This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referenda are included; it should be noted that they are not elections, however. By-elections are not included. An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. ... Sortition is the method of random selection, particularly in relation to the selection of decision makers also known as allotment. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. ... A show election or a sham election is an election that is held purely for show, that is, without any significant political purpose. ... A Fixed-term election is an election that occurs on a set date, and cannot be changed by the incumbent politician. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... Indirect election is a process in which voters in an election do not actually choose between candidates for an office but rather elect persons who will then make the choice. ... Rules for, and experience with, local elections vary widely across jurisdictions. ... Ballots of the Argentine plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Gerrymandering is a controversial form of redistricting in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are manipulated for an electoral advantage. ... The process known as redistricting in the United States and redistribution in many Commonwealth countries is the changing of political borders (in many countries, specifically the electoral district/constituency boundaries) usually in response to periodic census results. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voters choices are confidential. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Voting is a method of decision making where in a group such as a meeting or an electorate attempts to gauge its opinion—usually as a final step following discussions or debates. ... A voting system is a means of choosing between a number of options, based on the input of a number of voters. ... Elections by country gives information on elections. ... This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Dependent areas are territories that for some reason do not possess full political independence or sovereignty as states. ... Ballots of the Argentine plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

For upcoming elections, see the current electoral calendar This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

January

• January 19: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senate
• January 21: Serbia, National Assembly
• January 21 and 4 February: Mauritania, Senate
• January 25: Gambia, Parliament
• January 27 and 15 February: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Governors

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elections to the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be held on 2007-01-19, though they were originally scheduled for 2007-01-16. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Serbia elects on national level a legislature. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Serbia on 21 January 2007. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Senatorial elections were held in Mauritania on 21 January 2007and on 4 February 2007. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gubernatorial elections will be held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 January and 2007-01-30, though they were originally scheduled for 16 January and 2007-01-19. ...

February

• February 9: Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament
• February 11: Turkmenistan, President
• February 11: Portugal, referendum on abortion
• February 17: Lesotho, National Assembly
• February 25: Senegal, President

February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 9 February 2007. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on February 11, 2007, following the death of President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov on 21 December 2006. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An abortion referendum took place in Portugal on February 11, 2007, to decide whether to legalise abortion up to ten weeks. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... A presidential election was held in Senegal on 25 February 2007 (with a possible run-off to be held on 18 March). ...

March

• March 4: Estonia, Parliament
• March 4 and 18 March: Abkhazia, Parliament
• March 6: Micronesia, Parliament
• March 11 Mauritania, President (1^st round)
• March 18: Finland, Parliament
• March 25: Hong Kong, Chief Executive
• March 25: Mauritania, President (2^nd round)
• March 26: Egypt, constitutional referendum
• March 31: Benin, National Assembly

March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections took place in Estonia on Sunday, March 4, 2007. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... redirect Template:Politics of Abkhazia Elections in Abkhazia gives information on election and election results in Abkhazia. ... Parliamentary elections were held in the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia on 4 March 2007; a run-off round was held in seventeen constituencies on 18 March 2007. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... A Mauritanian presidential election is scheduled for 11 March 2007. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18, 2007. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal An election will be held in March 2007 to select the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... A Mauritanian presidential election is scheduled for 11 March 2007. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Parliametnary elections will be held in Benin on 25 March 2007. ...

April

• April 1: Wallis and Futuna, Territorial Assembly
• 4 April: Madagascar, constitutional referendum
• April 9: East Timor, President
• April 15: Ecuador, referendum on Constituent Assembly
• April 21: Nigeria, President and Parliament
• April 22: France, President (1^st round)
• 22 April: Syria, Parliament
• 27 April, 2 May, 9 May and 15 May: Turkey, President
• April 29: Mali, President

April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Presidential elections will be held in East Timor on 9 April 2007. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... A referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to rewrite the constitution was held in Ecuador on 15 April 2007,[1] although it had originally been planned for 18 March 2007. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... The Nigerian general elections of 2007 were held on 14 April and 21 April 2007. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Syria in March 2007. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... The 11th President of Turkey will be elected by the Turkish Grand National Assembly in late April and early May 2007 onwards (in at most four rounds of voting to be held on 27 April 2007, 2 May 2007, 9 May 2007 and 15 May 2007[1]), before Ahmet Necdet... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Presidential elections will be held in Mali on 29 April 2007 and 13 May 2007. ...

