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Elections by country gives information on elections. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Sortition, also known as allotment, is an equal-chance method of selection by some form of lottery such as drawing coloured pebbles from a bag A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant 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 A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates 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 Local Elections vary widely across Jurisdictions In Electoral systems that roughly follow the Westminster model, a terminology has evolved A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Apportionment is the process of allocating political power among a set of principles (or defined constituencies In multiple-party democratic primary elections crossover voting refers to a technique used by voters in which ballots are cast for the party a voter is opposed to in order to elect Gerrymandering is a form of redistribution in which electoral district or Constituency boundaries are manipulated for electoral advantage Redistricting, a form of redistribution, is the process of changing of political Borders in the United States The secret ballot is a voting method in which a Voter 's choices are confidential Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A voting system allows voters to choose between options often in an Election where candidates are selected for public office. The list of election results by country gives information on Elections For each De jure and De facto sovereign state and An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office 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. This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. A dependent territory dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political Independence or Sovereignty as a The articles include the results of the elections. For a chronological order, see the electoral calendar.

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A

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

B

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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	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

C

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

D

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

E

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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. This article gives information on Election and election results in Afghanistan. Elections in Åland gives Information on Election and election results in Åland. Albania holds elections on a national level for a Legislature. Algeria elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in American Samoa gives information on Election and election results in American Samoa. Elections in Andorra gives information on Election and election results in Andorra. Angola elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in Anguilla gives information on Election and election results in Anguilla. Elections in Antigua and Barbuda gives information on Election and election results in Antigua and Barbuda. This articles gives information on Voting, Elections and election results in Argentina. Elections in Armenia gives information on Election and election results in Armenia. Elections in Aruba gives information on Election and election results in Aruba. See also Politics of Australia Australia elects a Legislature the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia using various electoral systems see This article provides information on Elections and election results in Austria. Elections in Azerbaijan gives information on Election and election results in Azerbaijan. Elections in the Bahamas gives information on Election and election results in the Bahamas. The National Assembly is Bicameral with the lower house the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term Elections in Bangladesh gives information on Election and election results in Bangladesh. Elections in Barbados gives information on Election and election results in Barbados. Belarus elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in Belgium gives information on Election and election results in Belgium. Elections in Belize gives information on Elections and election results in Belize. Benin elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Bermuda elects on territorial level a Legislature. Parliament has two chambers. Elections in Bhutan gives information on Elections and election results in Bhutan. Elections in Bolivia gives information on Elections and election results in Bolivia. Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina gives information on Elections and election results in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Elections in Botswana gives information on Election and election results in Botswana. Brazil elects on the national level a Head of state &ndash the president &ndash and a Legislature. Elections in the British Virgin Islands gives information on Election and election results in the British Virgin Islands. The politics of Brunei take place in a framework of an Absolute monarchy, whereby the Sultan of Brunei is both Head of state and Head of Elections in Bulgaria gives information on Election and election results in Bulgaria. Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on Election and election results in Burkina Faso. Elections in Burundi gives information on Election and election results in Burundi. Elections in Cambodia gives information on Election and election results in Cambodia. Elections in Cameroon gives information on Election and election results in Cameroon. See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. Elections in Cape Verde gives information on Election and election results in Cape Verde. Elections in the Cayman Islands gives information on Election and election results in the Cayman Islands. Elections in the Central African Republic gives information on Election and election results in the Central African Republic. Elections in Chad gives information on Election and election results in Chad. Chile holds nationwide presidential parliamentary and municipal elections Elections in the People's Republic of China take two forms Direct elections occur for village councils in designated rural areas and for the local People's Congress Elections in Colombia is regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which also gives information on Elections and election results in for the Politics Elections in Comoros gives information on Election and election results in Comoros. The Republic of Congo elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Multi-party elections in the DR Congo were held in July 2006 the first multi-party elections in the country since 1960 Elections in the Cook Islands gives information on Election and election results in the Cook Islands. Elections in Costa Rica gives information on Elections and election results in Costa Rica. Elections in Côte d'Ivoire gives information on Election and election results in Côte d'Ivoire. Elections in Croatia gives information on Election and election results in Croatia. Since Cuba became a one-party republic and the Communist party became the official political party, Cuba has been both condemned and praised by certain Elections in Cyprus gives information on Election and election results in Cyprus. Elections in the Czech Republic gives information on Election and election results in the Czech Republic. Elections in Denmark gives information on Elections and election results in Denmark. Elections in Djibouti gives information on Election and election results in Djibouti. Dominica elects on national level a Legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members 21 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies Elections in the Dominican Republic gives information on Election and election results in the Dominican Republic. East Timor elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in Ecuador gives information on Election and election results in Ecuador. Egypt elects on national level a Head of state &ndash a President &ndash and a bicameral Legislature. Elections in El Salvador gives information on Elections and election results in El Salvador. Elections in Equatorial Guinea gives information on Election and election results in Equatorial Guinea. The elections in Eritrea select representatives from the country's six regions for the National Assembly. Estonia elects a Legislature on the national level The Riigikogu has 101 members elected for a four year term by Proportional -3. round) / electoral college (4. round)	Direct election
Ethiopia	Election by parliament	Direct election	Indirect election
European Union	Collective of member state heads of government	Direct election	Collective of member state government ministers

F

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

G

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

H

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

I

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

J

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

K

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

L

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

M

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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]

N

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

O

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

P

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

Q

	Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
	Country	Head of state	Lower house	Upper house
	Qatar	Monarchy	Appointments

R

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

S

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

T

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

U

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

V

Country	Head of state	Parliament/Legislature
Country	Head of state	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

