Americas

March 1, 2025

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

Farmland in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Sveta Fedarava (CC0 1.0)

Upcoming Americas Elections

Belize General Elections: March 12, 2025

Zolla Palma, Breaking Belize News (February 24, 2025): Decision 2025 countdown; 90 candidates apply to contest General Elections

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda Council Elections: March 26, 2025

Antigua Observer (February 25, 2025): Barbuda Council Elections date announced

Ecuador Presidential Runoff: April 13, 2025 (following first round on February 9)

BN Americas (February 27, 2025): Ecuador’s economy in wait-and-see mode ahead of April runoff

Canada General Elections: By October 20, 2025 (earlier elections possible)

Jesus Mesa, Newsweek (February 26, 2025): Canada Election Shock as Liberals Pull Ahead: Poll

Jessica Murphy and Nadine Yousif, BBC (February 24, 2025): Who might replace Trudeau as Liberal Party leader?

Argentina Legislative Elections: October 26, 2025

Reuters (February 27, 2025): Argentina meme coin scandal dents Milei’s hunt for election allies

Past Americas Elections

Canada, Provincial Elections in Ontario: February 27, 2025

Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters (February 28, 2025): Progressive Conservative party wins Ontario election, CBC reports

Jim Morris, AP (February 27, 2025): Doug Ford reelected as Ontario’s premier with mandate to fight Trump tariffs

Anguilla (British Overseas Territory) Legislative Elections: February 26, 2025

Loop (February 27, 2025): Cora Richardson-Hodge elected as first female Premiere of Anguilla

Bermuda (British Overseas Territory) House of Assembly Elections: February 18, 2025

Turks and Caicos Sun (February 25, 2025): Ruling Progressive Labour Party Re-Elected In Bermuda

Uruguay Presidential Runoff: November 24, 2024

AP (March 1, 2025): Uruguay’s new leftist president takes office, facing a financial balancing act

Arturo C. Porzecanski, Americas Quarterly (February 25, 2025): Uruguay: Orsi’s Main Challenge

Regional Analysis

Jorgelina do Rosario, Vinícius Andrade and Carolina Wilson, Bloomberg (February 24, 2025): Early Election Trade Is Brewing for Latin America Investors

Asia

February 28, 2025

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.

Highrises in the Sengkang area of Singapore. Photoc credit: Wikimedia/Sengkang (copyright for free use)

Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections

Australia Federal Parliamentary Elections: By May 17, 2025 (earlier date possible)

Bang Xiao, ABC News (February 27, 2025): China favours Labor over the Coalition in the next election. Here’s how we know

Singapore Parliamentary Elections: By November 23, 2025

Philip J. Heijmans, Bloomberg (February 28, 2025): Singapore PM Defends Election Year Handouts After Criticism

Bangladesh General Elections: TBD

Al Jazeera (February 28, 2025): Bangladesh students who deposed PM Hasina form party to fight elections

United News of Bangladesh (February 24, 2025): Local govt elections in Bangladesh unlikely before June: CEC

Eurasia

February 27, 2025

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Eurasia, usually posted on Thursdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

Statute of the 9th/10th century poet Rudaki in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Eritasardakan77 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Eurasia Elections

Tajikistan Legislative Elections: March 2, 2025 (lower house) and March 28, 2025 (upper house)

The Economist (February 27, 2025): The election in Tajikistan is unlikely to be democratic

RFE/RL (February 23, 2025 – podcast): Tajikistan’s Descent Into Despotism

Ukraine Presidential and Legislative Elections: Postponed indefinitely due to war (originally due in 2024)

ABC News (February 25, 2025): Ukraine parliament affirms no elections during wartime in rebuff to Trump

Past Eurasia Elections

Uzbekistan Parliamentary and Local Elections: October 27, 2024

Under Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan from independence until his death in 2016, Uzbekistan was a brutal dictatorship. His successor, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has branded himself as a reformer. However, Freedom House notes: “While reforms adopted since President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took office in 2016 have led to improvements on some issues, Uzbekistan remains an authoritarian state with few signs of democratization. No opposition parties operate legally.”

OSCE (February 26, 2025): Uzbekistan: Parliamentary Elections, 27 October 2024 – Final Report

Europe

February 26, 2025

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Europe, usually posted on Wednesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

Ludwigstrasse, one of the four royal avenues of Munich, Germany. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Gryffindor (public domain)

Upcoming Europe Elections

Romania Presidential Election Re-Run: May 4, 2025 (runoff May 18 if needed)

Marian Chiriac, Balkan Insight (February 24, 2025): Romania’s Ultra-Nationalists Gain Momentum Amid Election Controversy

AP (February 22, 2025): Thousands rally in Romania’s capital to support far-right Georgescu after annulled presidential race

Poland Presidential Election: May 18, 2025 (runoff June 1, if needed)

Csongor Körömi, Politico (February 25, 2025): Poland is ready to host US troops if Germany doesn’t want them, president says

Hélène Bienvenu, Le Monde (February 21, 2025): War in Ukraine affects start of Polish presidential campaign

Raphael Minder and Natalia Sawka, Financial Times (February 21, 2025): Poland’s political rift deepens as ‘coup’ allegations fly

Notes from Poland (February 20, 2025): Polish opposition seeks 120,000 monitors to stop government “stealing” presidential election

