# 2006 electoral calendar

This electoral calendar 2006 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2006 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

* 15 January: Chile, President (2nd round).
* 15 January: Finland, President (1st round).
* 22 January: Cape Verde, Parliament.
* 22 January: Portugal, President.
* 23 January: Canada, Parliament.
* 25 January: Palestinian National Authority, Parliament.
* 29 January: Finland, President (2nd round).

## February

* February 5: Costa Rica, President and Parliament
* February 7: Haiti, President (1st round)
* February 11: Tokelau, referendum on self-determination
* February 12: Cape Verde, President
* February 23: Uganda, President and Parliament

## March

* 5 March: Benin, President
* 12 March: El Salvador, Legislature
* 12 March: Colombia, Legislature
* 19 March: Belarus, President
* 26 March: São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament
* 26 March: Ukraine, Parliament
* 28 March: Israel, Parliament
* 31 March: Samoa, Parliament

## April

* 2 April: Thailand, Parliament
* 5 April: Solomon Islands, Parliament
* 9 April: Peru, President and Parliament
* 9–10 April: Italy, Parliament
* 9 April: Hungary, Parliament (1st round)
* 19 April: Thailand, Senate
* 21 April: Haiti, Parliament (2nd round)
* 23 April: Hungary, Parliament (2nd round)
* 30 April: Laos, Parliament

## May

* 3 May: Chad, President
* 6 May: Singapore, Parliament
* 6–13 May: Fiji, Parliament
* 14 May: Comoros, President
* 16 May: Dominican Republic, Legislature
* 21 May: Montenegro, Referendum on independence
* 21 May: Cyprus, Legislature
* 28 May: Colombia, President
* 31 May: Montserrat, Legislature

## June

* 2–3 June: Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies
* 4 June: Peru, President (2nd round)
* 4 June: San Marino, Parliament
* 14 June: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
* 17 June: Slovakia, Parliament
* 25 June: Mauritania, referendum on the new constitution
* 29 June: Kuwait, Parliament

## July

* 2 July: Bolivia, Constituent Assembly
* 2 July: Mexico, President and Congress
* 5 July: Macedonia, Parliament
* 28–30 July : Seychelles, President
* 30 July: Democratic Republic of the Congo, President and Legislature
* 30 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President

## August

* 3 August: Tuvalu, Parliament
* 28 August: Guyana, President and Parliament

## September

* 10 September: Montenegro, Parliament
* 17 September: Sweden, Parliament
* 17 September: Transnistria, referendum on closer ties with Russia
* 20 September: Yemen, President
* 22 September: The Gambia, President
* 26 September: Cook Islands, Parliament
* 28 September: Zambia, President and Parliament

## October

* 1 October: Austria, Legislature
* 1 October: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and Parliament
* 1 October: Brazil, President (1st round)
* 7 October: Latvia, Parliament
* 15 October: Ecuador, President and Parliament
* 22 October: Bulgaria, President (1st round)
* 22 October: Panama, Panama Canal expansion referendum.
* 28–29 October: Serbia, referendum on the new constitution.
* 29 October: Brazil, President (2nd round)
* 29 October: Democratic Republic of the Congo, President (2nd round)
* 29 October: Bulgaria, President (2nd round)

## November

* 5 November: Nicaragua, President and Parliament
* 6 November: Tajikistan, President
* 7 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate (one third: Class 1 senators)
* 19 November: Mauritania, Parliament (1st round)
* 22 November: The Netherlands, Tweede Kamer
* 23 November: Isle of Man, House of Keys
* 25 November: Bahrain, Parliament (1st round)
* 26 November: Ecuador, President (2nd round)
* 30 November: Gibraltar, Referendum on the new constitution

## December

* 2 December: Bahrain, Parliament (2nd round)
* 3 December: Venezuela, President
* 3 December: Madagascar, President
* 3 December: Mauritania, Parliament (2nd round)
* 10 December: Nagorno-Karabakh, constitutional referendum
* 10 December: Transnistria, President
* 11 December: Saint Lucia, Parliament
* 15 December: Iran, Assembly of Experts
* 16/18 December: United Arab Emirates, Parliament
* 20 December: United Arab Emirates, Parliament
* 17 December: Gabon, Parliament