1997 elections
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Other events
The following elections took place in 1997 :
Africa
Gambia
- January 2nd: 1997 general election in Gambia
America
Argentina
- On October 28: early election to the Chamber of Deputies
Bolivia
- June 1st: first round of the presidential election.
- On August 4th, the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia (consisting of both houses of parliament) elects Hugo Banzer as President of Bolivia.
Guyana
- December 15th: general election. Absolute majority (29 out of 53 seats) for the PPP ( People's Progressive Party )
Jamaica
- December 18th: General election in Jamaica
United States
- November 4th: gubernatorial elections
Asia
India
- July 14th presidential election in India
Iran
- On May 23 in Iran, see presidential election in Iran
Singapore
- 1997 general election in Singapore on January 2nd
Europe
Albania
- June 29: Referendum on the reintroduction of the monarchy
- June 29th and July 6th: General election (see Wikipedia )
Andorra
- February 16, 1997: Parliamentary election ( Marc Forné Molné remained head of government)
Bulgaria
- General election on April 19th
Germany
- September 21: State election in Hamburg
France
- May 25th and June 1st: General election in France
Ireland
- June 6: Irish Parliament elections
- October 30: Presidential election (see Mary McAleese )
Croatia
- June 15th: presidential election. Absolute majority (61.4%) for Franjo Tuđman
Norway
- 14./15. September: General election in Norway
Austria
Poland
- Referendum on the Polish Constitution (May 25)
- Parliamentary elections in Poland (September 25th)
Serbia
- September 21: Elections of the National Assembly and the President, see
Slovenia
Spain
- October 19th: General election in Galicia, see Wikipedia
United Kingdom
- May 1: 1997 British general election
- numerous local elections, see Wikipedia
Web links
Commons : Elections in 1997 - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Electoral Commission of Jamaica: General Elections 1997 ( Memento of November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive )