List of political term limits
This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country.
Africa
| Country | Head of state/government | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Maximum number of terms | Office | Maximum number of terms | |
| Algeria | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitution reform | ||
| Angola | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2021 constitution reform | ||
| Benin | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1956 constitution reform | ||
| Botswana | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitution reform | ||
| Burkina Faso | President | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Burundi | President | Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform | ||
| Cameroon | President | Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform | ||
| Cape Verde | President | Two 5-year terms | ||
| Central African Republic | President | Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum | ||
| Chad | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform | ||
| Comoros | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum | ||
| Republic of the Congo | President | Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum | ||
| Djibouti | President | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform | ||
| Egypt | President | Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | President | Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform | ||
| Eritrea | President | Two 5-year terms, as per unenforced constitution (no set terms in practice) | ||
| 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 | ||
| Gabon | President | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Gambia | President | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform | ||
| Ghana | President | Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum | ||
| Guinea | President | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | President | Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform | ||
| Kenya | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform | Deputy President | Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform |
| Lesotho | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1998 constitutional reform |
| Liberia | President | Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum | ||
| Libya | Chairman of the Presidential Council | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Madagascar | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum | ||
| Malawi | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum | ||
| Mali | President | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Mauritania | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum | ||
| Mauritius | President | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform | ||
| 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 | ||
| Niger | President | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Nigeria | President | Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform | ||
| Rwanda | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform | ||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform | ||
| Senegal | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform | ||
| Seychelles | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform | ||
| Sierra Leone | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum | ||
| Somalia | President | Two 4-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum | ||
| South Africa | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum | ||
| South Sudan | President | Unlimited 4-year terms | ||
| Sudan | President | No set terms (transitional) | ||
| Tanzania | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform | ||
| Togo | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform | ||
| Tunisia | President | Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum | ||
| Uganda | President | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform | ||
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 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 | ||
Americas
| Country | Head of state/government | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Maximum number of terms | Office | Maximum number of terms | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Argentina | President | Two consecutive 4-year terms | Vice President | Two consecutive 4-year terms |
| Senators | Unlimited 6-year terms | |||
| Deputies | Unlimited 4-year terms | |||
| Bahamas | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Barbados | President | Two 4-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Belize | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of five years. |
| Governor-General | Unlimited 7-year terms | |||
| Bolivia | President | Two 5-year terms | Vice President | Two 5-year terms |
| Brazil | President | Two consecutive 4-year terms | Vice President | Two consecutive 4-year terms |
| Canada | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Commons, which by statute has a term of four years. |
| Governor General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between Anglophone and Francophone appointees. | |||
| Chile | President | Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms | ||
| Colombia | President | One 4-year term | Vice President | One 4-year term |
| Senators | Unlimited 4-year terms | |||
| Representatives | Unlimited 4-year terms | |||
| Costa Rica | President | Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms | ||
| Cuba | First Secretary | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | Two 5-year terms |
| President | ||||
| Dominica | President | Two 5-year terms | ||
| Dominican Republic | President | Two 4-year terms | Vice President | Two 4-year terms |
| Ecuador | President | Two 4-year terms | Vice President | Two 4-year terms |
| El Salvador | President | Unlimited 5-year terms[1] | Vice President | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Grenada | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of five years. |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Guatemala | President | One 4-year term | Vice President | One 4-year term |
| Guyana | President | Two 5-year terms | ||
| Haiti | Transitional Presidential Council | (Transitional) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of six years for the Senate and a term of four years for the Chamber of Deputies. |
| Honduras | President | Two 4-year terms | Vice President | Two 4-year terms |
| Jamaica | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Mexico | President | One 6-year term (sexenio) | Senators | Two 6-year terms (since 2018) |
| Nicaragua | President | Unlimited 5-year terms[2] | Vice President | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Panama | President | Two non-consecutive 5-year terms | Vice President | Two non-consecutive 5-year terms |
| Paraguay | President | One 5-year term | Vice President | One 5-year term |
| Peru | President | Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms | Vice President | Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Saint Lucia | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Suriname | President | Unlimited 5-year terms | Vice President | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Trinidad and Tobago | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| United States | President | Two 4-year terms, except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted. (see Twenty-second Amendment). |
Vice President | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Senators | Unlimited 6-year terms | |||
| Representatives | Unlimited 2-year terms | |||
| Uruguay | President | Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms | Vice President | Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms |
| Venezuela | President | Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum | Vice President | No fixed terms |
Asia
| Country | Head of state/government | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Maximum number of terms | Office | Maximum number of terms | |
| Afghanistan | Supreme Leader | No set terms (life tenure) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; appointed by the Supreme Leader. |
| Armenia | President | One 7-year term | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Azerbaijan | President | Unlimited 7-year terms | ||
| Bahrain | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Crown Prince | No directly set terms; appointed by the King. |
| Prime Minister | No directly set terms; appointed by the King. | |||
| Bangladesh | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Bangla President, who has a term of five years, as well as the support of the Bangla Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Bhutan | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Bhutanese Parliament, which has an undefined term not exceeding six years. |
| Brunei | Sultan | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Crown Prince | No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan. |
| Prime Minister | No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan. | |||
| Cambodia | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No term limits |
| China | General Secretary | Unlimited 5-year terms | Vice President | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform |
| President | Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform | Premier | Two consecutive 5-year terms (two consecutive terms of National People's Congress session) | |
| Cyprus | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform | ||
| East Timor | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Timorese Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Georgia | President | Two terms: 6 years (current), 5 years (from 2024) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Georgian Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Hong Kong | Chief Executive | Two consecutive 5-year terms | ||
| India | President | Unlimited 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Indian Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Indonesia | President | Two 5-year terms | Vice President | Two 5-year terms |
| Iran | Supreme Leader | No set terms (life tenure) | President | Two consecutive 4-year terms |
| Iraq | President | Two 4-year terms | Prime Minister | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Israel | President | One 7-year term | Prime Minister | Between 1948 and 1996, and since 2001: No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Knesset, which has an undefined term not exceeding four years. |
| Between 1996 and 2001 (when the Prime Minister was directly elected): Unlimited undefined terms. If a term exceeded seven years, the Prime Minister was not eligible for immediate re-election. | ||||
| Japan | Emperor | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Members of the House of Councillors | Unlimited 6-year terms | |||
| Members of the House of Representatives | Unlimited 4-year terms | |||
| Jordan | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Jordanian Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Kazakhstan | President | One 7-year term | ||
| Kuwait | Emir | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Crown Prince | No directly set terms; appointed by the Emir. |
| Prime Minister | Unlimited 4-year terms | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | President | Two 5-year terms | ||
| Laos | General Secretary | Unlimited 5-year terms | Prime Minister | Two 5-year terms |
| President | Two 5-year terms | |||
| Lebanon | President | Unlimited non-consecutive 6-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Lebanese President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the Lebanese Parliament, which has an undefined term not exceeding four years. |
| Macau | Chief Executive | Two consecutive 5-year terms | Members of the Legislative Assembly | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Malaysia | King | Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Maldives | President | Two 5-year terms, since 1998 | ||
| Mongolia | President | One 6-year term (Two 4-year terms until 2021) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the State Great Khural, which has a term of four years. |
| Myanmar | President | Two 5-year terms | ||
| Nepal | President | Two 5-year terms | ||
| North Korea | General Secretary | Unlimited 5-year terms | Premier | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| President of State Affairs | Unlimited 5-year terms | |||
| Oman | Sultan | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Crown Prince | No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan. |
| Pakistan | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Pakistan Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Philippines (main article) | President | One 6-year term | Vice President | Two consecutive 6-year terms |
| Senators | Two consecutive 6-year terms | |||
