Overview of 2023 Elections
Only two G20 countries are due to hold national elections in 2023: Turkey and Argentina, although snap elections are possible in several countries. Argentina also has a busy calendar of gubernatorial elections throughout the year.
Next year will be more eventful, with lots of G20 elections: the United States, India, Russia (though that election will likely be neither free nor fair), South Africa, Mexico, and Indonesia will all hold elections that determine who runs the government. In addition, South Korea holds key midterm legislative elections 2024, and the United Kingdom could hold general elections, which are due by January 2025 but could happen sooner given that the UK often votes in May. In addition, European Parliament elections take place in 2024, and Japan’s governing LDP holds leadership elections, which determine who serves as prime minister.
Other key elections in 2023 include Nigeria, Estonia, Finland, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Poland Bangladesh, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bold indicates an election that determines who runs the government.
January 2023
January 8
Benin Legislative Elections
January 13 and 14
Czech Republic Presidential Election
January 14
Kazakhstan Senate Elections
January 15
Pakistan, Local Elections in Karachi and Hyderabad
January 18
Antigua and Barbuda Snap Elections
January 20
Tunisia Legislative Runoffs
Trinidad and Tobago Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
January 21
Slovakia Referendum on Early Elections
January 27-28
Czech Republic Presidential Runoff
January 29
Austria, Lower Austria State Elections
Date TBD (due in or by January 2023)
Lebanon Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
February 2023
February 5
Cyprus Presidential Election
Monaco Parliamentary Elections
Ecuador Regional and Local Elections
February 12
Cyprus Presidential Runoff
Germany, Berlin State Elections
Italy, Lazio and Lombardy Regional Elections
February 16
India, State Elections in Tripura
February 19
Bangladesh Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament – largely symbolic role)
February 24
Djibouti Legislative Elections
February 25
Nigeria General Elections
February 27
India, State Elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya
February 28
United States, Mayoral Election in Chicago
Date TBD (due in or by February 2023)
Jamaica Local Elections (long overdue – date not set yet – additional delays possible)
March 2023
March 5
Estonia General Elections
Lithuania Local Elections
Liechtenstein Local Elections
Austria, Carinthia State Elections
March 7
Micronesia Parliamentary Elections
March 9
Nepal Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament – largely ceremonial role)
March 11
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Most States
March 12
Cameroon Indirect Senate Elections (by members of municipal councils)
March 15
Netherlands Provincial Council and Water Authority Elections
March 19
Montenegro Presidential Election (snap parliamentary elections possible)
Kazakhstan Snap Parliamentary Elections
March 25
Australia, New South Wales State Elections
March 26
Turkmenistan Parliamentary and Local Elections
April 2023
April 2
Finland General Elections (snap elections possible)
Bulgaria Snap Parliamentary Elections (fifth election in two years)
Andorra Parliamentary Elections
Montenegro Presidential Runoff
Switzerland, Cantonal Elections in Geneva, Ticino, and Lucerne
April 2-3, 2023
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional and Local Elections
April 3, 2023
Canada, Provincial Elections in Prince Edward Island
April 9
Japan Unified Local Elections (First Stage) and various gubernatorial elections
April 16
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Neuquén and Río Negro
April 20
Bhutan National Assembly Elections (upper house)
April 23
Austria, Salzburg State Elections
Kosovo Partial Local Elections
Japan, Unified Local Elections, Second Stage
April 24
British Virgin Islands Assembly Elections
April 25
Sri Lanka Local Elections
April 29
New Zealand, Niue General Elections
April 30
Paraguay Presidential, Legislative, and Gubernatorial Elections
Uzbekistan Constitutional Referendum
May 2023
May 4
United Kingdom, Local Elections in Some Parts of England
May 7
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Jujuy, Misiones and La Rioja
Chile Constitutional Council Elections
May 10
India, State Elections in Karnataka
May 13
Mauritania Legislative and Local Elections
Gambia Local Elections
May 14
Turkey Presidential and Legislative Elections
Thailand General Elections
Albania Local Elections
Germany, Bremen State Elections and Local Elections in Schleswig-Holstein
Argentina, Provincial Elections in La Pampa, San Juan, Salta, Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego
Pakistan, Provincial Elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
May 18
United Kingdom, Local Elections in Northern Ireland
May 21
Greece Parliamentary Elections
Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections
May 27
