Political Term Limits by Country 2024

Most countries that have elected leaders have some term limits for the holders of official offices of the President and Prime Minister. The countries that have a monarch (king, queen, or both) as the ruler who is also the head of state are included on this list only if there is an official Prime Minister with some term limit.

Country	Term Limits
United States	Senator - Unlimited 6-year terms. President - Two 4-year terms (except Vice President or other official who succeeded to the Presidency mid-term and served more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted). Whether presidents who have served two terms are eligible to then serve as vice-president (and potentially succeed to the presidency again) is unclear. Representatives - Unlimited 2-year terms. Vice President - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Libya	Presidential Council - No set terms (Transitional).
Vietnam	President, Vice President, General Secretary, and Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms).
Brazil	President, Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms.
Palau	President and Vice President- Two 4-year terms.
Peru	President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Uruguay	President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Nicaragua	President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Suriname	President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Panama	President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Taiwan	President and Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994. Members of Legislative Yuan - Unlimited 4-year terms (since 2008). Local government offices - 4-year terms, either unlimited or capped at two consecutive depending upon position.
Indonesia	President and Vice President - Two 5-year terms.
Ecuador	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
Dominican Republic	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
Micronesia	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
Kiribati	President and Vice President - Three 4-year terms.
Paraguay	President and Vice President - One 5-year term.
El Salvador	President and Vice President - One 5-year term.
Colombia	President and Vice President - One 4-year term.
Honduras	President and Vice President - One 4-year term.
Lebanon	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
Chile	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
Costa Rica	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
Italy	President - Unlimited 7-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of both Houses of Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Azerbaijan	President - Unlimited 7-year terms.
Central African Republic	President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum
Cameroon	President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform.
Singapore	President - