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{{Elections|
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'''Elections by country''' gives information on [[election]]s. For each ''[[de jure]]'' and ''[[de facto]]'' [[List of sovereign states|sovereign state]] and [[list of dependent territories|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. The articles include the results of the elections. For a chronological order, see the [[electoral calendar]].
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===A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|valign=top|
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top rowspan=2|
;A - O
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top width=210 rowspan=2|Country
*[[Akebono]]
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=150 valign=top rowspan=2|Head of state
*[[Akinoshima]]
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" valign=top colspan=2|Parliament/Legislature
*[[Asahifuji]]
|-
*[[Chiyonofuji]]
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Lower house
*[[Futahaguro]]
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" width=175|Upper house
*[[Hokutoumi]] column style tourney table
|-
*[[Kitanofuji]]
! {{flagicon|Afghanistan}}
*[[Kitanoumi]]
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]
*[[Konishiki]]
| Direct election
*[[Kotonishiki]]
|Direct election
*[[Kotonowaka]]
|Indirect election and appointments
*[[Kotozakura]]
|-
*[[Kyokushuzan]] bio a little short
! {{flagicon|Åland}}
*[[Musashimaru]]
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Åland|Åland]]
*[[Onokuni]]
|
|valign=top|
|colspan=2| Direct election
;R - Z
|-
*[[Ryūko]]
! {{flagicon|Albania}}
*[[Sakahoko]]
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Albania|Albania]]
*[[Sentoryu]]
| Election by parliament
*[[Taiho]]
|colspan=2| Direct election
*[[Takamiyama]]
|-
*[[Takanohana II]]
! {{flagicon|Algeria}}
*[[Takanonami]]
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Algeria|Algeria]]
*[[Takatoriki]]
|Direct election
*[[Tamanoumi]]
|Direct election
*[[Terao]]
| Indirect election and appointments
*[[Tochiazuma]]
|-
*[[Toki Susumu]]
! {{flagicon|American Samoa}}
*[[Wajima Hiroshi|Wajima]]
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in American Samoa|American Samoa]]
*[[Wakanohana Kanji II|Wakanohana]] II
| <ref>American Samoa elects a Governor</ref>
*[[Wakanohana]] III
| Direct election
| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Andorra}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Andorra|Andorra]]
|Ex officio<ref>The [[President of France]] and the [[Bishop of Urgell]] are co-heads of state</ref>
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Angola}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Angola|Angola]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Anguilla}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Anguilla|Anguilla]]
|
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]]
| Monarchy
| Direct election
| Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Argentina}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Argentina|Argentina]]
| Direct election
| Direct election
| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Armenia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Armenia|Armenia]]
| Direct election
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Aruba}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Aruba|Aruba]]
|
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Australia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Australia|Australia]]
| Monarchy
| Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Austria}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Austria|Austria]]
|Direct election
| Direct election
| Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]
| Direct election
|colspan=2| Direct election
|}
===B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Bahamas}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bahamas|Bahamas]]
| Monarchy
| Direct election
| Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Bahrain}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bahrain|Bahrain]]
| Monarchy
| Direct election
|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]
| Election by parliament
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Barbados}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Barbados|Barbados]]
| Monarchy
|Direct election
| Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Belarus}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Belarus|Belarus]]
| Direct election
| Direct election
| Indirect election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Belgium}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Belgium|Belgium]]
| Monarchy
| Direct election
| (In)direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Belize}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Belize|Belize]]
| Monarchy
| Direct election
| Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Benin}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Benin|Benin]]
| Direct election
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Bermuda}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bermuda|Bermuda]]
|
| Direct election
| Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Bhutan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bhutan|Bhutan]]
| Monarchy
|colspan=2| Direct election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Bolivia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bolivia|Bolivia]]
| Direct election
| Direct election
| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| Direct election
| Direct election
| Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Botswana}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Botswana|Botswana]]
| Election by parliament
| Direct election
| Hereditary and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Brazil|Brazil]]
| Direct election
| Direct election
| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|British Virgin Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the British Virgin Islands|British Virgin Islands]]
|
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Brunei}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Brunei|Brunei]]
| Monarchy
|colspan=2| Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]
| Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]]
| Direct election
|colspan=2| Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Burundi}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Burundi|Burundi]]
| Direct election
| Direct election
| Indirect election
|}
===C===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Cambodia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Cambodia|Cambodia]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Cameroon}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Cameroon|Cameroon]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Canada}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Canada|Canada]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Cape Verde}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Cape Verde|Cape Verde]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Cayman Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Cayman Islands|Cayman Islands]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Central African Republic}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Central African Republic|Central African Republic]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Chad}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Chad|Chad]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Chile}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Chile|Chile]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|People's Republic of China}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Republic of China}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Colombia|Colombia]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Comoros}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Comoros|Comoros]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|(In)direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Congo (Brazzaville)|Congo (Brazzaville)]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo (Kinshasa)]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Cook Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Cook Islands|Cook Islands]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Costa Rica}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Côte d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Croatia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Croatia|Croatia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Cuba}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Cuba|Cuba]]
| Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Cyprus}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Cyprus|Cyprus]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]]
|Election by parliament
|Direct election
|Direct election
|}
===D===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Denmark}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Denmark|Denmark]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Djibouti}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Djibouti|Djibouti]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Dominica}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Dominica|Dominica]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election and appointments<ref>The elected Representatives of the Dominican parliament decide whether senators are to be elected by them or appointed by the president.</ref>
|-
! {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|}
===E===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|East Timor}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in East Timor|East Timor]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Ecuador}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Ecuador|Ecuador]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Egypt}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Egypt|Egypt]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|El Salvador}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in El Salvador|El Salvador]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Equatorial Guinea|Equatorial Guinea]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Eritrea}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Eritrea|Eritrea]]
|Self-appointment
|colspan=2|Appointment
|-
! {{flagicon|Estonia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Estonia|Estonia]]
|Election by parliament (1.-3. round) / electoral college (4. round)
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Ethiopia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]
|Election by parliament
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|European Union}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the European Union|European Union]]
|
|colspan=2 |Direct election
|}
===F===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Falkland Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Falkland Islands|Falkland Islands]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Faroe Islands|Faroe Islands]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Fiji}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Fiji|Fiji]]
|Election by Great Council of Chiefs
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Finland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Finland|Finland]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|France}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in France|France]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|French Polynesia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===G===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Gabon}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Gabon|Gabon]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Gambia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Gambia|Gambia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Georgia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Georgia|Georgia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Germany}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Germany|Germany]]
|Election by electoral college
|Direct election
|Representation of state governments
|-
! {{flagicon|Ghana}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Ghana|Ghana]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Gibraltar}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Gibraltar|Gibraltar]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Greece}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Greece|Greece]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Greenland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Greenland|Greenland]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Grenada}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Grenada|Grenada]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Guam}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Guam|Guam]]
|<ref>Guam elects a Governor</ref>
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Guatemala}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Guatemala|Guatemala]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Guernsey}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Guernsey|Guernsey]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Guinea}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Guinea|Guinea]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Guyana}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Guyana|Guyana]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===H===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Haiti}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Haiti|Haiti]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Honduras}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Honduras|Honduras]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
|Election by election committee
|colspan=2|Direct election and election by functional constituencies
|-
! {{flagicon|Hungary}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Hungary|Hungary]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===I===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Iceland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Iceland|Iceland]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|India}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in India|India]]
|Election by electoral college
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Indonesia|Indonesia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Iran}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Iran|Iran]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Iraq}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Iraq|Iraq]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Ireland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Election by functional constituencies
|-
! {{flagicon|Israel}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Israel|Israel]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Italy}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Italy|Italy]]
|Election by parliament
|Direct election
|Direct election
|}
===J===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Jamaica}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Jamaica|Jamaica]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointment
|-
! {{flagicon|Japan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Japan|Japan]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Jersey}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Jersey|Jersey]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Jordan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Jordan|Jordan]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointment
|}
===K===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Kazakhstan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Kenya}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Kenya|Kenya]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Kiribati}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Kiribati|Kiribati]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Kosovo}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Kosovo|Kosovo]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Kuwait}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Kuwait|Kuwait]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|}
