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2026 Myanmar presidential election

The 2026 Myanmar presidential election was the April 2026 indirect vote by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw that made coup leader Min Aung Hlaing president, following the junta's three-phase December 2025 to January 2026 general election, which ASEAN and UN experts rejected as neither free nor fair.

2026 Negeri Sembilan state election

16th Negeri Sembilan state election (PRN N9 2026), held 1 August 2026 for 36 seats after a royal-institution crisis; BN-PN alliance won 25 seats, ousting Pakatan Harapan (11 seats) with 72.64% turnout among 889,490 voters.

2026 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections

2026 Philippine Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE 2026), village and youth-council polls set for November 2, 2026, postponed by RA 12326 to November 13, 2028 with five-year terms, challenged before the Supreme Court.

2026 Thai general election

The 2026 Thai general election, held on 8 February 2026, elected all 500 members of Thailand's House of Representatives; the Bhumjaithai Party won the most seats.

2026 Vietnamese legislative election

Legislative election held 15 March 2026 for Vietnam's 16th National Assembly (500 seats, 864 candidates); CPV won 482 seats, 18 non-party, turnout 99.7 percent; Tô Lâm later elected president.

2027 East Timorese presidential election

2027 East Timorese presidential election, scheduled March 2027 in Timor-Leste. Incumbent José Ramos-Horta faces a constitutional term-limit question; biometric voter registration and overseas enrollment run October 2026 to January 2027.

2028 Philippine presidential election

2028 Philippine presidential election, set for May 2028 within the National and Local Elections; successor to Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who cannot seek reelection. Sara Duterte leads polls (49.5% in July 2026) pending her Senate impeachment trial; Comelec is preparing with a P50-billion budget.

2028 Philippine Senate election

The 2028 Philippine Senate election, set for May 8, 2028, will fill 12 of 24 Senate seats by plurality-at-large voting amid the Marcos-Duterte rivalry, Sara Duterte's 2028 presidential bid and impeachment, and early OCTA and Pulso surveys.

2029 Indonesian presidential election

The 2029 Indonesian presidential election will be the sixth direct election, featuring a court-ordered separation of national and local elections and the removal of the candidacy threshold.

20th Congress of the Philippines

The 20th Congress of the Philippines (Ika-20 Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the bicameral legislature elected May 12, 2025, serving June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028: a 24-seat Senate plus a 318-seat House, led by Senate President Tito Sotto and Speaker Bojie Dy.

Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas

Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas: five-party Philippine electoral coalition (PFP, Lakas-CMD, NPC, NP, NUP) formed by Marcos allies in 2024; contested the 2025 midterms, winning the House majority but only six of 12 Senate seats.

Elections in Indonesia

Elections in Indonesia (pemilu) include national legislative and presidential votes and regional head elections (pilkada), run by the independent KPU. Key facts: 1955 first election, 91.54% turnout; open-list PR with 4% threshold; 2024 simultaneous elections, Prabowo winning 58.6%; separate national and local elections from 2029.

Elections in the Philippines

Elections in the Philippines: synchronized triennial national and local polls run by COMELEC, automated since 2010, marked by weak parties, clientelism, and entrenched political dynasties despite a constitutional ban.

House of Representatives (Indonesia)

Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR RI), Indonesia's House of Representatives: directly elected five-yearly national legislature with legislation, budget, and oversight functions under the 1945 Constitution, 13 commissions in 2024-2029.

Next Malaysian general election

Next Malaysian general election (GE16), due by 30 November 2027 unless dissolved earlier, after GE15's 2022 hung parliament and Anwar Ibrahim's PH-BN-GPS unity government; PAS largest single party, anti-hopping law and UNDI18 in force.

Next Singaporean general election

Next Singaporean general election: the parliamentary vote following the 3 May 2025 election, due within three months of the 15th Parliament's dissolution under the five-year term, using 97 seats across GRCs and SMCs with compulsory voting.

Next Singaporean general election

Next Singaporean general election, due around 2030 after the 3 May 2025 poll that the PAP won with 87 of 97 seats and 65.57%; covers timing rules, GRC system, compulsory voting, and the GE2025 baseline.

Nominees in the 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election

Nominees in the 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election: candidates on the nominee lists of 13 accredited regional parties and sectoral organizations for the September 14, 2026 first regular BARMM parliamentary election, posted by COMELEC under Resolution No. 11216.

Sara Duterte 2028 presidential campaign

Sara Duterte's 2028 presidential campaign: the Philippine vice president announced her bid February 18, 2026, leads polls at 49.5% versus Leni Robredo, and runs while facing a Senate impeachment trial on unexplained wealth that could bar her from office.

Tejeros Convention

Tejeros Convention, March 22, 1897 assembly at Casa-Hacienda de Tejeros, Cavite, where Magdiwang and Magdalo Katipunan factions elected Emilio Aguinaldo president over Andres Bonifacio, who annulled the election via the Acta de Tejeros.