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Are there provisions in the law which permit or require regional and/ or local election (s) to be held on the same day as national elections?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 94
a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 66 70.2% Albania, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Benin, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cape Verde, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Algeria, Spain, Finland, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ghana, Croatia, Hungary, India, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Niue, French Polynesia, Paraguay, Romania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Slovakia, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Samoa, Yemen, South Africa,
b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 18 19.1% Argentina, Belgium, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zimbabwe,
c. National elections are held on the same day as regional elections only 5 5.3% Brazil, Guyana, Pakistan, Sweden, United States of America,
d. National elections are held on the same day as local elections only 5 5.3% Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Philippines, Serbia,


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