon
5
9 Feb 2020 2025 7
7 Oct 2018 2025 Dominant-party system
CPDM
Cape Verde
5
18 Apr 2021 Apr 2026 5
17 Oct 2021 Oct 2026
MpD
Central African Republic
5
27 Dec 2020 2025 5
27 Dec 2020 2025 Civil war
MCU
Chad
5
13 Feb 2011 29 Dec 2024 5
6 May 2024 2029 Insurgency
MPS
Comoros
5
19 Jan 2020 2025 5
14 Jan 2024 2029
CRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
5
20–24 Dec 2023 Dec 2028 5
20–24 Dec 2023 Dec 2028 Alleged fraud , insurgency
USN
Republic of the Congo
5
10 Jul 2022 2027 5
21 Mar 2021 March 2026
Dominant-party system
PCT
Djibouti
5
24 Feb 2023 Feb 2028
5
9 Apr 2021 Apr 2026
Dominant-party system
UMP
Egypt
5
24 Oct 2020 2025 6
10–12 Dec 2023 2030 Political suppression
Mostaqbal Watan
Equatorial Guinea
5
20 Nov 2022 2027
7
20 Nov 2022 2029
Dominant-party system , political suppression
PDGE
Eritrea
—
—
One-party state , does not hold elections
PFDJ
Eswatini
5
29 Sep 2023 2028 —
Absolute monarchy , Parliament has very limited powers
King of Eswatini
Ethiopia
5
21 Jun 2021 2026 6
7 Oct 2024 2030 Dominant-party system
Prosperity Party
Gabon
5
26 Aug 2023 2025 5
26 Aug 2023 2025 Coup d'état
Military junta
Gambia
5
22 Apr 2022 2027 5
4 Dec 2021 Dec 2026
NPP
Ghana
4
7 Dec 2020 7 Dec 2024 4
7 Dec 2020 7 Dec 2024 Two-party system
NPP
Guinea
5
22 Mar 2020 Next
6
18 Oct 2020 Next
Coup d'état
Military junta
Guinea-Bissau
4
4 Jun 2023 Next
5
24 Nov 2019 2024 Political crisis
Madem G15
Ivory Coast
5
6 Mar 2021 Mar 2026 5
31 Oct 2020 Oct 2025
RHDP
Kenya
5
9 Aug 2022 2027 5
9 Aug 2022 2027
UDA
Lesotho
5
7 Oct 2022 2027
—
RFP
Liberia
6
10 Oct 2023 Oct 2029
6
10 Oct 2023 Oct 2029
UP
Libya
5
25 Jun 2014 Next
5
Next
Recent civil wars
Government of National Unity
Madagascar
5
29 May 2024 May 2029 5
16 Nov 2023 Nov 2028
TGV
Malawi
5
21 May 2019 Sep 2025 5
23 Jun 2020 Sep 2025
MCP
Mali
5
29 Mar 2020 Next
5
29 Jul 2018 Next
Coup d'état
Military junta
Mauritania
5
13 May 2023 2028 5
29 Jun 2024 Jun 2029 Alleged fraud
El Insaf
Mauritius
5
30 Nov 2024 Nov 2029 5
30 Nov 2024 Nov 2029
MSM
Morocco
5
8 Sep 2021 2026 —
RNI , PAM , PI
Mozambique
5
9 Oct 2024 Oct 2029 5
9 Oct 2024 Oct 2029 Dominant-party system
FRELIMO
Namibia
5
27 Nov 2024 Nov 2029 5
27 Nov 2024 Nov 2029 Dominant-party system
SWAPO
Niger
5
27 Dec 2020 2025 5
27 Dec 2020 2025 Coup d'état
Military junta
Nigeria
4
23 Feb 2023 Feb 2027 4
23 Feb 2023 Feb 2027
APC
Rwanda
5
15 Jul 2024 2029 5
15 Jul 2024 2029 Dominant-party system , political suppression
FPR
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
3
8–9 Apr 2023 2026
3
13–20 Jan 2023 2026
One-party state
Polisario Front
Sao Tome and Principe
4
25 Sep 2022 2026
5
18 Jul 2021 2026
ADI
Senegal
5
17 Nov 2024 2029 5
24 Mar 2024 2029
PASTEF
Seychelles
5
22–24 Oct 2020 2025 5
22–24 Oct 2020 2025
LDS
Sierra Leone
5
24 Jun 2023 2028 5
24 Jun 2023 2028
SLPP
Somalia
4
2021–2022
2026 5
15 May 2022 2027 Political crisis
Tayo
Somaliland
5
31 May 2021 2026 5
13 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2029 Violence, delayed elections
