Middle East Elections Schedule,August 2017

Abstract

Country	Election	Forthcoming Election Date	Most Recent Election
Algeria	Parliamentary	2022	4 May 2017
Algeria	Presidential	2019	17 April 2014
Bahrain	Parliamentary	2018	22 November 2014; 29 November 2014
Egypt	Parliamentary	2020	17–28 October 2015; 21 November– 2 December 2015
Egypt	Presidential	2018	26–28 May 2014
Iran	Parliamentary	2020	26 February 2016¹
Iran	Presidential	2021	19 May 2017
Iraq	Parliamentary	2018	30 April 2014
Iraq	Presidential	2018	24 July 2014
Iraq	Local	2017	20 April 2013
Israel	Parliament/Knesset	November 2019	17 March 2015
Israel	Presidential	2021	10 June 2014
Jordan	Parliamentary	—	20 September 2016
Jordan	Local	2017	27 August 2013
Kuwait	Parliamentary	—	26 November 2016
Lebanon	Parliamentary	2018	7 June 2009
Lebanon	Presidential	2022	31 October 2016
Libya	Parliamentary	2018	25 June 2014
Morocco	Parliamentary	—	7 October 2016
Oman	Shura Council	—	25 October 2015
Palestine	Parliamentary	N/A	25 January 2006
Palestine	Presidential	N/A	9 January 2005
Palestine	Local Elections	—	13 May 2017
Qatar	Parliamentary	—	—²
Qatar	Central Municipal Council	—	13 May 2015
Saudi Arabia	Municipal Elections	—	12 December 2015
Syria	Parliamentary	2020	13 April 2016
Syria	Presidential	2021	3 June 2014
Tunisia	Parliamentary	—	26 October 2014
Tunisia	Presidential	2019	21 December 2014³
Tunisia	Municipal	2017	—
Turkey	Parliamentary	November 2019	1 November 2015
Turkey	Presidential	November 2019	10 August 2014
UAE	Parliamentary	—	3 October 2015
Yemen	Parliamentary	—	27 April 2003
Yemen	Presidential	—	21 February 2012

Footnotes

1.

On 29 April 2016, a second round of election was held to fill 69 parliamentary seats for which no clear winner emerged.

2.

The general election never took place. It is postponed till 2019.

3.

The election was held on 23 November 2014, since there was no candidate with majority during the first round of voting, a second round took place on 21 December 2014.