===L===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Laos}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Laos|Laos]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Latvia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Latvia|Latvia]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Lebanon}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Lebanon|Lebanon]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Lesotho}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Lesotho|Lesotho]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Liberia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Liberia|Liberia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Libya}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Libya|Libya]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Representatives of the Basis People's Congresses
|-
! {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Lithuania}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Lithuania|Lithuania]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Luxembourg}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Luxembourg|Luxembourg]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===M===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Macau|Macau]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Macedonia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Madagascar}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Madagascar|Madagascar]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Malawi}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Malawi|Malawi]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Malaysia|Malaysia]]
|Election by the rulers of the Malay states
|Direct election
|Representatives of the states
|-
! {{flagicon|Maldives}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Maldives|Maldives]]
|Election by parliament confirmed in a referendum
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Mali}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mali|Mali]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Malta}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Malta|Malta]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Isle of Man}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Man|Man]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Marshall Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Mauritania}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mauritania|Mauritania]]
|Self-appointment
|Status unclear
|Status unclear
|-
! {{flagicon|Mauritius}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mauritius|Mauritius]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Mayotte}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mayotte|Mayotte]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Mexico}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mexico|Mexico]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Micronesia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in Micronesia|Micronesia]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Moldova}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Moldova|Moldova]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Monaco}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Monaco|Monaco]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Mongolia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mongolia|Mongolia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Montenegro}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Montenegro|Montenegro]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Montserrat}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Montserrat|Montserrat]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Morocco}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Morocco|Morocco]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Indirect election and election by functional groups
|-
! {{flagicon|Mozambique}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Mozambique|Mozambique]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Myanmar}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Myanmar|Myanmar]]
|Self-appointment
|colspan=2|<ref>Myanmar has no legislature</ref>
|}
===N===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Nagorno Karabakh|Nagorno Karabakh]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Namibia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Namibia|Namibia]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Nauru}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Nauru|Nauru]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Nepal}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Nepal|Nepal]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Transition
|-
! {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Netherlands Antilles}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|New Caledonia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|New Zealand}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in New Zealand|New Zealand]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Nicaragua}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Nicaragua|Nicaragua]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Niger}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Niger|Niger]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Nigeria}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Nigeria|Nigeria]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Niue}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Niue|Niue]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Norfolk Island}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in Norfolk Island|Norfolk]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|North Korea}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in North Korea|North Korea]]
|<ref>North 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.</ref>
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Northern Mariana Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Northern Marianas|Northern Marianas]]
|<ref>The Northern Marianas elect a Governor</ref>
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Norway}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Norway|Norway]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===O===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Oman}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in Oman|Oman]]
|Monarchy
|Indirect election
|Appointments
|}
===P===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Pakistan|Pakistan]]
|Election by electoral college
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Palau}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Palau|Palau]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Palestine}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian National Authority]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Panama}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Panama|Panama]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Paraguay}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Paraguay|Paraguay]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Peru}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Peru|Peru]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Philippines}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Philippines|Philippines]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Pitcairn}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in the Pitcairn Islands|Pitcairn]]
|
|colspan=2|(In)direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Poland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Poland|Poland]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Portugal}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Portugal|Portugal]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]
|<ref>Puerto Rico elects a Governor</ref>
|Direct election
|Direct election
|}
===Q===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections and parties in Qatar|Qatar]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Appointments
|}
