2018 national electoral calendar

2018 national electoral calendar
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This national electoral calendar for 2018 lists the national/federal elections held in 2018 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

January

7 January: Northern Cyprus, Parliament
12–13 January: Czech Republic, President (1st round)
26–27 January: Czech Republic, President (2nd round)
28 January:
- Cyprus, President (1st round)
- Finland, President

February

4 February:
11 February: Monaco, Parliament
23 February: Djibouti, Parliament
26 February: Sint Maarten, Legislature

March

4 March:
7 March: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament (1st round)
11 March:
- Colombia, House of Representatives and Senate
- Cuba, Parliament
13 March: Grenada, Parliament
18 March: Russia, President
21 March:
- Antigua and Barbuda, Parliament^[2]
- Netherlands, Referendum
25 March: Turkmenistan, Assembly and People's Council^[3]
26–28 March: Egypt, President
31 March: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament (2nd round)^[4]

April

1 April: Costa Rica, President (2nd round)
8 April: Hungary, Parliament^[5]
11 April: Azerbaijan, President
15 April:
- Guatemala, Referendum
- Montenegro, President
20 April: Bhutan, National Council
22 April:
- French Polynesia, Legislature (1st round)
- Paraguay, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
24 April: Greenland, Legislature

May

6 May:
- French Polynesia, Legislature (2nd round)
- Lebanon, Parliament^[6]
9 May: Malaysia, House of Representatives
12 May:
- East Timor, Parliament
- Iraq, Parliament
13 May: Slovenia, Referendum
16 May: Jersey, Legislature
17 May: Burundi, Constitutional Referendum
20 May: Venezuela, President
24 May: Barbados, Parliament
25 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
27 May: Colombia, President (1st round)

June

3 June: Slovenia, National Assembly
10 June: Switzerland, Referendums
14 June: Cook Islands, Legislature
17 June: Colombia, President (2nd round)
24 June: Turkey, President and Parliament

July

1 July: Mexico, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
25 July: Pakistan, National Assembly
29 July:
- Cambodia, Parliament
- Mali, President (1st round)^[7]
30 July:
- Comoros, Constitutional Referendum
- Zimbabwe, President, House of Assembly and Senate

August

12 August: Mali, President (2nd round)
26 August: Colombia, Referendum

September

1 September: Mauritania, Parliament (1st round)
2–3 September: Rwanda, Chamber of Deputies
9 September: Sweden, Parliament
15 September:
- Bhutan, National Assembly (1st round)
- Mauritania, Parliament (2nd round)
21 September: Eswatini, House of Assembly
23 September:
- Maldives, President
- Switzerland, Referendums
30 September: Republic of Macedonia, Referendum^[8]

October

5–6 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
6 October:
- Gabon, National Assembly (1st round)
- Latvia, Parliament^[9]
6–7 October: Romania, Constitutional Referendum
7 October:
10 October: Guernsey, Referendum
12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
14 October: Luxembourg, Parliament
18 October: Bhutan, National Assembly (2nd round)
20 October: Afghanistan, House of the People^[10]
26 October: Ireland, President^[11] and Constitutional Referendum^[12]
27 October:
- Afghanistan, House of the People (Kandahar only)^[13]
- Gabon, National Assembly (2nd round)
28 October:
- Brazil, President (2nd round)
- Georgia, President (1st round)

November

4 November: New Caledonia, Independence Referendum
6 November:
7 November: Madagascar, President (1st round)
11 November:
- Donetsk People's Republic, Head and Parliament
- Luhansk People's Republic, Head and Parliament
13 November:
- Northern Mariana Islands, Governor, Attorney General, House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court retention elections^[17]^[18]
- United States, House of Representatives (Northern Mariana Islands only)
14 November: Fiji, Parliament
20 November: U.S. Virgin Islands, Governor (2nd round)
24 November:
- Bahrain, Council of Representatives (1st round)
- Taiwan, Referendums^[19]
25 November:
- Liechtenstein, Referendum
- Switzerland, Referendums
28 November: Georgia, President (2nd round)

December

1 December: Bahrain, Council of Representatives (2nd round)
9 December:
- Armenia, Parliament^[20]
- Peru, Constitutional Referendum^[21]
19 December: Madagascar, President (2nd round)
20 December: Togo, Parliament^[22]
30 December:
- Bangladesh, Parliament^[23]
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, President and National Assembly^[24]

