2026 in politics

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The following political events have occurred or are scheduled to occur in 2026.

Events

January

• January 1
  • Bulgaria adopted the Euro, becoming the 21st member of the Eurozone. ^[1]
  • Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and first Asian American to hold the office. ^[2]
• January 3 – US forces arrested president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores following American airstrikes on military sites in northern Venezuela. ^[3]

Predicted and scheduled events

• January 15 – The 2026 Ugandan general election is scheduled to be held.
• January 18 – The 2026 Portuguese presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• February 5 – The New START Treaty is scheduled to expire. ^[4]
• February 12 – The 2026 Bangladeshi general election is scheduled to be held. ^[5]
• February 22 – The 2026 Laotian parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.
• 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.
• March 22
  • The 2026 Slovenian parliamentary electionis scheduled to be held.
  • The 2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• April 12
  • The 2026 Beninese presidential election is scheduled to be held.
  • The 2026 Peruvian general election is scheduled to be held.
• May 31 – The 2026 Colombian presidential election is scheduled to be held.
• June 1 – The 2026 Ethiopian general 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 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.
• October 31 – If not triggered earlier, the 2026 Danish general election will be held no later than this date.
• November 2 – The 2026 South African municipal elections will begin.
• November 3 – The United States midterm elections are scheduled to be held.
• December 5 – The 2026 Gambian presidential election is 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. ^[6]

Date unknown

• 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 – 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 Cape Verdean parliamentary election is scheduled to be held.

References

1. Thorpe, Nick (31 December 2025). "Bulgaria joins the euro after rocky path to new currency". BBC News . Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. Izaguirre, Anthony (1 January 2026). "Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station". Associated Press . Retrieved 1 January 2026.
3. Spivey, Matt (3 January 2025). "Trump says US has 'captured' Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife in 'large scale strike'". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. "New START to Expire in Two Years as Russia Refuses Talks". Arms Control Association. February 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
5. Foizee, Bahauddin (13 December 2025). "Bangladesh's Pivotal Election and Referendum Has a Date. Will Unrest Follow?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
6. "South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations". Associated Press News. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

External links

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