List of political term limits

List of political term limits

Asia

Afghanistan

* President - Two five-year terms

Armenia

* President - Two consecutive five-year terms

Azerbaijan

* President - Two five-year terms

Hong Kong

* Chief Executive - Two consecutive five-year terms

Japan

* Prime Minister - No term limits

Philippines

* President - One six-year term
* Vice President and Senators - two six-year terms
* Representatives - Three three-year terms
* Governor - Three three-year terms
* Vice Governor - Three three-year terms
* Board Members - Three five-year terms
* City Mayor and Municipal Mayors - Three three-year terms
* City Mayor and Municipal Vice Mayors - Three three-year terms
* City Councilors and Municipal Councilors - Three three-year terms
* Barangay Captain - Three five-year terms
* Barangay Kagawad - Three five-year terms
* Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman - One five-year term
* Sangguniang Kabataan Kagawad - One five-year term

outh Korea

* President - One five-year term

ri Lanka

* President - Two consecutive six-year terms

Taiwan

* President - Two four-year terms

People's Republic of China

* President - 2 terms of NPC session

Oceania

Australia

* Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one five year term or at the 'pleasure' of the Queen of Australia.
* Prime Minister - No term limits

Kiribati

* President - Three four-year terms

Europe

Albania

* President - Two five-year terms

Austria

* President - Two consecutive six-year terms
* Chancellor - No term limits

Belarus

* President - No term limits

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Presidency members - Two consecutive four-year terms

Bulgaria

* President - Two five-year terms

Croatia

* President - Two five-year terms

Czech Republic

* President - Two consecutive five-year terms

Estonia

* President - Two consecutive five-year terms

Finland

* President - Two consecutive six-year terms

France

* President - No term limits

Germany

* President - Two five-year terms
* Chancellor - No term limits

Greece

* President - Two five-year terms

Ireland

* President - Two terms

Italy

* President - Unlimited seven-year terms

Poland

* President - Two five-year terms

Portugal

* President - Two consecutive five-year terms
* Prime Minister - No term limits
* Presidents of local authorities ("concelho" and "freguesia") - Three consecutive four-year terms

Romania

* President - Two five-year terms

Russia

* President - Two consecutive four-year terms

witzerland

* President of the Confederation - Non-consecutive one-year term

United Kingdom

* Prime Minister - No term limits, parliament elected for maximum of 5 years

Ukraine

* President - two five-year terms

The Americas

Argentina

* President - Two four-year terms

Bolivia

* President - One five-year term

Brazil

* President - Two consecutive four-year terms

Canada

* Governor General - Five-year term, although the length of the term may be extended by the Queen of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister.
* Prime Minister - No term limits. Parliament elected for a maximum of five years.

Chile

* President - Non-consecutive four-year terms

Colombia

* President - Two four-year terms

Costa Rica

* President - One five-year term

El Salvador

* President - One five-year term

Guatemala

* President - One four-year term

Mexico

* President - One six-year term (sexenio)

Paraguay

* President - One five-year term

Peru

* President - Nonconsecutive five-year terms
* Congress members - unlimited terms (same period as President)

United States

* President - Two four-year terms, excluding up to two years of an unexpired term (Term limits in the United States)
* Senators - Unlimited six-year terms
* Congressmen - Unlimited two-year terms

Uruguay

* President - One five-year term

Venezuela

* President - Two six-year terms

Sources

* CIA World Factbook
* http://www.franklin.com/estore/dictionary/FCC701468DLDE/


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