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Albanian parliamentary election held May 2025. Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist Party won a historic fourth consecutive term with an absolute majority.
Algerian presidential election held September 2024. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was re-elected with 84% of the vote in a vote boycotted by the main opposition Rachad movement.
Argentine presidential election held October–November 2015. Mauricio Macri defeated Daniel Scioli in a historic runoff, ending twelve years of Kirchner-aligned rule.
Argentine presidential election held October 2019. Alberto Fernandez and running mate Cristina Kirchner defeated incumbent Mauricio Macri.
Argentine presidential election held October–November 2023. Libertarian outsider Javier Milei defeated Sergio Massa in a surprise runoff result.
Armenian parliamentary election held June 2021 following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won a majority despite intense opposition criticism over the conflict.
Australian federal election held May 2025. Anthony Albanese won a second term for Labor.
Expected next Australian federal election by 2028 for the House of Representatives.
Austrian parliamentary election held September 2019 after the Ibiza scandal brought down the ÖVP–FPÖ government. Sebastian Kurz led ÖVP to a first-place finish.
Austrian parliamentary election held September 2024. The Freedom Party (FPÖ) under Herbert Kickl came first for the first time, though coalition talks proved difficult.
Bangladeshi parliamentary election held January 2024 boycotted by the BNP. Sheikh Hasina's Awami League won; she was later ousted in a student uprising in August 2024.
Belgian federal election held May 2019. The Flemish nationalist N-VA and far-right Vlaams Belang made major gains, leading to a 493-day government formation process.
Belgian federal election held June 2024. Bart De Wever's N-VA topped the polls; he led lengthy coalition negotiations and became prime minister of a centre-right government.
Bolivian presidential election held October 2019. Evo Morales claimed victory but resigned amid protests over alleged fraud; Luis Arce later won the 2020 re-run.
Bolivian presidential election held October 2020 after the 2019 crisis. Luis Arce of the MAS party won convincingly, restoring leftist governance in the country.
Bosnian general election held October 2022. Nationalist parties retained their dominance across both entities in a vote that underlined the country's deep ethnic political divisions.
Brazilian presidential election October 2010. Dilma Rousseff (PT) won with 56% in the runoff, succeeding Lula after his two terms.
Brazilian presidential election October 2014. Dilma Rousseff (PT) won re-election with 51.6% against Aécio Neves (PSDB) in the runoff.
Brazilian presidential election October 2018. Jair Bolsonaro (PSL, later PL) won the runoff with 55% against PT's Fernando Haddad.
Brazilian presidential election held October 2022. Lula narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in the runoff.
Brazilian presidential election scheduled for October 2026.
Bulgarian parliamentary election held April 2023 — the fifth election in two years. The reformist PP-DB and GERB remained the two largest forces in an ongoing political deadlock.
Cambodian general election held July 2023. The ruling CPP won all 125 seats after the main opposition Candlelight Party was barred from participating, extending one-party rule.
Canadian federal election held in 2025. Mark Carney and the Liberals retained government.
Expected next Canadian federal election by 2029 for the House of Commons.
Chilean presidential election held November–December 2021. Gabriel Boric, 35, became Chile's youngest-ever president, defeating far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast.
The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held October 2022. Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term as General Secretary and stacked the Politburo Standing Committee with loyalists.
The 14th National People's Congress in March 2023 formally elected Xi Jinping to a third presidential term and installed Li Qiang as premier. Confirmed the leadership lineup set by the 20th Party Congress.
The 21st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party expected in late 2027. Will determine the next five-year leadership lineup of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Colombian presidential election held May–June 2022. Gustavo Petro became Colombia's first left-wing president, defeating businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in the runoff.
Colombian presidential election scheduled for May 25, 2026 (first round) with a potential runoff on June 15, 2026. Incumbent Gustavo Petro is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election. The contest is shaping up as a battle between a fragmented right-wing field and the governing Pacto Histórico coalition.
Costa Rican presidential election held February–April 2022. Independent economist Rodrigo Chaves won the runoff by a large margin over former president José María Figueres.
Croatian parliamentary election held April 2024. PM Andrej Plenkovic's HDZ won with a strong plurality but needed coalition partners to secure a governing majority.
