A polling station in Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, during the 2009 elections in India. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Al Jazeera English/Nilanjan Chowdhury (CC BY-SA 2.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free, downgraded from Free in 2021 (except for… Read More
Poll workers in West Sumatra during the 2019 elections in Indonesia. The workers are wearing Minang wedding clothes, saying they did so in order to attract attention and increase voter turnout. Photo credit: Wikimedia/City government of Pariaman (public… Read More
A pro-democracy Lennon Wall in Hong Kong in 2014. Since June 2019, protesters have been demonstrating for, among other things, free elections in Hong Kong – even in the face of a draconian new national security law. Photo credit:… Read More
A voter casts her ballot in a 2012 by-election in Burma. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Htoo Tay Zar (CC BY-SA 3.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Parliamentary Republic Population 56.6 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS General Elections (Parliamentary,… Read More
Democracy sausages being grilled during Queensland’s 2017 elections. Photo credit: Wikipedia/Kerry Raymond (CC BY 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy (a Commonwealth realm) Population 25.5 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Western… Read More
A voter in the 2007 parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Russianname (CC BY-SA 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free Government Type Semi-Presidential Republic Population 43.9 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Local Elections October 25, 2020 Parliamentary Elections… Read More
A voter in the 2012 elections in Kazakhstan. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Yakov Fedorov (CC BY-SA 3.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Presidential Republic Population 19.1 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Legislative Elections By January 21, 2021 Presidential… Read More
A protest in Moscow ahead of the 2019 regional elections in Russia. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Putnik (CC BY 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Semi-Presidential Federation Population 141.7 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Parliamentary and Regional Elections… Read More
The town hall in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital. Photo credit: Flickr/Jorge Láscar (CC BY 2.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Republic Population 1.2 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Municipal Elections October 17, 2021 Parliamentary Elections By March… Read More
A polling station in North London for the 2012 local elections in the United Kingdom. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Philafrenzy (CC BY-SA 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy (a Commonwealth Realm) Population 65.1 million… Read More
India: Five state elections in 2021
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Last Updated: March 27, 2021 by 21votes
A polling station in Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, during the 2009 elections in India. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Al Jazeera English/Nilanjan Chowdhury (CC BY-SA 2.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free, downgraded from Free in 2021 (except for… Read More
Indonesia Provincial and Local Elections: December 9, 2020
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Last Updated: October 19, 2020 by 21votes
Poll workers in West Sumatra during the 2019 elections in Indonesia. The workers are wearing Minang wedding clothes, saying they did so in order to attract attention and increase voter turnout. Photo credit: Wikimedia/City government of Pariaman (public… Read More
Hong Kong Legislative Elections: September 5, 2021
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Last Updated: February 26, 2021 by 21votes
A pro-democracy Lennon Wall in Hong Kong in 2014. Since June 2019, protesters have been demonstrating for, among other things, free elections in Hong Kong – even in the face of a draconian new national security law. Photo credit:… Read More
Burma General Elections: November 8, 2020
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Last Updated: October 17, 2020 by 21votes
A voter casts her ballot in a 2012 by-election in Burma. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Htoo Tay Zar (CC BY-SA 3.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Parliamentary Republic Population 56.6 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS General Elections (Parliamentary,… Read More
Australia, Western Australia State Elections: March 13, 2021 and New South Wales Local Elections: September 2021 (due)
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Last Updated: February 26, 2021 by 21votes
Democracy sausages being grilled during Queensland’s 2017 elections. Photo credit: Wikipedia/Kerry Raymond (CC BY 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy (a Commonwealth realm) Population 25.5 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Western… Read More
Ukraine Local Elections: October 25, 2020 (Runoffs November 15 and 22)
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Last Updated: November 15, 2020 by 21votes
A voter in the 2007 parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Russianname (CC BY-SA 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Partly Free Government Type Semi-Presidential Republic Population 43.9 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Local Elections October 25, 2020 Parliamentary Elections… Read More
Kazakhstan Legislative Elections: January 10, 2021
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Last Updated: October 28, 2020 by 21votes
A voter in the 2012 elections in Kazakhstan. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Yakov Fedorov (CC BY-SA 3.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Presidential Republic Population 19.1 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Legislative Elections By January 21, 2021 Presidential… Read More
Russia Parliamentary Elections: By September 19, 2021
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Last Updated: February 24, 2021 by 21votes
A protest in Moscow ahead of the 2019 regional elections in Russia. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Putnik (CC BY 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Not Free Government Type Semi-Presidential Federation Population 141.7 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Parliamentary and Regional Elections… Read More
Estonia Municipal Elections: October 17, 2021
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Last Updated: February 23, 2021 by 21votes
The town hall in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital. Photo credit: Flickr/Jorge Láscar (CC BY 2.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Republic Population 1.2 million UPCOMING ELECTIONS Municipal Elections October 17, 2021 Parliamentary Elections By March… Read More
Local Elections (including Mayor of London and Scottish and Welsh parliaments): May 6, 2021
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Last Updated: November 17, 2020 by 21votes
A polling station in North London for the 2012 local elections in the United Kingdom. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Philafrenzy (CC BY-SA 4.0) KEY FACTS Freedom House Rating Free Government Type Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy (a Commonwealth Realm) Population 65.1 million… Read More