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Political Term Limits by Country

Political Term Limits by Country: compare 174 countries on 1 metric.

Politics & Government174 countries · 1 metricUpdated Nov 17, 2024Original page

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Afghanistan	Chief Executive - 5 years ad hoc., President - Two 5-year terms.
Albania	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Albanian Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Algeria	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2016 constitution reform.
Angola	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2021 constitution reform.
Argentina	Deputies - Unlimited 4-year terms., President - Two consecutive 4-year terms. Every former president who has already served two consecutive terms has to wait one complete 4-year term, after which they can be re-elected for two more consecutive 4-year terms.+1
Armenia	President - One 7-year term., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are five years.
Australia	Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one 5-year term., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are three years.
Austria	Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support from the National Council, whose terms are five years., President - Two 6-year terms. If the incumbent president loses their re-election, they become ineligible to be re-elected in future contests.
Azerbaijan	President - Unlimited 7-year terms.
Bangladesh	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No term limit.
Barbados	President - Two 4-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Assembly, whose terms are five years.
Belarus	President - Two 5-year terms.
Belgium	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Representatives, whose terms are five years.
Belize	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Assembly, whose terms last five years.
Benin	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1956 constitution reform.
Bolivia	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2017., Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Chairman of the Council of Ministers - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are four years., Presidency members - Two 4-year terms, reeligible after four years.
Botswana	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform.
Brazil	President, Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms.
Bulgaria	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Burkina Faso	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Burundi	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform.
Cambodia	King - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No term limit.
Cameroon	President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform.
Canada	Governor General - No set terms; appointed by monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between anglophone and francophone appointees., Premier - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of provincial or territ…
Cape Verde	President - Two 5-year terms, third term only after 5 years., Prime Minister - No term limits.
Central African Republic	President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum
Chad	President - Two 5-year terms since 2023 constitutional reform.
Chile	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
China	General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms., President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform.+1
Colombia	President and Vice President - One 4-year term.
Comoros	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform.
Costa Rica	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
Croatia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Sabor, whose terms are four years.
Cuba	First Secretary - Two 5-year terms., President - Two 5-year terms.+1
Cyprus	President - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
Czechia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are four years.
Denmark	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Folketing, whose terms are four years.
Djibouti	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform.
Dominican Republic	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
DR Congo	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum.
Ecuador	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
Egypt	President - Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum., Prime Minister - No term limits.
El Salvador	President and Vice President - One 5-year term.
Equatorial Guinea	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform.
Eritrea	President - Two 5-Year terms, since 1993 constitutional reform.
Estonia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Riigikogu, whose terms are four years.
Eswatini	King - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2005 constitutional reform.
Ethiopia	President - Two 6-year terms, since 1987 constitutional reform., Prime Minister - No term limits.
Fiji	President - Two 3-year terms.
Finland	President - Two 6-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Finnish Parliament, whose terms are four years.
France	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are five years.
Gabon	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.
Gambia	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform.
Georgia	President - Two terms: 6 years (2018-2024) 5 years (2024-present)., Prime Minister - No set term limit.
Germany	Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support of the Bundestag, whose terms are four years., President - Two 5-year terms.
Ghana	President - Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
Greece	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Hellenic Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Guatemala	President - One 4-year term., Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
Guinea	President - No set terms (Transitional), Prime Minister - No term limits.
Guinea-Bissau	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform., Prime Minister - No term limits.
Guyana	President - Two 5-year terms.
Haiti	President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Honduras	President and Vice President - One 4-year term.
Hong Kong	Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
Hungary	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Iceland	President - Unlimited 4-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Allthing, whose terms are four years.
India	President - Unlimited 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of the Indian Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Indonesia	President and Vice President - Two 5-year terms.
Iran	President - Two consecutive and on non-consecutive 4-year terms., Supreme Leader - No term limits.
Iraq	President - Two 4-year terms., Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Ireland	President - Two 7-year terms., Taoiseach (Prime Minister) - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Dáil, whose terms are five years.
Israel	President - One 7-year term., Prime Minister - Unlimited undefined terms. However, if terms exceed seven years, PM must sit out a term to become eligible for re-election. (Rules established 2001).
Italy	President - Unlimited 7-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of both Houses of Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Ivory Coast	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
Jamaica	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Japan	Emperor - No terms (hereditary succession)., Member of the House of Councillors - Unlimited 6-year terms.+2
Kazakhstan	President - One 7-year term (2022–present).Two 5-year terms (Exception for the first President) (1991-2022).
Kenya	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitution (except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving for more than two and a half years, in which case only one subsequent five-year term is permitted)., Deputy President - Same as President.
Kiribati	President and Vice President - Three 4-year terms.
Kyrgyzstan	President - Two 5-year term.
Laos	General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms., President - Two 5-year terms.+1
Latvia	President - Two 4-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Saeima, whose terms are four years.
Lebanon	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-year terms., Prime Minister - No term limit.
Lesotho	King - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Liberia	President - Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum.
Libya	Presidential Council - No set terms (Transitional).
Liechtenstein	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Landtag, whose terms are four years.
Lithuania	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Seimas, whose terms are four years.
Luxembourg	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are five years.
Macau	Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms., Legislative Assembly - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Madagascar	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
Malawi	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum.
Malaysia	Monarch - Unlimited 5-year terms, but because the 9 Sultans of the Malayan states (from which the Monarch is chosen) rotate each term, the unlimited 5-year terms are de facto unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No term limit.
Maldives	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1998.
Mali	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
Malta	President - President - One 5-year term., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Maltese Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Marshall Islands	President - Two 4-year terms.
Mauritania	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
Mauritius	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform., Prime Minister - No term limits.
Mexico	President - One 6-year term (sexenio)., Senate - Two 6-year terms (since 2018).
Micronesia	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
Moldova	President - Two 4-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Moldovian Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Mongolia	President - One 6-year term (Two 4-year terms until 2021)., Prime Minister - One 4-year term.
Montenegro	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Montenegrin Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Morocco	King - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2011 constitutional reform.
Mozambique	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2004 constitutional reform.
Namibia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.
Nauru	President - Two 3-year terms.
Netherlands	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are four years.
New Zealand	Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one 5-year term., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are three years.
Nicaragua	President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Niger	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Nigeria	President - Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.
North Korea	General Secretary - No set limit., Premier - Unlimited 5-year terms.+1
North Macedonia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Assembly of North Macedonia, whose terms are four years.
Norway	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Storting, whose terms are four years.
Pakistan	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Pakistan Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Palau	President and Vice President- Two 4-year terms.
Panama	President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Paraguay	President and Vice President - One 5-year term.
Peru	President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Philippines	President - One 6-year term., Representatives of the House - Three consecutive 3-year terms.+3
Poland	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Sejm, whose terms are four years.
Portugal	President - Two 5-year terms. They can be re-elected after five years out of office., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Assembly of the Republic, whose terms are less than four years.
Republic of the Congo	President - Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum.
Romania	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are less than four years.
Russia	President - Two 6-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the President and State Duma, whose terms are six and five years respectively.+1
Rwanda	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform.
Samoa	Chief of State - Two 5-year terms since 2019., Prime Minister - No direct term limit.
San Marino	Captain-Regent - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-month terms, but an outgoing Captain Regent of San Marino must wait for a minimum of three years until they can be elected again.
Sao Tome and Principe	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform, Prime Minister - No term limits.
Senegal	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
Serbia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Seychelles	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
Sierra Leone	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
Singapore	President - Unlimited 6-year terms., Prime Minister - No term limit.
Slovakia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Council, whose terms are four years.
Slovenia	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Solomon Islands	Governor-General - Two 5-year terms.
Somalia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
South Africa	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum.
South Korea	President - One 5-year term., Prime Minister - No term limit.
South Sudan	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Spain	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the College of Deputies, whose terms are four years.
Sri Lanka	President - Two 5-year terms since 2015., Prime Minister - No term limit.
Sudan	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Suriname	President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Sweden	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Riksdag, whose terms are four years.
Switzerland	Federal Council - Unlimited 4-year terms., President of the Confederation - Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms.
Syria	President - Two 7-year terms.
Taiwan	President and Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994., Members of Legislative Yuan - Unlimited 4-year terms (since 2008).+1
Tajikistan	President - Two 7-year terms (Exception for Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation).
Tanzania	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform.
Thailand	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - Two 4-year terms.
Timor-Leste	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No term limits.
Togo	President - Two 4-year terms, since 2024 constitutional reform.
Tonga	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Trinidad and Tobago	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Tunisia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum.
Turkey	Grand National Assembly of Turkey - Unlimited 5-year terms., President - Two 5-year terms.
Uganda	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform.
Ukraine	President - Two 5-year terms., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Verkhovna Rada, whose terms are five years.
United Kingdom	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession)., Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Commons, whose terms are five years.
United States	Senator - Unlimited 6-year terms., President - Two 4-year terms (except Vice President or other official who succeeded to the Presidency mid-term and served more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted). Whether presidents who have served…
Uruguay	President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Uzbekistan	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.
Vanuatu	President - One 5-year term.
Vatican City	Pope - Lifetime term., Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church - No set term. Holds office until pope who appointed him either dismisses him or leaves office.+2
Venezuela	President - Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum., Vice President - No fixed limit.
Vietnam	President, Vice President, General Secretary, and Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms).
Western Sahara	President - No set terms (in exile).
Zambia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2006 constitutional reform.
Zimbabwe	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2013 constitutional referendum.

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Where does this political term limits by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of political term limits - Wiki; Togo approves constitutional reform changing how president is elected - Aljazeera.

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