National 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 their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

January

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

September

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

October

• 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

• 6 November:
  • Palau, President and Parliament
  • United States, President, House of Representatives, Senate
  • 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

• 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

See also

• List of annulled elections

References