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Term Limits Around The World
This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country. Africa Americas Asia Middle East Europe Oceania See also * Term limit * Reelection References Sources * CIA World Factbook {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Political Term Limits Term limits Term limits A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potenti ...
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Term Limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes " president for life". This is intended to protect a republic from becoming a ''de facto'' dictatorship. Term limits may be applied as a lifetime limit on the number of terms an officeholder may serve, or the restrictions may be applied as a limit on the number of consecutive terms they may serve. History Europe Term limits date back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Republic, as well as the Republic of Venice. In ancient Athenian democracy, many officeholders were limited to a single term. Council members were allowed a maximum of two terms. The position of Strategos could be held for an indefinite number of terms. In the Roman Republic, a law was passed imposing a limit of a single ter ...
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President Of Egypt
The president of Egypt is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the president is also the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government. The current president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has been in office since 8 June 2014. History The first president of Egypt was Mohamed Naguib, who along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 that overthrew King Farouk and marked the end of the British colonial rule. Though Farouk's infant son was formally declared by the revolutionaries as King Fuad II, all effective executive power was vested in Naguib and the Revolutionary Command Council. On 18 June 1953, just under a year after the coup d'état, the Council abolished the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and dec ...
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President Of Kenya
The president of the Republic of Kenya () is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The President is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. History Kenya's pre-independence constitution was based on the standard " Lancaster House template" used for the former British colonies in Africa, was subject to early amendments, and was replaced in 1969. Under the Independence Constitution, the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was the country's head of state, represented locally by a Governor-General of Kenya, who was the head of government. In 1964, the year after the country gained independence from Britain, the 1963 Constitution was amended to make the country a republic, with the President now serving as both head of state and head of government. Kenya has had a total of 5 presidents since independence, in successive order: Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi, Mw ...
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Prime Minister Of Guinea-Bissau
This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1974, there have been twenty prime ministers and two acting prime ministers. The current holder of the office is Nuno Gomes Nabiam, who was appointed by a decree of president Umaro Sissoco Embaló on 28 February 2020. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Symbols Notes Timeline See also * Politics of Guinea-Bissau * List of captains-major of Bissau * List of captains-major of Cacheu * List of governors of Portuguese Guinea * List of presidents of Guinea-Bissau * Vice President of Guinea-Bissau External links World Statesmen – Guinea-Bissau {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime Ministers of Guinea-Bissau Government of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gin ...
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President Of Guinea-Bissau
This article lists the presidents of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of president in 1973. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Symbols Notes Timeline Latest election See also * Politics of Guinea-Bissau * List of captains-major of Bissau * List of captains-major of Cacheu * List of governors of Portuguese Guinea * List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau * Vice President of Guinea-Bissau References External links World Statesmen – Guinea-Bissau {{DEFAULTSORT:Presidents of Guinea-Bissau Government of Guinea-Bissau * Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ... Guinea-Bissau politics-related lists ...
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Prime Minister Of Guinea
This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1972. List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * * ;''Other factions'' * * Officeholders Notes Timeline See also *Guinea **List of presidents of Guinea **List of colonial governors of French Guinea **Politics of Guinea *Lists of office-holders External links ; Government Official site of the Guinean government
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President Of Guinea
This article lists the presidents of Guinea, since the country gained independence from France in 1958 (after rejecting to join the French Community in a constitutional referendum). List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * ;''Other factions'' * ;''Symbols'' * * Elected unopposed *† Died in office Officeholders Notes Timeline Latest election See also *Guinea **List of prime ministers of Guinea **List of colonial governors of French Guinea **Politics of Guinea *Lists of office-holders References External links ; Government Official site of the Guinean government
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President Of Gambia
This is a list of the heads of state of the Gambia, from the independence of the Gambia in 1965 to the present day. From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the Constitution of 1965 was the queen of the Gambia, Elizabeth II, who was also the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in the Gambia by a governor-general. The Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1970 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by an executive president. Monarch (1965–1970) The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne. Governor-general The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in the Gambia and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since the Gambia was granted independence by the Gambia Independence Act 1964, rather than being first establishe ...
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President Of Ghana
The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential election against former president, John Dramani Mahama, by a margin of 4.23%. He was sworn into office for his second term on 7 January 2021. Eligibility According to Chapter 8, Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not be qualified for election as the president of Ghana unless: *(a) is a citizen of Ghana by birth *(b) has attained the age of forty years; and *(c) is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article.
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President Of Gabon
The president of Gabon is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting two acting presidents) since the post was formed in 1960. Description of the office Election The president of the republic is elected for a presidential term of seven (7) years, by universal and direct suffrage. The president is re-electable.Article 9 of the Constitution of 1991. The election is won by the candidate who obtains the largest number of votes. All Gabonese citizens, male and female, who are at least forty (40) years old, have resided in Gabon for at least twelve (12) months, and who enjoy their full civil and political rights are eligible to run for the seat of the presidency.Article 10 of the Constitution of 1991. The Constitutional Court may extend the provisioned time periods conforming to Article 11 below, but the elections may not take place more than thirty-five (35) days after the date of the decision of the Constitutional Court. If an app ...
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President Of Eritrea
This is a list of heads of state of Eritrea. Since the establishment of the office of President in 1993, the office has been held by Isaias Afwerki. The President is the head of state and head of government of Eritrea, as well as commander-in-chief of the Eritrean Defence Forces. The list also includes Secretary-General of the Provisional Government, who acted as head of state of Eritrea between 1991 and 1993, before the proclamation of independence. List See also *Eritrea **List of colonial governors of Eritrea *Lists of office-holders *List of current heads of state and government Notes References External linksWorld Statesmen - Eritrea {{DEFAULTSORT:Heads of state of Eritrea Eritrea politics-related lists Eritrea Government of Eritrea 1993 establishments in Eritrea Heads of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or ...
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Prime Minister Of Ethiopia
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and Chief executive (gubernatorial), Chief Executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a Prime Minister as head of the government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian Armed Forces. The Prime Minister is the most powerful political figure in Ethiopian politics. The official residence of the prime minister is the Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The Prime Minister is elected from the members of the House of Peoples' Representatives and presents a government platform. The Prime Minister must receive a vote of confidence in the House of Peoples' Representatives to exercise executive power as Chief executive (gubernatorial), Chief Executive. Abiy Ahmed is the third Prime Minister of the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia serving since April 2018. Origins and History The office of Prime Minister has been consistently used in modern Et ...
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