2020 national electoral calendar

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2020 national electoral calendar
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Countries with national elections or referendums:
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This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

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Indirect elections[edit]

The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:

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References[edit]

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