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This Week
Americas
November 19, 2022
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
The National Palace of Mexico, official residence of Mexico’s president. Photo credit: Wikimedia/JOMA-MAC (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Upcoming Americas Elections
Dominica Snap Elections: December 6, 2022
Jamaica Gleaner (November 19, 2022): Dominica PM nominated unopposed ahead of snap election
Guyana Local Elections: March 13, 2023
Monte Reel, Bloomberg (November 18, 2022): A Nation in the Crosshairs of Climate Change Is Ready to Get Rich on Oil: As rising seas imperil Guyana, leaders sign sweetheart deals with Exxon to help fund the transition to a sustainable future.
Denis Chabrol, Demerara Waves (November 13, 2022): AFC confirms boycott of Local Government Elections
Argentina Presidential and Legislative Elections: October or November 2023 (due)
Inés de Marcos, GIS Reports (November 17, 2022): Argentina’s shaky plans to tame high inflation
Benjamin Gedan, Americas Quarterly (November 16, 2022 – podcast): Argentina: Trying to Avoid Another 2001
El Salvador General Elections: February 4, 2024
Aright Sarkar, Coin Telegraph (November 14, 2022): Salvadoran President Bukele says Bitcoin is ‘the opposite‘ of FTX: Despite the backlash he previously received for purchasing BTC as markets crashed, Bukele cited the recent FTX collapse to explain why Bitcoin is different.
Mexico General Elections: July 2024 (some gubernatorial elections in 2023)
Marina E. Franco, Axios (November 15, 2022): Mexico’s López Obrador undeterred by protests against elections reform
AP (November 13, 2022): Tens of thousands march against Mexico president’s proposed overhaul of electoral authority
Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald (November 12, 2022): Lopez Obrador is threatening Mexico’s democracy. It’s time for Biden to break his silence
Haiti Presidential and Legislative Elections: Delayed from November 7, 2021, no new date set
Al Jazeera (November 14, 2022): Haiti’s PM sacks top officials as political tensions rise: Ariel Henry dismisses government ministers, commissioner as Canada imposes new sanctions against Haitian gang leader.
Past Americas Elections
Brazil General Elections (Presidential, Legislative, State, and Local): October 2, 2022
Michael Stott, Financial Times (November 17, 2022): Brazil’s Lula joins leftist leaders pushing for change in Latin America
Andrew Freedman, Axios (November 16, 2022): Lula declares “Brazil is back” on climate action
Pavel Tarasenko, Carnegie Endowment (November 14, 2022): Will Brazil’s New President Back Russia’s Dream of Multipolarity?
Canada Federal Elections: September 20, 2021
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun (November 17, 2022): Trudeau needs to tell Canadians the truth about China’s meddling in Canada
JJ McCullough, Washington Post (November 16, 2022): Canada’s constitution is a masterpiece of ambiguity. That’s not a good thing.
John Paul Tasker, CBC News (November 14, 2022): MPs agree to probe allegations of Chinese interference in federal elections: Chinese communist regime accused of funding a ‘clandestine network’ of candidates, staffers in 2019 election
Peru General Elections: April 11, 2021
Reuters (November 17, 2022): Peru’s PM doubles down on challenging Congress to a confidence vote
Bolivia General Election Re-Run: October 18, 2020
Amy Booth, Al Jazeera (November 18, 2022): Census delay sparks deadly strikes in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz region: Bolivia’s census, postponed until 2024, is expected to shift legislative seats toward the growing Santa Cruz department.
