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-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-		style="text-align:left"|Afghanistan	Election directe	Election directe	Election indirecte and nominations	-	flagicon|Albanie	style="text-align:left"|Albanie	Election parlementaire	Election directe		-		style="text-align:left"|Algerie	Election directe	Election directe	Election indirecte and nominations	-	flagicon|Andorra	style="text-align:left"|Andorre	Ex officioThe and the Evéque d'Urgell sont co-chefs d'état	Election directe		-	flagicon|Angola	style="text-align:left"|Angola	Election directe	colspan=2|Election directe	-		style="text-align:left"|Antigua-et-Barbuda	Monarchie	Election directe	Nominations	-	flagicon|Argentina	style="text-align:left"|Argentine	Election directe	Election directe	Election directe	-	flagicon|Armenia	style="text-align:left"|Armenie	Election directe	Election directe		-	flagicon|Australia	style="text-align:left"|Australie	Monarchie	Election directe	Election directe	-	flagicon|Austria	style="text-align:left"|Austriche	Election directe	Election directe	Election indirecte	-		style="text-align:left"|Azerbaïdjan	Election directe	Election directe

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-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Macau	style="text-align:left"|Macau		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Macedonia	style="text-align:left"|Macedonia	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Madagascar	style="text-align:left"|Madagascar	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Malawi	style="text-align:left"|Malawi	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Malaysia	style="text-align:left"|Malaysia	Election by the rulers of the Malay states	Direct election	Indirect election and appointments	-	flagicon|Maldives	style="text-align:left"|Maldives	Election by parliament confirmed in a referendum	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Mali	style="text-align:left"|Mali	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Malta	style="text-align:left"|Malta	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Marshall Islands	style="text-align:left"|Marshall Islands	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Mauritania	style="text-align:left"|Mauritania	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Mauritius	style="text-align:left"|Mauritius	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Mayotte	style="text-align:left"|Mayotte		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Mexico	style="text-align:left"|Mexico	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Micronesia	style="text-align:left"|Micronesia	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Moldova	style="text-align:left"|Moldova	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Monaco	style="text-align:left"|Monaco	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Mongolia	style="text-align:left"|Mongolia	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Montenegro	style="text-align:left"|Montenegro	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Montserrat	style="text-align:left"|Montserrat		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Morocco	style="text-align:left"|Morocco	Monarchy	Direct election	Indirect election and election by functional groups	-	flagicon|Mozambique	style="text-align:left"|Mozambique	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Myanmar	style="text-align:left"|Myanmar	Self-appointment	colspan=2|Myanmar has no legislature

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-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Nagorno-Karabakh	style="text-align:left"|Nagorno Karabakh	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Namibia	style="text-align:left"|Namibia	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Nauru	style="text-align:left"|Nauru	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Nepal	style="text-align:left"|Nepal	Monarchy	colspan=2|Transition	-	flagicon|Netherlands	style="text-align:left"|Netherlands	Monarchy	Direct election	Indirect election	-	flagicon|Netherlands Antilles	style="text-align:left"|Netherlands Antilles		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|New Caledonia	style="text-align:left"|New Caledonia		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|New Zealand	style="text-align:left"|New Zealand	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Nicaragua	style="text-align:left"|Nicaragua	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Niger	style="text-align:left"|Niger	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Nigeria	style="text-align:left"|Nigeria	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Niue	style="text-align:left"|Niue		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Norfolk Island	style="text-align:left"|Norfolk		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|North Korea	style="text-align:left"|North Korea	DeceasedNorth 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.	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|United Kingdom	style="text-align:left"|Northern Ireland	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Northern Mariana Islands	style="text-align:left"|Northern Marianas	The Northern Marianas elect a Governor	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Norway	style="text-align:left"|Norway	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election

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-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Pakistan	style="text-align:left"|Pakistan	Election by electoral college	Direct election	Indirect election	-	flagicon|Palau	style="text-align:left"|Palau	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Palestine	style="text-align:left"|Palestinian National Authority	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Panama	style="text-align:left"|Panama	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Papua New Guinea	style="text-align:left"|Papua New Guinea	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Paraguay	style="text-align:left"|Paraguay	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Peru	style="text-align:left"|Peru	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Philippines	style="text-align:left"|Philippines	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Pitcairn Islands	style="text-align:left"|Pitcairn Islands		colspan=2|(In)direct election	-	flagicon|Poland	style="text-align:left"|Poland	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Portugal	style="text-align:left"|Portugal	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Puerto Rico	style="text-align:left"|Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico elects a Governor	Direct election	Direct election

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-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Qatar	style="text-align:left"|Qatar	Monarchy	colspan=2|Appointments

R

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Romania	style="text-align:left"|Romania	Direct election	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Russia	style="text-align:left"|Russia	Direct election	Direct election	colspan=2|Indirect election and appointments	-	flagicon|Rwanda	style="text-align:left"|Rwanda	Direct election	Direct election	Indirect election and appointments

