2017 national electoral calendar explained

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This national electoral calendar for 2017 lists the national/federal elections held in 2017 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Indirect elections

The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Haiti election cycle nears end with Sunday vote and more than 5,000 seats up for grabs. Miami Herald. 27 January 2017. 11 January 2020. 27 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170127215108/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article129202769.html. live.
  3. Web site: Landtagswahlen Liechtenstein. Regierung. Information und Kommunikation der. www.landtagswahlen.li. de. 2017-07-13. 3 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203160533/https://www.landtagswahlen.li/. live.
  4. News: Turkmenistan Will Hold Presidential Election In February . . 15 October 2016 . 16 October 2016 . 15 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161015215913/http://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-presidential-election-scheduled/28056168.html . live .
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161123140432/http://www.ecuadortimes.net/2016/11/22/referendum-on-tax-havens-will-be-conducted-in-the-elections-of-2017/. Referendum on tax havens will be conducted in the elections of 2017. Ecuador Times. 22 November 2016. 23 November 2016.
  6. News: Azerbaijan's Breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Holds 'Illegal' Referendum . . 21 February 2017 . 23 February 2017 . 23 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170223040655/http://www.rferl.org/a/nagorno-karabakh-referendum-azerbaijan-armenia/28323000.html . live .
  7. News: Georgia's Breakaway Region Of Abkhazia Holds Parliamentary Elections . . 12 March 2017 . 12 March 2017 . 12 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312134458/http://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-abkhazia-parliamentary-elections/28364640.html . live .
  8. News: East Timor to hold presidential poll in March. hermesauto. 2017-01-18. The Straits Times. 2017-07-13. en. 1 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234550/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/east-timor-to-hold-presidential-poll-in-march. live.
  9. News: EU, Georgia Shun 'So-Called Elections' In Breakaway Abkhazia . . 13 March 2017 . 13 March 2017 . 13 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170313153039/http://www.rferl.org/a/eu-georgia-abkhazia-elections-breakway/28366907.html . live .
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  11. News: Serbia to hold presidential elections on April 2. B92. 2017-07-13. en. 13 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913112244/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2017&mm=02&dd=28&nav_id=100637. live.
  12. News: U.S. Condemns South Ossetia Name-Change Referendum . . 15 February 2017 . 15 February 2017 . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215130532/http://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-condemn-south-ossetia-name-change-referendum/28310987.html . live .
  13. Web site: Turkey sets April 16 for key constitutional referendum. France 24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235514/http://www.france24.com/en/20170210-turkey-sets-april-16-key-constitutional-referendum . 11 February 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  14. News: French presidential election set for April 23 and May 7, 2017. 4 May 2016. France 24. 13 July 2017. en-US. 29 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329235309/http://www.france24.com/en/20160504-france-sets-date-presidential-election-2017. live.
  15. News: Algeria to hold parliamentary election on May 4 . 2 February 2017 . . 10 February 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206185535/http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/02/algeria-to-hold-parliamentary-election-on-may-4 . 6 February 2017 . dmy-all .
  16. News: South Korea calls presidential election for May 9 . . 15 March 2017 . 15 March 2017 . 16 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024431/https://www.ft.com/content/f42b7ab1-c55b-311f-bd22-2fe300ce298f . live .
  17. News: Президентские выборы в Иране пройдут 19 мая 2017 года. TASS. 13 July 2017. ru. 2 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170502151848/http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/3488846. live.
  18. News: Malta PM Joseph Muscat calls snap general election . . 1 May 2017 . 3 May 2017 . 2 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170502044519/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39771645 . live .
  19. News: General election campaigning begins as MPs back June poll . . 19 April 2017 . 20 April 2017 . 4 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170704022407/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39643804 . live .
  20. News: Kosovo President Calls General Election For June 11 . . 11 May 2017 . 11 May 2017 . 11 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170511172316/https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-general-election-june-11/28480621.html . live .
