2015 national electoral calendar

2015 national electoral calendar
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	Countries with national elections or referendums:; ■ – Presidential (or head of state); ■ – Presidential and parliamentary/legislative; ■ – Parliamentary/legislative; ■ – Referendum and parliamentary/legislative; ■ – Referendum; ■ – Referendum and presidential; ■ – Referendum, presidential and parliamentary/legislative; ■ – None

This national electoral calendar for the year 2015 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in 2015 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Specific dates are given where they have been known, but most have not yet been scheduled.

January

4 January: Uzbekistan, Parliament (2nd round)^[1]
8 January: Sri Lanka, President^[2]^[3]
11 January: Croatia, President (2nd round)^[4]
20 January: Zambia, President^[5]
25 January:
- Comoros, Parliament (1st round)^[6]
- Greece, Parliament^[7]
29–31 January: Italy, President^[8] (indirect)

February

7 February: Slovakia, Referendum^[9]
16 February: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament^[10]
18 February: Greece, President (indirect)^[11]
22 February: Comoros, Parliament (2nd round)^[6]
28 February: Lesotho, Parliament^[12]

March

1 March:
- Andorra, Parliament^[13]
- El Salvador, Legislative Assembly^[14]
- Estonia, Parliament^[6]
- Tajikistan, Parliament^[15]
3 March: Micronesia, Parliament^[16]
17 March: Israel, Parliament^[17]
28–29 March: Nigeria, President and National Assembly^[18]
29 March: Uzbekistan, President^[19]
31 March: Tuvalu, Parliament^[20]

April

13 April: Sudan, President and National Assembly^[21]
11 April: Malta, Referendum^[22]
15 April: Togo, President^[23]
19 April: Finland, Parliament^[24]
By 24 April: Haiti, Parliament^[25]
26 April:
- Benin, Parliament
- Kazakhstan, President^[26]
30 April: Tanzania, Referendum^[27]

May

7 May: United Kingdom, House of Commons^[28]
10 May: Poland, President^[29]
11 May: Guyana, Parliament^[30]
22 May: Ireland, Referenda^[31]
24 May: Ethiopia, Parliament^[32]
26 May: Burundi, Parliament^[32]
May: Trinidad and Tobago, Parliament^[33]
May: Suriname, Parliament^[34]

June

7 June:
- Luxembourg, Referendum^[35]
- Mexico, Congress^[36]
- Turkey, National Assembly^[37]
26 June: Burundi, President^[32]

July

July: Central African Republic, Parliament^[32]

August

August: Central African Republic, President^[32]

September

13 September: Guatemala, President and Congress^[6]
By 27 September: Portugal, Parliament^[38]
September: Afghanistan, Parliament^[39]

October

11 October:
18 October: Switzerland, Federal Assembly^[41]
19 October: Canada, House of Commons^[42]
25 October: Argentina, President and Legislature^[43]
October: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament^[39]
October: Tanzania, President and National Assembly^[32]

November

By 7 November: Burma, Parliament^[44]
By 8 November: Azerbaijan, Parliament^[39]
20 November: Belarus, President^[6]

December

20 December: Spain, Parliament^[45]
December: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament^[46]
December: Venezuela, Parliament^[39]