Indirect elections

The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:

5 January, 28 June, 4 and 25 July, 10, 11 and 13 August, 15 and 29 November, 5 and 19 December: Malaysia, Senate^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]
16 January, 23 March and 21 June: India, Council of States
19 January: Trinidad and Tobago, President
7 February: Nepal, National Assembly
15 February: South Africa, President
18 February: Bangladesh, President
25 February: Cambodia, Senate
2 March: Armenia, President
3 March: Pakistan, Senate
5 March to 20 March: China, President and Premier
12 March: Isle of Man, Legislative Council^[36]
13 March: Nepal, President
22 and 28 March, 12 April and 13 June: Austria, Federal Council^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]
24 March: Ivory Coast, Senate
25 March: Cameroon, Senate^[41]
28 March: Myanmar, President
1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
19 April: Cuba, President
31 August: Fiji, President^[42]
4 September: Pakistan, President
1 October:
- Dominica, President^[43]
- San Marino, Captains Regent
2 October: Iraq, President
23 October: Vietnam, President^[44]
25 October: Ethiopia, President
29 December: Algeria, Council of the Nation^[45]

References

^ "Calendario electoral de América Latina". Centro Estratégico Latinoamericano de Geopolítica. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ King, Nelson A. "Antiguans go to the polls on March 21". Caribbean Life News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "Citizens of Turkmenistan vote in parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan". Trend. 25 March 2018. (in Azerbaijani)
^ "Final Report: Republic of Sierra Leone Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections 2018" (PDF). European Union Election Observation Mission. June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Április 8-ra tűzte ki a választást az államfő". Magyar Hírlap (in Hungarian). 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Lebanon Cabinet agrees to May elections, refers vote law to Parliament". The Daily Star. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
^ Cocks, Tim (30 July 2018). "Mali poll will go to run-off with Cisse and President Keita: opposition". Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Macedonian Lawmakers Set September 30 For Referendum On Name-Change Deal". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Latvian election calendar". Central Election Commission of Latvia. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "Afghanistan Launches Voter Registration For Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ "Irish Presidential election announced for October 26". The Irish News. 28 August 2018.
^ McSorley, Christina (20 October 2018). "Blasphemy, Stephen Fry and referendum in Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Elections Underway In Kandahar". TOLOnews. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "American Samoa re-elects Republican congresswoman". Radio New Zealand. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Veto over-ride defeated — again". Samoa News. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "2018 General Election". Elections System of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Edward Manibusan". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ "2018 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Taiwan to hold same-sex marriage referendum". Newshub. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ Harutyunyan, Mariam (1 November 2018). "Armenia to hold early parliamentary polls in December". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 1 November 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Se oficializa la convocatoria a referéndum de diciembre". La República. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ "Togo: la CEDEAO tranche pour l'organisation des législatives le 20 décembre prochain". La Tribune Afrique. 1 August 2018.
^ "General election rescheduled to December 30". Dhaka Tribune. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "DR Congo sets elections for December 2018". African Medias. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "Take the Oath as Senator of the Council" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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^ "First Meeting, First Conference Term: The Fourteenth Constitutional Assembly of Perlis" (PDF) (in Malay). 25 July 2018. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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^ "Lim Kit Siang's daughter was appointed Member of the Senate". Malaysia Gazette (in Malay). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Ismail Yusof, Nga Hock Cheh, were nominated as Senators". Berita Harian (in Malay). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Donald is made a Senator". Daily Express (in Malay). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Happy Serving the Nation". 1Media.My (in Malay). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "The Fourteenth State of Selangor in 2018: First Semester, Third Meeting" (PDF) (in Malay). 5 December 2018. p. 78. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "DAP NS Vice Chairman was nominated as Senator". Berita Harian (in Malay). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Isle of Man's Legislative Council: Five women elected to upper chamber". BBC News. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Constituent meeting of the Lower Austrian Parliament" (in German). Office of the Lower Austrian State Government. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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^ "SPÖ strong in state parliament and federal council". ORF (in German). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Silvester Gfrerer represents Salzburg in the Federal Council" (in German). Austrian Bauernbund. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Cameroon: senatorial elections in a context of tension in the English-speaking zone". Radio France Internationale (in French). 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Fijian president sworn in for second term". Xinhua News Agency. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Charles Savarin elected President of Dominica despite opposition objections". Dominica News Online. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "New Vietnam president sworn in after 99.8 per cent vote". New Straits Times. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Partial renewal of the Council of Nation: the Constitutional Council proclaims the provisional results". Algeria Press Service (in French). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[1] "Calendario electoral de América Latina". Centro Estratégico Latinoamericano de Geopolítica. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[2] King, Nelson A. "Antiguans go to the polls on March 21". Caribbean Life News. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[3] "Citizens of Turkmenistan vote in parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan". Trend. 25 March 2018. (in Azerbaijani)

