Elections head of state (most recent) by country

Countries (A to Z)	Description
Burma	Self-appointment
Denmark	Monarchy
Djibouti	Direct election
Dominica	Election by parliament
Dominican Republic	Direct election
East Timor	Direct election
Ecuador	Direct election
Egypt	Direct election
El Salvador	Direct election
Equatorial Guinea	Direct election
Eritrea	Self-appointment
Estonia	Election by parliament (1.-3. round) / electoral college (4. round)
Ethiopia	Election by parliament
Fiji	Election by Great Council of Chiefs
Finland	Direct election
France	Direct election
Gabon	Direct election
Gambia, The	Direct election
Georgia	Direct election
Germany	Election by electoral college
Ghana	Direct election
Greece	Election by parliament
Grenada	Monarchy
Guatemala	Direct election
Guinea	Direct election
Guinea-Bissau	Direct election
Guyana	Election by parliament
Haiti	Direct election
Honduras	Direct election
Hong Kong	Election by election committee
Hungary	Election by parliament
Iceland	Direct election
India	Election by electoral college
Indonesia	Direct election
Iran	Direct election
Iraq	Election by parliament
Ireland	Direct election
Israel	Election by parliament
Italy	Election by parliament
Jamaica	Monarchy
Japan	Monarchy
Jordan	Monarchy
Kazakhstan	Direct election
Kenya	Direct election
Kiribati	Direct election
Korea, South	Direct election
Kuwait	Monarchy
Kyrgyzstan	Direct election
Laos	Election by parliament
Latvia	Election by parliament
Lebanon	Election by parliament
Lesotho	Monarchy
Liberia	Direct election
Libya	Election by parliament
Liechtenstein	Monarchy
Lithuania	Direct election
Luxembourg	Monarchy
Macedonia, Republic of	Direct election
Madagascar	Direct election
Malawi	Direct election
Malaysia	Election by the rulers of the Malay states
Maldives	Election by parliament confirmed in a referendum
Mali	Direct election
Malta	Election by parliament
Marshall Islands	Direct election
Mauritania	Self-appointment
Mauritius	Election by parliament
Mexico	Direct election
Micronesia, Federated States of	Election by parliament
Moldova	Election by parliament
Monaco	Monarchy
Mongolia	Direct election
Morocco	Monarchy
Mozambique	Direct election
Namibia	Direct election
Nauru	Election by parliament
Nepal	Monarchy
Netherlands	Monarchy
New Zealand	Monarchy
Nicaragua	Direct election
Niger	Direct election
Nigeria	Direct election
Norway	Monarchy
Pakistan	Election by electoral college
Palau	Direct election
Panama	Direct election
Papua New Guinea	Monarchy
Paraguay	Direct election
Peru	Direct election
Philippines	Direct election
Poland	Direct election
Portugal	Direct election
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Monarchy
Saint Lucia	Monarchy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Monarchy
Samoa	Livehood
San Marino	Election by parliament
Saudi Arabia	Monarchy
Senegal	Direct election
Serbia and Montenegro	Direct election
Seychelles	Direct election
Sierra Leone	Direct election
Singapore	Direct election
Slovakia	Direct election
Slovenia	Direct election
Solomon Islands	Monarchy
Somalia	Transition
South Africa	Election by parliament
Spain	Monarchy
Sri Lanka	Direct election
Sudan	Direct election
Suriname	Election by electoral college
Swaziland	Monarchy
Sweden	Monarchy
Switzerland	Election by parliament
Syria	Approval by referendum
São Tomé and Príncipe	Direct election
Taiwan	Direct election
Tajikistan	Direct election
Tanzania	Direct election
Thailand	Monarchy
Togo	Direct election
Tonga	Monarchy
Trinidad and Tobago	Election by parliament
Tunisia	Direct election
Turkey	Election by parliament
Turkmenistan	Direct election
Uganda	Direct election
Ukraine	Direct election
United Arab Emirates	De facto monarchy
United Kingdom	Monarchy
United States	Indirect election/election by electoral college
Uruguay	Direct election
Uzbekistan	Direct election

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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Elections by country

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