May

• May 2: Bahamas, Parliament
• May 6: France, President (2^nd round)
• 6 May: Burkina Faso, National Assembly
• 9 May: East Timor, President (2^nd round)
• 11 May: Federated States of Micronesia, President

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... General elections will be held on the Bahamas in May 2007. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (127th in leap years). ... The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France for a five-year term. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (127th in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 6 May 2007. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years). ... Presidential elections will be held in East Timor on 9 April 2007. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ...

Upcoming

• 10/11 May: Seychelles, Parliament
• May 12: Armenia, Parliament
• May 12: Iceland, Parliament
• May 14: Philippines, Legislative and local
• 17 May: Algeria, Parliament
• 19 May: Romania, referendum to impeach the president
• 20 May: Vietnam, Parliament
• 20 May: European Union, Parliament (Bulgaria)
• 24 May: Ireland, Dáil (Parliament)
• 27 May: Syria, President
• May: Chad, Parliament

(Redirected from 10 May) May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 10 May until 12 May 2007. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia on 12 May 2007. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... The 2007 Icelandic general election will be held on 12 May 2007. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (135th in leap years). ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      Legislative and local elections are to be held in the Philippines on May... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... Legislative elections will be held in Algeria in April 2007. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ... A referendum to impeach the suspended President Traian Băsescu will be held in Romania on 20 May 2007,[1] after the Parliament of Romania voted to impeach Băsescu on 19 April 2007 and the vote was confirmed on 20 April 2007 by the Constitutional Court of Romania. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (141st in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Vietnam in May 2007. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (141st in leap years). ... Bulgaria will elect its members of the European Parliament for the first time on 20 May 2007. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... The next general election in the Republic of Ireland need not officially occur until 2007. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... A referendum confirming the president-elect chosen by the parliament newly elected in the 2007 parliamentary election will be held in Syria in July 2007. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Chad in May 2007. ...

June

• 3 June: Senegal, Parliament
• 6 June: Latvia, President
• June 10: Belgium, Parliament
• 10 June: Mayotte, Assembly
• June 10 and June 17: France, Legislature
• 13 June: Israel, President
• June 20: Togo, Parliament
• 20 June: Nepal, Constituent Assembly
• 24 June: Republic of the Congo, Parliament (1^st round)
• 24 June: Ukraine, Parliament
• 30 June: East Timor, Parliament
• 30 June-10 July: Papua New Guinea, Parliament
• June: British Virgin Islands, Legislature
• June: Jordan, Parliament
• June: Kiribati, Parliament
• June: Nauru, President

June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 1 day remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... The next Belgian general election is scheduled to take place on Sunday June 24, 2007. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Mayotte in March 2007. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... The French legislative election will take place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... Elections for a constituent assembly will be held in Nepal in June 2007. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... On April 2, 2007, Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine dissolved parliament and signed the presidential decree ordering early parliamentary elections in Ukraine to be held on 27 May 2007. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Indirect presidential elections will be held in Nauru in June 2007. ...

July

• July 1: Mali, Parliament (1^st round)
• 1 July and 8 July: Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin, Territorial Council (SB) and Territorial Council (SM)
• 9 July: Puerto Rico, referendum on constitutional changes (unicameral legislature)
• 18 July: India, President
• 19 July: Nagorno-Karabakh, President
• July 22: Japan, House of Councillors
• 22 July: Republic of the Congo, Parliament (2^nd round)
• 22 July: Cameroon, Parliament
• 22 July: Turkey, Parliament
• July 29: Mali, Parliament (2^nd round)
• July: Albania, President
• July: Kiribati, President

July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Mali on 1 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... France is a representative democracy. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Indirect presidential elections will be held in India on 18 July 2007. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Elections to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the legislature of Japan, will be held on July 22, 2007. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Turkeys 16th general election is scheduled to be held on 4 November 2007, at the end of a full five-year term. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Mali on 1 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. ... Indirect presidential elections will be held in Albania in July 2007. ...