W

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

Y

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

Z

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

References

^ American Samoa elects a Governor
^ The President of France and the Bishop of Urgell are co-heads of state
^ The elected Representatives of the Dominican parliament decide whether senators are to be elected by them or appointed by the president. At the federal level Ethiopia elects a Legislature. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers: the Council of People's Representatives Elections in the European Union take place every five years by universal adult suffrage. Politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the governor is the Head Elections in the Faroe Islands gives information on Election and election results in the Faroe Islands. Fiji has held nine general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970; there had The Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) is a now dormant 1997 constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. Elections in Finland gives information on Election and election results in Finland. France is a Representative democracy. Public officials in the legislative and executive branches are either elected by the citizens (directly or indirectly or appointed by elected Elections in French Polynesia gives information on Election and election results in French Polynesia. Gabon elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in Gambia gives information on Election and election results in Gambia. Elections in Georgia gives information on Elections and election results in Georgia. The following information deals with elections in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament the Landtags Elections in Ghana gives information on Election and election results in Ghana. Elections in Gibraltar gives information on Election and election results in Gibraltar. Elections in Greece gives information on Election and election results in Greece. Elections in Greenland gives information on Election and election results in Greenland. Elections in Grenada gives information on Election results in Grenada. Elections in Guam gives information on Election and election results in Guam. Elections in Guatemala include on the national level a Head of state &ndash the President &ndash and a unicameral Legislature. Elections in Guernsey gives information on Election and election results in Guernsey. Elections in Guinea gives information on Election and election results in Guinea. Elections in Guinea-Bissau gives information on Election and election results in Guinea-Bissau. Elections in Guyana gives information on Election and election results in Guyana. Elections in Haiti gives information on Election and election results in Haiti. Elections in Honduras gives information on Elections and election results in Honduras. Elections are held in Hong Kong' when certain offices in the government need to be filled Elections in Hungary are held at two levels general elections to elect the 386 members of the National Assembly, and local elections to elect local authorities Elections in Iceland gives information on Election and election results in Iceland. Elections in India are more than a process of voting someone to rule the nation At a national level Indonesian people elect a Head of state &ndash the President &ndash and a Legislature. Iran elects on national level a Head of government (the president) a Legislature (the Majlis) and an " Assembly of Experts " (which Elections in Iraq gives information on Election and election results in Iraq. The Republic of Ireland elects on national level a Head of state — the President — and a Legislature. The Isle of Man partially elects its Legislature at the national level Israel elects its national legislature the Knesset, by Proportional representation on a national list basis This page gathers the results of Elections in Italy. Italy elects on national level a Parliament consisting of two houses, the Chamber Elections in Jamaica povides information on Elections and election results in Jamaica. The Japanese political system has three types of elections general elections to the House of Representatives held every four years (unless the lower house is dissolved earlier elections Elections in Jersey gives information on Elections and election results in Jersey. Jordan elects a Legislature on the national level The National Assembly ( Majlis al-Umma) has two chambers. 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Lesotho elects a Legislature on national level The Parliament has two chambers: the National Assembly with 120 members Liberia elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Politics of Libya takes place in a framework of a dual government structure in Libya. Elections in Liechtenstein gives information on Election and election results in Liechtenstein. Elections in Lithuania gives information on Election and election results in Lithuania. Elections in Luxembourg are held to determine the political composition of the representative institutions of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Macau elects on national level a Legislature. The Legislative Assembly is made up of 29 members of whom 12 are elected by popular vote and Proportional representation Elections in the Republic of Macedonia gives information on Election and election results in the Republic of Macedonia. Elections in Madagascar gives information on Election and election results in Madagascar. Malawi elects on national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in Malaysia (and previously Malaya exist at two levels national level and state level Elections in Maldives gives information on Election and election results in Maldives. Elections in Mali gives information on Election and election results in Mali. Malta elects on a national level the executive -(in essence the political party the leader of which becomes Prime Minister responsible for appointing the Ministers from among elected Members Elections in Marshall Islands gives information on Election and election results in Marshall Islands. Prior to the coup d'état of August 2005 Mauritania was a One party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power Elections in Mauritius gives information on Elections and election results in Mauritius. Elections in Mayotte gives information on Election and election results in Mayotte. The United Mexican States elects on the national level a Head of state – the President – and a Legislature. The politics of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Elections in Moldova gives information on Election and election results in Moldova. Elections in Monaco gives information on Election and election results in Monaco. Elections in Mongolia gives information on Election and election results in Mongolia. Montenegro elects on national level a Legislature and a head of state Elections in Montserrat gives information on Election and election results in Montserrat. Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the Legislature. Elections in Mozambique gives information on Election and election results in Mozambique. Elections in Burma are a rarity Burma's government is a military dictatorship known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC which is essentially made up of military The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic elects on a national level a president and a parliament Elections in Namibia gives information on Election and election results in Namibia. Elections in Nauru gives information on Election and election results in Nauru. Elections in Nepal gives information on Election and election results in Nepal. Elections in the Netherlands are held for six territorial levels the European Union (beyond the scope of this article the state the 12 Provinces Elections in the Netherlands Antilles gives information on Election and election results in the Netherlands Antilles. Elections in New Caledonia gives information on Election and election results in New Caledonia. Members of New Zealand 's House of Representatives, commonly called " Parliament " normally gain their parliamentary seats through nationwide general Elections in Nicaragua gives information on Elections and election results in Nicaragua. Every five years elections in Niger occur on national level for the Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Elections in Nigeria gives information on Election and election results in Nigeria. Politics of Niue takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the Head Elections and parties in Norfolk gives information on Elections election results and Political parties in Norfolk Island. Elections in North Korea are held every five years At the national level North Koreans elect a Legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA Northern Ireland elects on a provincial level a Legislature. 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^ Myanmar has no legislature
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^ Puerto Rico elects a Governor
^ The U. S. Virgin Islands elect a Governor

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