S

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Saint Helena	style="text-align:left"|Saint Helena		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis	style="text-align:left"|Saint Kitts and Nevis	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election and appointments	-	flagicon|Saint Lucia	style="text-align:left"|Saint Lucia	Monarchy	Direct election	Appointments	-	flagicon|Saint Pierre and Miquelon	style="text-align:left"|Saint Pierre and Miquelon		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	style="text-align:left"|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election and appointments	-	flagicon|Samoa	style="text-align:left"|Samoa	Livehood	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|San Marino	style="text-align:left"|San Marino	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe	style="text-align:left"|São Tomé and Príncipe	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Saudi Arabia	style="text-align:left"|Saudi Arabia	Monarchy	colspan=2|Appointments	-	flagicon|Scotland	style="text-align:left"|Scotland	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Senegal	style="text-align:left"|Senegal	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Serbia	style="text-align:left"|Serbia	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Seychelles	style="text-align:left"|Seychelles	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Sierra Leone	style="text-align:left"|Sierra Leone	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Singapore	style="text-align:left"|Singapore	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Slovakia	style="text-align:left"|Slovakia	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Slovenia	style="text-align:left"|Slovenia	Direct election	Direct election	Representation of interest groups	-	flagicon|Solomon Islands	style="text-align:left"|Solomon Islands	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Somalia	style="text-align:left"|Somalia	Transition	colspan=2|Transition	-	flagicon|Somaliland	style="text-align:left"|Somaliland	Direct election	Direct election	Traditional leaders	-	flagicon|South Africa	style="text-align:left"|South Africa	Election by parliament	Direct election	Indirect election	-	flagicon|South Korea	style="text-align:left"|South Korea	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Spain	style="text-align:left"|Spain	Monarchy	Direct election	Direct and indirect election	-	flagicon|Sri Lanka	style="text-align:left"|Sri Lanka	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Sudan	style="text-align:left"|Sudan	Direct election	Appointments due to transition	Indirect election	-	flagicon|Suriname	style="text-align:left"|Suriname	Election by electoral college	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Swaziland	style="text-align:left"|Swaziland	Monarchy	Elected by traditional local councils and appointments	Elected by lower house and appointments	-	flagicon|Sweden	style="text-align:left"|Sweden	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Switzerland	style="text-align:left"|Switzerland	Election by parliament	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Syria	style="text-align:left"|Syria	Approval by referendum	colspan=2|Direct election

T

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Taiwan	style="text-align:left"|Taiwan (Republic of China)	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Tajikistan	style="text-align:left"|Tajikistan	Direct election	Direct election	Indirect election and appointments	-	flagicon|Tanzania	style="text-align:left"|Tanzania	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Thailand	style="text-align:left"|Thailand	Monarchy	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Togo	style="text-align:left"|Togo	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Tokelau	style="text-align:left"|Tokelau		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Tonga	style="text-align:left"|Tonga	Monarchy	colspan=2|Partially direct election, partially by limited suffrage, partially ex officio	-	flagicon|Transnistria	style="text-align:left"|Transnistria	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago	style="text-align:left"|Trinidad and Tobago	Election by parliament	Direct election	Appointments	-	flagicon|Tunisia	style="text-align:left"|Tunisia	Direct election	Direct election	Indirect election and appointments	-	flagicon|Turkey	style="text-align:left"|Turkey	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Turkmenistan	style="text-align:left"|Turkmenistan	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands	style="text-align:left"|Turks and Caicos		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Tuvalu	style="text-align:left"|Tuvalu		colspan=2|Direct election

U

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Uganda	style="text-align:left"|Uganda	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Ukraine	style="text-align:left"|Ukraine	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|United Arab Emirates	style="text-align:left"|United Arab Emirates	De facto monarchy	colspan=2|Appointments	-	flagicon|United Kingdom	style="text-align:left"|United Kingdom	Monarchy	Direct election	Appointments and hereditary/indirect election	-	flagicon|United States	style="text-align:left"|United States	Indirect election/election by electoral college	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Uruguay	style="text-align:left"|Uruguay	Direct election	Direct election	Direct election	-	flagicon|Uzbekistan	style="text-align:left"|Uzbekistan	Direct election	Direct election	Indirect election and appointments

V

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Vanuatu	style="text-align:left"|Vanuatu	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Vatican City	style="text-align:left"|Vatican City	Election by Cardinals	colspan=2|Appointments	-	flagicon|Venezuela	style="text-align:left"|Venezuela	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Vietnam	style="text-align:left"|Vietnam	Election by parliament	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|United States Virgin Islands	style="text-align:left"|Virgin Islands of the United States	The U.S. Virgin Islands elect a Governor	colspan=2|Direct election

W

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Wales	style="text-align:left"|Wales	Monarchy	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Wallis and Futuna	style="text-align:left"|Wallis and Futuna		colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Western Sahara	style="text-align:left"|Western Sahara	Appointment	colspan=2|Appointments

Y

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Yemen	style="text-align:left"|Yemen	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election

Z

-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature	-	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house	style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house	-	flagicon|Zambia	style="text-align:left"|Zambia	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election	-	flagicon|Zimbabwe	style="text-align:left"|Zimbabwe	Direct election	colspan=2|Direct election

References

See also

List of narrow elections
List of democracy and elections-related topics

External links

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/parlinesearch.asp PARLINE database on national parliaments. Results for all parliamentary elections since 1966]
[http://www.aceproject.org 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
[http://www.idea.int 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.
[http://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm Worldwide Electoral Calendar]
[http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker Angus Reid Consultants - Election Tracker]
[http://www.electionworld.org Wilfried Derksen's Electionworld]
[http://www.parties-and-elections.de Parties and Elections in Europe]
[http://www.electionresources.org Election Resources]
[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/index.shtml Adam Carr's Election Archive]
[http://www.electionguide.org IFES Electionguide]
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/ African Elections Database]
[http://trendlines.ca/politics.htm TrendLines Research Election Projections] Chart tracking of significant upcoming Elections by seats and/or sentiment. Lists by country
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