Mauritius Municipal Elections: June 2021 (due)

Mauritius elections

The skyline of Port-Louis, capital of Mauritius. Photo credit: Flickr/Ashok Prabhakaran (CC BY-SA 2.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Republic Population 1.4 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Municipal Elections June 2021 (due) Parliamentary Elections November 2024… Read More

Gambia Legislative and Local Elections: April 2022 (due)

Gambia elections

A ferry in Banjul, capital of The Gambia. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Lars Curfs (CC BY-SA 3.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free Government Type Presidential Republic Population 2.2 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Legislative and Local Elections April 2022 (due)… Read More

Republic of the Congo Legislative and Local Elections: July 2022

Republic of the Congo elections

Supporters of the 2015 referendum to remove presidential term limits and allow Sassou to run for another term demonstrate in front of the parliament building in Brazzaville. Elections in the Republic of the Congo have been marred by… Read More

Qatar Legislative Elections: October 2021

Qatar elections

Campaign billboards during the 2007 municipal elections in Qatar. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Nicole Grant (CC BY 2.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Absolute Monarchy Population 2.4 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Legislative Elections October 2021 (proposed) Municipal… Read More

Malaysia Sarawak State Elections: By August 7, 2021 and Possible Snap Parliamentary Elections

Malaysia elections

The Sarawak State Assembly building in Kuching, Malaysia. Federal elections in Malaysia are not due until 2023, but could happen earlier. Moreover, some state – including Sarawak – have elections sooner. Photo credit: Wikimedia/CEphoto/Uwe Aranas (CC BY-SA 4.0)… Read More

Germany State Elections (Various Dates) and Parliamentary Elections: September 26, 2021

Germany elections

Photo: Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking at a meeting of the European People’s Party (EPP), the center-right European party to which her Christian Democratic Union belongs. In addition to heading Germany’s government since 2005, Merkel is the de facto… Read More

Netherlands Parliamentary Elections: March 17, 2021

Netherlands elections

Photo: Campaign posters for candidates in the 2011 provincial elections in the Netherlands. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Burghardts (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://bit.ly/3owJNTo KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy Population 7.3 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Parliamentary Elections… Read More

Liechtenstein Parliamentary Elections: February 7, 2021

Liechtenstein elections

Photo: Vaduz Castle, the official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Michael Gredenberg (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://bit.ly/2HLWqZN KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Constitutional Monarchy Population 39,000 UPCOMING ELECTIONS Parliamentary Elections February 7, 2021… Read More

Portugal Local Elections: September or October 2021

Portugal elections

The Belém Tower in Lisbon, the departure port for mariners during the Age of Exploration. Local elections in Portugal are due in September or October 2021. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Rehman Abubakr (CC BY-SA 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating… Read More

Norway Parliamentary Elections: September 13, 2021

Norway elections

Norway’s Stortinget (parliament) building. The next parliamentary elections in Norway are scheduled for September 13, 2021. Photo credit: Wikimedia/John Erling Blad (CC BY-SA 2.5) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy Population 5.5 million… Read More