Estonia Local Elections: October 19, 2025

Anne Raiste, ERR News (February 26, 2025): Estonia’s new and small political parties begin preparations for local elections

Past Europe Elections

Germany Snap Federal Parliamentary Elections: February 23, 2025

Kristin Zeier and Gianna-Carina Grün, DW (February 26, 2025): German election results explained in graphics

Alexander Smith, NBC News (February 24, 2025): Germany’s conservatives aim sharp words at Washington after beating far right in elections

Alex Gerst, DW (February 20, 2025): Far-right AfD’s core support comes from eastern Germany

Kosovo Parliamentary Elections: February 9, 2025

Perparim Isufi and Shqipron Xhema, Balkan Insight (February 25, 2025): Dazed and Confused: Kosovo Parties Mull Options After Indecisive Election

Alejandro Esteso Pérez, New Eastern Europe (February 20, 2025): Post-election Kosovo plunges into the unknown as western allies wane

Bulgaria Snap Elections: October 27, 2024

Dmytro Basmat, Kyiv Independent (February 26, 2025): Bulgarian court orders recount of parliamentary election results amid voting discrepancies

Austria Parliamentary Elections: September 29, 2024

Jerry Fisayo-Bambi and AP, uronews (February 22, 2025): Austria’s biggest centrist parties inch close to forming new coalition without far-right

Middle East

February 25, 2025

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the greater Middle East and North Africa, usually posted on Tuesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s northernmost city. Most residents have left. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Jotpe (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Upcoming Middle East Elections

Iran City and Village Council Elections: May 2025 (due)

Maryam Sinaiee notes: “The city and village council elections are the only elections in Iran that do not require candidate vetting by the ultra-hardliner Guardian Council, allowing for broader participation than in parliamentary and other elections.”

Maryam Sinaiee, Iran International (February 25, 2025): Will Iran’s ultra-hardliners make gains in upcoming local elections?

Iraq Parliamentary Elections: Expected in October or November 2025 (delays possible)

Kurdistan24 (February 23, 2025): Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s Next Elections: A Strategic Return or Tactical Absence?

Lebanon Parliamentary Elections: May 2026 (due)

Isaac Kayssi, Carnegie Endowment (February 20, 2025): Nawaf Salam’s Text Messages

Zeead Yaghi, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (February 19, 2025): Lebanon Finally Has a New Government, Now What? 

Syria Elections: TBD (following collapse of Assad regime)

Reuters (February 23, 2025): Syria’s new president invited to emergency Arab League summit in Egypt

Past Middle East Elections

Israel Partial Local Elections (in municipalities whose elections were delayed due to war): February 18, 2025

Jerusalem Post (February 19, 2025): Seven municipalities in Israel’s North hold delayed municipal elections

Shalom Yerushalmi, Times of Israel (February 19, 2025): In Kiryat Shmona, a city with no residents holds elections with no voters

Tunisia Presidential Election: October 6, 2024

Larbi Chouikha, Arab Reform Initiative (February 21, 2025): 13 Years After the “Revolution”: Media and Tunisia’s 2024 Presidential Elections

Africa

February 24, 2025

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Africa, usually posted on Mondays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

Beach at Cape Maclear near Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Stefan7 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Upcoming Africa Elections

Malawi Presidential, Legislative, and Local Elections: September 16, 2025

Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tamanda P Liabunya, Mail and Guardian (February 22, 2025): Malawi electorate’s only option is to recycle a president

Côte d’Ivoire Presidential Election: October 25, 2025

Samuel Ngambo, U.S. Institute of Peace (February 19, 2025): Côte d’Ivoire’s 2025 Elections: A Test for Peace in West Africa

Central African Republic General Elections: December 2025 (due)

UN News (February 20, 2025): Central African Republic faces ongoing challenges ahead of elections

Uganda Presidential and Legislative Elections: January 12, 2026

Rodney Muhumuza, AP (February 19, 2025): Ugandan opposition figure Besigye, looking frail, appears in court as calls for his release grow

Mohammed Yusuf, Voice of America (February 18, 2025): Uganda under fire for detention of opposition leader

Washington Post (February 17, 2025): Official says Ugandan opposition figure will be tried in civilian court instead of military one

Nigeria Presidential and Legislative Elections: February 2027 (due)

Chris Ewokor, BBC (February 21, 2025): Nigeria ex-military leader for first time admits regret over cancelled poll

The Africa Report (February 20, 2025): Nigeria 2027: Peter Obi’s Labour Party nears collapse

Niger Elections: TBD, following coup

Lewis Mudge, Human Rights Watch (February 21, 2025): A Bleak Future for Democracy in Niger

Dalatou Mamane, AP (February 20, 2025): Niger’s national committee proposes a return to civilian rule after five years

Past Africa Elections

African Union Chairperson Election: February 15-16, 2025

Cai Nebe, DW (February 22, 2025): African Union: New chairperson faces major challenges

Ghana, Council State Elections in Ashanti Region: February 11, 2025

Committee to Protect Journalists (February 20, 2025): At least 5 Ghanaian journalists attacked covering Ashanti elections

Mauritius Parliamentary Elections: November 10, 2024

Kervin Victor, The Africa Report (February 17, 2025): Jugnauth’s Paradise Lost: How Mauritius’s elite fell from grace

Yasine Mohabuth, BBC (February 17, 2025): Mauritius ex-PM bailed after ‘suitcases of cash’ arrest