Regional News and Analysis
Nick Burns, Americas Quarterly (November 15, 2022): Latin America’s “CPAC Right” Still Has Big Ambitions
Daniel F. Runde, The Hill (November 14, 2022): Chilean candidate best positioned to lead the Inter-American Development Bank
Reuters (November 12, 2022): Five candidates nominated ahead of Nov. 20 election to replace ousted IDB president
Americas Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Dominica Snap Elections: December 6, 2022
United States, Georgia Senate Runoff: December 6, 2022
Paraguay Presidential Primaries: December 18, 2022
Ecuador Regional and Local Elections: February 5, 2023
Jamaica Local Elections: By February 2023
British Virgin Islands Assembly Election: February 2023 (due)
Guyana Local Elections: March 14, 2023
Grenada General Elections: By March 2023 (due)
Antigua and Barbuda General Elections: March 2023 (due)
Paraguay Presidential, Legislative, and Gubernatorial Elections: April 30, 2023
Mexico, Some Gubernatorial Elections: June 4, 2023
Guatemala General Elections: June 25, 2023
Guatemala General Election Runoffs: August 20, 2023
Colombia Regional Elections: October 29, 2023
Argentina Presidential and Legislative Elections: October or November 2023 (due)
Haiti Presidential and Legislative Elections: Delayed from November 7, 2021, no new date set
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This Week
Asia
November 18, 2022
A weekly review of key news and analysis of elections in Asia and the Indo-Pacific, usually posted on Fridays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
The Melaka (Malacca) River in Malaysia, near the Strait of Malacca, a key geopolitical choke point. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Engin Akyurt – Pixabay (CC0)
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Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Malaysia Snap Elections: November 19, 2022
A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters (November 19, 2022): Malaysia votes in general election, Anwar expected to lead tight race
Heather Chen, CNN (November 18, 2022): Malaysia is voting after years of political instability. The result is impossible to predict
Simon Elegant, Foreign Policy (November 16, 2022): There Are No Easy Choices for Malaysians at the Ballot Box: A messy array of politicians and parties are competing to win the election—and avoid jail.
Nepal Snap Elections: November 20, 2022
Kunal Purohit, South China Morning Post (November 19, 2022): Nepal election could be ‘turning point’ in delicate balance of US, China, India geopolitical interests in region
Gopal Sharma, Reuters (November 18, 2022): Explainer: Key issues in Nepal’s national elections
PTI (November 18, 2022): Nepal Prime Minister Deuba appeals citizens to make November 20 election successful: India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived in Nepal as an international observer for Sunday’s general elections.
Sagar Grimier, AFP (November 17, 2022): Upstarts Challenge Elderly Political Elite In Nepal Election
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Reuters (November 18, 2022): China threat takes centre stage in Taiwan’s local elections
Philip Hsu, Jamestown Foundation (November 18, 2022): The Changing Paradigms of Taiwan’s Grand Strategy
Stratfor (November 16, 2022): Taiwan: Opposition KMT May Sweep Local Elections
Ben Blanchard, Reuters (November 12, 2022): Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president says in fiery pre-election rebuff to China
Fiji General Elections: December 14, 2022
Kelvin Anthony, Radio New Zealand (November 16, 2022): Fiji election 2022: 342 candidates to contest elections
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
Corey Lee Bell, Elena Collinson, and Xunpeng Shi, The Diplomat (November 18, 2022): The Mending Australia-China Relationship: Powered by Lithium? As other liberal democracies lock down supplies, Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the Australia-China relationship.
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Radio Free Asia (November 16, 2022): After 5-year ban, Cambodian opposition politicians can rejoin the political fray, but half their number are kept out by convictions.
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Matthew B. Arnold, The Irrawaddy (November 17, 2022): Myanmar Will Not Hold an ‘Election’ in August 2023
BNI (November 17, 2022): Analysts say junta’s election is nothing more than sham
David Rising, AP (November 17, 2022): Myanmar releases 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty
The Irrawaddy (November 15, 2022): Malaysia Says No to Myanmar Junta’s Poll Plan
Al Jazeera (November 12, 2022): UN’s Guterres urges Myanmar generals to allow return to democracy
Asia/Pacific Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
India, State Elections in Gujarat: December 1-5, 2022
Fiji Parliamentary Elections: December 14, 2022
India, State Elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland: February 2023 (due)
Micronesia Parliamentary Elections: March 7, 2023
Australia, New South Wales State Elections: March 25, 2023
Bhutan National Assembly Elections: By March 2023 (due)
Thailand General Elections: May 7, 2023
Niue Elections: May 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Karnataka: May 2023 (due)
Tonga Local Elections: June 2023 (due)
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Maldives Presidential Election: September 2023 (due)
Tuvalu General Elections: September 2023 (due)
Singapore Presidential Election: September 2023 (expected – largely ceremonial role)
New Zealand General Elections: October 2023 (expected – due by January 2024)
Bhutan Parliamentary Elections: October 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram: November 2023 (due)
Marshall Islands Parliamentary Elections: November 2023 (due)
Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections: December 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Rajasthan and Telangana: December 2023 (due)
Philippines Village Elections: December 2023 (following proposed delay)
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This Week
Africa
October 3, 2022
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
The Parliament building in Maseru, Lesotho. Photo credit: Wikimedia/OER Africa (CC BY 2.0)
Upcoming Africa Elections
Lesotho Parliamentary Elections: October 7, 2022
Reuters (October 4, 2022): Lesotho to Hold Election After Years of Instability
Liesl Louw-Vaudran, ISS Today (September 29, 2022): Lesotho reforms for stability hang in the balance ahead of elections
Equatorial Guinea General Elections: November 20, 2022
AFP (October 1, 2022): Opposition leader and 150 supporters held in E Guinea
Jeune Afrique (September 29, 2022): Equatorial Guinea: The Obiang family’s secret agreement over the presidential election
Nigeria General Elections: February 18, 2023
Bloomberg (September 30, 2022): Are Nigerians Tired of Their Political Leaders?
