2022 national electoral calendar

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2022 national electoral calendar
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This national electoral calendar for 2022 lists the national/federal elections held in 2022 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

Contents

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:

See also

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