Waddani , UCID
South Africa
5
29 May 2024 May 2029 —
Government of National Unity
South Sudan
4
—
22 Dec 2026 4
—
22 Dec 2026 Recent civil war
SPLM
Sudan
5
13 Apr 2015 Next
5
13 Apr 2015 Next
Civil war
Military junta
Tanzania
5
25 Oct 2020 Oct 2025 5
25 Oct 2020 Oct 2025 Dominant-party system
CCM
Togo
5
29 Apr 2024 2029 5
22 Feb 2020 2025 Dominant-party system
UNIR
Tunisia
5
17 Dec 2022 2027 5
6 Oct 2024 2029 Political suppression
25th of July Movement
Uganda
5
14 Jan 2021 2026
5
14 Jan 2021 2026
Dominant-party system
NRM
Zambia
5
12 Aug 2021 2026 5
12 Aug 2021 2026
UPND
Zimbabwe
5
23 Aug 2023 2028 5
23 Aug 2023 2028 Dominant-party system , alleged fraud
ZANU–PF
Country
Legislative election
Presidential election
Fairness
In power now
Term
Last
Next
Term
Last
Next
Afghanistan
—
20 Oct 2018 —
—
28 Sep 2019 —
Autocracy , does not hold elections
Taliban
Bahrain
4
12 Nov 2022 2026
—
Political suppression
Independents
Bangladesh
5
7 Jan 2024 TBD 5
13 Feb 2023 2028 Dominant-party system
Awami League
Bhutan
5
9 Jan 2024 2029
—
PDP
Brunei
—
20 Mar 1965 —
—
Absolute monarchy , does not hold elections
Sultan of Brunei
Cambodia
5
23 Jul 2023 2028 —
Authoritarian state
CPP
China
5
Oct 2022–Feb 2023 2027 5
10 Mar 2023 2028
One-party state , indirectly elected legislature
CCP
East Timor
5
21 May 2023 2028
5
19 Mar 2022 2027
CNRT and PD
Hong Kong
4
19 Dec 2021 2025 5
8 May 2022 28 Mar 2027 Political suppression
Pro-Beijing camp
India
5
19 Apr 2024 2029 5
18 Jul 2022 2027
BJP
Indonesia
5
14 Feb 2024 2029 5
14 Feb 2024 2029
Alleged fraud
Advanced Indonesia Coalition
Iran
4
1 Mar 2024 2028 4
28 Jun 2024 2028 Candidates must be approved by Guardian Council
Principlists
Iraq
4
10 Oct 2021 2025
4
13 Oct 2022 2026 War , clashes , protests
Multi-party coalition
Israel
4
1 Nov 2022 2026 7
2 Jun 2021 2028 War
Coalition
Japan
4
27 Oct 2024 Oct 2028 —
Dominant-party system
LDP and Kōmeitō
Jordan
4
10 Sep 2024 2028 —
Political suppression
Independents
Kazakhstan
5
19 Mar 2023 2028 7
20 Nov 2022 2029 Authoritarian state, sham elections
Amanat
Kuwait
4
4 Apr 2024 2028 —
Political suppression
Independents
Kyrgyzstan
5
28 Nov 2021 2025 6
10 Jan 2021 2027
Mekenchil -led coalition
Laos
5
21 Feb 2021 2026 —
One-party state
LPRP
Lebanon
4
15 May 2022 2026 6
2014–2016
2026
Caretaker government
Macau
4
12 Sep 2021 2025 5
13 Oct 2024 2029 Political suppression
Pro-Beijing camp
Malaysia
5
19 Nov 2022 2028 —
PH -led coalition
Maldives
5
21 Apr 2024 Apr 2029 5
30 Sep 2023 2028
PNC
Mongolia
4
28 Jun 2024 Jun 2028 6
9 Jun 2021 Jun 2027
MPP
Myanmar
5
8 Nov 2020 2025–2027
—
Authoritarian state, civil war
Military junta
Nepal
5
18 Nov 2022 2027 5
9 Mar 2023 2028
CPN (MC) and CPN (UML)
North Korea
5
10 Mar 2019 2024 —
One-party state
WPK
Oman
4
29 Oct 2023 Oct 2027 —
Absolute monarchy , elections to Consultative Assembly
Sultan of Oman
Pakistan
5
8 Feb 2024 2029 5
9 Mar 2024 2029
Political suppression , clashes
PML(N) -led coalition
Palestine
4
25 Jan 2006 Next
4
9 Jan 2005 Next
