2023 national electoral calendar explained
Previous Election: | 2022 national electoral calendar |
Previous Year: | 2022 |
Next Election: | 2024 national electoral calendar |
Next Year: | 2024 |
This national electoral calendar for 2023 lists the national/federal elections held in 2023 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 are scheduled to take place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:
- Since 29 September, 2022: Lebanon, President[86] [87]
- 14 January: Kazakhstan, Senate[88]
- 20 January:
- 13 February: Bangladesh, President[91]
- 2 March: Vietnam, President[92]
- 9 March: Nepal, President[93]
- 10 March: China, President[94]
- 12 March: Cameroon, Senate[95]
- 19 April: Cuba, President[96]
- 11 May: Micronesia, President[97]
- 30 May: Netherlands, Senate[98]
- 31 May: Latvia, President[99]
- 20 August: Republic of the Congo, Senate[100]
- 9 September: Artsakh, President[101]
- 16 September: Ivory Coast, Senate[102]
- 24 September: France, Senate[103]
- 27 September: Dominica, President[104]
- 30 October: Nauru, President[105]
- 13 December: Switzerland, Federal Council[106]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Bénin : les électeurs sont appelés aux urnes dans le cadre des élections législatives du 8 janvier 2023. french.peopledaily.com.cn.
- Web site: Dates set for Czech presidential elections. 27 June 2022.
- Web site: January 18 for general election in Antigua and Barbuda . The Gleaner . 20 December 2022 . 19 December 2022.
- Web site: Slovak president sets date for referendum on early election. November 4, 2022. bne.eu.
- Web site: 2022-12-29 . Pacific news in brief for December 29 . 2023-05-08 . RNZ . en-nz.
- News: Lopatka . Jan . 2023-01-14 . Retired general, ex-premier to square off in Czech presidential runoff . en . Reuters . 2023-05-08.
- Web site: Amtsblatt » Kundmachung Anzeige. apps.llv.li.
- News: Amara . Tarek . Mcdowall . Angus . 2023-01-30 . Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout . en . Reuters . 2023-05-08.
- Web site: Heatwave does not stop Cyprus' presidential elections hopefuls from campaigning hard. 18 July 2022.
- Web site: President of Ecuador calls for referendum in 2023 . Prensa Latina . 7 December 2022 .
- Web site: Parliamentary Elections February 2023 Information for Future Candidates. 25 July 2022.
- News: Kambas . Michele . Cyprus presidential election goes to runoff . 5 February 2023 . . . 6 February 2023.
- News: Elections législatives 2023 : Le président de la CNC dirige les travaux d'une réunion axée sur les voies et moyens d'assurer une couverture médiatique objective et équitable . 15 February 2023 . Agence Djiboutienne d'Information . 16 January 2023 . fr.
- Web site: Jimoh . Abbas . INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections . . 26 February 2022 . 26 February 2022.
- Web site: 20 October 2022. valimised.ee. Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Parliamentary elections 2023. 20 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221020132935/https://www.valimised.ee/en/parliamentary-elections-2023. dead.
- Web site: Official List of Candidates for the March 7th, 2023, General Election . gov.fm . 18 February 2023 . 1 December 2022.
- News: Kazakh President Dismisses Parliament, Calls Snap Parliamentary Elections . 19 January 2023 . . 19 January 2023.
- https://rtcg.me/vijesti/politika/395734/predsjednicki-izbori-19-marta.html Đurović raspisala: Predsjednički izbori 19. marta
- News: Sherwood . Dave . 2023-03-27 . Strong turnout in Cuba's national legislative elections -government . en . Reuters . 2023-05-08.
- Web site: 2023-03-26 . Turkmenistan votes for new, opposition-free parliament . 2023-05-08 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Modalitats de vot. 2023-02-25. eleccions.ad . ca-AD.
- News: 2023-01-24 . Bulgaria gears for its fifth election in two years on April 2 . en . . 2023-01-24.
- Web site: 2023-03-05 . A really simple guide to Finland's 2023 parliamentary election . 2023-03-08 . News . en.
- News: Vasovic . Aleksandar . Montenegro President Milo Djukanovic headed for run-off election . 19 March 2023 . . Reuters . 20 March 2023.
- News: Faatau . Jean-Tenahe . Territoriales 2023 en Polynésie : Les électeurs appelés aux urnes les 16 et 30 avril, tour d'horizon des forces et équilibres politiques . 24 February 2023 . Outremers 360 . 16 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123041409/https://outremers360.com/bassin-pacifique-appli/territoriales-2023-en-polynesie-les-electeurs-appeles-aux-urnes-les-16-et-30-avril-tour-dhorizon-des-forces-et-equilibres-politiques . 23 January 2023. live. fr.
- News: 2023 National Council Elections to be the costliest NC elections to date . 20 April 2023 . BBS . 25 March 2023.
- News: It's decided! April 24 is Election Day . 17 March 2023 . BVI News . 15 March 2023.
