This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country.
Africa
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan="2" | Head of state
! colspan="2" | Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices
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! width=100| Title
! Maximum number of terms
! width=100| Office
! Maximum number of terms
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2021 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 7-year terms, since 2025 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1998 constitutional reform
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| President
| No set terms (transitional)
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| President
| Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform
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| President
| Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms
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| President
| Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, as per unenforced constitution (no set terms in practice)
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| King
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 6-year terms, since 1987 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 7-year terms, since 2024 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 7-years terms, since 2025 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform
| Deputy President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform
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| King
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1998 constitutional reform
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| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | President
| rowspan="2" | Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum
| Senators
| Unlimited 9-year terms
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| Representatives
| Unlimited 6-year terms
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| Chairman of the Presidential Council
| No set terms (transitional)
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum
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| President
| No set terms (transitional)
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform
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| King
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2004 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform
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| President
| No set terms (transitional)
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| President
| Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 4-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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| President
| No set terms (transitional)
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2006 constitutional reform
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| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 2013 constitutional referendum
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Americas
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=150 rowspan="2" | Country
! colspan="2" | Head of state
! colspan="2" | Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices
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! width=100| Title
! Maximum number of terms
! width=100| Office
! Maximum number of terms
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 5-year terms
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| rowspan="3"|
| rowspan="3"| President
| rowspan="3"| Two consecutive 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two consecutive 4-year terms
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| Senators
| Unlimited 6-year terms
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| Deputies
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Assembly, which has a term of five years.
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| 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.
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of five years.
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| Governor-General
| Unlimited 7-year terms
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| President
| Two 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 5-year terms
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| President
| Two consecutive 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two consecutive 4-year terms
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Commons, which by statute has a term of four years.
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| Governor General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.<br>Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between Anglophone and Francophone appointees.
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| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | President
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms
| Senators
| Two consecutive 8-year terms
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| Deputies
| Three consecutive 4-year terms
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| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" | President
| rowspan="3" | One 4-year term
| Vice President
| Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year term
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| Senators
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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| Representatives
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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| President
| Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms, since 2005 constitution reform
| Deputies
| Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms, since 1949 constitutional reform
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| rowspan="2" |
| First Secretary
| rowspan="2" | Two 5-year terms
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Two 5-year terms
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| President
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| President
| Two 5-year terms
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| President
| Two 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 4-year terms
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| President
| Two 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 4-year terms
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of five years.
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| President
| One 4-year term
| Vice President
| One 4-year term
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| President
| Two 5-year terms
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| President
| Two non-consecutive 5-year terms
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of six years for the Senate and a term of four years for the Chamber of Deputies.
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| President
| Two 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 4-year terms
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 5-year terms
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | President
| rowspan="2" | One 6-year term (sexenio)
| Senators
| Two consecutive 6-year terms (since 2018)
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| Deputies
| Four consecutive 3-year terms (since 2018)
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| President
| Two non-consecutive 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Two non-consecutive 5-year terms
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| President
| One 5-year term
| Vice President
| One 5-year term
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| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | President
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
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| Members of Congress
| Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 5-year terms
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 5-year terms
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| Governor-General
| No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| President
| Two 5-year terms
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" | President
| rowspan="3" |Two 4-year terms, except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving more than two years,<br>in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted.<br>(see Twenty-second Amendment).
| Vice President
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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| Senators
| Unlimited 6-year terms
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| Representatives
| Unlimited 2-year terms
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| President
| Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
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| President
| Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum
| Vice President
| No fixed terms
|}
Asia
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=150 rowspan="2" | Country
! colspan="2" | Head of state
! colspan="2" | Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices
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! width=100| Title
! Maximum number of terms
! width=100| Office
! Maximum number of terms
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| Supreme Leader
| No set terms (life tenure)
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Supreme Leader.
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| 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.
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| President
| Unlimited 7-year terms
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|-
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | King
| rowspan="2" | No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Crown Prince
| No directly set terms; appointed by the King.
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| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; appointed by the King.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Sultan
| rowspan="2" | No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Crown Prince
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan.
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| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan.
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| King
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| No term limits
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| General Secretary
| Unlimited 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform
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| President
| Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform
| Premier
| Two consecutive 5-year terms (two consecutive terms of National People's Congress session)
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| President
| Two consecutive 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
| Representatives
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Chief Executive
| Two consecutive 5-year terms
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|-
| rowspan="4" |
| rowspan="4" | President
| rowspan="4" | Unlimited 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the lower house of the Parliament of India, which has a term of five years.
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| Members of the Rajya Sabha
| Unlimited 6-year terms
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| Members of the Lok Sabha
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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|
| President
| Two 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 5-year terms
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| Supreme Leader
| No set terms (life tenure)
| President
| Two consecutive 4-year terms
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|
| President
| Two 4-year terms
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
|rowspan="2" |
|rowspan="2" |President
|rowspan="2" |One 7-year term
|rowspan="2" |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.
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|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.
