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AUSTRALIA • Referendum (November 6, 1999) • Parliamentary election (October 3, 1998) BANGLADESH • Parliamentary (October 1, 2001) CAMBODIA • Parliamentary election (July 26, 1998) EAST TIMOR • Presidential (April 14, 2002) • Constituent Assembly election (August 30, 2001) FIJI • Parliamentary Election (August 25-September 1, 2001) • Parliamentary Election (May 8-15, 1999) HONG KONG • Legislative election (September 10, 2000) • Legislative election (May 24, 1998) INDIA • Parliamentary election (September-October, 1999) • Parliamentary election (February-March, 1998) INDONESIA • Parliamentary election (June 7, 1999) • Parliamentary election (May 29, 1997) JAPAN • Parliamentary election (July 29, 2001) • Parliamentary election (June 25, 2000) • Parliamentary election (July 12, 1998) KAZAKHSTAN • Parliamentary election (October 10, 1999) • Presidential election (January 10, 1999) KYRGYZSTAN • Referendum (February 2, 2003) • Presidential election (November 7, 2000) • Parliamentary election (February 20, 2000) • Referendum (October 17, 1998) MALAYSIA • Parliamentary election (November 29, 1999) MICRONESIA • Referendum (August 27, 2002) MONGOLIA • Presidential election (May 20, 2001) • Parliamentary election (July 2, 2000) • Presidential election (May 18, 1997) NEPAL • Parliamentary election (May 3 and 17, 1999) NEW ZEALAND • Parliamentary election (July 27, 2002) • Parliamentary election (November 27, 1999) PAPUA NEW GUINEA • Parliamentary election (June 15, 2002) PHILIPPINES • Legislative election (May 14, 2001) • Legislative election (May 11, 1998) • Presidential election (May 11, 1998) SAMOA • Parliamentary election (March 2, 2001) SOUTH KOREA • Presidential election (December 19, 2002) • Parliamentary election (April 13, 2000) • Presidential election (December 18, 1997) SRI LANKA • Parliamentary election (October 10, 2000) • Presidential election (December 21, 1999) TAIWAN • Legislative election (December 1, 2001) • Presidential election (March 18, 2000) • Legislative election (December 5, 1998) • Special Report: Taiwan Decides 2000 TAJIKISTAN • Parliamentary election (February 27, 2000) THAILAND • Parliamentary election (January 6, 2001) • Parliamentary election (March 4, 2000) TURKMENISTAN • Parliamentary election (April 6, 2003) VANUATU • Parliamentary election (April 30, 2002) VIETNAM • Parliamentary election (May 19, 2002) • Parliamentary election (July 20, 1997) Back to top	ALGERIA • Presidential election (April 15, 1999) BENIN • Parliamentary election (March 30, 2003) • Presidential election (March 4, 2001) • Legislative election (March 30, 1999) BOTSWANA • Parliamentary election (October 16, 1999) BURKINA FASO • Presidential election (November 15, 1998) CAMEROON • Legislative election (June 23, 2002) • Presidential election (October 12, 1997) • Legislative election (May 17, 1997) CAPE VERDE • Parliamentary election (January 14, 2001) • Presidential election (February 11, 2001) CHAD • Presidential election (May 20, 2001) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC • Legislative election (November 22 & December 13, 1998) COMOROS • Presidential (April 14, 2002) • Referendum (December 23, 2001) COTE D'IVOIRE • Legislative (December 10, 2000) • Referendum (July 23, 2000) DJIBOUTI • Parliamentary election (January 10, 2003) • Presidential election (April 9, 1999) ETHIOPIA • Parliamentary election (May 14, 2000) GABON • Presidential election (December 6, 1998) GAMBIA • Presidential election (October 18, 2001) GHANA • Presidential election (December 7 and December 28, 2000) • Legislative election (December 7, 2000) GUINEA • Legislative election (June 30, 2002) • Referendum (November 11, 2001) • Presidential election (December 14, 1998) GUINEA-BISSAU • General election (April 20, 2003) • Parliamentary election (November 28, 1999) • Presidential election (November 28, 1999 & January 16, 2000) KENYA • Parliamentary election (December 29, 1997) • Presidential election (December 29, 1997) LESOTHO • General Elections (May 25, 2002) • Parliamentary election (May 23, 1998) LIBERIA • Presidential election (July 19, 1997) MADAGASCAR • Presidential election (December 16, 2001) • Legislative election (May 17, 1998) MALAWI • Parliamentary election (June 15, 1999) • Presidential election (June 15, 1999) MALI • Presidential election (April 28 and May 12, 2002) • Legislative election (August 3, 1997) MAURITANIA • Legislative election (October 19, 2001) • Presidential election (December 12, 1997) MAURITIUS • Parliamentary election (September 11, 2000) MOROCCO • Parliamentary election (September 27, 2002) • Parliamentary election (November 14, 1997) MOROCCO • Parliamentary election (November 14, 1997) NIGER • Presidential (October 17 and November 24, 1999) • Referendum (July 18, 1999) NIGERIA • Parliamentary election (February 20, 1999) • Presidential election (February 27, 1999) • Special Report: Toward Democracy REPUBLIC OF CONGO • Legislative election (May 12 and June 9, 2002) • Presidential election (March 10, 2002) • Referendum (January 20, 2002) SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE • Presidential election (July 29, 2001) SENEGAL • Parliamentary (April 29, 2001) • Referendum (January 7, 2001) • Presidential election (February 27, 2000) • Legislative election (May 24, 1998) SEYCHELLES • Parliamentary election (December 4-6, 2002) • Presidential election (August 31-September 2, 2001) • Legislative election (March 20-22, 1998) • Presidential election (March 20-22, 1998) SIERRA LEONE • Presidential election (May 14, 2002) • Legislative election (May 14, 2002) SOUTH AFRICA • Parliamentary election (June 2, 1999) • Special Report: South Africa Elections SWAZILAND • Parliamentary election (October 24, 1998) TANZANIA • Presidential election (October 29, 2000) • Parliamentary election (October 29, 2000) TOGO • Parliamentary election (October 27, 2002) • Parliamentary election (March 21, 1999) • Presidential election (June 21, 1998) UGANDA • Parliamentary (June 26, 2001) • Presidential (March 12, 2001) • Referendum (June 29, 2000) ZAMBIA • Parliamentary election (December 27, 2001) • Presidential election (December 27, 2001) ZIMBABWE • Presidential (March 9-10, 2002) • Presidential (March 9-10, 2001) • Legislative (June 24-25, 2000) • Referendum (February 12-13, 2000) Back to top
EUROPE	AMERICAS
ALBANIA • Parliamentary election (June 24, 2001) • Parliamentary election (June 29 & July 6 & 13, 1997) ARMENIA • Presidential election (February 19, 2003) • Parliamentary election (May 30, 1999) • Presidential election (March 30, 1998) AUSTRIA • Parliamentary (November 24, 2002) • Parliamentary election (November 24, 2002) • Parliamentary election (October 3, 1999) • Presidential election (April 19, 1998) AZERBAIJAN • Referendum on Constitutional changes (August 24, 2002) • Parliamentary election (November 5, 2000) • Presidential election (October 11, 1998) BELARUS • Presidential election (September 9, 2001) • Parliamentary election (October 15, 2000) BELGIUM • Parliamentary election (June 13, 1999) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA • Parliamentary election (October 5, 2002) • Tri-Presidential election (October 5, 2002) • Parliamentary election (November 11, 2000) • Parliamentary election (September 12-13, 1998) • Presidential election (September 12-13, 1998) BULGARIA • Presidential election (November 11 and November 18, 2001) • Parliamentary election (June 17, 2001) CROATIA • Presidential election (January 24 and February 7, 2000) • Parliamentary election (January 3, 2000) CYPRUS • Presidential election (February 16, 2003) • Parliamentary election (May 27, 2001) • Presidential election (February 15, 1998) CZECH REPUBLIC • Presidential election (January 15, 2003) • Parliamentary election (June 14-15, 2002) • Parliamentary election (November 13-14 & 20-21, 1998) • Parliamentary election (June 19-20, 1998) DENMARK • Parliamentary (November 20, 2001) • Referendum (September 28, 2000) • Parliamentary election (March 11, 1998) ESTONIA • Parliamentary election (March 2, 2003) • Parliamentary election (March 7, 1999) EUROPEAN UNION • Parliamentary election (June 10-13, 1999) FINLAND • Parliamentary election (March 16, 2003) • Presidential election (January 16 and February 6, 2000) • Parliamentary election (March 21, 1999) FRANCE • Legislative (June 9 and 16 2002) • Presidential (April 21 