Mauritania Legislative and Local Runoffs
May 28
Spain Local Elections and Various Regional Elections
May 29
Canada, Alberta Provincial Elections
May 31
Latvia Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
Date TBD (due in or by May 2023)
Greece Local Elections
Tunisia Local Elections
June 2023
June 4
Guinea-Bissau Legislative Elections
Mexico, Some Gubernatorial Elections
Argentina, Provincial Legislative Elections in Corrientes
June 11
Montenegro Snap Parliamentary Elections
Luxembourg Local Elections
Argentina, Provincial Elections in San Luis
June 12
Guyana Local Elections
June 18
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Córdoba
June 24
Sierra Leone Presidential and Legislative Elections
June 25
Guatemala General Elections
Spain, Regional Elections in Various Regions
Date TBD (due in or by June 2023)
Mali Local Elections
Tonga Local Elections
July 2023
July 23
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections
Date TBD (due in or by July 2023)
Zimbabwe General Elections
Sudan General Elections (tentative)
August 2023
August 13
Argentina Presidential Primary
August 27
Guatemala General Election Runoffs
Date TBD (due in or by August 2023)
Burma Parliamentary Elections (proposed – tentative, post-coup, widely considered likely to be a sham)
Gabon Presidential, Legislative, and Local Elections
Eswatini Parliamentary and Local Elections
September 2023
September 9
Maldives Presidential Election
September 10
Russia, Gubernatorial and Local Elections in Some Regions (including Moscow mayor)
September 11
Norway Local Elections
September 24
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Mendoza and Entre Ríos
September 30
Slovakia Snap Parliamentary Elections
Date TBD (due in or by September 2023)
Tuvalu General Elections
Singapore Presidential Election (largely ceremonial role)
Armenia, Local Elections in Yerevan
October 2023
October 2
Canada, Prince Edward Island Provincial Elections
October 3
Canada, Manitoba Provincial Elections and Northwest Territories Territorial Elections
October 8
Luxembourg General Elections
Germany, Hesse and Bavaria State Elections
October 10
Liberia Presidential and Legislative Elections
October 11
Mozambique Local Elections
October 12
Pakistan General Elections (snap elections possible)
October 14
New Zealand General Elections
October 22
Argentina Presidential and Legislative Elections
Switzerland Federal Parliamentary Elections
Venezuela Opposition Presidential Primary
October 29
Ukraine Parliamentary Elections (due)
Colombia Regional Elections
October 30
Philippines Village Elections
Date TBD (due in or by October 2023)
Bhutan Parliamentary Elections
Bulgaria Local Elections
Finland, Åland Elections
Moldova Local Elections
Israel Local Elections
Oman Consultative Assembly Elections
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Elections (indirect elections, advisory body with limited powers)
Portugal, Regional Elections in Madeira
Dominica Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
November 2023
November 6
Iraq Regional Elections
November 11
Poland Parliamentary and Local Elections (due – earlier elections possible)
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Imo State, Kogi State, and Bayelsa State
November 18
Kurdistan (Iraq) Presidential and Parliamentary Elections (part of Iraq but effectively independent in terms of government)
November 19
Argentina Presidential Runoff
Date TBD (due in or by November 2023)
Madagascar Presidential Election
Marshall Islands Parliamentary Elections
Mali Legislative Elections
India, State Elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram
Hong Kong District Council Elections
Chile Constitutional Referendum (expected)
December 2023
December 10
Spain General Elections (due – early elections possible)
December 12
Switzerland Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
December 20
Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidential and Legislative Elections
Trinidad and Tobago Local Elections
Date TBD (due in or by December 2023)
Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections
India, State Elections in Rajasthan and Telangana
Philippines Village Elections
Togo Legislative and Regional Elections
Andorra Local Elections
Date TBD (due or expected in 2023)
Haiti Presidential and Legislative Elections (delayed from November 7, 2021, no new date set)
Libya Presidential and Legislative Elections (long overdue)
Palestinian Authority Presidential and Legislative Elections (long overdue)
Malaysia, State Elections in Six States: Due in 2023 (could be held in July)
Côte d’Ivoire Local Elections
Comoros Gubernatorial Elections
Ghana Local Elections
Guinea Local Elections
Guinea-Bissau Local Elections
Belarus Local Elections
India, Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
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Overview of 2023 Elections
Only two G20 countries are due to hold national elections in 2023: Turkey and Argentina, although snap elections are possible in several countries. Argentina also has a busy calendar of gubernatorial elections throughout the year.
