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FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AND POLITICAL EVENTS

FORECAST

 

2025

 Fall 2025 Western Balkans: Berlin Process Summit, hosted by the United Kingdom, to be held in the UK (07-02-2025)

 

Mar. 2025 San Marino: Indirect election of two Capitani Reggenti (Chief of State co-chiefs) by the Grand and General Council

1 Mar. United Nations (UN): Denmark assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding China.

1 Mar. Georgia-Abkhazia: 2nd round of presidential election

2 Mar. Germany-Hamburg: Election of 123-seat city legislature (Bürgerschaft-Citizens)

of the Free and Hansa City

2 Mar. 2025 Tajikistan: Election of 63-seat House of Representatives

3 Mar. United Kingdom (UK)-Isle of Man: Indirect election of the 24-seat Legislative Council

4 Mar. League of Arab States (LAS): Emergency summit meeting in Cairo on countering US efforts to redevelop the Gaza Strip into an international beach resort.

4 Mar. Micronesia: Election of the 14-seat Congress.

9 Mar. Algeria: Election of 144-seat Council of the Nation

9 Mar. Canada: Liberal Party (LP) to elect new leader (10-01-2025)

11 Mar. Denmark-Greenland: Election of the 31-seat Parliament

12 Mar. Belize: Election of 31-seat House of Representatives

13 Mar. European Union (EU): 8th EU-South Africa Summit meeting in South Africa.

20-21 Mar. European Union (EU): European Council (EC) meeting in Brussels.

21 Mar. Netherlands-Curaçao: Election of the 21-seat Estates of Curaçao.

28 Mar. Tajikistan: Election of 34-seat National Assembly.

 

Apr. 2025 Togo: Presidential election by the National Assembly

1 Apr. United Nations (UN): France assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Denmark.

3-4 Apr. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Meeting of member state foreign ministers in Brussels.

3-4 Apr. European Union (EU): 1st EU-Central Asia Summit meeting in Uzbekistan.

12 Apr. Gabon: Presidential election (27-01-2025)

13 April-Ecuador: Presidential runoff election

27-29 Apr. World Resources Institute (WRI): 10th Our Ocean Conference in Busan,  Korea (ROK).

30 Apr. United Kingdom (UK)-Cayman Islands: Election of 19-seat Legislative Assembly.

 

May 2025 Australia: Election of the 150-seat House of Representatives.

May 2025 Australia: Election of the 6-seat Senate.

1 May United Nations (UN): Greece assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding France.

4 May Greece: Election of 300-seat Hellenic Parliament.

4 May Romania: 1st round of presidential election (2024 repetition).

11 May Albania: Election of the 40-seat Parliament

12 May Philippines: Election of the 297-seat House of Representatives.

12 May Philippines: Election of 8 of the 24 members of the Senate.

14-15 May International Democracy Union (IDUI Forum 2025 in Brussels (4 October 2014).

16 May International Democracy Union (IDU) Summit meeting in Brussels and elections of Executive Board.

18 May Poland: Presidential election (08-01-2025).

18 May Romania: 2nd round of presidential election

18 May Switzerland: Referenda

25 May Suriname: Election of the 51-seat National Assembly.

25 May Suriname: Presidential election

25 May Venezuela: Election of 277-seat National Assembly

 

June 2025 United Kingdom (UK)-Anguilla: Election of the 11-seat House of Assembly

1 June United Nations (UN): Guyana assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Greece.

1 June Poland: 2nd round of presidential election

5 June Burundi: Election of 124-seat National Assembly.

8 June United Kingdom (UK)-Guernsey: Election of the 47-seat States of deliberation

25-26 June World Justice Forum: WJF held by World Justice Project and the Ministry of Justice of Poland in Warsaw.

 

July 2025 European Union (EU): Denmark to assume 6-month presidency, succeeding Poland

July 2025 Singapore: Election of the 104-seat Parliament.

July 2025 Moldova: Election of the 101-seat Parliament.

July 2025 Suriname: Presidential election (by the Parliament)

July 2025 Japan: Election of the 245-seat House of Councillors.

1 July United Nations (UN): Pakistan assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Guyana.

1 July Congo (DR): UN mandate for measures on arms ends (UNSC Resolution 2738 of 27 June 2024).

5-7 July BRICS GROUP: BRICS Summit meeting to be held in Rio de Janeiro (15-02-25)

23 July Burundi: Election of 43-seat Senate

 

Aug. 2025 Egypt: Election of the 300-seat Senate

Aug. 2025 Sri Lanka: Election of the 225-seat Parliament.

Aug. 2025 Trinidad and Tobago: Election of the 41-seat House of Representatives

1 Aug. United Nations (UN): Panama assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Pakistan.

1 Aug. Congo (DR): UN mandate for Group of Experts end (UNSC Resolution 2738 of 27 June 2024).

17 Aug. Bolivia: Election of the 130-seat Chamber of Deputies.

17 Aug. Bolivia: Election of the 36-seat Chamber of Senators.

17 Aug. Bolivia: Presidential elections

 

Sep. 2025 International: Quadrilateral  Security Dialogue (QUAD) 7th Leader Summit in India (26-12- 2024)

Sep. 2025 US-led international mission in Iraq to end (27 September 2024).

Sep. 2025 Jamaica: Election of the 60-seat House of Representatives.

Sep. 2025 Nauru: Election of the 19-seat Parliament.

Sep. 2025 Somalia: Election of the 275-seat House of the People.

Sep. 2025 Somalia: Presidential election

1 Sep. United Nations (UN): Republic of Korea (ROK) assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Panama.  

2-8 Sep. Papua New Guinea-Bougainville: Election of 41-seat Bougainville House of Representatives (05-02-20250 ep. Norway: Election of the 169-seat Parliament.14 Sep. Russia: Parliamentary by-election in Biysk, Gubernatorial elections in Chuvashia, Komi, Tatarstan, Kamchatka, Krasnodar, Perm, Arkhangelsk, Bryansk, Irkutsk, Kaluga, Kostroma, Leningrad, Rostov, Sevastopol and Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Gubernatorial indirect election in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug,

16 Sep. Malawi: Election of the 93-seat National Assembly.                            

16 Sep. Malawi: Presidential election

27 Sep. Seychelles: Election of the 33-seat National Assembly.

27 Sep. Seychelles: Presidential election

28 Sep. Switzerland: Referenda

 

Oct. 2025 Barbados: President election by the 30-seat House of Assembly

Oct. 2025  India-Bihar: Election 243-seat Legislative Assembly.

Oct. 2025 Iraq: Election of the 329-seat Council of Representatives.

Oct. 2025 Ireland: Presidential election.

Oct. 2025 Qatar: Election of the 35-seat Consultative Council.

Oct. 2025 San Marino: Indirect election of two Capitani Reggenti (Chief of State co-chiefs) by the Grand and General Council

Oct. 2025 Tanzania-Zanzibar: Election of 85-seat Zanzibar House of Representatives

Oct. 2025 Tanzania-Zanzibar: Presidential election.

Oct. 2025 United Kingdom (UK)-St Helena (Ascension and St Helena Islands): Election of 17-seat Legislative Council;

Oct. 2025 United Kingdom (UK)-Saint Helena (Ascension and St Helena Islands): Election of Chief Minister by the Legislative Council.

1 Oct. United Nations (UN): Russian Federation (RF) assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Republic of Korea (ROK).  

2 Oct. UN mandate for Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti to end unless renewed (UNSC Resolution 2751 of 30 September 2024)

5 Oct. Cameroon: Presidential election.

12 Oct. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Presidential election.

19 Oct. Australia-Christmas Island: Election of the 9-seat Islands Shire Council.

19 Oct. Australia-Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Election of the 9-seat Islands Shire Council.
20 Oct. Canada: Election of 338-seat House of Commons

25 Oct. Côte d'Ivoire: Presidential election.

26 Oct. Argentina: Election of half of the 257-seat Chamber of Deputies.

26 Oct. Argentina: Election of one-third of the 72-seat Senate.

28 Oct. Tanzania: Election of the 357-seat National Assembly.

28 Oct. Tanzania: Presidential election

31 Oct. UN mandate for newly named UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS), formerly UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOM) to end on 31 October 2025 unless renewed (UNSC Resolution 2753 of 30 October 2024).

31  Oct. UN mandate for UN Verification Mission in Colombia to end on 31 October 2025 unless renewed (UNSC Resolution 2754 of  30 October 2024).

31 Oct. UN mandate for UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to expire unless renewed (UNSC Resolution 2756 of 31 October 2024).

Nov. 2025 United Nations (UN): 30th Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP30) in Belém, State of Pará, Brazil (27 May 2023).

Nov. 2025 Brazil to co-host COP30 climate change Summit in Belem (27 May 2023)

Nov. 2025 Guyana: Election of 65-seat National Assembly.

Nov. 2025 Kyrgyzstan: Election of 120-seat Supreme Council

Nov. 2025 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Election of 15 of 21 House of Assembly members.

Nov. 2025 Tonga: Election of 26-seat Legislative Assembly.

