Elections by country

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For each de jure and de facto sovereign state and dependent territory an article on elections in that entity has been included and information on the way the head of state, head of government, and the legislature is selected. Merged cells for "head of state" and "head of government" indicate the office is the same for that country; merged cells for "lower house" and "upper house" indicate a unicameral legislature. The linked articles include the results of the elections. For a chronological order, see the electoral calendar.

Contents

A

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia Direct election [1] Direct election [1]
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Autocrat elected by legislature [2] [3] [4] Appointment by autocrat [2] Appointment by autocrat [5]
Flag of Aland.svg Åland President of FinlandElection by legislatureDirect election
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Election by legislature [6] Election by legislature [6] Direct election [6]
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Direct election [7] Election by legislature [7] Direct election [7] Partially elected by electoral college, rest appointed by President [7]
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa President of the United States [8] Direct election [8] Direct election [8] Election by regional governing councils [8]
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra The President of France and the Bishop of Urgell are co-heads of state [9] Election by legislature [9] Direct election [9]
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Election by legislature [10] Direct election [10]
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla Monarchy [11] Election by legislature [11] Direct election and appointments [11]
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Monarchy [12] Election by legislature [12] Direct election [12] Appointments [12]
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Direct election [13] Direct election [13]
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Election by LegislatureElection by LegislatureDirect election [14]
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Monarch of the Netherlands [15] Election by legislature [15] Direct election [15]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Monarchy [16] Election by legislature [16] Direct election [16]
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Direct election [17] Election by legislature [17] Direct election [17] Indirect election [17]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Direct election [18] Appointment by head of state [18] Direct election [18]

B

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Monarchy [19] Election by legislature [19] Direct election [19] Appointments [19]
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Monarchy [20] Appointment by head of state [20] Direct election [20] Appointments [20]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Election by legislature [21] Election by legislature [21] Direct and indirect election [21]
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Election by legislature [22] Election by legislature [21] Direct election [22] Appointments [22]
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Direct election [23] Appointment by head of state [23] Direct election [23] Indirect election and appointments [23]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Monarchy [24] Election by legislature [24] Direct election [24] Indirect election [24]
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Monarchy [25] Election by legislature [25] Direct election [25] Appointments [25]
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Direct election [26] Direct election [26]
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Monarchy [27] Election by legislature [27] Direct election [27] Appointments [27]
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Monarchy [28] Elected by legislature [28] Direct election [28] Direct election and appointments [28]
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Direct election [29] Direct election [29]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Rotating presidency of directly elected candidates [30] Appointment by head of state [30] Direct election [30] Indirect election [30]
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Election by legislature [31] Direct election [31] Hereditary and appointments [31]
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Direct election [32] Direct election [32] Direct election [32]
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Monarchy [33] Election by legislature [33] Direct election [33]
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Monarchy [34] Appointments by head of state [34]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Direct election [35] Election by legislature [35] Direct election [35]
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Direct election [36] Appointment by head of state [36] Direct election [36]
Burma see Myanmar
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Direct election [37] Direct election and co-option [37] Indirect election [37]

C

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Cabo Verde see Cape Verde
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Monarch elected by Royal Council [38] Election by lower house of legislature [38] Direct election [38] Indirect election and appointments [38]
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Direct election [39] Appointment by head of state [39] Direct election [39] Indirect election and appointments [39]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Monarchy [40] Election by lower house of legislature [40] Direct election [40] Appointments [40]
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Direct election [41] Appointment by head of state [41] Direct election [41]
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Monarchy [42] Election by legislature [42] Direct election and appointments [42]
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Direct election [43] Appointment by head of state [44] Direct election [43]
Flag of Chad.svg Chad Direct election [45] Appointment by head of state [45] Direct election [45]
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Direct election [46] Direct election [46]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Election by legislature [47] Appointment by head of state [47] Indirect election [47]
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Direct election [48] Direct election [48] Direct election [48]
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros Direct election [49] Direct and indirect election [49]
Congo (Brazzaville) see Republic of the Congo
Congo (Kinshasa) see Democratic Republic of the Congo
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Monarchy [50] Election by legislature [50] Direct election [50]
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Direct election [51] Direct election [51]
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire Direct election [52] Appointment by head of state [52] Direct election [52]
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Direct election [53] Election by legislature [53] Direct election [53]
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Election by legislature [54] Direct election [54]
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Monarch of the Netherlands [55] Election by legislature [55] Direct election [55]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Direct election [56] Direct election [56]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Direct election [57] Appointment by head of state [57] Direct election [57]

D

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Direct election [58] Appointment by head of state [58] Direct election [58] Indirect election [58]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Monarchy [59] Election by legislature [59] Direct election [59]
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Direct election [60] Appointment by head of state [60] Direct election [60]
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Election by legislature [61] Appointment by head of state [61] Direct election and appointments [61]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Direct election [62] Direct election [62]

E

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor Direct election [63] Election by legislature [63] Direct election [63]
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Direct election [64] Direct election [64]
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Direct election [65] Appointment by head of state [65] Direct election and appointments [65]
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Direct election [66] Direct election [66]
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Direct election [67] Appointment by head of state [67] Direct election [67] Direct election and appointments [67]
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Election by legislature [68] Direct and indirect election [68]
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Election by legislature and/or electoral college [69] Appointment by head of state [69] Direct election [69]
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Monarchy [70] Appointment by head of state [70] Election by traditional local councils and appointments [70] Election by lower house and appointments [70]
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Election by legislature [71] Election by legislature [71] Direct election [71] Indirect election [71]

F

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands Monarchy [72] Indirect appointment by monarch [72] Direct election and appointments [72]
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands Monarch of Denmark [73] Election by legislature [73] Direct election [73]
Federated States of Micronesia see Micronesia
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Election by legislature [74] Appointment by president [74] Direct election [74]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Direct election [75] Election by legislature [75] Direct election [75]
Flag of France.svg France Direct election [76] Appointment by president [76] Direct election [76] Indirect election [76]
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia President of France [77] Election by legislature [77] Direct election [77]

G

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Direct election [78] Appointment by head of state [78] Direct election [78] Indirect election [78]
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Direct election [79] Direct election and appointments [79]
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Direct election [80] Election by legislature [80] Direct election [80]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Election by electoral college [81] Election by legislature [81] Direct election [81] Representation of state governments [81]
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Direct election [82] Direct election [82]
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Monarchy [83] Election by legislature [83] Direct and indirect election [83]
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Election by legislature [84] Election by legislature [84] Direct election [84]
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Monarch of Denmark [85] Election by legislature [85] Direct election [85]
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Monarchy [86] Election by legislature [86] Direct election [86] Appointment [86]
Flag of Guam.svg Guam President of the United States [87] Direct election [87] Direct election [87]
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Direct election [88] Direct election [88]
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey Monarchy [89] Election by legislature [89] Direct election [89]
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Direct election [90] Appointment by head of state [90] Direct election [90]
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau Direct election [91] Appointment by head of state [91] Direct election [91]
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Election by legislature [92] Direct election [92]

H

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Direct election [93] Appointment by head of state [94] Direct election [93]
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Direct election [95] Direct election [95]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Election by election committee followed by appointment by state council [96] Election by election committee followed by appointment by state council [96] Direct election and indirect election [96]
Holy See see Vatican City
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Election by legislature [97] Election by legislature [97] Direct election [97]

I

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Direct election [98] Election by legislature [98] Direct election [98]
Flag of India.svg India Election by electoral college [99] Election by legislature [99] Direct election [99] Indirect election [99]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Direct election [100] Direct election [100]
Flag of Iran.svg Iran Election by Assembly of Experts [101] Direct election [101] Direct election and appointment [101]
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Election by legislature [102] Election by legislature [102] Direct election [102]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Direct election [103] Election by legislature's lower house [103] Direct election [103] Election by functional constituencies and appointment [103]
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man Monarchy [104] Election by legislature [104] Direct election [104] Indirect election/ex officio [104]
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Election by legislature [105] Appointment by president [106] Direct election [105]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Election by legislature [107] Appointment by president [107] Direct election [107]

