National electoral calendar 2012

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For a listing by nation of elections held in 2012, see List of elections in 2012. For local elections, see Local electoral calendar 2012.

Map of the countries that held presidential elections in 2012

This national electoral calendar for the year 2012 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2012 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and theirdependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

 

January[edit]

• 3 January: Marshall Islands, President (indirect)
• 3–4 January/10–11 January: Egypt, Parliament (3rd phase)
• 13 January: Kiribati, President
• 14 January: Republic of China (Taiwan), President and Legislative Yuan (Parliament)
• 15 January: Kazakhstan, Parliament
• 22 January:
  • Croatia, Referendum
  • Finland, President (1st round)
• 29 January: Cambodia, Senate (indirect) ^[1]
• 29–30 January/5–6 February: Egypt, Shura Council (1st phase)

February[edit]

• 2 February: Kuwait, Parliament
• 5 February: Finland, President (2nd round)
• 12 February: Turkmenistan, President
• 14–15 February/21–22 February: Egypt, Shura Council (2nd phase)
• 18 February: Latvia, Constitutional referendum
• 21 February: Yemen, President
• 26 February:
  • Senegal, President (1st round)
  • Syria, constitutional referendum

March[edit]

• 2 March:
  • Iran, Parliament (1st round)
  • Pakistan, Senate (indirect)
• 4 March: Russia, President
• 7 March: Belize, Parliament
• 10 March:
  • Abkhazia, Parliament (1st round)
  • Slovakia, Parliament
• 11 March:
  • El Salvador, Parliament
  • Switzerland, Referendum
• 16 March: Moldova, President (indirect)
• 17 March: East Timor, President (1st round)
• 18 March:
  • Germany, President (indirect)
  • Guinea-Bissau, President (1st round) – Canceled
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Territorial Council
  • Saint Barthélemy, Territorial Council
  • Saint Martin, Territorial Council
• 24 March: Abkhazia, Parliament (2nd round)
• 25 March:
  • Senegal, President (2nd round)
  • Slovenia, Family Code referendum
  • South Ossetia, President (1st round)
  • Wallis and Futuna, Parliament
• 29 March: Gambia, Parliament

April[edit]

• 8 April: South Ossetia, President (2nd round)
• 11 April: South Korea, Parliament
• 16 April: East Timor, President (2nd round)
• 22 April: France, President (1st round)

May[edit]

• 2 May: Hungary, President (indirect)
• 4 May: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)
• 6 May:
  • Armenia, Parliament
  • France, President (2nd round)
  • Greece, Parliament
  • Serbia, President (1st round) and Parliament
• 7 May:
  • Bahamas, Parliament
  • Syria, Parliament
• 10 May: Algeria, Parliament
• 20 May:
  • Dominican Republic, President
  • Serbia, President (2nd round)
• 23–24 May: Egypt, President (1st round)
• 26 May: Lesotho, Parliament
• 30 May: Albania, President (indirect) (1st round)
• 31 May: Ireland, Constitutional referendum

June[edit]

• 4 June: Albania, President (indirect) (2nd round)
• 8 June: Albania, President (indirect) (3rd round)
• 10 June: France, Parliament (1st round)
• 11 June: Albania, President (indirect) (4th round)
• 16–17 June: Egypt, President (2nd round)
• 17 June:
  • Greece, Parliament
  • France, Parliament (2nd round)
• 23 June–13 July: Papua New Guinea, Parliament
• 28 June: Mongolia, Parliament
• 30 June: Iceland, President

July[edit]

• 1 July:
  • Liechtenstein, Constitutional referendum
  • Mexico, President and Congress
  • Senegal, Parliament
• 7 July:
  • East Timor, Parliament
  • Libya, General National Congress
• 15 July: Republic of the Congo, Parliament (1st round)
• 18 July: Cayman Islands, electoral system referendum
• 19 July:
  • India, President (indirect)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh, President
• 20 July: Samoa, President (indirect)
• 29 July:
  • Republic of the Congo, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Romania, Presidential impeachment referendum

August[edit]

• 19 August: Puerto Rico, Constitutional referendum
• 31 August: Angola, Parliament (and indirectly President)

September[edit]

• 10 September: Somalia, President
• 12 September: Netherlands, Parliament
• 23 September:
  • Belarus, Parliament
  • Switzerland, triple referendum

October[edit]

• 1 October: Georgia, Parliament
• 7 October: Venezuela, President
• 12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round, a third of the seats)
• 14 October: Lithuania, Parliament (1st round) and nuclear power referendum
• 14 October: Montenegro, Parliament
• 19: Curaçao, Parliament
• 19–20 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round, a third of the seats)
• 20 October: Iceland, Constitutional referendum
• 28 October:
  • Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Ukraine, Parliament
• 30 October: Vanuatu, Parliament

November[edit]

• 6 November:
  • Palau, President and Parliament
  • United States, President, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: Class I Senators)
  • Puerto Rico, Governor, Parliament and Referendum on political status
  • American Samoa, Governor and Parliament
  • Guam, Parliament
  • United States Virgin Islands, Parliament
• 9 November: Turks and Caicos Islands, House of Assembly
• 10 November: Republic of Ireland, constitutional referendum
• 11 November:
  • Slovenia, President (1st round)
  • San Marino, Parliament
• 15 November: China, Politburo
• 17 November: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament

December[edit]

• 1 December: Kuwait, Parliament
• 2 December:
  • Burkina Faso, Parliament
  • Slovenia, President (2nd round)
• 7–8 December: Ghana, President
• 9 December: Romania, Parliament
• 15 December/22 December: Egypt, Constitutional referendum
• 16 December: Japan, Parliament
• 17 December: Bermuda, Parliament
• 19 December: South Korea, President