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Encyclopedia > Elections by country

Elections by country gives information on elections. For each de jure and de facto sovereign state and dependent territory an article on elections in that entity has been included and information on the way the head of state and the parliament or legislature is elected. The articles include the results of the elections. For a chronological order, see the electoral calendar. This article is about the political process. ... For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... Sortition, also known as allotment, is a fair method of selection by some form of lottery such as drawing coloured pebbles from a bag. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. ... A show election or a sham election is an election that is held purely for show, that is, without any significant political purpose. ... A Fixed-term election is an election that occurs on a set date, and cannot be changed by the incumbent politician. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... For other uses, see Primary. ... Indirect election is a process in which voters in an election do not actually choose between candidates for an office but rather elect persons who will then make the choice. ... Rules for, and experience with, local elections vary widely across jurisdictions. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A referendum (plural referendums or referenda), ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Apportionment, or reapportionment, is the process of determining representation in politics within a legislative body by creating constituencies. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The Gerry-Mander first appeared in this cartoon-map in the Boston Gazette, 26 March 1812 Gerrymandering is a form of redistricting in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are manipulated for an electoral advantage. ... The process known as redistricting in the United States and redistribution in many Commonwealth countries is the changing of political borders (in many countries, specifically the electoral district/constituency boundaries) usually in response to periodic census results. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voters choices are confidential. ... This article is about the political process. ... A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Vote redirects here. ... A voting system is a means of choosing between a number of options, based on the input of a number of voters. ... Elections Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The List of election results by country gives information on elections. ... This article is about the political process. ... Look up De jure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Dependent areas are territories that for some reason do not possess full political independence or sovereignty as states. ... This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

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A

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Afghanistan Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Åland Direct election
Albania Election by parliament Direct election
Algeria Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
American Samoa [1] Direct election Direct election
Andorra Ex officio[2] Direct election
Angola Direct election Direct election
Anguilla Direct election
Antigua and Barbuda Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Argentina Direct election Direct election Direct election
Armenia Direct election Direct election
Aruba Direct election
Australia Monarchy Direct election Direct election
Austria Direct election Direct election Indirect election
Azerbaijan Direct election Direct election

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aaland. ... Elections in Ã…land gives information on election and election results in Ã…land. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_American_Samoa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Anguilla. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aruba. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ...

B

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Bahamas Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Bahrain Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Bangladesh Election by parliament Direct election
Barbados Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Belarus Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Belgium Monarchy Direct election Direct and indirect election
Belize Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Benin Direct election Direct election
Bermuda Direct election Appointments
Bhutan Monarchy Direct election and appointments
Bolivia Direct election Direct election Direct election
Bosnia and Herzegovina Collective presidency Direct election Indirect election
Botswana Election by parliament Direct election Hereditary and appointments
Brazil Direct election Direct election Direct election
British Virgin Islands Direct election
Brunei Monarchy Appointments
Bulgaria Direct election Direct election
Burkina Faso Direct election Direct election
Burundi Direct election Direct election Indirect election

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Bahamas. ... Politics of the Bahamas Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Bahamas ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Barbados. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belize. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Benin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bermuda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bhutan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Botswana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Elections in Brunei gives information on election and election results in Brunei. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burundi. ...

C

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Cambodia Monarchy Direct election
Cameroon Direct election Direct election
Canada Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Cape Verde Direct election Direct election
Cayman Islands Monarchy Direct election
Central African Republic Direct election Direct election
Chad Direct election Direct election
Chile Direct election Direct election Direct election
People's Republic of China Election by parliament Indirect election
Colombia Direct election Direct election Direct election
Comoros Direct election (In)direct election
Congo (Brazzaville) Direct election Direct election Indirect election
Congo (Kinshasa) Direct election Direct election
Cook Islands Monarchy Direct election
Costa Rica Direct election Direct election
Côte d'Ivoire Direct election Direct election
Croatia Direct election Direct election
Cuba Election by parliament Direct election
Cyprus Direct election Direct election
Czech Republic Election by parliament Direct election Direct election

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D

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Denmark Monarchy Direct election
Djibouti Direct election Direct election
Dominica Election by parliament Direct election and appointments[3]
Dominican Republic Direct election Direct election Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Djibouti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Dominica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ...