Cypriot presidential election held February 2023. Nikos Christodoulides, an independent backed by AKEL and DISY, won the second round, succeeding Nicos Anastasiades.
Czech parliamentary election held October 2021. The opposition SPOLU coalition narrowly beat Andrej Babis's ANO, forming a centrist government under Petr Fiala.
Czech presidential election held January 2023. General Petr Pavel defeated former prime minister Andrej Babis in the second round to become president.
Danish parliamentary election held November 2022. Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats remained the largest party, forming a rare broad centrist coalition across left and right.
Dominican presidential election held May 2024. President Luis Abinader won re-election in the first round with 59% of the vote, defeating former president Leonel Fernandez.
Ecuadorian presidential election held February–April 2021. Conservative Guillermo Lasso narrowly defeated left-wing candidate Andres Arauz in the runoff.
Ecuadorian snap election held August 2023 following President Lasso's resignation amid a constitutional crisis. Daniel Noboa, 35, won a surprise victory.
Egyptian presidential election held March 2018. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi won 97% of the vote in a ballot widely criticised as uncompetitive by international observers.
Egyptian presidential election held December 2023. Sisi won a third term with 89.6% of the vote against token opposition in a tightly controlled electoral environment.
Salvadoran presidential election held February 2024. Nayib Bukele won re-election with 85% of the vote in a landslide despite constitutional questions over his eligibility to run.
Estonian Riigikogu election held March 2023. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas's Reform Party won a historic first-place result, forming a renewed three-party pro-Western coalition.
Ethiopian federal parliamentary election held June 2021 amid the Tigray conflict. Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won a landslide, though major regions boycotted or delayed voting.
Fijian general election held December 2022. Sitiveni Rabuka's People's Alliance defeated long-serving Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama in a result that ended 16 years of his dominance.
Finnish parliamentary election held April 2023. The National Coalition Party under Petteri Orpo narrowly won, forming a right-wing coalition with the Finns Party.
French presidential election held April-May 2017. Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen in the runoff.
French presidential election held April 2022. Macron defeated Le Pen in the second round.
French presidential election scheduled for 2027. Macron is term-limited and cannot run again.
Georgian parliamentary election held October 2024. The ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory amid mass pro-EU protests sparked by its subsequent announcement of a pause on EU accession talks.
German federal election September 2017. CDU/CSU won but the AfD entered the Bundestag for the first time. Merkel formed a grand coalition with the SPD.
German federal election held September 2021. Olaf Scholz and the SPD emerged first and later formed a coalition government.
German federal election held February 2025. CDU/CSU won under Friedrich Merz.
Ghanaian presidential election held December 2020. Incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo defeated former president John Mahama in a close contest in West Africa's stable democracy.
Ghanaian presidential election held December 2024. John Mahama returned to the presidency, defeating incumbent Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP.
Greek snap parliamentary election held January 2015. Alexis Tsipras and Syriza won a near-majority as voters backed their anti-austerity platform during the peak of the eurozone debt crisis.
Greek parliamentary election held July 2019. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy won an outright majority, defeating Alexis Tsipras and Syriza.
Greek parliamentary elections held May and June 2023. New Democracy won a landslide majority in the second round, confirming Mitsotakis for a second term.
Guatemalan presidential election held June–August 2023. Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo won a surprise runoff victory amid judicial attempts to disqualify his candidacy.
Honduran presidential election held November 2021. Xiomara Castro won, becoming the country's first female president and first leftist head of state in decades.
Hungarian parliamentary election held April 2022. Viktor Orbán's Fidesz won a two-thirds supermajority, defeating a united opposition coalition led by Peter Marki-Zay.
Hungarian parliamentary election held in 2026. Péter Magyar's Tisza party defeated Viktor Orbán's long-dominant Fidesz, ending 16 years of Orbán rule. Magyar became Prime Minister, marking the most consequential transfer of power in Hungary since 2010.
Icelandic Althingi election held November 2024. The Independence Party led by Bjarni Benediktsson won the most votes; coalition negotiations followed the fragmented result.
Indian general election held April-June 2024. BJP won but with a reduced majority.
Indian general election scheduled for 2029. Next Lok Sabha election.
Indonesian presidential election held July 2014. Joko Widodo, a furniture entrepreneur and former mayor, defeated establishment candidate Prabowo Subianto in his first bid for the presidency.
