2002 elections
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Other events
The elections and referendums that are not fully listed here took place in 2002 or were scheduled for the date indicated.
Far from all of the elections listed here were conducted according to internationally recognized democratic standards. It also includes sham elections in dictatorships without alternative candidates or elections whose results were achieved through massive electoral fraud or without fair, equal access of the competing candidates or parties to the mass media .
Due to the large number of elections that are held worldwide each year, the list cannot claim to be exhaustive. In any case, the aim is to list all elections of at least national importance:
Africa
- Parliamentary elections in Gambia 2002
- On June 30th the election for the National Assembly in Guinea took place in 2002 .
- Parliamentary elections in Kenya in 2002
- Kenya presidential election in 2002
- Parliamentary elections in Morocco 2002
- Local elections in Somaliland in 2002
- Parliamentary elections in Togo 2002
- Constitutional referendum in Tunisia on May 26th
America
- On May 28, 2002 Colombia held its presidential elections .
- On October 16, 2002, the parliamentary elections took place in Jamaica .
- On November 5, 2002 , the election for the United States House of Representatives took place.
- On November 5, 2002 , the election for the United States Senate took place.
- The parliamentary elections in Greenland took place on December 3, 2002 .
Asia
- On April 14th the 2002 East Timor presidential elections took place.
- On July 15, 2002, the presidential election took place in India .
- The parliamentary elections in Turkey took place on November 3, 2002 .
Europe
Germany
- The 2002 Bundestag election took place on September 22nd .
In addition, the following state elections took place:
- On April 21 in Saxony-Anhalt , see state elections in Saxony-Anhalt 2002
- On September 22nd in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , see state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2002
France
- Presidential elections in France in 2002 on April 21st and May 5th.
- French general election 2002 June 9th and 16th
Ireland
- Elections for Dáil Éireann 2002 on May 17th
Latvia
- Parliamentary elections in Latvia in 2002 on October 5th
Netherlands
- Election of the Tweede Kamer in the Netherlands on May 15th, see English Wikipedia and Kabinett Balkenende I
Austria
- On November 24, 2002, the Austrian National Council election took place in 2002 .
Portugal
- General election in Portugal 2002 on March 17th
Sweden
- On September 15th the election for the Swedish Parliament took place in 2002 .
Switzerland
- On December 4, there was a replacement election for the resigned Federal Councilor Ruth Dreifuss , see Federal Council election 2002 .
Slovakia
- Parliamentary elections in Slovakia in 2002 on September 20th and 21st
Slovenia
- Presidential election in Slovenia in 2002 on November 10th and December 1st, 2002
