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This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country.
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This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country.
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
 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 | Two 5-year terms (Bukele's political reforms) | Vice President | Two 5-year term |
 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 | President | (Transitional) | ||
 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 [1] | 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. The eligibility of former term-limited presidents is unclear (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 |
| Country | Head of state | Head of 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 direclty 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 | ||
 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 | 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 [2] | 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. |
 Republic of China | President | Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994 [3] [4] | Vice President | Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994 |
| Members of the Legislative Yuan | Unlimited 4-year terms since 2008 [5] | |||
| County, city and township councilors, and village chiefs | Unlimited 4-year terms [6] | |||
| County magistrates, and city and township mayors | Two consecutive 4-year terms [7] | |||
 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 [8] | 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 | No set terms (transitional) | Prime Minister | No set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of six years. |
| 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 | No set terms; appointed by the Pope (Bishop of Urgell) / Two consecutive 5-year terms since 2008 constitutional reform (President of France). | 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 National Council, which has a term of five years. |
| Azerbaijan | President | Unlimited 7-year terms | ||
 Belarus | President | Unlimited 5-year terms | 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 | ||
 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 [9] | 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 [10] | 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 [11] | 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. | ||
 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 [12] | 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 [13] | 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 5-year terms | Prime Minister | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Verkhovna Rada, which has a term of five years. |
| Country | Head of state | 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. |
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The Constitution of the Russian Federation was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993 and enacted on 25 December 1993. The latest significant reform occurred in 2020, marked by extensive amendments that altered various sections, including presidential terms, social policies, and the role of Russian law over international norms..
The president of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020.
The Constitution of the Republic of Korea is the supreme law of South Korea. It was promulgated on July 17, 1948, and last revised on October 29, 1987.
The vice president of China, officially titled the vice president of the People's Republic of China, is the deputy to the president of the People's Republic of China, the state representative of China.
In the United States, term limits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve. At the federal level, the president of the United States can serve a maximum of two four-year terms, limited by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Some state government offices are also term-limited, including executive, legislative, and judicial offices.
A term of office, electoral term, or parliamentary term is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office. In many jurisdictions there is a defined limit on how long terms of office may be before the officeholder must be subject to re-election. Some jurisdictions exercise term limits, setting a maximum number of terms an individual may hold in a particular office.
The Constitution of Tajikistan was adopted on 6 November 1994 and amended three times, on 26 September 1999, on 22 June 2003 and on 22 May 2016.
The Constitution of Uzbekistan was adopted on 8 December 1992 on the 11th session of the Supreme Council of Uzbekistan. It replaced the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 1978. It is the supreme law of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Constitution of Uzbekistan contains six parts and it is further divided into 26 chapters.
A constitutional referendum was held in Armenia on 6 December 2015. Its amendments to the constitution put the country on a course from having a semi-presidential system to being a parliamentary republic, with the changes beginning to take place during the 2017–18 electoral cycle. The referendum passed with 66% of voters supporting it. Voter turnout was 51%, passing the 33% threshold to validate the results.
The amendments of 2020, which were proposed in January 2020, are the second substantial amendments to the Constitution of Russia of 1993. To introduce these amendments, Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, held a national vote. They were approved on 1 July by a popular vote.