noun
Refers specifically to the election of a president, typically in a political context.
来月、総統選挙が行われる予定です。
The presidential election is scheduled to be held next month.
More common term for 'presidential election'; 総統選挙 is less frequent and may carry a nuance of a leader with broader or more authoritarian power.
Compound of 総統 (sōtō, 'supreme leader' or 'president') and 選挙 (senkyo, 'election').