- News: Candidate list for Niue General Election released . 20 April 2023 . RNZ . 14 April 2023.
- Web site: El 30 de abril de 2023 Paraguay elegirá a su nuevo presidente . 2022-09-01 . ultimahora.com . 16 December 2021 . es-ES.
- Web site: Uzbekistan To Hold Referendum On A Constitution That Could Give President Two More Terms . 10 March 2023 . RFE/RL's Uzbek Service . 10 March 2023.
- News: 2023-05-08 . Chile right-wing parties win majority in vote to draft new constitution . en . Reuters .
- Web site: Mauritanian president dissolves parliament ahead of elections . 2023-05-08 . www.aa.com.tr.
- Web site: 2023-03-22 . Thailand to hold general election on May 14, poll body says . 2023-05-08 . CNN . en.
- Web site: 2023-03-10 . Erdoğan officially sets Turkey's elections for May 14 . 2023-05-08 . POLITICO . en.
- Web site: Timor-Leste: Parliamentary election to take place May 21 . 2023-05-08 . Crisis24 . en.
- Web site: Michalopoulos . Sarantis . 2023-03-29 . Greece holds elections on 21 May amid growing polarisation . 2023-05-08 . www.euractiv.com . en-GB.
- Web site: IFES Election Guide Elections: Mauritanian National Assembly Round 2 2023 . 2023-05-08 . www.electionguide.org.
- News: 2023-05-15 . Guinea-Bissau's PM kicks off electoral campaign . . 2023-06-03 . en.
- News: Kuwait sets June 6 date for legislative elections, state news agency reports . 24 May 2023 . Reuters . 3 May 2023 . en.
- News: Amid Turmoil, Montenegrin President Sets June 11 For Early Parliamentary Elections . 17 March 2023 . RFE/RL's Balkan Service . 18 March 2023.
- Web site: Mali gov't announces June 18 for referendum on new constitution . 2023-05-08 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Popular vote on 18 June 2023 . 2023-11-06 . www.ch.ch . en.
- Web site: Cham . Kemo . 2022-03-16 . Sierra Leone sets date for presidential election . 2022-12-10 . The East African . en-GB.
- News: Becatoros . Elena . Gatopoulos . Derek . Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority . 21 May 2023 . Associated Press . . 21 May 2023.
- Web site: Abbott . Jeff . Guatemala elections: Campaigning begins amid public distrust . 2023-05-08 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Dual citizenship vote in upcoming FSM special election . 12 September 2022 .
- Web site: 8 May 2023 . Uzbekistan’s leader calls for snap presidential election in July . 10 July 2023 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: Cambodia Sets July 23, 2023 for General Election . 2023-05-08 . Cambodianess . en.
- News: 2023-05-29 . Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap general election in July . en . Reuters . 2023-05-29.
- Web site: 31 May 2023 . CAR to hold referendum on abolishing presidential term limits . 27 June 2023 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: 25 May 2023 . Ecuador to hold general elections on Aug 20 . 27 June 2023 . La Prensa Latina Media . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-06-23 . Referendum marks crossroads for Ecuador’s oil industry . 2023-07-02 . La Prensa Latina Media . en-US.
- Web site: 26 June 2023 . Guatemalan presidential frontrunners set for run-off . 27 June 2023 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- News: Chingono . Nyasha . Zimbabwe to hold general election on Aug. 23 . 31 May 2023 . Reuters . . 31 May 2023.
- Web site: 2023-06-27 . Gabon: elections to be held on August 26 . 2023-08-14 . Africanews . en.
- News: 2023-08-11 . Singapore sets presidential election for September 1 . en . Reuters . 2023-08-14.
- Web site: Maldives to hold 2023 presidential election on September 9 . 2023-05-08 . SunOnline International . en.
- Web site: Eswatini to hold parliamentary elections in September . 2023-09-12 . www.zawya.com . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-10 . Maldives presidential runoff is set for Sept. 30 with pro-China opposition in a surprise lead . 2023-09-11 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-01-31 . Slovakia's parliament sets early election for Sept 30 . 2023-08-14 . AP News . en.
- Web site: 2023-07-10 . Federal National Council elections to take place on October 7 . 2023-10-10 . The National . en.
- Web site: National elections to take place on 8 October 2023 . 2023-08-08 . today.rtl.lu . en.
- News: NEC announces revised key electoral dates. 11 January 2023. The New Dawn. 26 January 2023.
- News: General Election called for 12th October . 16 September 2023 . GBC News . 12 September 2023.
- News: 2023-08-30 . October 14 set as Voice to Parliament referendum . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-08-30.
- News: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigning in February, announces election 2023 will be held on October 14. Newshub . 19 January 2023.
- Web site: 25 May 2023 . Ecuador to hold general elections on Aug 20 . 27 June 2023 . La Prensa Latina Media . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-08-09 . Poland to hold parliamentary election on 15 October . 2023-08-09 . www.euractiv.com . en-GB.
