The Democratic Union of Builders (Union démocratique des bâtisseurs, UDB), the party led by the recently elected President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, won Gabon’s legislative elections, which were held on 27 September (first round) and 11 October (second round). They were the first since the 2023 military coup that initially brought Nguema to power. The Constitutional Court declared the results for 137 of the 145 National Assembly seats on 1 November.

On 1 September, Guyana held General and Regional Elections for the offices of the President, all members of the National Assembly and members of the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs). President Irfaan Ali of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) was re-elected and the PPP won 36 of the 65 seats in parliament. The recently formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party came in second, obtaining 16 seats in the National Assembly. The traditional opposition, the Partnership for National Unity (APNU), won 12 seats—a significant drop from its previous 31.

On 16 September, Malawi held general elections for the presidency and the National Assembly. The presidential contest was won by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Peter Mutharika, who had previously served as president between 2014 and 2020 and received 56.8 per cent of the vote. The runner up, with 33.0 per cent, was incumbent Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). By the end of September, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) had declared the parliamentary election results for 224 of the 229 constituencies (although many are being challenged).

On 8 September, Norway held parliamentary elections to fill all 169 seats of the Storting, the country’s unicameral legislature. Jonas Gahr Støre’s incumbent Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiert) received the highest vote share with 28.0 per cent of the vote, securing 53 seats, and ran in the election with the support of the Red-Green alliance.  The right-wing Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) came second with 23.8 per cent of the vote (47 seats), more than doubling its support from the last elections in 2021.

On 17 August, Bolivians voted for president, vice-president and members of the legislature. Candidates Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democrat Party (PDC) and former President Jorge Tuto Quiroga of the LIBRE (Liberty and Democracy) alliance  will head to a runoff in October, after receiving 32.1 and 26.7 per cent of the votes, respectively. Voter turnout was 86.9 per cent (a slight decrease from the 88.4 of the previous elections), with mandatory voting. The PDC obtained the most seats (65 out of 166) in the Chamber of Deputies.

On 20 July, Japan held an election for the House of Councillors (upper house) in which half (125) of the total 248 seats were contested. Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, won 47 seats combined, falling short of the 50 seats needed to retain their majority. The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan maintained its standing with 22 seats, but the conservative populist Sanseito party made gains, securing 14 seats, 13 more than it had won three years prior.

On 18 May, Portugal held a snap legislative election after the minority government of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote. The Democratic Alliance (AD) won the election with 31.8 per cent of the vote, securing 91 seats in the 230-seat parliament. Chega emerged as the second-largest party, receiving 22.8 per cent of the vote and 60 seats. The Socialist Party (PS) also polled 22.8 per cent of the vote but won 58 seats.

On 5 November Donald Trump was elected president after winning 312 electoral votes (and 49.9 per cent of the popular vote), compared to the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’s 226 electoral votes (and 48.4 per cent of the popular vote). The latest data suggests voter turnout was high, at 63.8 per cent, but lower than the 2020 election (66.8 per cent).

On 1 June, Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate supported by the Law and Justice party (PiS) narrowly won the second round of Poland’s presidential election with 50.9 per cent of the vote. Rafał Trzaskowski, member of the incumbent Civic Platform party and mayor of Warsaw, received 49.1 per cent of the vote. The National Electoral Commission reported voter turnout of 71.6 per cent, up from 68.2 per cent turnout in the 2020 presidential election. Voter turnout in the first round of the election held on 18 May was 67.3 per cent.

On 18 May, Nicușor Dan won the second round of Romania’s presidential election with 53.6 per cent of the vote. Dan ran as an independent candidate, and has served as mayor of Bucharest since 2020. George Simion, leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) party, received 46.4 per cent of the vote. The Romanian Electoral Authority reported voter turnout of 64.7 per cent, a significant increase from 53.2 per cent in the first round of the election held on 4 May. There were 11 presidential candidates in the first round, including 2 women and 9 men.