This electoral calendar for the year 2001 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in that year in both the de jure and de facto sovereign states. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January 14 January: Portugal, President Cape Verde, Parliament Ivory Coast, Parliament (26 seats had postponed declarations)
February 6 February: Israel, Prime Minister 11 February: Cape Verde, President
March 2 March: Samoa, Legislative Assembly 4 March: Andorra, Parliament Elections in Benin, President 12 March: Elections in Uganda, President
April
29 April: Senegal, Parliament
May 13 May: Italy, Parliament 20 May: Chad, President
June 7 June: United Kingdom, Parliament 7 June: United Kingdom, Local 24 June: Albania, Parliament (first round) 26 June: Uganda, Parliament
July 8 July: Albania, Parliament (second round) 29 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President
August
31 August to 2 September: Seychelles, President
September 9-10 September: Norway, Parliament 23 September: Poland, Parliament
October 14 October: Argentina, Parliament 18 October: The Gambia, President 19 and 26 October: Mauritania, Parliament
November 20 November: Denmark, Parliament 25 November: Honduras, President and Parliament
December Chile: Parliament (16 December) Madagascar: President (16 December) Gabon: Parliament (9 and 23 December) Zambia: President and Parliament (27 December)
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