E

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
East Timor Direct election Direct election
Ecuador Direct election Direct election
Egypt Direct election Direct election Direct election and appointments
El Salvador Direct election Direct election
Equatorial Guinea Direct election Direct election
Eritrea Self-appointment Appointment
Estonia Election by parliament (1.-3. round) / electoral college (4. round) Direct election
Ethiopia Election by parliament Direct election Indirect election
European Union Direct election

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F

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Falkland Islands Direct election
Faroe Islands Direct election
Fiji Election by Great Council of Chiefs Direct election
Finland Direct election Direct election
France Direct election Direct election Indirect election
French Polynesia Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands. ... Elections in the Falkland Islands gives information on election and election results in the Falkland Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... The Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) is a constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_French_Polynesia. ...

G

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Gabon Direct election Direct election Indirect election
Gambia Direct election Direct election
Georgia Direct election Direct election
Germany Election by electoral college Direct election Representation of state governments
Ghana Direct election Direct election
Gibraltar Direct election
Greece Election by parliament Direct election
Greenland Direct election
Grenada Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Guam [4] Direct election
Guatemala Direct election Direct election
Guernsey Direct election
Guinea Direct election Direct election
Guinea-Bissau Direct election Direct election
Guyana Election by parliament Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_The_Gambia. ... Politics of Gambia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Gambia ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Politics of Georgia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Georgia ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gibraltar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greenland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Grenada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guernsey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ...

H

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Haiti Direct election Direct election Direct election
Honduras Direct election Direct election
Hong Kong Election by election committee Direct election and election by functional constituencies
Hungary Election by parliament Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Haiti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ...

I

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Iceland Direct election Direct election
India Election by electoral college Direct election Indirect election
Indonesia Direct election Direct election Direct election
Iran Direct election Direct election
Iraq Election by parliament Direct election
Ireland Direct election Direct election Election by functional constituencies
Isle of Man Direct election Indirect election/ex officio
Israel Election by parliament Direct election
Italy Election by parliament Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Elections in the Republic of Ireland gives information on election and election results in the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_isle_of_man. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

J

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Jamaica Monarchy Direct election Appointment
Japan Monarchy Direct election Direct election
Jersey Direct election
Jordan Monarchy Direct election Appointment

Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jersey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ...

K

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Kazakhstan Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Kenya Direct election Direct election
Kiribati Direct election Direct election
Kosovo Election by parliament Direct election
Kuwait Monarchy Direct election
Kyrgyzstan Direct election Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kiribati. ... Politics of Kosovo Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Kosovo ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuwait. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan. ...

L

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Laos Election by parliament Direct election
Latvia Election by parliament Direct election
Lebanon Election by parliament Direct election
Lesotho Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Liberia Direct election Direct election
Libya Election by parliament Representatives of the Basis People's Congresses
Liechtenstein Monarchy Direct election
Lithuania Direct election Direct election
Luxembourg Monarchy Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Laos. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lesotho. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... Elections in Libya gives information on election and election results in Libya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liechtenstein. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ...

M

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Macau Direct election
Macedonia Direct election Direct election
Madagascar Direct election Direct election
Malawi Direct election Direct election
Malaysia Election by the rulers of the Malay states Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Maldives Election by parliament confirmed in a referendum Direct election
Mali Direct election Direct election
Malta Election by parliament Direct election
Marshall Islands Direct election Direct election
Mauritania Direct election Direct election Direct election
Mauritius Election by parliament Direct election
Mayotte Direct election
Mexico Direct election Direct election
Micronesia Election by parliament Direct election
Moldova Election by parliament Direct election
Monaco Monarchy Direct election
Mongolia Direct election Direct election
Montenegro Direct election Direct election
Montserrat Direct election
Morocco Monarchy Direct election Indirect election and election by functional groups
Mozambique Direct election Direct election
Myanmar Self-appointment [5]

Image File history File links Flag_of_Macau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Madagascar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malawi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... Politics of the Maldives Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Maldives ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Micronesia. ... Elections and parties in the Federated States of Micronesia gives information on election, election results and political parties in the Federated States of Micronesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mongolia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... Montenegro elects on national level a legislature. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montserrat. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... Elections in Myanmar are a rarity. ...