Abiodun Fatai, The Conversation (September 30, 2022): Nigeria ticks some boxes as a democracy. Why this hasn’t translated into a better life for most
Chinedu Asadu, Cinder Aside, AP (September 29, 2022): Nigerian presidential hopefuls sign election peace accord
Zimbabwe General Elections: July 2023
Voice of America (September 29, 2022): Chamisa: Zimbabwe Has Not Conducted Free, Fair Elections Since 1980
Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidential and Legislative Elections: December 2023 (due)
UN Security Council (September 30, 2022): Ahead of Elections, Peacekeeping Mission Drawdown in Democratic Republic of Congo, Security Situation Still Dire, Special Representative Tells Security Council
Senegal Presidential Election: February 2024 (due)
Diadie Ba, Reuters (September 29, 2022): Senegal president requests amnesty that could pave way for challengers in 2024
South Africa General Elections: May 2024
Damien Glez, The Africa Report (October 3, 2022): South Africa’s phoenix president Zuma wants to rise from the ashes
Somaliland Presidential Election: 2023 or 2024 (postponed from November 13, 2022)
Abdiqani Hassani, Reuters (October 1, 2022): Somaliland lawmakers vote to extend president’s term by two years
Burkina Faso Elections: TBD, following coup
Sam Mednick and Arsene Kabore, AP (October 3, 2022): Burkina Faso coup leader says vote still expected by 2024: Burkina Faso’s new junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore says the military still hopes to hold new elections by 2024
AP (October 2, 2022): The old junta leader makes way for the new in Burkina Faso’s second coup of the year
Wassim Nasr, France24 (October 2, 2022 – video): Burkina Faso coup leader taps anti-French sentiment for support for putsch
Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault, Reuters (September 30, 2022): Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government
Chad Elections: TBD, following coup
Mahamat Ramadane, Reuters (October 3, 2022): Junta set to stay in power after Chad delays elections by two years
Guinea Elections: TBD, following coup
Rachel Chason, Washington Post (September 30, 2022): After shocking stadium massacre, Guinea finally tries its former leaders
Al Jazeera (September 28, 2022): Ex-Guinea military ruler goes on trial for 2009 stadium massacre: Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 others are accused of responsibility in the killing of 150 people and mass rape by Guinean security forces.