| Representatives of the House | Three consecutive 3-year terms | |||
| All other local government officials | Three consecutive 3-year terms | |||
| Qatar | Emir | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; appointed by the Emir. |
| Russia | President | Two 6-year terms[3] | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Russian President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the State Duma, which has a term of five years. |
| Saudi Arabia | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Crown Prince | No directly set terms; appointed by the King. |
| Prime Minister | No directly set terms; appointed by the King. | |||
| South Korea | President | One 5-year term | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Korean President, who has a term of five years, as well as the support of the National Assembly of South Korea, which has a term of four years. |
| Singapore | President | Unlimited 6-year terms | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Sri Lanka | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Sri Lankan President, who has a term of five years, as well as the Sri Lankan Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Syria | President | (Transitional) | ||
| Republic of China | President | Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994[4][5] | Vice President | Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994 |
| Members of the Legislative Yuan | Unlimited 4-year terms since 2008[6] | |||
| County, city and township councilors, and village chiefs | Unlimited 4-year terms[7] | |||
| County magistrates, and city and township mayors | Two consecutive 4-year terms[8] | |||
| Tajikistan | President | Two 7-year terms | ||
| Thailand | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Two 4-year terms |
| Turkey | President | Two 5-year terms[9] | Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Turkmenistan | President | Unlimited 7-year terms | ||
| United Arab Emirates | President | Unlimited 5-year terms | Vice President | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Prime Minister | No directly set terms; appointed by the President. | |||
| Uzbekistan | President | Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform | ||
| Vietnam | General Secretary | Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms) | Vice President | Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms) |
| President | Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms) | |
| Yemen | Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council | (Transitional) | Prime Minister | No set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of six years. |
Europe
| Country | Head of state | Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Maximum number of terms | Title | Maximum number of terms | |
| Albania | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Albanian Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Andorra | Co-princes | Bishop of Urgell: No set terms; appointed by the Pope President of France: Two consecutive 5-year terms since 2008 constitutional reform |
Prime Minister | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Personal Representatives | No set terms; appointed by their respective co-princes. | |||
| Armenia | President | One 7-year term | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Austria | President | Two consecutive 6-year terms | Chancellor | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Austrian President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the National Council, which has a term of five years. |
| Azerbaijan | President | Unlimited 7-year terms | ||
| Belarus | President | Two 5-year terms since 2022 | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Belgium | King | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Representatives, which has a term of five years. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Presidency members | Two 4-year terms, reeligible after four years | Chairman of the Council of Ministers (equivalent of Prime Minister) | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of four years. |
| Bulgaria | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years. |
| Croatia | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Sabor, which has a term of four years. |
| Cyprus | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform | ||
| Czech Republic | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, which has a term of four years. |
| Denmark | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Folketing, which has a term of four years. |
| Estonia | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Riigikogu, which has a term of four years. |
| Finland | President | Two consecutive 6-year terms[10] | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Finnish Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| France | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms since 2008 constitutional reform | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years. |
| Georgia | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Georgian Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Germany | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms | Chancellor | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Bundestag, which has a term of four years. |
| Greece | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Hellenic Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Hungary | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years. |
| Iceland | President | Unlimited 4-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Althing, which has a term of four years. |
| Ireland | President | Two 7-year terms | Taoiseach (equivalent of Prime Minister) | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Dáil, which has a term of five years. |
| Italy | President | Unlimited 7-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of both Houses of the Parliament, which have a term of five years. |
| Kazakhstan | President | One 7-year term | ||
| Kosovo | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Assembly, which has a term of four years. |
| Latvia | President | Two 4-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Saeima, which has a term of four years. |
| Liechtenstein | Prince | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Landtag, which has a term of four years. |