===R===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Romania|Romania]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Russia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Russia|Russia]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Regional delegations
|-
! {{flagicon|Rwanda}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Rwanda|Rwanda]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election and appointments
|}
===S===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections and parties in Saint Helena|Saint Helena]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Saint Pierre and Miquelon|Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Samoa}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Samoa|Samoa]]
|Livehood
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|San Marino}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in San Marino|San Marino]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in São Tomé and Príncipe|São Tomé and Príncipe]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Senegal}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Senegal|Senegal]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Serbia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Serbia|Serbia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Seychelles}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Seychelles|Seychelles]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Singapore}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Singapore|Singapore]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Slovakia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Slovakia|Slovakia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Slovenia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Slovenia|Slovenia]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Representation of interest groups
|-
! {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Somalia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Somalia|Somalia]]
|Transition
|colspan=2|Transition
|-
! {{flagicon|Somaliland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Somaliland|Somaliland]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Traditional leaders
|-
! {{flagicon|South Africa}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in South Africa|South Africa]]
|Election by parliament
|Direct election
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|South Korea}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in South Korea|South Korea]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Spain}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Spain|Spain]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Sudan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Sudan|Sudan]]
|Direct election
|Appointments due to transition
|Indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|Suriname}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Suriname|Suriname]]
|Election by electoral college
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Swaziland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Swaziland|Swaziland]]
|Monarchy
|Elected by tradional local councils and appointments
|Elected by lower house and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Sweden}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Sweden|Sweden]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Switzerland|Switzerland]]
|Election by parliament
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Syria}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Syria|Syria]]
|Approval by referendum
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===T===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Taiwan|Taiwan]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Tajikistan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Tajikistan|Tajikistan]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Tanzania}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Tanzania|Tanzania]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Thailand}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Thailand|Thailand]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Togo}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Togo|Togo]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Tokelau}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in Tokelau|Tokelau]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Tonga}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Tonga|Tonga]]
|Monarchy
|colspan=2|Partially direct election, partially by limited suffrage, partially ex officio
|-
! {{flagicon|Transnistria}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Transnistria|Transnistria]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]]
|Election by parliament
|Direct election
|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Tunisia}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Tunisia|Tunisia]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election and appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|Turkey}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Turkey|Turkey]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]]
|Livehood
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Turks and Caicos|Turks and Caicos]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Tuvalu}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in Tuvalu|Tuvalu]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===U===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Uganda|Uganda]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Ukraine}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Ukraine|Ukraine]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections and parties in the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]]
|De facto monarchy
|colspan=2|Appointments
|-
! {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
|Monarchy
|Direct election
|Appointments and hereditary/indirect election
|-
! {{flagicon|United States}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the United States|United States]]
|Indirect election/election by electoral college
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Uruguay}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Uruguay|Uruguay]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Indirect election and appointments
|}
===V===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Vanuatu|Vanuatu]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Venezuela}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Venezuela|Venezuela]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Vietnam}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Vietnam|Vietnam]]
|Election by parliament
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in the Virgin Islands of the United States|Virgin Islands of the United States]]
|<ref>The U.S. Virgin Islands elect a Governor</ref>
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===W===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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|Wallis and Futuna}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Wallis and Futuna|Wallis and Futuna]]
|
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Western Sahara}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Western Sahara|Western Sahara]]
|Appointment
|colspan=2|Appointments
|}
===Y===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Yemen|Yemen]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|}
===Z===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!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"|[[Elections in Zambia|Zambia]]
|Direct election
|colspan=2|Direct election
|-
! {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}}
| style="text-align:left"|[[Elections in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]]
|Direct election
|Direct election
|Direct election
|}
==References==
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==See also==
* [[List of narrow elections]]
* [[List of democracy and elections-related topics]]
==External links==
*[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]
[[Category:Elections by country|*]]
[[it: Elenco elezioni per Paese]]
[[hu: Választások országokra lebontva]]
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