# 2009 electoral calendar

This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not included.

## January

* 12 January: Malta, President (by the parliament)
* 18 January: El Salvador, Parliament
* 25 January: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum
* 30 January: Somalia, President (by the parliament)
* 31 January: Iraq, Governorate Councils

## February

* 8 February: Turkmenistan, Parliament (3rd Round)
* 8 February: Liechtenstein, Parliament
* 8 February: Switzerland, Referendum on freedom of movement within the European Union
* 10 February: Israel, Parliament
* 12 February: French Polynesia, President (by the parliament)
* 15 February: Venezuela, Constitutional referendum

## March

* 3 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Parliament
* 8 March: North Korea, Parliament
* 12 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Parliament
* 15 March: El Salvador, President
* 18 March: Azerbaijan, Constitutional referendum
* 21 March: Slovakia, President (1st Round)
* 22 March: Macedonia, President (1st Round)
* 29 March: Montenegro, Parliament
* 29 March: Mayotte, Status referendum

## April

* 4 April: Slovakia, President (2nd Round)
* 5 April: Macedonia, President (2nd Round)
* 5 April: Moldova, Parliament
* 9 April: Algeria, President
* 9 April: Indonesia, Parliament
* 16 April: India, Parliament (1st Round)
* 19 April: Haiti, Senate (1st Round) (12 of 30 seats)
* 19 April: Northern Cyprus, Parliament
* 22 April: South Africa, Parliament
* 23 April: India, Parliament (2nd Round)
* 25 April: Iceland, Parliament
* 26 April: Andorra, Parliament
* 26 April: Ecuador, President and Parliament
* 30 April: India, Parliament (3rd Round)

## May

* 3 May: Panama, President and Parliament
* 6 May: South Africa, President (by the parliament)
* 7 May: India, Parliament (4th Round)
* 9 May: Maldives, Parliament
* 10 May: New Caledonia, Parliament
* 13 May: India, Parliament (5th Round)
* 16 May: Kuwait, Parliament
* 17 May: Lithuania, President
* 17 May: Switzerland, Referendum
* 17 May: Comoros, Constitutional referendum
* 19 May: Malawi, President and Parliament
* 20 May: Cayman Islands, Parliament and constitutional referendum
* 20 May: Moldova, President (1st Round) (indirect)
* 23 May: Germany, President (indirect)
* 24 May: Mongolia, President
* 31 May: South Ossetia, Parliament

## June

* 2 June: Greenland, Parliament
* 3 June: Moldova, President (2nd Round) (indirect)
* 4–7 June: European Union, European Parliament
* 7 June: Denmark, Act of Succession referendum
* 7 June: Luxembourg, Parliament
* 7 June: Lebanon, Parliament
* 12 June: Iran, President
* 21 June: Haiti, Senate (2nd Round) (12 of 30 seats)
* 21–22 June: Italy, Electoral law referendum
* 28 June: Albania, Parliament
* 28 June: Argentina, Legislative
* 28 June: Guinea-Bissau, President (1st Round)

## July

* 5 July: Bulgaria, Parliament
* 5 July: Mexico, Legislative
* 8 July: Indonesia, President
* 12 July: Republic of the Congo, President
* 18 July: Mauritania, President
* 23 July: Kyrgyzstan, President
* 25 July: Kurdistan Region, Parliament and President
* 26 July: Guinea-Bissau, President (2nd Round)
* 29 July: Moldova, Parliament
* 31 July – 21 August: New Zealand, Referendum

## August

* 4 August: Niger, Constitutional referendum
* 20 August: Afghanistan, President
* 30 August: Gabon, President
* 30 August: Japan, Parliament

## September

* 1–2 September: Vanuatu, President (indirect)
* 8 September: Montserrat, Parliament
* 12 September: Turkey, Constitution Referendum
* 14 September: Norway, Parliament
* 16 September: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
* 20 September: Macau, Legislative
* 25 September: Aruba, Parliament
* 27 September: Germany, Parliament
* 27 September: Portugal, Parliament
* 27 September: Switzerland, Referendum

## October

* 2 October: Republic of Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum
* 4 October: Greece, Parliament
* 16 October: Botswana, Parliament
* 20 October: Niger, Parliament
* 25 October: Tunisia, President and Parliament
* 25 October: Uruguay, President (1st Round), Parliament and Referendum
* 26 October: Marshall Islands, President (indirect)
* 28 October: Mozambique, President and Parliament

## November

* 5 November: Falkland Islands, Legislative Assembly
* 7 November: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor (1st Round) and Legislative
* 10 November: Moldova, President (1st Round) (indirect)
* 22 November: Romania, President (1st Round) and Referendum
* 23 November: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor (2nd Round)
* 25 November: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Constitutional referendum
* 27–28 November: Namibia, President and Parliament
* 29 November: Equatorial Guinea, President
* 29 November: Honduras, President and Parliament
* 29 November: Switzerland, Referendum
* 29 November: Uruguay, President (2nd Round)

## December

* 6 December: Bolivia, President and Parliament
* 6 December: Comoros, Parliament (1st Round)
* 6 December: Romania, President (2nd Round)
* 7 December: Moldova, President (2nd Round) (indirect)
* 12 December: Abkhazia, President
* 13 December: Chile, President (1st Round) and Parliament
* 18 December: Dominica, Parliament
* 20 December: Comoros, Parliament (2nd round)
* 27 December: Uzbekistan, Parliament
* 27 December: Croatia, President (1st Round)