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National and federal elections held in 2008
This electoral calendar 2008 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2008 in the de jure and de facto
sovereign states and their
dependent territories .
Referendums are included, even though they are not elections.
By-elections are not included.
January
5 January:
Georgia ,
president ,
NATO membership referendum and
election date referendum
7 January:
Marshall Islands ,
President (by the parliament)
9 January:
Kosovo ,
President (by the parliament)
12 January:
Republic of China (
Taiwan ),
Parliament and
referendum
15 January:
Barbados ,
Parliament
17–19 January:
Tokelau ,
Parliament
19 January:
Faroe Islands ,
Parliament
20 January:
Cuba ,
Parliament
20 January:
Serbia ,
President (1st round)
27 January:
French Polynesia ,
Legislative (1st Round)
29 January:
Bhutan ,
National Council
February
3 February:
Serbia ,
President (2nd round)
3 February:
Monaco ,
Parliament
7 February:
Belize ,
Legislative and
referendum
8 February:
Djibouti ,
Parliament
8–9 February:
Czech Republic ,
President (indirect)
15 February:
Czech Republic ,
President (indirect)
10 February:
French Polynesia ,
Legislative (2nd Round)
11 February:
Trinidad and Tobago ,
President (indirect)
17–19 February:
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ,
Parliament
17–24 February:
Cyprus ,
President
18 February:
Pakistan ,
Parliament
19 February:
Armenia ,
President
24 February:
French Polynesia ,
President (indirect)
24 February:
Cuba ,
President (indirect)
24 February:
Switzerland ,
Referendum
October 2007 until February 2008:
PR China ,
National People's Congress
March
2 March:
Russia ,
President
2 March:
Thailand ,
Senate
8 March:
Malaysia ,
Parliament
8 March:
Malta ,
Parliament
9 March:
Spain ,
Parliament
9 March:
Hungary ,
Referendum against government reforms
9/16 March:
Mayotte ,
Legislative
14 March:
Iran ,
Legislative (1st round)
15 March:
PR China ,
President (indirect)
22 March:
Republic of China (
Taiwan ),
President and
UN membership referendum
24 March:
Bhutan ,
Parliament
29 March:
Zimbabwe ,
President (1st round) and
Parliament
April
6 April:
Montenegro ,
President
9 April:
South Korea ,
Parliament
10 April:
Nepal ,
Constituent Assembly
13–14 April:
Italy ,
Parliament
20 April:
Paraguay ,
General
23 April:
Guernsey ,
General
23–24 April:
Tonga ,
General
25 April:
Iran ,
Legislative (2nd round)
26 April:
Nauru ,
Parliament
30 April:
Tuvalu ,
Constitutional referendum
May
June
July
August
September
2 September:
Vanuatu ,
Parliament
5–6 September:
Angola ,
Legislature
6 September:
Pakistan ,
President (indirect)
7 September:
Hong Kong ,
Legislature
15–18 September:
Rwanda ,
Parliament
19 September:
Swaziland ,
Parliament
19 September:
Mauritius ,
President (indirect)
21 September:
Slovenia ,
Parliament
21 September:
France ,
Senate (third of the seats) (indirect)
25 September:
South Africa ,
President (by the parliament)
28 September:
Ecuador ,
Constitutional referendum
28 September:
Austria ,
Parliament
28 September:
Belarus ,
Parliament
October
8 October:
Maldives ,
President (1st Round)
12 October:
Lithuania ,
Parliament (1st Round) and
nuclear power referendum
14 October:
Canada ,
Parliament
15 October:
Azerbaijan ,
President
15 October:
Jersey ,
General (1st Round) and
Central European Time referendum
17/18 October:
Czech Republic ,
Senate (one third)
24/25 October:
Czech Republic ,
Senate (one third)
26 October:
Lithuania ,
Parliament (2nd Round)
29 October:
Maldives ,
President (2nd Round)
30 October:
Zambia ,
President
November
4 November:
United States ,
President ,
House of Representatives ,
Senate (one third: Class 2 senators),
Governor (11)
4 November:
Palau ,
President ,
Senate and House of Delegates
8 November:
New Zealand ,
General
9 November:
San Marino ,
Parliament
16 November:
Guinea-Bissau ,
Parliament
18 November:
American Samoa ,
Governor (2nd Round)
25 November:
Greenland ,
Self-government referendum
26 November:
Jersey ,
General (2nd Round)
30 November:
Romania ,
Legislative
30 November:
Switzerland ,
Referendum
December
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