N

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Nagorno Karabakh Direct election Direct election
Namibia Direct election Direct election Direct election
Nauru Election by parliament Direct election
Nepal Monarchy Transition
Netherlands Monarchy Direct election Indirect election
Netherlands Antilles Direct election
New Caledonia Direct election
New Zealand Monarchy Direct election
Nicaragua Direct election Direct election
Niger Direct election Direct election
Nigeria Direct election Direct election Direct election
Niue Direct election
Norfolk Direct election
North Korea Deceased[6] Direct election
Northern Ireland Monarchy Direct election
Northern Marianas [7] Direct election Direct election
Norway Monarchy Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Nagorno-Karabakh. ... Politics of Azerbaijan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Nagorno Karabakh ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Namibia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nauru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nepal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... New Zealands House of Representatives, commonly called Parliament, is chosen by nationwide election. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nicaragua. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niger. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niue. ... Elections in Niue gives information on election and election results in Niue. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norfolk_Island. ... Elections and parties in Norfolk gives information on elections, election results and political parties in Norfolk Island. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Elections in Northern Ireland gives information on election and election results in Northern Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands. ... Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in the Northern Marianas ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ...

O

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Oman Monarchy Indirect election Appointments

Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... Elections in Oman gives information on elections, election results and parties in Oman. ...

P

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Pakistan Election by electoral college Direct election Indirect election
Palau Direct election Direct election Direct election
Palestinian National Authority Direct election Direct election
Panama Direct election Direct election
Papua New Guinea Monarchy Direct election
Paraguay Direct election Direct election Direct election
Peru Direct election Direct election
Philippines Direct election Direct election Direct election
Pitcairn Islands (In)direct election
Poland Direct election Direct election Direct election
Portugal Direct election Direct election
Puerto Rico [8] Direct election Direct election

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palestine. ... Elections in the Palestinian National Authority gives information on election and election results in the PNA. Palestine elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands. ... Elections in the Pitcairn Islands gives information on election, election results and political parties in the Pitcairn Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ...

Q

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Template:Country data Quatar Qatar Monarchy Appointments

Elections and parties in Qatar gives information on elections, election results and parties in Qatar. ...

R

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Romania Direct election Direct election Direct election
Russia Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Rwanda Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments

Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Rwanda. ...

S

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Saint Helena Direct election
Saint Kitts and Nevis Monarchy Direct election and appointments
Saint Lucia Monarchy Direct election Appointments
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Direct election
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Monarchy Direct election and appointments
Samoa Livehood Direct election
San Marino Election by parliament Direct election
São Tomé and Príncipe Direct election Direct election
Saudi Arabia Monarchy Appointments
Scotland Monarchy Direct election
Senegal Direct election Direct election
Serbia Direct election Direct election
Seychelles Direct election Direct election
Sierra Leone Direct election Direct election
Singapore Direct election Direct election
Slovakia Direct election Direct election
Slovenia Direct election Direct election Representation of interest groups
Solomon Islands Monarchy Direct election
Somalia Transition Transition
Somaliland Direct election Direct election Traditional leaders
South Africa Election by parliament Direct election Indirect election
South Korea Direct election Direct election
Spain Monarchy Direct election Direct and indirect election
Sri Lanka Direct election Direct election
Sudan Direct election Appointments due to transition Indirect election
Suriname Election by electoral college Direct election
Swaziland Monarchy Elected by traditional local councils and appointments Elected by lower house and appointments
Sweden Monarchy Direct election
Switzerland Election by parliament Direct election Direct election
Syria Approval by referendum Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Helena. ... Elections and parties in Saint Helena gives information on elections, election results and parties in Saint Helena. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Lucia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_San_Marino. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sao_Tome_and_Principe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Serbia elects on national level a legislature. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Seychelles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somaliland. ... Politics of Somalia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Somaliland ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sudan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Suriname. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Swaziland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ...

