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SIS Global Election Tracker

The countdown to US Presidential Elections galvanizes interests and punditry around the world. Already, we see buzz around the 2024 US presidential race well underway: August 2023 will see the first in a series of Republican primary debates, and the analysis, punditry, and outright spinning will be nonstop through—and beyond—November 5, 2024.

The reality is that “how goes the world” is not driven solely by US elections! Governments globally, in a variety of systems of government, have important national elections planned between now and 2025. These elections are critical to understanding the global dynamics of democratic progress vs. backsliding, predicting implications for global security and regional economic growth, and tracking impacts on human rights and representation. And beyond the "local is global" impacts, "local" is also personal to our SIS community: SIS has students, alumni, staff, and faculty from around the world. We recognize and seek to understand the meaning of national elections to each country’s residents and communities.

At SIS, our scholars also possess a deep well of expertise on the politics and the contexts of countries around the world. Enter our Global Elections Initiative. We're embarking on a project to promote discussions; stage events; create web content; and generally, keep our focus on key national elections around the world and dive deeper into the trends, opportunities, and challenges they reflect. We’ve established the SIS Global Elections Tracker as a new resource for keeping apprised of politics at the national level—to promote active engagement and analysis.

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About this tracker

The SIS Global Election Tracker is sourced from a variety of reputable news and information outlets. Where an election’s date, function, or outcome is in doubt, we defer to a combination of the National Democratic Institute’s global election tracker, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ Election Guide, and announcements from the US Department of State to determine the information we post.

Worldwide Elections
Country Type of Election Date Region SIS Expert
Algeria* presidential Dec 2024 Africa
Argentina open, simultaneous, and obligatory primaries (PASO) Aug 2023 South America Agustina Giraudy
Argentina general Oct 2023 South America Agustina Giraudy
Argentina runoff Nov 2023 South America Agustina Giraudy
Bangladesh general Jan 2024 Asia Tazreena Sajjad, C. Austin Davis
Belarus parliamentary Feb 2024 Europe Keith Darden
Belgium federal Jun 2024 Europe Garret Martin, Michelle Egan
Botswana* general Dec 2024 Africa
Burkina Faso* presidential Dec 2024 Africa
Cambodia general Jul 2023 Asia
Chad* presidential Dec 2024 Africa Ernest Ogbozor
Comoros* presidential Dec 2024 Africa
Croatia* parliamentary Dec 2024 Europe Mirjana Morosini, Doga Eralp
Democratic Republic of the Congo general Dec 2023 Africa
Dominican Republic general May 2024 Central America & Caribbean
Ecuador presidential runoff Oct 2023 South America Agustina Giraudy, Lou Goodman, Robin Broad
Egypt* presidential Dec 2024 Africa
El Salvador general Feb 2024 Central America & Caribbean Robin Broad
European Union european parliament Jun 2024 Europe Garret Martin
Finland presidential Jan 2024 Europe Garret Martin
Finland presidential runoff Feb 2024 Europe Garret Martin
Georgia* presidential Dec 2024 Europe Keith Darden
Georgia* parliamentary Dec 2024 Europe Keith Darden
Ghana general Dec 2024 Africa
Guatemala presidential runoff Aug 2023 Central America & Caribbean Anthony Fontes, Walter Flores
India* general Jun 2024 Asia Amitav Acharya
Indonesia general Feb 2024 Asia
Iran legislative Mar 2024 Asia Shadi Mokhtari
Liberia general Oct 2023 Africa
Lithuania presidential May 2024 Europe
Lithuania parliamentary Oct 2024 Europe Keith Darden
Madagascar presidential Nov 2023 Africa
Maldives presidential Sep 2023 Asia
Maldives presidential runoff Sep 2023 Asia
Mali presidential Feb 2024 Africa
Mauritania* presidential Dec 2024 Africa
Mauritius* general Dec 2024 Africa
Mexico general Jun 2024 North America Tony Wayne, Lou Goodman, Agustina Giraudy
Moldova* presidential Dec 2024 Europe Keith Darden
Mozambique* general Dec 2024 Africa
Myanmar* general Dec 2023 Asia Tazreena Sajjad, C. Austin Davis
Namibia* general Dec 2024 Africa
New Zealand general Oct 2023 Oceania
North Macedonia* parliamentary Dec 2024 Europe Mirjana Morosini, Doga Eralp
Pakistan general Feb 2024 Asia Akbar Ahmed
Palau general Nov 2024 Oceania
Panama general May 2024 Central America & Caribbean
Peru* general Dec 2024 South America Agustina Giraudy, Lou Goodman
Poland* parliamentary Oct 2023 Europe Garret Martin
Romania* presidential Dec 2024 Europe Mirjana Morosini, Keith Darden
Russia presidential Mar 2024 Europe Keith Darden, James Goldgeier
Rwanda parliamentary Jul 2024 Africa Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod
Rwanda presidential Jul 2024 Africa Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod
Senegal presidential Apr 2024 Africa
Singapore presidential Sep 2023 Asia Lou Goodman
Slovakia parliamentary Sep 2023 Europe Keith Darden
South Africa* general Dec 2024 Africa
South Korea legislative Apr 2024 Asia Ji-young Lee
Spain general Jul 2023 Europe Garret Martin, Michelle Egan
Sri Lanka* presidential Dec 2024 Asia
Switzerland federal Oct 2023 Europe Garret Martin
Taiwan presidential Jan 2024 Asia Piper Campbell
Ukraine parliamentary Oct 2023 Europe Keith Darden, James Goldgeier
Ukraine* presidential Dec 2024 Europe Keith Darden, James Goldgeier
United States presidential Nov 2024 North America Jordan Tama
Uruguay general Oct 2024 South America
Uzbekistan presidential Jul 2023 Asia Keith Darden
Uzbekistan* parliamentary Dec 2024 Asia Keith Darden
Venezuela* presidential Dec 2024 South America
Zimbabwe general Aug 2023 Africa Shannon Hader

