2005 elections
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The elections and referendums that are not fully listed here took place in 2005 or were scheduled for the date indicated. “ Direct election ”, “referendum” or “referendum” means an election by all eligible residents of a country or region.
Far from all of the 2005 elections listed here were conducted in accordance with 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 . The map on the right gives a rough impression of the meaningfulness of the listed elections. It shows the countries of the world in different colors based on the assessments of Freedom House , depending on the degree of democratic freedom. However, Freedom House's assessments are by no means undisputed in all cases.
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.
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