Nov. 2025 United Kingdom (UK)-Pitcairn Islands: Election of 10-seat Island Council. 

Nov. 2025 Moldova-Transdniestria: Election of 43-seat Supreme Soviet. 1 Nov. United Nations (UN): Sierra Leone assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Russian Federation (RF).

 

1 Nov. UN mandate for the multinational stabilization  force EUFOR ALTHEA, formerly NATO Stabilization Force [Bosnia and Herzegovina] (SFOR) expiring unless renewed (UNSC Resolution 2757 of 1 November 2024).

15 Nov. UN mandate for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) expiring unless renewed (UNSC Resolution 2759 of 14 November 2024).

15 Nov. Haiti: Election of 112-seat Chamber of Deputies

15 Nov. Haiti: Presidential election

16 Nov. Chile: 1st round of election of 155-seat Chamber of Deputies.

16 Nov. Chile: Presidential election.

30 Nov. France-New Caledonia: Election of r54-seat Territorial Congress

25 Nov. Namibia: Election of 42-seat National Council

30 Nov. Guinea-Bissau: Election of 102-seat National People’s Assembly

30 Nov. Guinea-Bissau: Presidential election

30 Nov. Honduras: Election of 128-seat National  Assembly

30 Nov. Honduras: Presidential election

30 Nov. Switzerland: Referenda

 

Dec. 2025 Cameroon: Election of 180-seat National Assembly

Dec. 2025 Central African Republic (CAR): Election of 131-seat National Assembly.

Dec. 2025 Central African Republic (CAR): Presidential election.

Dec. China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR): Election of 90-seat Legislative Council

Dec. 2025 Madagascar: Indirect election of 63-seat Senate.

Dec. 2025 Switzerland: Presidential election.

1 Dec. United Nations (UN): Slovenia assumes the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC), succeeding Sierra Leone. 

31 Dec. United Nations (UN): Security Council membership of Guyana, Republic of Korea (ROK), Sierra Leone, Slovenia ends

31 Dec. United Nations (UN): UN mandate for the Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) to operate as special political mission ends (UNSC Resolution 2617 of 30 December 2021).

 

 

2026

2026 Brazil: Presidential election. 

2026 Congo (B): Election of 151-seat  National Assembly

2026 Uganda: Presidential election.

2026 Australia bidding to co-host COP 2026

2026 Francophonie (OIF) Summit meeting hosted by Cambodia (6 October 2024) 

Jan. 2026 United Nations: United States of America to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) (23-01-2025)

12 Jan.-9 Feb. Uganda: Election of 557-seat Parliament.

12 Jan.-9 Feb. Uganda: Presidential election.  

5 Feb. Russia-United States of America: Five-year extension of nuclear arms control treaty New START expires, unless renewed (26 January 2021).  

Oct. 2026 Israel: Election of 120-seat Parliament due.  

2027

2027 France: Presidential election.  

2027 Papua New Guinea-Bougainville Island: Independence target date (7 July 2021).  

30 Nov. UN mandate for the 1540 Committee on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) ends (UNSC Resolution 2663 of 30 November 2023).  

2028

2028  Georgia ends suspension of EU accession talks (28 November 2024)

 

2029

2 July Burkina Faso: Transition regime to end (26 May 2024)

 

2033

Feb. 2033 Cyprus: Presidential election.

18 Feb. Nigeria: Presidential election (15 October 2020).  

Aug. 2033 Palau-USA: Expiration of defense treaty. 

2034

2034 Switzerland: Planned decommission of nuclear power plants (25 May 2011).

2040

2040 Bermuda-USA: Expiration of 1941 lease of naval and air bases.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2041

2041 Antarctica: Review of Antarctica Treaty which expires on 23 June 2041.

 

2042

2042 Brazil: Population to reach 228 million (29-08-2013).

2044

2044 Russia: Expiration of 1995 lease of military base in Gyumri, Armenia (Extended from 25 to 49 years on 20 August 2010).

 

2050

2050 United Nations (UN): World population over 60 years of age will rise to two billion (Estimated in April 2002).

 

2063

2063 Tajikistan: Agreement of use of military base at Kulob, Khatlon Province, by Russia expires in 2063 unless renewed. Extended for 49 years after expiration in 2014.

 

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Entries added or changed during the current month are shown in bold face.

·         Canceled, delayed, postponed, or suspended.  

 

Sources: United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) (www.electionguide.org), Inter-Parliamentary Union PARLINE (www.ipu.org), international organizations, national governments and election commissions, Electoral Calendar (www.mherrera.org), IO database.