2026 national electoral calendar

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2026 national electoral calendar

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This national electoral calendar for 2026 lists the national/federal elections scheduled to be held in 2026 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Specific dates are given where these are known.

January

• 11 January:
  • Benin, Parliament ^[1]
  • Myanmar, Parliament (2nd phase) ^[2]
• 15 January: Uganda, President and Parliament ^[3]
• 18 January: Portugal, President (1st round) ^{[4] [5]}
• 25 January: Myanmar, Parliament (3rd phase) ^[6]

February

• 1 February: Costa Rica, President and Parliament ^[7]
• 8 February:
  • Japan, House of Representatives ^[8]
  • Portugal, President (2nd round) ^[9]
  • Thailand, House of Representatives and constitutional referendum ^[10]
• 11 February: Barbados, House of Assembly ^[11]
• 12 February: Bangladesh, Parliament and constitutional referendum ^[12]
• 22 February: Laos, Parliament ^[13]

March

• 5 March: Nepal, House of Representatives ^[14]
• 8 March: Colombia, House of Representatives and Senate ^[15]
• 15 March: Vietnam, Parliament ^[16]
• 22 March:
  • Republic of the Congo, President ^[17]
  • Slovenia, Parliament ^[18]

April

• 12 April:
  • Benin, President ^[19]
  • Hungary, Parliament ^[20]
  • Peru, President and Parliament ^[21]

May

• 24 May: Cyprus, Parliament ^[22]
• 31 May: Colombia, President ^[23]

June

• 1 June: Ethiopia, Parliament ^[24]
• 7 June: Armenia, Parliament ^[25]

August

• 13 August: Zambia, President and Parliament ^[26]
• 30 August: Haiti, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate ^[27]

September

• 13 September: Sweden, Parliament ^[28]
• 24 September: Isle of Man, House of Keys ^[29]

October

• 4 October:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and House of Representatives ^[30]
  • Brazil, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate ^[31]
• 9–10 October: Czech Republic, Senate ^[32] (1st Round)

November

• 3 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate ^[33]
• 8 November: Bulgaria, President ^[34]

December

• 5 December: Gambia, President ^[35]
• 22 December: South Sudan, President, Assembly and Council of States ^[36]

Unknown date

• Algeria, Parliament ^[37]
• Bahamas, Parliament ^[38]
• Bahrain, Parliament ^[39]
• Bulgaria, Parliament ^[40]
• Cameroon, Parliament ^[41]
• Cape Verde, President ^[42] and Parliament ^[43]
• Cook Islands, Parliament ^[44]
• Denmark, Parliament ^[45]
• Djibouti, President ^[46]
• Fiji, Parliament ^[47]
• Guinea, National Assembly ^[48]
• Israel, Knesset ^[49]
• Italy, referendum ^[50]
• Lebanon, Parliament ^[51]
• Libya, President and Parliament ^[52]
• Morocco, Parliament ^[53]
• New Zealand, Parliament ^[54]
• Niue, Parliament ^[55]
• Russia, State Duma ^[56]
• São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament ^[57] and President ^[58]
• Somalia, Parliament ^[59]
• Somaliland, Parliament ^[60]
• Transnistria, President ^[61]

Indirect elections

• 28 January:Iraq, President ^[62]
• Estonia, President
• France, Senate (Serie 2)
• India, Rajya Sabha
• Kosovo, President ^[63]

See also

• 2026 local electoral calendar
• List of elections in 2026
• 2026 United Nations Security Council election
• 2026 United Nations Secretary-General selection

References

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2. "Myanmar Junta's Phase 2 Vote Plan Includes Scores of Resistance Strongholds". The Irrawaddy . 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
3. Kabayo, Simon (3 November 2025). "EC confirms polling dates for presidential and parliamentary elections on January 15". Eagle Online. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
4. "Eleições presidenciais deverão ser marcadas para 18 de Janeiro de 2026". Público. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
5. "Presidential Elections are scheduled". www.theportugalnews.com. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
6. "Election phase 3 to be held on January 25, 2026". npnewsmm.com. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
7. Mora, Carlos (28 November 2024). "TSE fija cronograma para elecciones nacionales de 2026 | CR Hoy". CR Hoy | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
8. "高市首相 23日衆院解散を表明 選挙は27日公示 来月8日投開票". NHK (in Japanese). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
9. Hatton, Barry (18 January 2026). "Hard-right populist wins a place in a two-way runoff in Portugal's presidential election". AP. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
10. "Election Commission sets Feb 8 as general election date". Bangkok Post. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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20. "Hungary sets April 12 election date as Orbán faces tough challenge". AP News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
21. "Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026". AP News. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
22. "Parliamentary elections set for May 24 next year". cyprus-mail.com. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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24. Mumbi, Lucy (23 October 2025). "Ethiopia sets June 1, 2026, for general election amid credibility concerns". The Eastleigh Voice News. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
25. "Armenia reveals next parliamentary elections date". caliber.az. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
26. "Zambia invites EU as observer to 2026 general elections". www.aa.com.tr. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
27. "Inside Haiti's road to the 2026 elections: CEP sets Aug. 30 as tentative voting date". The Haitian Times. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
28. "Sweden braces for election hacks ahead of 2026 vote". POLITICO. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
29. "Countdown begins to Isle of Man's 2026 General Election". Manx Radio. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
30. Central Election Commission of Bosnia
31. TSE Brazil
32. "Komunální volby 2026: kdy budou a na co si dát pozor? Patří k těm nejsložitějším". iDNES.cz. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
33. Federal Election Commission USA
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35. "2026 presidential election set for Dec 5 – IEC Chairman". thepoint.gm. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
36. "South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations". AP News. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
37. Algeria Press Service
38. Parliamentary Registration Department Bahamas
39. Bahrain Ministry of Justice
40. Sekularac, Ivana; Jones, Gareth (9 January 2026). "Bulgaria's president to hand centre-right coalition mandate to form government". Reuters. Retrieved 11 January 2026. President Rumen Radev said in a statement he would hand the mandate on Monday to GERB-SDS, the largest parliamentary group, but it has only 66 seats in the 240-member parliament and seems unlikely to garner enough backing to form a new government. [...] Under Bulgaria's constitution, Radev would then hand the mandate to the second-largest party and then to the third-largest. If no grouping can build a parliamentary majority, a snap parliamentary election follows.
41. "Cameroon: Assembly extends mandate of deputies until 2026". AfricaNews. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
42. National Electoral Commission Cape Verde
43. National Electoral Commission Cape Verde
44. Cook Islands Government
45. Danish Parliament
46. Djibouti Presidency
47. Fijian Elections Office
48. Guinée: les élections législatives et communales pourraient se tenir au début de l’hivernage 2026 (Gaoual) guineenews.org
49. Israeli Election Commission
50. "Governo e opposizioni hanno chiesto il referendum sulla riforma della giustizia". Il Post (in Italian). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
51. Lebanese Ministry of Interior
52. "Libya's Election Authority reiterates: "Ready to vote in mid-April 2026."". Agenzia Nova. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
53. Moroccan Ministry of Interior
54. Electoral Commission New Zealand
55. Niue Government
56. Central Election Commission Russia
57. STP Press
58. STP Press
59. "Somalia's president and opposition leaders reach historic election agreement". Africanews. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
60. National Electoral Commission Somaliland
61. Pridnestrovie Info
62. Independent High Electoral Commission Iraq
63. Central Election Commission Kosovo