Past Africa Elections
São Tomé and Príncipe Legislative Elections: September 25, 2022
U.S. State Department (September 28, 2022): The United States Congratulates São Tomé and Príncipe on Elections
Kenya General Elections: August 9, 2022
Kate Bartlett, Voice of America (September 29, 2022): After Anti-China Campaign, Kenya’s Ruto Does About-Face
Wevyn Muganda, European Council on Foreign Relations (September 29, 2022): What the Ruto government could mean for Kenya-Europe relations
Regional Analysis
Yinka Ibukun, Katarina Hoije, and Simon Gongo, Bloomberg (October 1, 2022): West Africa’s Fifth Coup in Two Years Tests Regional Bloc
Africa Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Lesotho Parliamentary Elections: October 7, 2022
Central African Republic Local Elections: September 2022 (delayed – no new date set)
Somaliland Presidential Election: November 13, 2022
Equatorial Guinea General Elections: November 20, 2022
Guinea-Bissau Snap Parliamentary Elections: December 18, 2022
Nigeria General Elections: February 18, 2023
Djibouti Legislative Elections: February 2023
Nigeria Gubernatorial Elections in Most States: March 2023 (due)
South Sudan General Elections: By March 2023 (tentative)
Sierra Leone Presidential Election: June 24, 2023
Zimbabwe General Elections: July 2023
Eswatini Parliamentary Elections: August 2023 (due)
Gabon Presidential Election: August 2023 (due)
Mauritania Parliamentary Elections: September 2023 (due)
Gabon Legislative Elections: October 2023 (due)
Liberia Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 2023 (due)
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States: November 2023 (due)
Madagascar Presidential Election: November 2023 (due)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidential and Legislative Elections: December 2023 (due)
Togo Legislative and Regional Elections: December 2023 (due)
Côte d’Ivoire Local Elections: 2023
Mali Presidential and Legislative Elections: TBD, following coup
Chad General Elections: TBD, following coup
Burkina Faso Elections: TBD, following coup
Guinea Elections: TBD, following coup
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This Week
Americas This Week: October 1, 2022
October 1, 2022
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Plaza Mayor in Lima, Peru. Photo credit: Wikimedia/James C. (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Upcoming Americas Elections
Brazil General Elections (Presidential, Legislative, State, and Local): October 2, 2022
Catherine Osborn, Foreign Policy (September 30, 2022): The Battle for Brazil’s Evangelicals: After fueling Bolsonaro’s rise, some are flocking to Lula’s camp with earthly—and heavenly—concerns.
Andrew Downie, The Guardian (September 30, 2022): Brazil’s collective candidacies shake up election: ‘Cast one vote, get five black women’
Sam Forster, Buenos Aires Times (September 29, 2022): What a Lula victory would mean for Argentina – A presidential shake-up in Brazil would have big implications for the country, the region and the Mercosur trade bloc.
Julie Ray, Gallup (September 27, 2022): Economy Looms Large Over Brazil’s Elections
Paulina Villegas and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Washington Post (September 27, 2022): As Brazil’s election day approaches, fear of violence grows
Ryan Berg and P. Michael McKinley, Americas Quarterly (September 26, 2022): A Strategic Moment for the U.S.-Brazil Relationship
Bryan Harris and Michael Pooler, Financial Times (September 25, 2022): Brazil’s election and the search for an economic revival
Peru Local and Regional Elections: October 2, 2022
IFES (October 1, 2022): Elections in Peru: 2022 Regional and Municipal Elections
Andina (September 29, 2022): Peru: Get to know the candidates for Lima Mayor
BN Americas (September 26, 2022): Former interior minister leads Lima mayoral race
Paraguay Presidential Primaries: December 18, 2022, followed by General Elections (presidential, legislative, gubernatorial): April 30, 2022
Reuters (September 29, 2022): Fire at Paraguay election agency kills one; casts doubt on votes
El Salvador Presidential Election: February 2024 (due)
Ailsa Chang, Enrique Rivera, and Ashley Brown, NPR (September 26, 2022): El Salvador’s president has taken over the government and installed martial law
Uruguay General Elections: October 27, 2024
Evan Ellis, Global Americans (September 29, 2022): Uruguay-China Relations and their Free Trade Agreement
Past Americas Elections
Nicaragua General Elections: November 7, 2021
David Agree, Crux (September 29, 2022): Nicaragua president calls church a dictatorship, bishops ‘murderers’
Americas Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Brazil General Elections (Presidential, Legislative, State, and Local): October 2, 2022
Peru Local and Regional Elections: October 2, 2022
Canada: Local Elections in Ontario: October 24, 2022
Canada: Local Elections in Manitoba: October 26, 2022
Canada: Local Elections in Prince Edward Island: November 7, 2022
Canada: Local Elections in Saskatchewan: November 9, 2022 (Rural Municipalities – even number divisions)
Canada: Local Elections in Northwest Territories: December 12, 2022
Guyana Local Elections: Overdue (date not set yet – preparations being made)
Paraguay Presidential Primaries: December 18, 2022
Ecuador Regional Elections: February 5, 2023
Jamaica Local Elections: By February 2023
Grenada General Elections: By March 2023 (due)
Paraguay Presidential, Legislative, and Gubernatorial Elections: April 30, 2023
Guatemala General Elections: June 2023 (expected)
Guatemala General Election Runoffs: August 2023 (expected)
Argentina Presidential and Legislative Elections: October or November 2023 (due)
Antigua and Barbuda General Elections: By 2023
Haiti Presidential and Legislative Elections: Delayed from November 7, 2021, no new date set
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This Week
Asia This Week: September 30, 2022
September 30, 2022
A weekly review of key news and analysis of elections in Asia and the Indo-Pacific, usually posted on Fridays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
The Chao Phraya river and Wat Arun in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Chainwit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
New Zealand Local Elections: October 8, 2022
Matthew Brockett, Bloomberg (September 27, 2022): New Zealand’s Ardern Trails Rivals Ahead of 2023 Election
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Brian Hioe and Lev Nachman, The Diplomat (October 1, 2022): The China Factor in Taiwan’s Midterms: Will China’s military threats impact Taiwan’s upcoming local elections?