War , no elections held for over 16 years
Fatah (West Bank), Hamas (Gaza )
Philippines
3
9 May 2022 12 May 2025 6
9 May 2022 2028 Alleged fraud [ 5] UniTeam Alliance
Qatar
4
2 Oct 2021 Oct 2025
—
Political suppression
Independents
Saudi Arabia
—
—
Absolute monarchy , does not hold elections
King of Saudi Arabia
Singapore
5
10 Jul 2020 23 Nov 2025 6
1 Sep 2023 2029 Dominant-party system
PAP
South Korea
4
10 Apr 2024 Apr 2028 5
9 Mar 2022 2027 Two-party system
PPP
Sri Lanka
5
5 Aug 2020 14 Nov 2024 5
21 Sep 2024 2029
NPP
Syria
4
15 Jul 2024 2028 7
26 May 2021 2028 Authoritarian state, civil war
Ba'ath
Taiwan
4
13 Jan 2024 2028 4
13 Jan 2024 2028
DPP
Tajikistan
5
1 Mar 2020 2025
7
11 Oct 2020 2027
Authoritarian state, sham elections
PDP
Thailand
4
14 May 2023 2027 —
Military interference, Parliament system , Semi-Democracy
PTP -led coalition
Turkmenistan
5
26 Mar 2023 2028 7
12 Mar 2022 2029
Authoritarian state, sham elections
TDP
United Arab Emirates
4
7 Oct 2023 2027
5
—
Absolute monarchy , indirect election to advisory Federal National Council .
Federal Supreme Council
Uzbekistan
5
27 Oct 2024 2029 7
9 Jul 2023 2030 Authoritarian state, sham elections
UzLiDeP and Milliy Tiklanish
Vietnam
5
23 May 2021 May 2026 5
—
One-party state
CPV
Yemen
6
27 Apr 2003 Next
7
21 Feb 2012 Next
Protests , civil war , no elections held for 20 years
GPC
Country
Legislative election
Presidential election
Fairness
In power now
Term
Last
Next
Term
Last
Next
Abkhazia
5
12 Mar 2022 2027 5
22 Mar 2020 2025
Independents
Albania
4
25 Apr 2021 2025 5
16 May 2022 2027
PS
Andorra
4
2 Apr 2023 2027 —
DA –CC
Armenia
5
20 Jun 2021 2026 7
3 Mar 2022 2025
Civil Contract
Austria
5
29 Sep 2024 Sep 2029 6
9 Oct 2022 2028
ÖVP , Greens coalition
Azerbaijan
5
1 Sep 2024 2029 7
7 Feb 2024 2031 Dominant-party system , authoritarian state
YAP
Belarus
4
25 Feb 2024 2028 5
9 Aug 2020 2025 Sham elections , authoritarian state, political suppression
Belaya Rus
Belgium
5
9 Jun 2024 2029 —
MR , Open VLD , PS , Vooruit , Ecolo , Groen , CD&V coalition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
2 Oct 2022 2026 4
2 Oct 2022 2026
SNSD , SDP BiH , HDZ BiH , NiP , DNS , NS , BHZ minority coalition
Bulgaria
4
27 Oct 2024 2028 4
14 Nov 2021 Nov 2026 Political crisis
Caretaker government
Croatia
4
17 Apr 2024 2028 5
22 Dec 2019 29 Dec 2024
HDZ , DP coalition
Cyprus
5
30 May 2021 May 2026 5
5 Feb 2023 2028
DIKO , DiPa , EDEK minority coalition
Czech Republic
4
9 Oct 2021 2025 5
13 Jan 2023 Jan 2028
Spolu , Pirates and Mayors coalition
Denmark
4
1 Nov 2022 2026 —
A , V , M coalition
Estonia
4
5 Mar 2023 2027 5
30 Aug 2021 30 Aug 2026
Reform , SDE , E200 coalition
European Union
5
6-9 Jun 2024 2029 —
EPP , S&D , Renew coalition
Finland
4
2 Apr 2023 18 Apr 2027 6
28 Jan 2024 2030
Kok. , PS , KD , SFP coalition
France
5
30 Jun 2024 2029 5
10 Apr 2022 Apr 2027
Ensemble , LR minority coalition
Georgia
4
26 Oct 2024 Oct 2028 5
Oct 2024 Oct 2029 Political unrest
Georgian Dream
Germany
4
26 Sep 2021 23 Feb 2025 5
