This national electoral calendar for 2023 lists the national/

federal Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

elections held in 2023 in all

sovereign states A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terri ...

and their

dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

January

* 8 January: Benin, Parliament * 13–14 January: Czech Republic, President (1st round) * 18 January:

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...

, House of Representatives * 21 January: Slovakia,

Constitutional Referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

* 26 January: '' Tokelau, Parliament'' * 27–28 January: Czech Republic, President (2nd round) * 29 January: ** Liechtenstein,

** Tunisia, Parliament (2nd round)

February

* 5 February: ** Cyprus, President (1st round) ** Ecuador,

** Monaco, Parliament * 12 February: Cyprus, President (2nd round) * 24 February: Djibouti, Parliament * 25 February: Nigeria, President,

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and House of Representatives

March

* 5 March: Estonia, Parliament * 7 March: Micronesia, Parliament * 19 March: ** Kazakhstan,

Assembly Assembly may refer to: Organisations and meetings * Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions * General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...

** Montenegro, President (1st round) * 26 March: ** Cuba, Parliament ** Turkmenistan, Parliament

April

* 2 April: ** Andorra, Parliament ** Bulgaria, Parliament ** Finland, Parliament ** Montenegro, President (2nd round) * 16 April: ''

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

, Parliament (1st round)'' * 20 April: Bhutan, National Council * 24 April: '' British Virgin Islands, Parliament'' * 29 April: '' Niue, Parliament'' * 30 April: ** ''

, Parliament (2nd round)'' ** Paraguay, President, Senate and Chamber of Deputies ** Uzbekistan,

May

* 7 May: Chile,

Constitutional Council Constitutional Council might refer to: * Constitutional Council (Chad) * Constitutional Council (France) * Constitutional Council (Ivory Coast) * Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) * Constitutional Council (Cambodia) * Constitutional Council (Kaz ...

* 13 May:

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

, Parliament (1st round) * 14 May: ** Thailand, House of Representatives ** Turkey, President (1st round) and Parliament * 21 May: ** East Timor, Parliament ** Greece, Parliament * 27 May:

, Parliament (2nd round) * 28 May: Turkey, President (2nd round)

June

* 4 June: Guinea-Bissau, Parliament * 6 June: Kuwait, Parliament * 11 June: Montenegro, Parliament * 18 June: ** Mali,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Referendums * 24 June: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament * 25 June: ** Greece, Parliament **

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

, President (1st round) and Parliament

July

* 4 July: Federated States of Micronesia,

* 9 July: Uzbekistan, President * 23 July: ** Cambodia, National Assembly ** Spain, Senate and Congress of Deputies * 30 July: Central African Republic,

August

* 20 August: ** Ecuador, President (1st round), Parliament and Referendum **

, President (2nd round) * 23 August: Zimbabwe, President, Senate and National Assembly * 26 August: Gabon, President and Parliament

September

* 1 September: Singapore, President * 9 September: Maldives, President (1st round) * 29 September:

Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

, House of Assembly * 30 September: ** Maldives, President (2nd round) ** Slovakia, Parliament

October

* 7 October: United Arab Emirates, Parliament * 8 October: Luxembourg, Parliament * 10 October:

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

, President (1st round), Senate and House of Representatives * 12 October: ''

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

'', '' Parliament'' * 14 October: **

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

** New Zealand, Parliament * 15 October: ** Ecuador, President (2nd round) ** Poland, Senate, Sejm and Referendum * 22 October: ** Argentina, President (1st round), Senate and Chamber of Deputies **

, Council of States and National Council * 29 October: Oman, Parliament

November

* 14 November:

, President (2nd round) * 16 November: Madagascar, President * 19 November: Argentina, President (2nd round) * 20 November: Marshall Islands, Parliament and

* 22 November: Netherlands, House of Representatives *30 November: Bhutan, National Assembly (1st round)

December

* 3 December: Venezuela, Referendum * 10–12 December: Egypt, President * 17 December: **

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

** Chile,

** Serbia, Parliament * 20 December: Democratic Republic of Congo, President and National Assembly

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 house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

s, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges: * Since 29 September, 2022: Lebanon, President * 14 January: Kazakhstan,

* 20 January: ** ''

Sahrawi Republic Sahrawi or Saharawi (also transliterated into Spanish as or French as ), is an Arabic term meaning 'from the Sahara', or more specifically the Western Sahara. It can also mean 'from the desert' in general. Sahrawi may also refer to: People *the ...

, President'' ** Trinidad and Tobago, President * 13 February: Bangladesh, President * 2 March: Vietnam, President * 9 March: Nepal, President * 10 March:

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, President * 12 March: Cameroon,

* 19 April: Cuba, President * 11 May: Micronesia, President * 30 May: Netherlands,

* 31 May:

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, President * 20 August:

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

* 9 September: '' Artsakh, President'' * 16 September:

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

* 24 September: France,

* 27 September:

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

, President * 30 October:

Nauru Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...

, President * 13 December:

, Federal Council

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