Thailand General Elections: By March 23, 2023 (earlier elections possible)
Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations (September 30, 2022): Thailand’s Boiling Politics: A Short Blog – The Thai court’s decision to allow Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to remain in office does not bode well for Thailand’s political climate or institutions.
Zsombor Peter, Voice of America (September 30, 2022): Thai Court Gives Prime Minister Three More Years in Office
Reuters (September 26, 2022): Daughter of Thailand’s exiled ex-PM Thaksin leads opinion poll
Rose Troup Buchanan, AFP-JIJI (September 25, 2022): ‘You cannot survive’: Inflation bites as Thai election looms
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Union of Catholic Asian News (September 29, 2022): Cambodia resumes trials of senior opposition figures
Lors Liblib, Voice of America (September 28, 2022): Cambodia’s Press Freedom ‘Under Attack,’ Report Finds
Sokunthea Hong, Radio Free Asia (September 23, 2022): PM Hun Sen’s United Nations appearance draws Cambodian diaspora protest
Malaysia General Elections and State Elections: May 2023 (due – general elections likely to be called earlier)
Reuters (September 30, 2022): Malaysia’s ruling party pushes for national elections this year
Channel News Asia (September 27, 2022): Malaysia’s opposition spinning flood, inflation narrative to delay general election: UMNO president Ahmad Zahid
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Bloomberg News (September 30, 2022): Myanmar’s Path From Junta Rule to Democracy and Back
Tan Hui Yee, Straits Times (September 29, 2022): Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economist jailed for 3 years by Myanmar court
Solomon Islands General Elections: April 2024 (delayed)
Alexander B. Gray, War on the Rocks (September 30, 2022): Guarding the Pacific: How Washington can Counter China in the Solomons and Beyond
Henry Olsen, Washington Post (September 29, 2022): Biden cannot let Pacific island nations fall into China’s hands
Michael E. Miller, Washington Post (September 28, 2022): Solomon Islands rejects Biden’s Pacific outreach as China looms large
India General Elections: By May 2024 (numerous state and local elections between now and then)
Manoj Kumar, Reuters (September 26, 2022): India’s Congress party likely to get first non-Gandhi chief in 25 years
Past Asia Elections
Nauru Parliamentary Elections: September 24, 2022
RNZ (September 29, 2022): Nauru’s new President takes oath
Focus Taiwan (September 27, 2022): Nauru calls on United Nations to recognize Taiwan
RNZ (September 24, 2022): Nauruans vote for a new parliament
Papua New Guinea General Elections: July 4-22, 2022
Arichika Okazaki, DevPolicy Blog (September 30, 2022): The important, unanswered questions from PNG’s 2022 elections
Rebecca Kuku, The Guardian (September 28, 2022): PNG election violence: 90,000 displaced since May, 25,000 children unable to attend school: Fighting since country’s election in July has continued in the highlands, with women and children most vulnerable
Hong Kong Chief Executive Election: May 8, 2022 (indirect)
Chen Zifei, Radio Free Asia (September 26, 2022): Hong Kong press freedom index hits new low under draconian national security law
Regional Analysis
Edward Cavanough, Al Jazeera (September 28, 2022): Pacific nation leaders in Washington as US seeks to deepen ties: The US is elevating its engagement with the Pacific as Beijing increases its presence in the region.