and May 5, 2002) • Referendum (September 24, 2000) • Parliamentary election (June 1, 1997) GEORGIA • Presidential Election (April 9, 2000) • Parliamentary Election (October 31, 1999) GERMANY • Parliamentary election (September 22, 2002) • Legislative election (September 27, 1998) • Special Report: Germany Votes GREECE • Parliamentary election (April 9, 2000) HUNGARY • Parliamentary election (April 7 and 21, 2002) • Parliamentary election (May 10 & 24, 1998) ICELAND • Parliamentary election (May 8, 1999) IRELAND • Referendum (October 19, 2002) • General Elections (May 17, 2002) • Referendum to amend law on abortions (March 6, 2002) • Parliamentary election (June 6, 1998) • Presidential election (October 30, 1998) ITALY • Referendum (October 7, 2001) • Parliamentary (May 13, 2001) • Referendum (May 21, 2000) • Referendum (April 18, 1999) LATVIA • Parliamentary election (October 5, 2002) • Parliamentary election (October 3, 1998) LIECHTENSTEIN • Parliamentary election (February 9 & 11, 2001) LITHUANIA • Parliamentary election (October 8, 2000) LUXEMBOURG • Parliamentary election (June 13, 1999) MACEDONIA • Parliamentary election (September 15, 2002) • Parliamentary election (October 18 & November 1, 1998) MOLDOVA • Parliamentary election (February 25, 2001) MONTENEGRO (FRY) • Presidential, First Round: May 26, 2002 Second Round: January 5, 2003 • Parliamentary, October 20, 2002 • Parliamentary, April 22, 2001 • Parliamentary election (May 31, 1998) NETHERLANDS • Parliamentary (January 22, 2003) • Parliament (May 15, 2002) • Parliamentary election (May 6, 1998) NORWAY • Parliamentary election (September 10, 2001) • Parliamentary election (September 15, 1997) POLAND • Parliamentary (September 23, 2001) • Presidential (October 8, 2000) • Parliamentary election (September 21, 1997) PORTUGAL • Parliamentary election (March 17, 2002) • Presidential election (January 14, 2001) • Parliamentary election (October 10, 1999) ROMANIA • Presidential election (November 26, 2000) • Parliamentary election (November 26, 2000) RUSSIA • Presidential election (March 26, 2000) • Parliamentary election (December 19, 1999) • Special Report: Russian Elections 2000 SAN MARINO • Parliamentary election (June 10, 2001) SERB REPUBLIC (BOSNIA) • Parliamentary election (November 23, 1997) SERBIA (FRY) • Presidential election (September 29, 2002) • Parliamentary election (December 23, 2000) • Parliamentary election (September 21, 1997) • Presidential election (December 7, 1997) SLOVAKIA • Parliamentary (September 20-21, 2002) • Referendum (November 11, 2000) • Presidential election (May 15 and 29, 1999) • Parliamentary election (September 25-26, 1998) SLOVENIA • Presidential (November 10, 2002) • Parliamentary (October 15, 2000) • Presidential election (November 23, 1997) SPAIN • Legislative election (March 12, 2000) SWEDEN • Parliamentary election (September 15, 2002) • Parliamentary election (September 20, 1998) SWITZERLAND • Referendum (September 22, 2002) • Referendum (June 2, 2002) • Referendum (March 3, 2002) • Referendum (September 24, 2000) • Parliamentary election (October 24, 1999) TURKEY • Parliamentary election (November 3, 2002) • Parliamentary election (April 18, 1999) UKRAINE • Parliamentary election (March 31, 2002) • Referendum (April 16, 2000) • Presidential election (October 31, 1999) • Parliamentary election (March 29, 1998) UNITED KINGDOM • Parliamentary (June 7, 2001) • Scotland and Wales parliamentary elections (May 6, 1999) • Northern Ireland assembly election (June 25, 1998) • Ireland and Northern Ireland referendum (May 22, 1998) • Scotland referendum (September 11, 1997) • Wales referendum (September 18, 1997) • Special Report: Northern Ireland's Path to Peace YUGOSLAVIA • Presidential election (September 24, 2000) • Parliamentary election (September 24, 2000) Back to top	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA • Parliamentary election (March 9, 1999) ARGENTINA • Legislative election (October 14, 2001) • Presidential election (October 24, 1999) BAHAMAS • General Elections (May 2, 2002) • Referendum (February 27, 2002) BELIZE • Parliamentary election (August 27, 1998) BOLIVIA • Legislative election (June 30, 2002) • Presidential