Unknown date

References

^ Elections in the OSCE Area in 2014 OCSE
^ "Presidential poll Jan. 8; Nominations on Dec. 8". Daily Mirror. 21 November 2014.
^ "South Asia Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa facing electoral rebellion". Deutsche Welle. 21 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Croatia presidency vote goes to runoff after tight contest". BBC News. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Peter Adamu (18 November 2014). "Guy Scott Sets Jan. 20 for Presidential By Election". Lusaka: ZambiaReports.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening. IFES Election Guide – Elections. International Foundation for Electoral Systems
^ "Greece heads for early election, stoking financial concerns". Daily Mail. AP. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ "Italy MPs elect judge Sergio Mattarella as president". BBC News. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Roman Cuprik (8 December 2014). "President sets date for 'family' referendum". The Slovak Spectator. Bratislava. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ LK Hewlett (16 February 2015). "It's Election Day In St. Kitts And Nevis". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Basseterre. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/02/10/greek-presidential-election-procedure-pushed-back/
^ "Lesotho: Former President of Botswana to Lead Commonwealth Observers for Lesotho Elections". AllAfrica.com. Commonwealth News and Information Service (London). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ http://eleccions.ad/
^ http://www.telesurtv.net/news/En-detalle-Que-se-elige-en-El-Salvador-20150227-0064.html
^ "OSCE To Monitor Tajik Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Chuuk independence vote postponed Radio NZ, 27 February 2015
^ "Israel to hold elections on March 17". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ "Nigeria election: Partial extension of voting to Sunday". BBC News. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^ "Uzbeks Vote In Heavily Criticized Presidential Election". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ http://reliefweb.int/report/tuvalu/tuvalu-tropical-cyclone-pam-situation-report-no-1-22-march-2015
^ Tom Little (22 February 2015). "Sudan election campaign to start amid opposition boycott". Yahoo! News. AFP. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Tim Diacono (11 January 2015). "In the Press: Spring hunting referendum date set for 11 April". Malta Today. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ John Zodzi; Joe Bavier (26 February 2015). "Togo sets presidential election date for April 15". Lomé: Reuters Africa. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ "Finland citizens in UAE can vote in April polls". Dubai: Emirates 24/7.com. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30634676
^ "Kazakh President Sets Date For Early Presidential Election". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala (22 October 2014). "Tanzania to hold referendum on new constitution in April 2015". Dar es Salaam: Reuters Africa. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Andrew Osborn (30 March 2015). "UK's Cameron meets Queen, starts knife-edge election campaign". London: Reuters. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Pawel Sobczak; Christian Lowe (4 February 2015). "Poland sets presidential election for May 10". Warsaw: Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Wesley Gibbings (28 January 2015). "Coalition talks in Guyana open". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Georgetown, Guyana. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ "Ireland Sets Date For Same Sex Marriage Vote". Sky News. 20 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Shirley de Villiers (4 March 2015). "Africa Check Factsheet: Five African elections to watch in 2015". Daily Maverick. Johannesburg. Africa Check. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ http://www.caribbeanelections.com/elections/tt_elections.asp
^ http://www.caribbeanelections.com/elections/sr_elections.asp
^ "Four questions for Luxembourg referendum". Luxemburger Wort. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ http://www.ine.mx/archivos2/portal/Elecciones/PEF/2014-2015/index.html
^ "Threshold decision would be binding for Turkey's 2015 election". Daily Sabah. Istanbul. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ http://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/legis_lear_2012.pdf
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2014-2015 Elections Calendar - NDI
^ Laeila Adjovi (10 March 2015). "After the revolution, what next for Burkina Faso?". Ougadougou: BBC Africa. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "PLR et UDC progressent à 18 mois des élections fédérales" (in Swiss French). Romandie.com. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ Don Butler; Glen McGregor (9 December 2014). "Elections Canada aims to be on election footing by March 2015". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ "Argentina: Convocan a elecciones presidenciales para octubre de 2015" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Anzacs, elections, cricket and climate change: 2015 in preview". Australia: News.com.au. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Sonya Dowsett (6 December 2014). "Spain's PM Rajoy says would stand for election again". GlobalPost. Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ http://www.caribbeanelections.com/elections/vc_elections.asp
^ "Egypt's March parliamentary elections on hold: HEC Spokesman". Ahram Online. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Sirilal, Ranga (12 January 2015). "Sri Lanka's new president names 100-day cabinet before polls". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

[1] Elections in the OSCE Area in 2014 OCSE

[2] "Presidential poll Jan. 8; Nominations on Dec. 8". Daily Mirror. 21 November 2014.

[3] "South Asia Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa facing electoral rebellion". Deutsche Welle. 21 November 2014.