Asia/Pacific Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
New Zealand Local Elections: October 8, 2022
Vanuatu Snap Elections: October 13, 2022
Australia, Tasmania Local Elections: October 25, 2022
Timor-Leste Local Elections: October 2022 (due)
Fiji Parliamentary Elections: November 2022 (due)
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
India, State Elections in Himachal Pradesh: November 2022 (due)
Australia, South Australia Local Elections; November 11, 2022
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
India, State Elections in Gujarat: December 2022 (due)
India, State Elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland: February 2023 (due)
Thailand General Elections: By March 23, 2023 (earlier elections possible)
Australia, New South Wales State Elections: March 25, 2023
Micronesia Parliamentary Elections: March 7, 2023
Malaysia General Elections and State Elections: May 2023 (due – general elections likely to be called earlier)
India, State Elections in Karnataka: May 2023 (due)
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Maldives Presidential Election: September 2023 (due)
Tuvalu General Elections: September 2023 (due)
Singapore Presidential Election: September 2023 (expected – largely ceremonial role)
New Zealand General Elections: October 2023 (expected – due by January 2024)
Bhutan Parliamentary Elections: October 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram: November 2023 (due)
Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections: December 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Rajasthan and Telangana: December 2023 (due)
Philippines Village Elections: December 2023 (following proposed delay)
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This Week
Eurasia
September 29, 2022
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Eurasia, usually posted on Thursdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine after Russian shelling. Zaporizhzhia Oblast was one of the areas where Russia held sham referendums on annexation. Photo credit: Wikimedia/dsns.gov.ua (CC BY 4.0)
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Upcoming Eurasia Elections
Kazakhstan Snap Presidential Election: November 20, 2022 and Snap Parliamentary Elections: Early 2023
Georgi Gotev, Euractiv (September 29, 2022): By welcoming draft-dodgers Kazakhstan increases distance from Russia
RFE/RL (September 27, 2022): Kazakhstan Plans Talks With Moscow Regarding Influx Of Russians Amid Military Call-Up
Trevor Filseth, National Interest (September 22, 2022): Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Takes a Gamble on Snap Elections
Ukraine Parliamentary Elections: By October 29, 2023 (due)
Brian Klaas, The Atlantic (September 29, 2022): Putin Didn’t Think He Would Fool Anyone: The sham referendum in Ukraine was for domestic consumption.
AFP (September 27, 2022): Kremlin Proxies Claiming Victory in ‘Sham’ Annexation Votes
David L. Stern and Robyn Dixon, Washington Post (September 24, 2022): With Kalashnikov rifles, Russia drives the staged vote in Ukraine
Past Eurasia Elections
Armenia Partial Local Elections: September 25, 2022
Taras Kuzio, Geopolitical Monitor (September 30, 2022): Time for Armenia to Abandon the Sinking Russian Ship
Ani Avetisyan, OC Media (September 27, 2022): Armenia’s ruling party takes hit in local votes
News.Am (September 25, 2022): Local elections kick off in 18 Armenia communities
Robert M. Cutler, Foreign Policy (September 22, 2022): Putin Is Turning Armenia Into a Russian Outpost: Moscow is losing regional influence—but it’s shoring up its position in Yerevan.
Russia Regional Elections (some regions): September 11, 2022
Emil Avdaliani, CEPA (September 27, 2022): Russians Dash for the Exits
Regional Analysis
Vitaly Portnikov, Visegrad Insights (September 27, 2022): Central Asia’s Reliance on Russia Has Made It Vulnerable to Conflict
Eurasia Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Kazakhstan Snap Presidential Election: November 20, 2022
Kazakhstan Snap Parliamentary Elections: Early 2023
Turkmenistan Parliamentary and Local Elections: March 2023 (due)
Moldova Local Elections: October 2023 (due)
Ukraine Parliamentary Elections: By October 29, 2023 (due)
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