[4] "Final Report: Republic of Sierra Leone Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections 2018" (PDF). European Union Election Observation Mission. June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[5] "Április 8-ra tűzte ki a választást az államfő". Magyar Hírlap (in Hungarian). 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[6] "Lebanon Cabinet agrees to May elections, refers vote law to Parliament". The Daily Star. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[Mali_Pres-7] Cocks, Tim (30 July 2018). "Mali poll will go to run-off with Cisse and President Keita: opposition". Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[8] "Macedonian Lawmakers Set September 30 For Referendum On Name-Change Deal". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[9] "Latvian election calendar". Central Election Commission of Latvia. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[10] "Afghanistan Launches Voter Registration For Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

[11] "Irish Presidential election announced for October 26". The Irish News. 28 August 2018.

[12] McSorley, Christina (20 October 2018). "Blasphemy, Stephen Fry and referendum in Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[13] "Elections Underway In Kandahar". TOLOnews. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[14] "American Samoa re-elects Republican congresswoman". Radio New Zealand. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[15] "Veto over-ride defeated — again". Samoa News. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[16] "2018 General Election". Elections System of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[17] "Edward Manibusan". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[18] "2018 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[19] "Taiwan to hold same-sex marriage referendum". Newshub. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[20] Harutyunyan, Mariam (1 November 2018). "Armenia to hold early parliamentary polls in December". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 1 November 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[21] "Se oficializa la convocatoria a referéndum de diciembre". La República. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[22] "Togo: la CEDEAO tranche pour l'organisation des législatives le 20 décembre prochain". La Tribune Afrique. 1 August 2018.

[23] "General election rescheduled to December 30". Dhaka Tribune. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[24] "DR Congo sets elections for December 2018". African Medias. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[25] "Take the Oath as Senator of the Council" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[26] "TV personality, Ustazah Asmak Husin was appointed Senator". 1Media.My (in Malay). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[27] "Dato 'Husain Awang was appointed DNA". Harakah (in Malay). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[28] "First Meeting, First Conference Term: The Fourteenth Constitutional Assembly of Perlis" (PDF) (in Malay). 25 July 2018. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[29] "MCA's Ti Lian Ker, three others take oath as senators". New Straits Times. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[30] "Lim Kit Siang's daughter was appointed Member of the Senate". Malaysia Gazette (in Malay). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[31] "Ismail Yusof, Nga Hock Cheh, were nominated as Senators". Berita Harian (in Malay). 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[32] "Donald is made a Senator". Daily Express (in Malay). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[33] "Happy Serving the Nation". 1Media.My (in Malay). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[34] "The Fourteenth State of Selangor in 2018: First Semester, Third Meeting" (PDF) (in Malay). 5 December 2018. p. 78. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[35] "DAP NS Vice Chairman was nominated as Senator". Berita Harian (in Malay). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

[36] "Isle of Man's Legislative Council: Five women elected to upper chamber". BBC News. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[37] "Constituent meeting of the Lower Austrian Parliament" (in German). Office of the Lower Austrian State Government. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[38] "The black-green state government of Tyrol was officially sworn in". Vienna Online (in German). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[39] "SPÖ strong in state parliament and federal council". ORF (in German). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[40] "Silvester Gfrerer represents Salzburg in the Federal Council" (in German). Austrian Bauernbund. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[41] "Cameroon: senatorial elections in a context of tension in the English-speaking zone". Radio France Internationale (in French). 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[42] "Fijian president sworn in for second term". Xinhua News Agency. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[43] "Charles Savarin elected President of Dominica despite opposition objections". Dominica News Online. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[44] "New Vietnam president sworn in after 99.8 per cent vote". New Straits Times. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[45] "Partial renewal of the Council of Nation: the Constitutional Council proclaims the provisional results". Algeria Press Service (in French). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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