Note: An asterisk next to the country name indicates that the date listed is accurate only to the year; the month has been added for sorting purposes only. Dates will be updated as available. 

Africa

General Election

  • December 20, 2023

General Election

  • October 10, 2023

Runoff Election

  • November 16, 2023

Presidential Election

  • November 16, 2023

Presidential Election

  • Deferred

Presidential Election

  • March 24, 2024

General Election

  • August 23, 2023

Asia

General Election

  • January 7, 2024

Context from SIS Experts

General Election

  • July 23, 2023

General Election

  • February 14, 2024

Presidential Election

  • September 9, 2023

Presidential Runoff

  • September 30, 2023

General Election

  • Date Unknown

General Election

  • September 1, 2023

General Election

  • April 10, 2024

Context from SIS Experts

Presidential Election

  • Expected 2024

Presidential Election

  • January 13, 2024

Context from SIS Experts

Presidential Election

  • July 9, 2023

Parliamentary Election

  • Expected 2024

Central America & Caribbean

General Election

  • May 19, 2024

General Election

  • February 4, 2024

Presidential Runoff Election

  • August 20, 2023

General Election

  • May 5, 2024

Europe

Parliamentary Election

  • June 9, 2024

Parliamentary Election

  • June 6-9, 2024
  • This is the first parliamentary election since the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU in 2020

Context from SIS Experts

Presidential Election

  • January 28, 2024

Presidential Runoff

  • February 11, 2024

Context from SIS Experts

Parliamentary Election

  • Expected 2024

Presidential Election

  • Expected 2024

Parliamentary Election

  • October 15, 2023

Context from SIS Experts

Presidential Election

May 26, 2024

Oceania

General Election

  • October 14, 2023

General Election

  • July 23, 2024

South America

PASO Election

  • August 13, 2023
  • To qualify for presidential elections in October, candidates must receive at least 1.5% of votes
  • 5 candidates qualified for the presidential race: Javier Milei, Patricia Bullrich, Horatio Rodriguez Larreta, Sergio Massa, and Juan Grabois

General Election

  • October 22, 2023

Runoff Election

  • November 19, 2023

Context from SIS Experts

Presidential Runoff

  • October 15, 2023

General Election

  • October 27, 2024