- Web site: Parliament approves bill to hold referendum on October 15 . 2023-08-24 . tvpworld.com . pl.
- Web site: 16 March 2023 . Dates defined: Argentina’s 2023 electoral timeline confirmed . 10 July 2023 . www.batimes.com.ar.
- Web site: Election calendar . 2023-07-10 . www.ch.ch . en.
- Web site: 2023-09-10 . Majlis A’Shura election for tenth term on October 29 . 2023-10-10 . Muscat Daily . en.
- News: 2023-10-24 . Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai face run-off vote . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-11-06.
- News: Rabary . Lovasoa . Obulutsa . George . Madagascar court orders one-week postponement of presidential election . 12 October 2023 . Reuters . . 13 October 2023.
- Web site: 16 March 2023 . Dates defined: Argentina’s 2023 electoral timeline confirmed . 10 July 2023 . www.batimes.com.ar.
- Web site: RMI Electoral Administration. www.facebook.com. 6 August 2023.
- Web site: 2023-07-14 . Dutch general election to take place on November 22 . 2023-07-15 . DutchNews.nl . en-GB.
- Web site: ECB announces National Assembly poll dates . 2023-11-06 . Kuensel Online.
- News: 2023-10-20 . Venezuela sets referendum date on territory dispute with Guyana . en . Reuters . 2023-11-06.
- News: Egypt to vote for president in December, Sisi expected to win . 30 September 2023 . . 25 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926054802/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/egypt-hold-presidential-election-dec-10-12-2023-09-25/ . 26 September 2023 . live. Cairo.
- Web site: 2023-06-01 . Chad promulgates law on constitutional referendum . 2023-07-10 . APAnews - African Press Agency . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-01-15 . Chilean Congress approves bill to launch new constituent process . 2023-07-10 . Peoples Dispatch . en-US.
- News: 2023-11-01 . Serbia's Vucic dissolves parliament, sets snap vote for Dec 17 . en . Reuters . 2023-11-02.
- Web site: 26 November 2022 . Congo Schedules Presidential Elections for Dec 2023 . 2 August 2023 . VOA . en.
- Web site: Voting extends to 2nd day in Congo elections amid fraud claims . 2023-12-21 . www.aa.com.tr.
- Web site: 2023-01-19 . Lebanon fails to elect new president at 11th attempt . 2023-07-15 . The National . en.
- Web site: 2023-06-05 . Speaker sets June 14 as date for electing Lebanese president . 2023-07-15 . Arab News . en.
- News: Kazakh Central Election Commission Sets Schedule For January 14 Senate Elections . 28 November 2022 . . 29 November 2002.
- Web site: Ghali looks to Algeria to revalidate Polisario Front leadership at 16th congress . 2023-05-08 . Atalayar . 4 January 2023 . en.
- Web site: Trinidad & Tobago to elect new president Jan 20. December 27, 2022. jamaica-gleaner.com.
- Web site: Bangladesh to hold presidential election by Feb 23, announces poll body. January 23, 2023. www.business-standard.com.
- News: Jonathan Head . Vo Van Thuong: Vietnam picks new president in power shuffle . 2 March 2023 . . 3 March 2023.
- Web site: Election schedule for Nepal President, Vice-President made public. ANI News.
- News: Tian . Yew Lun . 2023-03-11 . Xi clinches third term as China's president amid host of challenges . en . Reuters . 2023-05-08.
- Web site: Cameroon Says Rebel Attacks Intensify to Disrupt March 12 Senate Elections . 2023-05-08 . VOA . 10 March 2023 . en.
- Web site: Ratificado Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez como Presidente de la República de Cuba . 19 April 2023 .
- Web site: Panuelo out as ex-President likely to become new Micronesian leader . . 10 March 2023 .
- Web site: Eerste Kamerverkiezingen 2023 .
- News: Valsts prezidenta vēlēšanas notiks 31. maijā; Levita pārvēlēšanas izredzes – vēl neskaidras . 18 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . lv.
- Web site: 2023-06-21 . The senatorial elections scheduled for August 20, 2023 . 2023-08-16 . Congo Media Time . fr-FR.
- Web site: Minoyan . Hoory . 2023-09-06 . The Region in Brief . 2023-09-07 . The Armenian Weekly . en-US.
- Web site: Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara announces senatorial elections for September 16, 2023 . 2023-08-16 . news.abidjan.net . fr.
- Web site: 2023-04-05 . The senatorial elections will be held on September 24 . 2023-07-15 . Public Sénat . fr-FR.
- Web site: Dominica: Lack of support for first female head of state nominee . 2023-09-12 . Loop News . en.
- Web site: 2023-10-30 . Nauru Parliament will try again to elect a president today . 2023-11-06 . RNZ . en-nz.
- Web site: 2023-09-02 . Suisse: Les Verts vont se lancer à l’assaut du Conseil fédéral . 2023-10-25 . 20 minutes . fr.