Indonesian presidential election held April 2019. Joko Widodo won re-election over challenger Prabowo Subianto in the world's largest single-day election.
Indonesian presidential election held February 2024. Prabowo Subianto won in the first round with over 58% of the vote, succeeding Jokowi after two terms.
Iranian presidential election held June 2021. Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi won in a low-turnout vote after most reformist candidates were disqualified by the Guardian Council.
Iranian snap presidential election held June–July 2024 after Raisi died in a helicopter crash. Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian defeated hardliner Saeed Jalili in the runoff.
Iraqi Council of Representatives election held October 2021. Muqtada al-Sadr's movement won the most seats in a low-turnout election amid widespread disillusionment with the political class.
Irish general election held February 2020. Sinn Féin topped the popular vote for the first time in the Republic, upending the traditional Fine Gael–Fianna Fáil duopoly.
Irish general election held November 2024. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil retained enough seats to renew their coalition, blocking Sinn Féin from entering government.
Israeli Knesset election held March 2021 — the fourth in two years. A fragile eight-party coalition ousted Netanyahu, making Naftali Bennett prime minister.
Israeli Knesset election held November 2022 — the fifth in three years. Netanyahu returned to power with a right-wing coalition including ultranationalist parties.
Israeli Knesset election held April 2019. Netanyahu's Likud tied with Blue and White but no coalition could be formed, triggering a second election.
Second Israeli Knesset election held September 2019 after coalition talks collapsed. Blue and White edged Likud but again no stable government was formed.
Italian general election held September 2022. The centre-right coalition won and Giorgia Meloni became prime minister.
Expected next Italian general election by 2027 for the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
Ivorian presidential election held October 2020. Incumbent Alassane Ouattara won a third term amid an opposition boycott and post-election violence that left dozens dead.
Japanese general election held October 2021. The LDP retained power and Fumio Kishida became prime minister.
Japanese general election held October 2024. LDP retained power under Ishiba.
Jordanian parliamentary election held September 2024. The Islamic Action Front made significant gains under new electoral rules, while the pro-government independent bloc retained its majority.
Kazakhstani snap presidential election held November 2022 following constitutional reforms. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won re-election with 81% after Nursultan Nazarbayev formally ceded the chairmanship.
Kenyan presidential election held March 2013. Uhuru Kenyatta won a narrow first-round victory despite facing International Criminal Court charges that were later dropped.
Kenyan presidential election held August 2017. Uhuru Kenyatta won re-election but the result was annulled by the Supreme Court; he won the rerun in October.
Kenyan presidential election held August 2022. William Ruto narrowly defeated Raila Odinga, who challenged the result unsuccessfully at the Supreme Court.
Kyrgyz presidential election held January 2021. Sadyr Japarov, who swept to power after being freed from prison during 2020 protests, won with 79% of the vote.
Latvian Saeima election held October 2022. The New Unity party led by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš retained its leading position, continuing the pro-NATO, pro-EU coalition.
Lebanese parliamentary election held May 2022. Hezbollah and its allies lost their parliamentary majority for the first time in years, as independent reformist groups made gains post-Beirut blast.
Lithuanian Seimas election held October 2024. The Social Democratic Party won the most seats, defeating the ruling conservative Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats.
Malaysian general election held November 2022. Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan won the most seats in a hung parliament; he formed a unity government as prime minister.
Maldivian presidential election held September 2023. Mohamed Muizzu of the PPM won the runoff, campaigning on an India Out platform and pledging to remove Indian military personnel.
Maltese general election held March 2022. Prime Minister Robert Abela's Labour Party won a record-breaking third consecutive majority with 55% of the vote.
Mexican presidential election July 2006. Felipe Calderón (PAN) won by a razor-thin margin over AMLO, triggering a prolonged dispute.
Mexican presidential election July 2012. Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) won with 38% of the vote, returning PRI to power after 12 years.
Mexican presidential election July 2018. AMLO won in a landslide with 53% of the vote, ending the PRI era.
Mexican presidential election held June 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum won for Morena in a landslide.
Mexican midterm elections scheduled for June 2026 to renew all 500 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and one-quarter of the Senate. The key question is whether Morena and its allies can maintain the legislative supermajority they won in 2024 under Claudia Sheinbaum.
