The House of Commons Library is publishing a series of briefings on international elections. Research will be published soon after elections take place and will provide comprehensive insight and coverage.

Briefings on international elections cover:

  • Background to the election
  • The context in which the election takes place: what are the main political and economic forces at play?
  • Overviews of the major political parties
  • Profiles of the main leadership contenders, including their proposed policies and background
  • Election results and post-election analysis
  • Possible implications for the future

2021: Briefings on elections around the world

  • Chad: prospects after the 2021 election

    Chad held a presidential election on 11 April 2021. The winner died the day after the election result was announced and a Transitional Military Council has since seized power.

  • Peru: 2021 presidential election

    Peru held a general election on 11 April 2021. No single presidential candidate gained a majority of votes cast, so run-off poll will be held on 6 June.

  • Israel: 2021 parliamentary election

    Israel held Parliamentary elections on 23 March 2021. No single party gained a majority and incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was tasked with forming a coalition government.

Briefings on international elections in 2020

  • Myanmar: 2020 parliamentary election

    Myanmar held a general election on 8 November 2020. The National League for Democracy secured a landslide win but the military later staged a coup.

  • USA: 2020 presidential election

    The United States held an election on Tuesday 3 November 2020. The election is viewed as effectively a referendum on Trump’s presidency and his handling of the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Venezuela: 2020 parliamentary election

    Venezuela held a parliamentary election on Sunday 6 December 2020. Ahead of the election campaign several opposition parties announced they would not participate, declaring the election to be fraudulent and illegitimate.

  • Côte d’Ivoire: 2020 presidential election

    Côte d’Ivoire held a presidential election on Saturday 31 October 2020. Controversially, incumbent President Alassane Dramane Ouattara was permitted to run for a third consecutive term.

  • Bolivia: 2020 presidential election

    Bolivia held elections on Sunday 18 October 2020. These were the first presidential elections since 2002 in which former president Evo Morales did not appear on the ballot.

  • New Zealand: 2020 general election

    New Zealand held a General Election on Saturday 17 October 2020. The election was commonly dubbed the “Covid election”, with the coronavirus pandemic the main issue for voters throughout the campaign.

  • Belarus: 2020 presidential election

    Belarus held a presidential election on Sunday 9 August 2020. There have been allegations of widespread vote-rigging and the opposition has disputed the results.