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Thiselectoral calendar 2008 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2008 in the de jure and de factosovereign states and theirdependent territories.Referendums are included, even though they are not elections.By-elections are not included.

• 5 January:Georgia,president,NATO membership referendum andelection date referendum
• 7 January:Marshall Islands,President (by the parliament)
• 9 January:Kosovo,President (by the parliament)^[1]
• 12 January:Republic of China (Taiwan),Parliament andreferendum
• 15 January:Barbados,Parliament
• 17–19 January:Tokelau,Parliament
• 19 January:Faroe Islands,Parliament
• 20 January:Cuba,Parliament
• 20 January:Serbia,President (1st round)
• 27 January:French Polynesia,Legislative (1st Round)
• 29 January:Bhutan,National Council

• 3 February:Serbia,President (2nd round)
• 3 February:Monaco,Parliament
• 7 February:Belize,Legislative andreferendum
• 8 February:Djibouti,Parliament
• 8–9 February:Czech Republic,President (indirect)
• 15 February:Czech Republic,President (indirect)
• 10 February:French Polynesia,Legislative (2nd Round)
• 11 February:Trinidad and Tobago,President (indirect)
• 17–19 February:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic,Parliament
• 17–24 February:Cyprus,President
• 18 February:Pakistan,Parliament
• 19 February:Armenia,President
• 24 February:French Polynesia,President (indirect)
• 24 February:Cuba,President (indirect)
• 24 February:Switzerland,Referendum
• October 2007 until February 2008:PR China,National People's Congress

• 2 March:Russia,President
• 2 March:Thailand,Senate
• 8 March:Malaysia,Parliament
• 8 March:Malta,Parliament
• 9 March:Spain,Parliament
• 9 March:Hungary,Referendum against government reforms
• 9/16 March:Mayotte,Legislative
• 14 March:Iran,Legislative (1st round)
• 15 March:PR China,President (indirect)
• 22 March:Republic of China (Taiwan),President andUN membership referendum
• 24 March:Bhutan,Parliament
• 29 March:Zimbabwe,President (1st round) andParliament

• 6 April:Montenegro,President
• 9 April:South Korea,Parliament
• 10 April:Nepal,Constituent Assembly
• 13–14 April:Italy,Parliament
• 20 April:Paraguay,General
• 23 April:Guernsey,General
• 23–24 April:Tonga,General
• 25 April:Iran,Legislative (2nd round)
• 26 April:Nauru,Parliament
• 30 April:Tuvalu,Constitutional referendum

• 4 May:Equatorial Guinea,Parliament
• 10 and 24 May:Burma/Myanmar,Constitutional referendum
• 11 May:Serbia,Parliament
• 16 May:Dominican Republic,President
• 17 May:Kuwait,Parliament
• 21 May:Georgia,Legislative
• 25 May:Lebanon,President (by the parliament)

• 1 June:Switzerland,Referendum
• 1 June:Macedonia,Assembly
• 7 June:Niue,Parliament
• 12 June:Ireland,Treaty of Lisbon referendum
• 22 June:Slovenia,Regionalisation referendum
• 27 June:Zimbabwe,President (2nd round)
• 29 June:Mongolia,Legislative

• 8 July:Grenada,Parliament
• 19 July:Nepal,President (1st round) (by the parliament)
• 21 July:Nepal,President (2nd round) (by the parliament)
• 27 July:Cambodia,Parliament

• 2 August:Latvia,Constitutional referendum
• 5 August:Republic of the Congo,Senate (indirect)
• 10 August:Bolivia,Recall referendum
• 23 August:Latvia,Pensions law referendum

• 2 September:Vanuatu,Parliament
• 5–6 September:Angola,Legislature
• 6 September:Pakistan,President (indirect)
• 7 September:Hong Kong,Legislature
• 15–18 September:Rwanda,Parliament
• 19 September:Swaziland,Parliament
• 19 September:Mauritius,President (indirect)
• 21 September:Slovenia,Parliament
• 21 September:France,Senate (third of the seats) (indirect)
• 25 September:South Africa,President (by the parliament)
• 28 September:Ecuador,Constitutional referendum
• 28 September:Austria,Parliament
• 28 September:Belarus,Parliament

• 8 October:Maldives,President (1st Round)
• 12 October:Lithuania,Parliament (1st Round) andnuclear power referendum
• 14 October:Canada,Parliament
• 15 October:Azerbaijan,President
• 15 October:Jersey,General (1st Round) andCentral European Time referendum
• 17/18 October:Czech Republic,Senate (one third)
• 24/25 October:Czech Republic,Senate (one third)
• 26 October:Lithuania,Parliament (2nd Round)
• 29 October:Maldives,President (2nd Round)
• 30 October:Zambia,President

• 4 November:United States,President,House of Representatives,Senate (one third: Class 2 senators),Governor (11)
  • 4 November:American Samoa,Governor (1st Round),Legislative
  • 4 November:Guam,Legislative
  • 4 November:Puerto Rico,Governor,Legislative
  • 4 November:United States Virgin Islands,Legislative
• 4 November:Palau,President,Senate and House of Delegates
• 8 November:New Zealand,General
• 9 November:San Marino,Parliament
• 16 November:Guinea-Bissau,Parliament
• 18 November:American Samoa,Governor (2nd Round)
• 25 November:Greenland,Self-government referendum
• 26 November:Jersey,General (2nd Round)
• 30 November:Romania,Legislative
• 30 November:Switzerland,Referendum

• 7 December:Ghana,President (1st Round) andParliament
• 10 December:Switzerland,Federal Council (indirect)
• 14 December:Turkmenistan,Parliament (1st Round)
• 28 December:Ghana,President (2nd Round)
• 28 December:Turkmenistan,Parliament (2nd Round)
• 29 December:Bangladesh,General

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