J

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Monarchy [108] Election by lower house of legislature [108] Direct election [108] Appointment [108]
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Monarchy [109] Election by lower house of legislature [109] Direct election [109]
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey Monarchy [110] Election by legislature [110] Direct election [110]
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Monarchy [111] Appointment by monarch [111] Direct election [111] Appointment by monarch [111]

K

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Direct election [112] Appointment by head of state [112] Direct and indirect election [112] Indirect election and appointments [112]
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Direct election [113] Direct election and appointments [113] Direct election [113]
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati Direct election [114] Direct election and appointments [114]
Korea, North see North Korea
Korea, South see South Korea
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Election by legislature [115] Election by legislature [115] Direct election [115]
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Monarchy [116] Appointment by head of state [116] Direct election and appointments [116]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Direct election [117] Election by legislature [117] Direct election [117]

L

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Election by legislature [118] Election by legislature [118] Direct election [118]
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Election by legislature [119] Appointment by head of state [119] Direct election [119]
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Election by legislature [120] Appointment by head of state [120] Direct election [120]
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Monarchy [121] Election by lower house of legislature [121] Direct election [121] Appointments [121]
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Direct election [122] Direct election [122] Direct election [122]
Flag of Libya.svg Libya Head of Presidential Council [123] Direct election [124]
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Monarchy [125] Election by legislature [125] Direct election [125]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Direct election [126] Appointment by head of state [126] Direct election [126]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Monarchy [127] Election by legislature [127] Direct election [127]

M

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Election by election committee [128] Election by Election Committee [128] Direct election, indirect election, and appointments [128]
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Direct election [129] Election by lower house of legislature [129] Direct election [129] Indirect election and appointments [129]
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Direct election [130] Direct election [130]
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Election by the rulers of the Malay states [131] Election by lower house of legislature [131] Direct election [131] Indirect election and appointments [131]
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Direct election [132] Direct election [132]
Flag of Mali.svg Mali Direct election [133] Appointment by head of state [133] Direct election [133]
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Election by legislatureAppointment by head of stateDirect election
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Direct electionDirect electionIndirect election
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Direct electionDirect electionDirect election
Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco MonarchyDirect election
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat Monarchy [134] Election by legislature [134] Direct election [134]
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco MonarchyDirect electionIndirect election and election by functional groups
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Election by legislatureDirect election and appointments

N

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Artsakh.svg Nagorno Karabakh Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Direct election [135] Direct election [135] Indirect election [135]
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Election by legislature [136] Direct election [136]
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Indirect election [137] Election by legislature [137] Direct election [137] Indirect election and appointments [137]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Monarchy [138] Election by legislature [138] Direct election [138] Indirect election [138]
Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia President of France [139] Election by legislature [139] Indirect election [139]
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Monarchy [140] Election by legislature [140] Direct election [140]
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Direct election [141] Direct election and ex officio [141]
Flag of Niger.svg Niger Direct election [142] Appointment by head of state [142] Direct election [142]
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Niue.svg Niue Monarchy [143] Election by legislature [143] Direct election [143]
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island Monarchy [144] Indirect appointment by head of state [144] Direct election [144]
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Elected by legislature [145] Direct election
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Direct election [146] Election by legislature [146] Direct election [146]
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus Direct electionDirect election
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands President of the United States [147] Direct election [147] Direct election [147]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway MonarchyDirect election

O

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Oman.svg Oman Monarchy [148] Indirect election [148] Appointments [148]

P

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Election by legislatureDirect electionIndirect election
Flag of Palau.svg Palau Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Monarchy [149] Election by legislature [149] Direct election [149]
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Direct electionDirect election
People's Republic of China see China
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Direct electionDirect election
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Direct electionDirect election
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands Monarchy [150] Direct election [150] Direct election and appointment [150]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Direct electionAppointment by head of stateDirect election
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Direct electionAppointment by head of state [151] Direct election
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico President of the United States [152] Direct election [152] Direct election [152]

