2008 electoral calendar explained
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.
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 (round)
- 27 January: French Polynesia, Legislative (Round)
- 29 January: Bhutan, National Council
February
- 3 February: Serbia, President (round)
- 3 February: Monaco, Parliament
- 7 February: Belize, Legislative and referendum
- 8 February: Djibouti, Parliament
- 8–9 February: Czech Republic, President (indirect)
- 15 February: Czech Republic, President (indirect)
- 10 February: French Polynesia, Legislative (Round)
- 11 February: Trinidad and Tobago, President (indirect)
- 17–19 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 (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 (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 (round)
- 26 April: Nauru, Parliament
- 30 April: Tuvalu, Constitutional referendum
May
June
July
August
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 (Round)
- 12 October: Lithuania, Parliament (Round) and nuclear power referendum
- 14 October: Canada, Parliament
- 15 October: Azerbaijan, President
- 15 October: Jersey, General (Round) and Central European Time referendum
- 17/18 October: Czech Republic, Senate (one third)
- 24/25 October: Czech Republic, Senate (one third)
- 26 October: Lithuania, Parliament (Round)
- 29 October: Maldives, President (Round)
- 30 October: Zambia, President
November
- 4 November: United States, President, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: Class 2 senators), Governor (11)
- 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 (Round)
- 25 November: Greenland, Self-government referendum
- 26 November: Jersey, General (Round)
- 30 November: Romania, Legislative
- 30 November: Switzerland, Referendum
December