  21. News: Ricardo Rosselló oficializa el próximo plebiscito de status. 3 February 2017. El Nuevo Día. 13 July 2017. es-pr. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203215658/http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/ricardorossellooficializaelproximoplebiscitodestatus-2287669/. live.
  22. Web site: 2017 National and LLG Elections Dates. Electoral Commission of Papua New Guinea. 2017-07-13. 21 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521074258/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/news/2016/02/05/2017-national-and-llg-elections-dates. dead.
  23. News: Edwards . Terrence . Stanway . David . No decisive winner in Mongolia presidential vote forces second round . . . 26 June 2017 . 27 June 2017 . 27 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170627110747/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mongolia-elections-idUSKBN19H238 . live .
  24. News: Mongolia to hold presidential runoff vote on July 9: Official. hermesauto. 2017-06-27. The Straits Times. 2017-07-13. en. 1 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701085122/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/no-decisive-winner-in-mongolia-presidential-vote-forces-second-round. live.
  25. Web site: Mongolia's presidential election postponed to July 7. ARD. ru. 30 June 2017. 9 August 2020. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127170520/http://asiarussia.ru/news/16815/. live.
  26. Web site: Congo: first round of legislative elections set for July 16. fr. Africanews. 16 May 2017. 21 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703215114/http://fr.africanews.com/2017/05/13/congo-le-premier-tour-des-legislatives-fixe-au-16-juillet/. 3 July 2017. dead.
  27. Web site: Press Release: President of the Republic Calls Parliamentary Elections for 22 July. President of the Republic of Timor-Leste. 3 May 2017. 9 August 2020. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111190750/https://presidenciarepublica.tl/2017/05/press-releasepresident-republic-calls-parliamentary-elections-22-july/?lang=en. live.
  28. Web site: Mauritania: Constitutional referendum postponed to 5 August. Jeune Afrique. 9 June 2017. 16 June 2017. 11 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611162122/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/446235/politique/mauritanie-report-referendum-constitutionnel-5-aout/. live.
  29. Web site: Election Day will be September 11, 2017. Regjeringen. 22 April 2016. 9 August 2020. 23 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023094403/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/valgdagen-blir-11.-september-2017/id2485486/. live.
  30. Web site: Voting templates for September 24, 2017. Switzerland Federal Council. 18 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707163854/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-66373.html. 7 July 2017. dead.
  31. News: Butty . James . Liberia's Former Foreign Minister Enters 2017 Presidential Race . . 18 May 2016 . 7 November 2016 . 7 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155327/http://www.voanews.com/a/liberia-former-foreign-minister-enters-presidential-race/3335198.html . live .
  32. News: Neuwahlen in Österreich am 15. Oktober. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. de. 16 May 2017. 16 May 2017. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111190730/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/neuwahlen-in-oesterreich-am-15-oktober-15018596.html. live.
  33. News: Atambaev Says Kyrgyzstan To Hold Presidential Vote On October 15. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 29 May 2017. 29 May 2017. 19 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819150822/https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-atambaev-presidential-election-october-15/28516045.html. live.
  34. Web site: 罷免を可とする投票数、可としない投票数(国民審査. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 6 January 2020. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006103443/https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000513901.pdf. live.
  35. Web site: The presidential election will take place on October 22. MMC. 11 August 2017. 9 August 2020. 11 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811144128/http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/predsedniske-volitve-bodo-22-oktobra/429793. live.
  36. News: Kenya election: Poll body delays re-run by nine days . . 21 September 2017 . 22 September 2017 . 22 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170922160642/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41345250 . live .
  37. Web site: President accepts dissolution of Parliament. Iceland Monitor. 18 September 2017. 9 August 2020. 9 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809164130/https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2017/09/18/president_accepts_dissolution_of_parliament/. live.
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  39. News: Falklands' preparations and registration for November 9 General Election . MercoPress . 1 September 2017 . 2017-09-01 . 1 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901104756/http://en.mercopress.com/2017/09/01/falklands-preparations-and-registration-for-november-9-general-election . live .
  40. Web site: Presidential decree calling elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate, and town halls on 12th November . 25 September 2017 . Government of Equatorial Guinea . 16 September 2017 .