[Croatia-4] "Croatia presidency vote goes to runoff after tight contest". BBC News. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[5] Peter Adamu (18 November 2014). "Guy Scott Sets Jan. 20 for Presidential By Election". Lusaka: ZambiaReports.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[ifes-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening. IFES Election Guide – Elections. International Foundation for Electoral Systems

[7] "Greece heads for early election, stoking financial concerns". Daily Mail. AP. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[8] "Italy MPs elect judge Sergio Mattarella as president". BBC News. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[9] Roman Cuprik (8 December 2014). "President sets date for 'family' referendum". The Slovak Spectator. Bratislava. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[10] LK Hewlett (16 February 2015). "It's Election Day In St. Kitts And Nevis". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Basseterre. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[11] ttp://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/02/10/greek-presidential-election-procedure-pushed-back/

[12] "Lesotho: Former President of Botswana to Lead Commonwealth Observers for Lesotho Elections". AllAfrica.com. Commonwealth News and Information Service (London). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[13] ttp://eleccions.ad/

[14] ttp://www.telesurtv.net/news/En-detalle-Que-se-elige-en-El-Salvador-20150227-0064.html

[15] "OSCE To Monitor Tajik Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[16] Chuuk independence vote postponed Radio NZ, 27 February 2015

[17] "Israel to hold elections on March 17". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[18] "Nigeria election: Partial extension of voting to Sunday". BBC News. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[19] "Uzbeks Vote In Heavily Criticized Presidential Election". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[20] ttp://reliefweb.int/report/tuvalu/tuvalu-tropical-cyclone-pam-situation-report-no-1-22-march-2015

[21] Tom Little (22 February 2015). "Sudan election campaign to start amid opposition boycott". Yahoo! News. AFP. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[22] Tim Diacono (11 January 2015). "In the Press: Spring hunting referendum date set for 11 April". Malta Today. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[23] John Zodzi; Joe Bavier (26 February 2015). "Togo sets presidential election date for April 15". Lomé: Reuters Africa. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[24] "Finland citizens in UAE can vote in April polls". Dubai: Emirates 24/7.com. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[25] ttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30634676

[26] "Kazakh President Sets Date For Early Presidential Election". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[27] Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala (22 October 2014). "Tanzania to hold referendum on new constitution in April 2015". Dar es Salaam: Reuters Africa. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[28] Andrew Osborn (30 March 2015). "UK's Cameron meets Queen, starts knife-edge election campaign". London: Reuters. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[29] Pawel Sobczak; Christian Lowe (4 February 2015). "Poland sets presidential election for May 10". Warsaw: Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[30] Wesley Gibbings (28 January 2015). "Coalition talks in Guyana open". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Georgetown, Guyana. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[31] "Ireland Sets Date For Same Sex Marriage Vote". Sky News. 20 February 2015.

[DailyMaverick-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Shirley de Villiers (4 March 2015). "Africa Check Factsheet: Five African elections to watch in 2015". Daily Maverick. Johannesburg. Africa Check. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[33] ttp://www.caribbeanelections.com/elections/tt_elections.asp

[34] ttp://www.caribbeanelections.com/elections/sr_elections.asp

[35] "Four questions for Luxembourg referendum". Luxemburger Wort. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[36] ttp://www.ine.mx/archivos2/portal/Elecciones/PEF/2014-2015/index.html

[37] "Threshold decision would be binding for Turkey's 2015 election". Daily Sabah. Istanbul. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[38] ttp://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/legis_lear_2012.pdf

[NDI-39] 2014-2015 Elections Calendar - NDI

[40] Laeila Adjovi (10 March 2015). "After the revolution, what next for Burkina Faso?". Ougadougou: BBC Africa. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[41] "PLR et UDC progressent à 18 mois des élections fédérales" (in Swiss French). Romandie.com. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[42] Don Butler; Glen McGregor (9 December 2014). "Elections Canada aims to be on election footing by March 2015". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[43] "Argentina: Convocan a elecciones presidenciales para octubre de 2015" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[44] "Anzacs, elections, cricket and climate change: 2015 in preview". Australia: News.com.au. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[45] Sonya Dowsett (6 December 2014). "Spain's PM Rajoy says would stand for election again". GlobalPost. Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[46] ttp://www.caribbeanelections.com/elections/vc_elections.asp

[47] "Egypt's March parliamentary elections on hold: HEC Spokesman". Ahram Online. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

[48] Sirilal, Ranga (12 January 2015). "Sri Lanka's new president names 100-day cabinet before polls". Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

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