T

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Taiwan (Republic of China) Direct election Direct election
Tajikistan Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Tanzania Direct election Direct election
Thailand Monarchy Direct election Direct election
Togo Direct election Direct election
Tokelau Direct election
Tonga Monarchy Partially direct election, partially by limited suffrage, partially ex officio
Transnistria Direct election Direct election
Trinidad and Tobago Election by parliament Direct election Appointments
Tunisia Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments
Turkey Election by parliament Direct election
Turkmenistan Direct election Direct election Direct election
Turks and Caicos Direct election
Tuvalu Monarchy Direct election

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Elections in Taiwan gives information on election and election results in the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tanzania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Togo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Elections and parties in Tokelau gives information on elections, election results and parties in Tokelau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tonga. ... Politics of Tonga Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Tonga ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Transnistria. ... Politics of Moldova Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Transnistria ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkmenistan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands. ... Politics of Turks and Caicos Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Turks and Caicos ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tuvalu. ...

U

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Uganda Direct election Direct election
Ukraine Direct election Direct election
United Arab Emirates De facto monarchy Appointments
United Kingdom Monarchy Direct election Appointments and hereditary/indirect election
United States Indirect election/election by electoral college Direct election Direct election
Uruguay Direct election Direct election Direct election
Uzbekistan Direct election Direct election Indirect election and appointments

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V

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Vanuatu Election by parliament Direct election
Vatican City Election by Cardinals Appointments
Venezuela Direct election Direct election
Vietnam Election by parliament Direct election
Virgin Islands of the United States [9] Direct election

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W

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Wales Monarchy Direct election
Wallis and Futuna Direct election
Western Sahara Appointment Appointments

Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Wales has elections to four tiers of government: 22 unitary local authorities, the National Assembly for Wales, the United Kingdom Parliament and the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Western_Sahara. ... Elections in Western Sahara gives information on election and election results in Western Sahara. ...

Y

Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Yemen Direct election Direct election

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Country Head of state Parliament/Legislature
Lower house Upper house
Zambia Direct election Direct election
Zimbabwe Direct election Direct election

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References

  1. ^ American Samoa elects a Governor
  2. ^ The President of France and the Bishop of Urgell are co-heads of state
  3. ^ The elected Representatives of the Dominican parliament decide whether senators are to be elected by them or appointed by the president.
  4. ^ Guam elects a Governor
  5. ^ Myanmar has no legislature
  6. ^ North Korea's president Kim Il-sung died in 1994, but has since been named the "Eternal President". His successor is thus not given the title of President.
  7. ^ The Northern Marianas elect a Governor
  8. ^ Puerto Rico elects a Governor
  9. ^ The U.S. Virgin Islands elect a Governor

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See also

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External links

  • PARLINE database on national parliaments. Results for all parliamentary elections since 1966
  • ACE Electoral Knowledge Network Expert site providing encyclopedia on Electoral Systems and Management, country by country data, a library of electoral materials, latest election news, the opportunity to submit questions to a network of electoral experts, and a forum to discuss all of the above
  • International Idea Stockholm based International Organisation working as an interface between those who analyse and monitor trends in democracy, and those who engage directly in political reform or act in support of democracy at home and abroad.
  • Worldwide Electoral Calendar
  • Angus Reid Consultants - Election Tracker
  • Wilfried Derksen's Electionworld
  • Parties and Elections in Europe
  • Election Resources
  • Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • IFES Electionguide
  • African Elections Database
  • TrendLines Research Election Projections Chart tracking of significant upcoming Elections by seats and/or sentiment.
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The new Elections Law, issued by Royal Decree on July 22, 2001, raises the number of Lower House seats from 80 to 104, increases the number of constituencies from 21 to 44, redistributes parliamentary seats, and lowers the voting age from 19 to 18.
Elections are overseen by the Ministry of Interior, which appoints representatives to organize and monitor election proceedings at the local level.
Election results were as follows: tribal candidates and candidates of conservative social forces achieved a decisive victory by capturing 84 parliamentary seats, while leftist and nationalist political parties failed to win any seat in parliament.
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