13 Feb 2022 Feb 2027
SPD , FDP , Greens coalition
Greece
4
25 Jun 2023 2027 5
22 Jan 2020 2025
ND
Hungary
4
3 Apr 2022 2026 5
26 Feb 2024 2029 Dominant-party system
Fidesz–KDNP
Iceland
4
30 Nov 2024 2028 4
1 Jun 2024 2028
Independence , FSF , VG coalition
Ireland
5
29 Nov 2024 2029 7
26 Oct 2018 Oct 2025
FF , FG , Green coalition
Italy
5
25 Sep 2022 2027 7
24 Jan 2022 2029
Centre-right coalition
Kosovo
4
14 Feb 2021 2025 5
3 Apr 2021 2026
LVV , Guxo , PDS , IRDK , KDTP , NDS coalition
Latvia
4
1 Oct 2022 2026 4
31 May 2023 2027
Unity , ZZS , PRO coalition
Liechtenstein
4
7 Feb 2021 9 Feb 2025 —
Two-party system
VU , FBP coalition
Lithuania
4
13 Oct 2024 2028 5
12 May 2024 2029
TS–LKD , LRLS , LP coalition
Luxembourg
5
8 Oct 2023 Oct 2028 —
CSV , DP coalition
Malta
5
26 Mar 2022 2027 5
27 Mar 2024 2029 Two-party system
Labour
Moldova
4
11 Jul 2021 2025 4
20 Oct 2024 Oct 2028 Political unrest
PAS
Monaco
5
5 Feb 2023 2028 —
UNM
Montenegro
4
11 Jun 2023 2027 5
19 Mar 2023 2028
PES , ZBCG , DCG , BS , SNP –Civis , AF, AA, UDSh coalition
Netherlands
4
22 Nov 2023 2027 —
PVV , VVD , NSC , BBB coalition
North Macedonia
4
8 May 2024 2028 5
24 Apr 2024 Apr 2029
VMRO-DPMNE , VLEN , ZNAM coalition
Northern Cyprus
4
23 Jan 2022 2026 5
11 Oct 2020 2025
UDP , DP , YDP coalition
Norway
4
13 Sep 2021 8 Sep 2025 —
A/Ap , Sp minority coalition
Poland
4
15 Oct 2023 2027 5
28 Jun 2020 2025
KO , PL2050 , PSL , NL coalition
Portugal
4
10 Mar 2024 2028 5
24 Jan 2021 Jan 2026
PSD , CDS–PP minority coalition
Romania
4
6 Dec 2020 1 Dec 2024 5
10 Nov 2019 24 Nov 2024
PSD , PNL coalition
Russia
5
19 Sep 2021 2026 6
17 Mar 2024 Mar 2030 Sham elections , authoritarian state, political suppression , war
United Russia
San Marino
5
9 Jun 2024 2029 —
PDCS , Libera –PS , PSD , AR coalition
Serbia
4
17 Dec 2023 2027 5
3 Apr 2022 2027 Political unrest , electoral fraud
SNS , SPS , DSHV , PUPS , SDPS , SPP , JS , SSZ , PS , SNP coalition
Slovakia
4
30 Sep 2023 2027 5
23 Mar 2024 Mar 2029
Smer–SD , Hlas–SD , SNS coalition
Slovenia
4
24 Apr 2022 2026 5
23 Oct 2022 2027
GS , SD , Levica coalition
South Ossetia
5
9 Jun 2024 2029 5
10 Apr 2022 2027
Multi-party coalition
Spain
4
23 Jul 2023 2027 —
Political unrest
PSOE , Sumar minority coalition
Sweden
4
11 Sep 2022 13 Sep 2026 —
M , KD , L minority coalition
Switzerland
4
22 Oct 2023 Oct 2027 1
11 Dec 2024 Dec 2025
see Federal Council
Transnistria
5
29 Nov 2020 2025
5
12 Dec 2021 2026
Dominant-party system , authoritarian state
Obnovlenie
Turkey
5
14 May 2023 2028 5
14 May 2023 2028 Competitive authoritarianism
AKP
Ukraine
5
21 Jul 2019 Next
5
31 Mar 2019 Next
War
SN
United Kingdom
5
4 July 2024 2029 —
Labour
Vatican City
—
—
Absolute monarchy , chosen by conclave
Pope
Artsakh was dissolved on 1 January 2024 and so held no further elections. It last held a general election in 2020 .
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Artsakh was dissolved on 1 January 2024 and so held no further elections. It last held a general election in 2020.