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| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" | Emperor
| rowspan="3" | 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 four years.
|-
| Members of the House of Councillors
| Unlimited 6-year terms
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| Members of the House of Representatives
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| One 7-year term
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|-
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Emir
| rowspan="2" | No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Crown Prince
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Emir.
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| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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|
| President
| Two 5-year terms
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|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| General Secretary
| Unlimited 5-year terms
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Two 5-year terms
|-
| President
| Two 5-year terms
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| Chief Executive
| Two consecutive 5-year terms
| Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
|
| King
| Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Two 5-year terms, since 1998
|
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|-
|
| 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.
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|
| President
| Two 5-year terms
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|-
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| President
| Two 5-year terms
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|-
| rowspan="2" |
| General Secretary
| Unlimited 5-year terms
| rowspan="2" | Premier
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
| President of State Affairs
| Unlimited 5-year terms
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| Sultan
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Crown Prince
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
| rowspan="4" | (main article)
| rowspan="4" | President
| rowspan="4" | One 6-year term
| Vice President
| Two consecutive 6-year terms
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| Senators
| Two consecutive 6-year terms
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| Representatives of the House
| Three consecutive 3-year terms
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| All other local government officials
| Three consecutive 3-year terms
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|
| Emir
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Emir.
|-
|
| President
| Two 6-year terms
| 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.
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | King
| rowspan="2" | 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Unlimited 6-year terms
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
|
| 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.
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|-
|
| President
| (Transitional)
|
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|-
| rowspan="4" |
| rowspan="4" | President
| rowspan="4" | Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994
| Vice President
| Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994
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| Members of the Legislative Yuan
| Unlimited 4-year terms since 2008
|-
| County, city and township councilors, and village chiefs
| Unlimited 4-year terms
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| County magistrates, and city and township mayors
| Two consecutive 4-year terms
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|
| President
| Two 7-year terms
|
|
|-
|
| King
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| Two 4-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Two 5-year terms
| Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
| Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Unlimited 7-year terms
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | President
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 5-year terms
| Vice President
| Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; appointed by the President.
|-
|
| President
| Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| 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)
|-
|
| Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council
| (Transitional)
| Prime Minister
| No set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of six years.
|}
Europe
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! rowspan="2" | Country
! colspan="2" | Head of state
! colspan="2" | Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices
|-
! scope="col" width="10%" | Title
! scope="col" | Maximum number of terms
! scope="col" width="10%" | Title
! scope="col" | Maximum number of terms
|-
|
| 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.
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| Co-princes
| Bishop of Urgell: No set terms; appointed by the Pope<br>President of France: Two consecutive 5-year terms since 2008 constitutional reform
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
| Personal Representatives
| No set terms; appointed by their respective co-princes.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 6-year terms
| Chancellor
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Austrian President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the National Council, which has a term of five years.
|-
|
| President
| Unlimited 7-year terms
|
|
|-
|
| President
| Two 5-year terms (since 2022)
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 5-year terms<br>(since 2019 constitutional reform)
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" | President
| rowspan="3" | Two consecutive 5-year terms
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they have to maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, which has a term of four years.
|-
| Deputies
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
| Senators
| Unlimited 6-year terms
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President of the European Commission
| unlimited five-year terms
| President of the European Council
| Two 2.5 year terms
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 6-year terms
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Finnish Parliament, which has a term of four years.
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 5-year terms<br>(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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| One 7-year term
|
|
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 4-year terms
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Moldovan Parliament, which has a term of four years.
|-
|
| Prince / Princess
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Minister of State
| No directly set terms; appointed by the Prince.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two 6-year terms
| 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.
|-
|
| Captains Regent
| Unlimited non-consecutive 6-month terms,<br>but an outgoing Captain Regent cannot be re-elected for three years.
|
|
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 5-year terms
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Council, which has a term of four years.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President of the Confederation
| Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms
| Members of the Federal Council
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Two 5-year terms
| Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
| Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
|
| 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two consecutive 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.
|}
Oceania
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=150 rowspan="2" | Country
! colspan="2" | Head of state
! colspan="2" | Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices
|-
! width=100| Title
! Maximum number of terms
! width=100| Office
! Maximum number of terms
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 4-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Two 3-year terms
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 4-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Three 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Three 4-year terms
|-
|
| President
| Two 4-year terms
|
|
|-
|
| President
| Two 3-year terms
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | 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.
|-
|
| President
| Two 4-year terms
| Vice President
| Two 4-year terms
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | 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
|-
|
| Chief of State
| Two 5-year terms
| Prime Minister
| Unlimited 5-year terms
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | 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
|-
|
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| King / Queen
| No set terms (hereditary succession)
| rowspan="2" | Prime Minister
| rowspan="2" | 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.
|-
|
| President
| One 5-year term
| Prime Minister
| No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the ni-Vanuatu Parliament, which has a term of four years.
|}
See also
- Term limit
- Reelection
- Term of office
References
Sources
- CIA World Factbook