August

• August 6: Bolivia, referendum on the constitution
• August 11: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament

August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Sierra Leone on 28 July 2007. ...

September

• 7 September: Morocco, Parliament
• September 9: Guatemala, President and Parliament
• 23 September: Costa Rica, referendum on DR-CAFTA
• 25 September: Lebanon, President
• 30 September: Ecuador, Constituent Assembly
• September: Venezuela, referendum on constitutional changes
• September: Vietnam, President
• September: Thailand, referendum on the new constitution

September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Morocco in September 2007. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... A general election will be held in Guatemala on 9 September 2007. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A constitutional referendum will be held in Venezuela in September 2007 to amend a large number of its articles towards a more socialist state. ... Indirect presidential elections will be held in Vietnam in September 2007. ... A referendum on the new constitution currently being drafted will be held in Thailand in 2007, likely in August. ...

October

• October 21: Switzerland, Parliament
• October 28: Argentina, President and Parliament
• October at latest: Côte d'Ivoire, President and Parliament
• October at latest: Pakistan, President and Parliament
• October: Jamaica, Parliament
• October: Kosovo, Parliament
• October: Nauru, Parliament
• October: Oman, Assembly
• October: Pakistan, President

October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Federal elections will be held in Swizerland in October 2007. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Argentina will hold national presidential and legislative elections on 28 October 2007 to elect a president and for the Argentine Congress. ... General elections will be held in Pakistan in late 2007. ... General elections will be held in Jamaica in October 2007. ... Politics of Kosovo Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Kosovo ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Kosovo in September 2007. ... Parliamentary elections will be held in Nauru in October 2007. ...

November

• November: Croatia, Parliament
• November: Ethiopia, President
• November: Gibraltar, Parliament
• November: Marshall Islands, Parliament
• November: Northern Mariana Islands, Parliament
• November: Tokelau, referendum on self-determination

Next elections for the Croatian Parliament are due to be held in November 2007[1]. ^ Prime minister announcing election Categories: | | | | ... General elections will be held in the Marshall Islands in November 2007. ...

December

• December 2: Slovenia, President
• December 2: Russia, Duma
• December 24: Pitcairn Islands, Island Council
• December 25: Uzbekistan, President
• December: Republic of China, Parliament
• December: Kenya, President and Parliament
• December: Republic of Korea, President
• December: Thailand, Parliament

December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential elections will be held in Slovenia on 2 December 2007. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Legislative elections will be held in the Russian Federation on December 2, 2007[1]. At stake are the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (The legislature). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (359th in leap years). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... Presidential elections will be held in Uzbekistan on 23 December 2007. ... Elections in the Republic of China gives information on election and election results in the Republic of China (with effective control over Taiwan, Quemoy, Matsu and some islands in the South China Sea since 1949). ... Legislative elections may be held in December 2007 in the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Kenya in December 2007. ... Presidential elections in South Korea are scheduled for December 2007. ... Legislative elections are expected to be held again in Thailand by October 2007 after the military assumed power in the 2006 Thai coup détat on 19 September 2006. ...

Unknown

• Australia, Legislature
• Bangladesh, Parliament
• European Union, Parliament (Romania)
• Qatar, Consultative Assembly
• Trinidad and Tobago, Parliament
• United Kingdom, Labour Party leadership, Labour Party deputy leadership

The next Australian legislative election is expected to take place in late 2007, although it can be held as late as 19 January 2008. ... In 2007, parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in Bangladesh. ... Romania will elect its members of the European Parliament for the first time on the second half of 2007; the election was initially scheduled for 13 May, but the PM postponed it for domestic political reasons. ... Legislative elections will be held in Qatar after April 2007. ... General elections will be held in Trinidad and Tobago before January 18, 2008, though its considered likely that the election will be held in 2007. ... The 2007 Labour Party Leadership Election campaign is already underway, but is still awaiting an announcement of a vacancy by Tony Blair which is to be followed within 72 hours by a meeting of Labours NEC to decide a timetable. ... The 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election is a British political party election for the position of Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and in the event of the leader for some reason having to stand down or dying then the Deputy Leader becomes leader, John Prescott has announced that...