Next year will be more eventful, with lots of G20 elections: the United States, India, Russia (though that election will likely be neither free nor fair), South Africa, Mexico, and Indonesia will all hold elections that determine who runs the government. In addition, South Korea holds key midterm legislative elections 2024, and the United Kingdom could hold general elections, which are due by January 2025 but could happen sooner given that the UK often votes in May. In addition, European Parliament elections take place in 2024, and Japan’s governing LDP holds leadership elections, which determine who serves as prime minister.
Other key elections in 2023 include Nigeria, Estonia, Finland, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Poland Bangladesh, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bold indicates an election that determines who runs the government.
January 2023
January 8
Benin Legislative Elections
January 13 and 14
Czech Republic Presidential Election
January 14
Kazakhstan Senate Elections
January 15
Pakistan, Local Elections in Karachi and Hyderabad
January 18
Antigua and Barbuda Snap Elections
January 20
Tunisia Legislative Runoffs
Trinidad and Tobago Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
January 21
Slovakia Referendum on Early Elections
January 27-28
Czech Republic Presidential Runoff
January 29
Austria, Lower Austria State Elections
Date TBD (due in or by January 2023)
Lebanon Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
February 2023
February 5
Cyprus Presidential Election
Monaco Parliamentary Elections
Ecuador Regional and Local Elections
February 12
Cyprus Presidential Runoff
Germany, Berlin State Elections
Italy, Lazio and Lombardy Regional Elections
February 16
India, State Elections in Tripura
February 19
Bangladesh Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament – largely symbolic role)
February 24
Djibouti Legislative Elections
February 25
Nigeria General Elections
February 27
India, State Elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya
February 28
United States, Mayoral Election in Chicago
Date TBD (due in or by February 2023)
Jamaica Local Elections (long overdue – date not set yet – additional delays possible)
March 2023
March 5
Estonia General Elections
Lithuania Local Elections
Liechtenstein Local Elections
Austria, Carinthia State Elections
March 7
Micronesia Parliamentary Elections
March 9
Nepal Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament – largely ceremonial role)
March 11
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Most States
March 12
Cameroon Indirect Senate Elections (by members of municipal councils)
March 15
Netherlands Provincial Council and Water Authority Elections
March 19
Montenegro Presidential Election (snap parliamentary elections possible)
Kazakhstan Snap Parliamentary Elections
March 25
Australia, New South Wales State Elections
March 26
Turkmenistan Parliamentary and Local Elections
April 2023
April 2
Finland General Elections (snap elections possible)
Bulgaria Snap Parliamentary Elections (fifth election in two years)
Andorra Parliamentary Elections
Montenegro Presidential Runoff
Switzerland, Cantonal Elections in Geneva, Ticino, and Lucerne
April 2-3, 2023
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional and Local Elections
April 3, 2023
Canada, Provincial Elections in Prince Edward Island
April 9
Japan Unified Local Elections (First Stage) and various gubernatorial elections
April 16
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Neuquén and Río Negro
April 20
Bhutan National Assembly Elections (upper house)
April 23
Austria, Salzburg State Elections
Kosovo Partial Local Elections
Japan, Unified Local Elections, Second Stage
April 24
British Virgin Islands Assembly Elections
April 25
Sri Lanka Local Elections
April 29
New Zealand, Niue General Elections
April 30
Paraguay Presidential, Legislative, and Gubernatorial Elections
Uzbekistan Constitutional Referendum
May 2023
May 4
United Kingdom, Local Elections in Some Parts of England
May 7
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Jujuy, Misiones and La Rioja
Chile Constitutional Council Elections
May 10
India, State Elections in Karnataka
May 13
Mauritania Legislative and Local Elections
Gambia Local Elections
May 14
Turkey Presidential and Legislative Elections
Thailand General Elections
Albania Local Elections
Germany, Bremen State Elections and Local Elections in Schleswig-Holstein
Argentina, Provincial Elections in La Pampa, San Juan, Salta, Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego
Pakistan, Provincial Elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
May 18
United Kingdom, Local Elections in Northern Ireland
May 21
Greece Parliamentary Elections
Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections
May 27
Mauritania Legislative and Local Runoffs
May 28
Spain Local Elections and Various Regional Elections
May 29
Canada, Alberta Provincial Elections
May 31
Latvia Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
Date TBD (due in or by May 2023)
Greece Local Elections
Tunisia Local Elections
June 2023
June 4
Guinea-Bissau Legislative Elections
Mexico, Some Gubernatorial Elections
Argentina, Provincial Legislative Elections in Corrientes
June 11
Montenegro Snap Parliamentary Elections
Luxembourg Local Elections
Argentina, Provincial Elections in San Luis
June 12
Guyana Local Elections
June 18
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Córdoba
June 24
Sierra Leone Presidential and Legislative Elections
June 25
Guatemala General Elections
Spain, Regional Elections in Various Regions
Date TBD (due in or by June 2023)
Mali Local Elections
Tonga Local Elections
July 2023
July 23
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections
Date TBD (due in or by July 2023)
Zimbabwe General Elections
Sudan General Elections (tentative)
August 2023
August 13
Argentina Presidential Primary
August 27
Guatemala General Election Runoffs
Date TBD (due in or by August 2023)
Burma Parliamentary Elections (proposed – tentative, post-coup, widely considered likely to be a sham)
Gabon Presidential, Legislative, and Local Elections
Eswatini Parliamentary and Local Elections
September 2023
September 9
Maldives Presidential Election
September 10
Russia, Gubernatorial and Local Elections in Some Regions (including Moscow mayor)
September 11
Norway Local Elections
September 24
Argentina, Provincial Elections in Mendoza and Entre Ríos
September 30
Slovakia Snap Parliamentary Elections
Date TBD (due in or by September 2023)
Tuvalu General Elections
Singapore Presidential Election (largely ceremonial role)
Armenia, Local Elections in Yerevan
October 2023
October 2
Canada, Prince Edward Island Provincial Elections
October 3
Canada, Manitoba Provincial Elections and Northwest Territories Territorial Elections
October 8
Luxembourg General Elections
Germany, Hesse and Bavaria State Elections
October 10
Liberia Presidential and Legislative Elections
October 11
Mozambique Local Elections
October 12
Pakistan General Elections (snap elections possible)
October 14
New Zealand General Elections
October 22
Argentina Presidential and Legislative Elections
Switzerland Federal Parliamentary Elections
Venezuela Opposition Presidential Primary
October 29
Ukraine Parliamentary Elections (due)
Colombia Regional Elections
October 30
Philippines Village Elections
Date TBD (due in or by October 2023)
Bhutan Parliamentary Elections
Bulgaria Local Elections
Finland, Åland Elections
Moldova Local Elections
Israel Local Elections
Oman Consultative Assembly Elections
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Elections (indirect elections, advisory body with limited powers)
Portugal, Regional Elections in Madeira
Dominica Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
November 2023
November 6
Iraq Regional Elections
November 11
Poland Parliamentary and Local Elections (due – earlier elections possible)
Nigeria, Gubernatorial Elections in Imo State, Kogi State, and Bayelsa State
November 18
Kurdistan (Iraq) Presidential and Parliamentary Elections (part of Iraq but effectively independent in terms of government)
November 19
Argentina Presidential Runoff
Date TBD (due in or by November 2023)
Madagascar Presidential Election
Marshall Islands Parliamentary Elections
Mali Legislative Elections
India, State Elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram
Hong Kong District Council Elections
Chile Constitutional Referendum (expected)
December 2023
December 10
Spain General Elections (due – early elections possible)
December 12
Switzerland Indirect Presidential Election (by parliament)
December 20
Democratic Republic of the Congo Presidential and Legislative Elections
Trinidad and Tobago Local Elections
Date TBD (due in or by December 2023)
Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections
India, State Elections in Rajasthan and Telangana
Philippines Village Elections
Togo Legislative and Regional Elections
Andorra Local Elections
Date TBD (due or expected in 2023)
Haiti Presidential and Legislative Elections (delayed from November 7, 2021, no new date set)
Libya Presidential and Legislative Elections (long overdue)
Palestinian Authority Presidential and Legislative Elections (long overdue)
Malaysia, State Elections in Six States: Due in 2023 (could be held in July)
Côte d’Ivoire Local Elections
Comoros Gubernatorial Elections
Ghana Local Elections
Guinea Local Elections
Guinea-Bissau Local Elections
Belarus Local Elections
India, Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
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