# 2008 electoral calendar

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

* 4 May: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament
* 10 and 24 May: Burma/Myanmar, Constitutional referendum
* 11 May: Serbia, Parliament
* 16 May: Dominican Republic, President
* 17 May: Kuwait, Parliament
* 21 May: Georgia, Legislative
* 25 May: Lebanon, President (by the parliament)

## June

* 1 June: Switzerland, Referendum
* 1 June: Macedonia, Assembly
* 7 June: Niue, Parliament
* 12 June: Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum
* 22 June: Slovenia, Regionalisation referendum
* 27 June: Zimbabwe, President (2nd round)
* 29 June: Mongolia, Legislative

## July

* 8 July: Grenada, Parliament
* 19 July: Nepal, President (1st round) (by the parliament)
* 21 July: Nepal, President (2nd round) (by the parliament)
* 27 July: Cambodia, Parliament

## August

* 2 August: Latvia, Constitutional referendum
* 5 August: Republic of the Congo, Senate (indirect)
* 10 August: Bolivia, Recall referendum
* 23 August: Latvia, Pensions law referendum

## 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: American Samoa, Governor (1st Round), Legislative
** 4 November: Guam, Legislative
** 4 November: Puerto Rico, Governor, Legislative
** 4 November: United States Virgin Islands, Legislative
* 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

* 7 December: Ghana, President (1st Round) and Parliament
* 10 December: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
* 14 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament (1st Round)
* 28 December: Ghana, President (2nd Round)
* 28 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament (2nd Round)
* 29 December: Bangladesh, General