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Election calendar and linked election pages for contests tracked in 2021.
Russian State Duma election held September 2021. United Russia retained its supermajority amid allegations of widespread fraud and the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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.
Chilean presidential election held November–December 2021. Gabriel Boric, 35, became Chile's youngest-ever president, defeating far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast.
Czech parliamentary election held October 2021. The opposition SPOLU coalition narrowly beat Andrej Babis's ANO, forming a centrist government under Petr Fiala.
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.
German federal election held September 2021. Olaf Scholz and the SPD emerged first and later formed a coalition government.
Honduran presidential election held November 2021. Xiomara Castro won, becoming the country's first female president and first leftist head of state in decades.
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.
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.
Israeli Knesset election held March 2021 — the fourth in two years. A fragile eight-party coalition ousted Netanyahu, making Naftali Bennett prime minister.
Japanese general election held October 2021. The LDP retained power and Fumio Kishida became prime minister.
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.
Moroccan parliamentary election held September 2021. The National Rally of Independents swept to victory, ending nine years of Islamist PJD dominance under Prime Minister Benkirane.
Norwegian parliamentary election held September 2021. The centre-left bloc won, ending eight years of conservative rule; Jonas Gahr Støre became prime minister.
Peruvian presidential election held April–June 2021. Pedro Castillo, a rural school teacher and union leader, narrowly defeated Keiko Fujimori in a disputed runoff.
Ugandan presidential election held January 2021. Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner over pop star turned politician Bobi Wine in a vote marred by security crackdowns and internet shutdowns.
Zambian presidential election held August 2021. Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND ended 27 years of Patriotic Front dominance by defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu in the first round.