  41. Web site: Slovenian President Pahor fails to win majority, faces runoff. Marja. Novak. Reuters. 22 October 2017. 9 August 2020. 23 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023064652/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-slovenia-election/slovenian-president-pahor-fails-to-win-majority-faces-runoff-idUKKBN1CR05P?il=0. live.
  42. Web site: Somaliland:State hands over $2 Million to NEC. MGoth. SomalilandPress. 11 June 2017. 1 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715142423/http://www.somalilandpress.com/somalilandstate-hands-over-2-million-to-nec/. 15 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  43. Web site: Tonga's general election set for November 16. 6 September 2017. Matangi Tonga. 9 August 2020. 10 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910185946/http://matangitonga.to/2017/09/06/tongas-general-election-set-november-16. live.
  44. News: Chile new constitution: Bachelet launches process . . 14 October 2015 . 19 November 2016 . 8 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170108131853/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34527165 . live .
  45. Web site: Nepal calls November 26 general election, emerging from upheaval. 21 August 2017. Reuters. 9 August 2020. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128093517/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nepal-election/nepal-calls-general-election-latest-step-on-rocky-path-to-stability-idUSKCN1B10ZL. live.
  46. Web site: Nepal To Hold Federal Parliament and Provincial Elections On Nov 26 And Dec 7. New Spotlight Magazine. 30 August 2017. 9 August 2020. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127175118/https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2017/08/30/nepal-hold-federal-parliament-and-provincial-elections-nov-26-and-dec-7/. live.
  47. Web site: Chile polls pit billionaire against ex-news anchor. BBC News. 17 November 2017. 9 August 2020. 8 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208151341/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42010189. live.
  48. Web site: Chong Sin Woon reappointed as senator. Malay Mail. 21 April 2017. 23 December 2020. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111190748/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2017/04/21/chong-sin-woon-reappointed-as-senator/1361321. live.
  49. Web site: Johor proposed UMNO Segamat Chief to be Senator. Berita Harian. ms. 14 May 2017. 23 December 2020. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111190728/https://www.bharian.com.my/taxonomy/term/2646/2017/05/282756/johor-usul-ketua-umno-segamat-jadi-senator. live.
  50. Web site: Former PKR leader appointed Kelantan senator. Harakah. ms. 11 July 2017. 23 December 2020. 2 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002235703/https://harakahdaily.net/index.php/2017/07/11/bekas-pemimpin-pkr-dilantik-senator-kelantan/. live.
  51. Web site: Ananthan was appointed Senator, Mohd Suhaimi was re-elected. Berita Harian. ms. 15 August 2017. 23 December 2020. 16 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816053412/http://www.bharian.com.my/berita/wilayah/2017/08/312575/ananthan-dilantik-senator-mohd-suhaimi-dipilih-semula. live.
  52. Web site: Dr Nuing Jeluing was elected senator. Utusan Borneo. ms. 10 November 2017. 23 December 2020. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111190751/https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2017/11/10/dr-nuing-jeluing-dipilih-sebagai-senator. live.
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  54. Web site: Another vote for Vanuatu president Wednesday morning. Radio New Zealand. 3 July 2017. 19 December 2020. 26 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190826042901/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/334359/another-vote-for-vanuatu-president-wednesday-morning. live.
  55. Web site: Vanuatu's new president welcomed by the people. Radio New Zealand. 6 July 2017. 19 December 2020. 11 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111190729/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201850133/vanuatu-s-new-president-welcomed-by-the-people. live.
  56. Web site: Results of the senatorial elections of July 31, 2017. l'Agence D'Information d'Afrique Centrale. fr. 2 September 2017. 21 December 2020. 4 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904062756/http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/resultats-des-elections-senatoriales-du-31-juillet-2017-69113. live.
  57. Web site: Volitve v Državni svet RS - Leto 2017. Državna volilna komisija. sl. 20 December 2020. 26 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926151346/http://www.dvk-rs.si/index.php/si/arhiv-drzavni-svet/volitve-ds-2017. live.