Q

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Monarchy [153] Appointed by monarch [153] Appointed by monarch [153]

R

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Republic of China see Taiwan
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Direct electionDirect electionIndirect election
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Direct election [154] Appointed by head of state [154] Direct election [154]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Direct electionDirect electionIndirect election and appointments
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Direct election [155] Appointment by head of state [155] Direct election and appointments [155] Indirect election and appointments [155]

S

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic AppointmentAppointments
Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena Monarchy [156] Appointment by head of state [156] Direct election and appointments [156]
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Monarchy [157] Election by legislature [157] Direct election and appointments [157]
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Monarchy Direct electionAppointments
Flag of France.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon President of France [158] Election by legislature [158] Direct election [158]
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines MonarchyDirect election and appointments
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Monarchy [159] Appointment by monarch [159]
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten Monarch of the Netherlands [160] Election by legislature [160] Direct election [160]
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Direct electionDirect electionRepresentation of interest groups
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Monarchy [161] Election by legislature [161] Direct election [161]
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Direct electionTransition
Flag of Somaliland.svg Somaliland Direct electionDirect electionTraditional leaders
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Election by lower house of legislature [162] Direct election [162] Indirect election [162]
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Direct electionDirect election
Flag of South Ossetia.svg South Ossetia Direct electionDirect election
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Spain.svg Spain MonarchyElection by legislatureDirect electionDirect and indirect election
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Direct electionAppointments due to transitionIndirect election
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Election by electoral collegeDirect election
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Monarchy [163] Election by legislature [163] Direct election [163]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of Syria.svg Syria Approval by referendumDirect election

T

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Direct electionDirect electionIndirect election and appointments
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand MonarchyElection by legislatureDirect electionDirect election and appointments
Timor-Leste see East Timor
Flag of Togo.svg Togo Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau Monarchy [164] Rotation of village leaders [164] Direct election [164]
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga MonarchyPartially direct election, partially by limited suffrage, partially ex officio
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Transnistria Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Election by legislatureDirect electionAppointments
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Direct electionDirect election
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands Monarchy [165] Election by legislature [165] Direct election [165]
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Monarchy [166] Election by legislature [166] Direct election [166]

U

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Direct election [167] Direct election and appointments [167]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Direct election [168] Election by legislature [168] Direct election [168]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Indirect election by heads of constituent states [169] Indirect election by heads of constituent states [169] Appointments and indirect election [169]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Monarchy [170] Election by legislature [170] Direct election [170] Appointments, hereditary peers, and indirect election [170]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Indirect election, Election by the 50 States using their electoral college [171] Direct election [171]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Direct electionDirect electionIndirect election and appointments

V

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Election by electoral college [172] Election by legislature [172] Direct election [172]
Flag of the Vatican City.svg Vatican City Monarch elected by college of cardinals [173] Appointment by monarch [173] Appointment by monarch [173]
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Direct electionDirect election
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Election by legislatureDirect election
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands President of the United States [174] Direct election [174] Direct election

W

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna President of France [175] Appointment by president [175] Direct election [175]

Y

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Direct election [176] Appointment by head of state [176] Direct election [176] Appointment by head of state [176]

Z

CountryHead of stateHead of governmentLegislature
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Direct election [177] Mostly direct election, some appointments [177]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Direct election [178] Direct election [178] Mix of direct and indirect election [178]

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High Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (HCIEA) was a breakaway Taliban faction active in Afghanistan since 2015. The faction broke away from the Taliban in 2015 following the appointment of Akhtar Mansour as the leader of the Taliban and elected Muhammad Rasul as its leader. The faction was involved in deadly clashes with mainstream Taliban in southern and western Afghanistan, leaving scores of dead on both sides. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan allegedly provided financial and military support to the faction, however, both the Islamic Republic and the faction denied this. Following the Taliban offensive of 2021 and the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban forces, the group dissolved, and its leaders pledged allegiance to the new government.

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