election (June 30, 2002) BRAZIL • Legislative election (October 6, 2002 (First Round) and October 27, 2002 (Second Round)) • Presidential election (October 6, 2002 (First Round) and October 27, 2002 (Second Round)) • Legislative election (October 4, 1998) • Presidential election (October 4, 1998) CANADA • Parliamentary election (November 27, 2000) • Parliamentary election (June 2, 1997) CHILE • Legislative election (December 16, 2001) • Presidential election (December 12, 1999) • Parliamentary election (December 11, 1997) COLOMBIA • Presidential election (May 26, 2002) • Presidential election (May 31, 1998) COSTA RICA • Legislative election (February 3, 2002) • Presidential election (February 3, 2002) • Legislative election (February 1, 1998) • Presidential election (February 1, 1998) DOMINICA • Parliamentary election (January 31, 2000) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • Legislative election (May 6, 2000) • Presidential election (May 16, 2000) • Legislative election (May 16, 1998) ECUADOR • Presidential (2nd Round) (November 24, 2002) • Presidential election (October 20, 2002) • Legislative election (October 20, 2002) • Presidential election (July 12, 1998) • Legislative election (May 31, 1998) • National assembly (November 30, 1997) EL SALVADOR • Legislative election (March 16, 2003) • Legislative election (March 12, 2000) • Presidential election (March 7, 1999) GRENADA • Parliamentary election (January 18, 1999) GUYANA • Parliamentary election (March 19, 2001) • Parliamentary election (December 15, 1997) HAITI • Presidential election (November 26, 2000) • Parliamentary election (May 21, 2000) HONDURAS • Presidential election (November 25, 2001) • Legislative election (November 25, 2001) • Presidential election (November 30, 1997) JAMAICA • Parliamentary election (October 16, 2002) • Parliamentary election (December 18, 1997) MEXICO • Presidential election (July 2, 2000) • Legislative election (July 2, 2000) • Legislative election (July 6, 1997) • Mexico City mayoral election (July 6, 1997) PANAMA • Presidential election (May 2, 1999) • Legislative election (May 2, 1999) PARAGUAY • Legislative election (May 10, 1998) • Presidential election (May 10, 1998) • Vice-Presidential (August 13, 2000) PERU • Presidential election (April 8, 2001) • Legislative election (April 8, 2001) • Presidential election (April 9, 2000) • Legislative election (April 9, 2000) ST. KITTS AND NEVIS • Referendum (August 10, 1998) ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES • Parliamentary election (March 28, 2001) • Parliamentary election (June 15, 1998) SURINAME • Parliamentary election (May 25, 2000) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO • Parliamentary election (October 7, 2002) • Parliamentary election (December 11, 2000) UNITED STATES • Legislative election (November 5, 2002) • Presidential election (November 7, 2000) • Legislative election (November 7, 2000) • Legislative election (November 3, 1998) URUGUAY • Presidential election (Oct. 31 and Nov. 23, 1999) VENEZUELA • Presidential election (July 30, 2000) • Legislative election (July 30, 2000) • Referendum (December 15, 1999) • National Constituent Assembly (July 25, 1999) Back to top
MIDDLE EAST	SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) For additional information: IFES ElectionGuide Online
BAHRAIN • Parliamentary election (October 24, 2002) • Referendum (February 14-15, 2001) • Parliamentary election (October 3, 1998) EGYPT • Parliamentary election (October 18, October 29 and November 8, 2000) IRAN • Presidential election (June 7, 2001) • Parliamentary election (February 18, 2000) ISRAEL • Parliamentary election (January 28, 2003) • Prime Ministerial election (February 6, 2001) • Parliamentary election (May 17, 1999) • Special Report: Israel Elections 1999 JORDAN • Legislative election (November 4, 1997) LEBANON • Parliamentary election (August 27 & September 3, 2000) KUWAIT • Parliamentary election (July 3, 1999) PAKISTAN • Parliamentary election (October 10, 2002) • Referendum on term of office Chief Executive (April 30, 2002) SYRIA • Parliamentary election (November 30, 1998) YEMEN • Referendum (February 20, 2001) Back to top