| Lithuania | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Seimas, which has a term of four years. |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duke / Grand Duchess | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, which has a term of five years. |
| Malta | President | One 5-year term | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Maltese Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Moldova | President | Two consecutive 4-year terms[11] | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Moldovan Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Monaco | Prince / Princess | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Minister of State | No directly set terms; appointed by the Prince. |
| Montenegro | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Montenegrin Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Netherlands | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| North Macedonia | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Assembly of North Macedonia, which has a term of four years. |
| Norway | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Storting, which has a term of four years. |
| Poland | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Sejm, which has a term of four years. |
| Portugal | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Assembly of the Republic, which has a term of less than four years. |
| Romania | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the support of the Senate, both of which have a term of less than four years. |
| Russia | President | Two 6-year terms[12] | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the State Duma, which has a term of five years. |
| San Marino | Captains Regent | Unlimited non-consecutive 6-month terms, but an outgoing Captain Regent cannot be re-elected for three years. |
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| Serbia | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years. |
| Slovakia | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms[13] | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Council, which has a term of four years. |
| Slovenia | President | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years. |
| Spain | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Congress of Deputies, which has a term of four years. |
| Sweden | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Riksdag, which has a term of four years. |
| Switzerland | President of the Confederation | Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms | Members of the Federal Council | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Turkey | President | Two 5-year terms[14] | Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| United Kingdom | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Commons, which has a term of five years. |
| Ukraine | President | Two consecutive 5-year terms[15] | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Verkhovna Rada, which has a term of five years. |
Oceania
| Country | Head of state/government | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Maximum number of terms | Office | Maximum number of terms | |
| Australia | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of three years. |
| Governor-General | No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term. | |||
| Federated States of Micronesia | President | Two 4-year terms | Vice President | Two 4-year terms |
| Fiji | President | Two 3-year terms | Prime Minister | Unlimited 4-year terms |
| Kiribati | President | Three 4-year terms | Vice President | Three 4-year terms |
| Marshall Islands | President | Two 4-year terms | ||
| Nauru | President | Two 3-year terms | ||
| New Zealand | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of three years. |
| Governor-General | No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term. | |||
| Palau | President | Two 4-year terms | Vice President | Two 4-year terms |
| Papua New Guinea | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Parliament, which has a term of five years. |
| Governor-General | Two 6-year terms | |||
| Samoa | Chief of State | Two 5-year terms | Prime Minister | Unlimited 5-year terms |
| Solomon Islands | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Governor-General | Two 5-year terms | |||
| Tonga | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms |
| Tuvalu | King / Queen | No set terms (hereditary succession) | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Tuvaluan Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
| Governor-General | No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. | |||
| Vanuatu | President | One 5-year term | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the ni-Vanuatu Parliament, which has a term of four years. |
See also
References
- ^ "El Salvador Ends Term Limits, Letting Bukele Seek Re-Election Indefinitely". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Nicaragua backs unlimited presidential terms". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Constitution of the Russian Federation, Chapter 4, Article 81.3: "One and the same person may not be elected President of the Russian Federation for more than two terms"
- ^ Section 6 of Article 2 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
- ^ Two consecutive six-year terms from 1947 to 1994 under Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but unlimited six-year terms from 1960 to 1991 as superseded by the Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion
- ^ Article 4 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
- ^ Articles 33 and 59 of the Local Government Act
- ^ Articles 55, 56, and 57 of the Local Government Act
- ^ "Turks back direct president poll". BBC NEWS. 21 October 2007.
- ^ Constitution of Finland, Chapter 5, Section 54: "The same person may be elected President for no more than two consecutive terms of office"
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, Article 80.4: "No person may discharge the duties of the President of the Republic of Moldova unless for two consecutive mandates at the most."
- ^ Constitution of the Russian Federation, Chapter 4, Article 81.3: "One and the same person may not be elected President of the Russian Federation for more than two terms"
- ^ Constitution of the Slovak Republic, Article 103.2: "The same person may be elected President for not more than two consecutive terms"
- ^ "Turks back direct president poll". BBC NEWS. 21 October 2007.
- ^ Constitution of Ukraine, part 3, Article 103: "The same person may not serve as the President of Ukraine for more than two consecutive terms"