2026 in politics

The following political events are scheduled to occur in 2026.

Predicted and scheduled events

• January 15 – The 2026 Ugandan general election is scheduled tob be held.
• January 18 or 25 - The 2026 Portuguese presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• February 5 – The New START Treaty is scheduled to expire. ^[1]
• March 5 – The 2026 Nepalese general election is scheduled to be held.
• March 8 – The 2026 Colombian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• March 15 – The 2026 Vietnamese legislative election is scheduled to be held.
• April - The 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• April 12 – The 2026 Beninese presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• April 12 – The 2026 Peruvian general election is scheduled to be held.
• May 31 – The 2026 Colombian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• June 7 - The 2026 Armenian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• July 4 – United States Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary)
• August – The next South African municipal elections are scheduled to be held, alternatively by November 2026.
• August 13 – The 2026 Zambian general election is scheduled to be held.
• August 30 - The 2026 Estonian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• September 13 – The 2026 Swedish general election is scheduled to be held.
• September 20 - The 2026 Russian legislative election is scheduled to be held.
• October 3 - The 2026 Latvian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• October 4 – The 2026 Brazilian general election is scheduled to be held.
• October 4 - The 2026 Bosnian general election is scheduled to be held.
• October 27 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Israeli legislative election will be held no later than this date.
• November 3 – The United States midterm elections are scheduled to be held.
• December 19 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 New Zealand general election will be held no later than this date.
• December 22 – The 2026 South Sudanese general election is scheduled to be held, the first since the country's independence in 2011. ^[2]

Date unknown

• February
  • The 2026 Bangladeshi general election is scheduled to be held. ^[3]
  • If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Laotian parliamentary election will be held no later than this date.
• April
  • The 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
  • If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Djiboutian presidential election will be held no later than this date.
• May – The 2026 Lebanese general election is scheduled to be held.
• June
  • The 2026 Ethiopian general election is scheduled to be held.
  • If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Algerian parliamentary election will be held no later than this date.
• July – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 São Toméan presidential election will be held no later than this date.
• September
  • The 2026 Moroccan general election is scheduled to be held.
  • The 2026 São Toméan parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.

• The 2026 Bulgarian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• The 2026 Slovenian parliamentary electionis scheduled to be held.
• The 2026 Danish general election is scheduled to be held.
• The 2026 Gambian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• The 2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• The 2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.

References

1. "New START to Expire in Two Years as Russia Refuses Talks". Arms Control Association. February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
2. "South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations". Associated Press News. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
3. "Bangladesh's elections to be held in first half of April 2026, says de facto PM Yunus". Reuters. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.

External links

• Media related to 2026 in politics at Wikimedia Commons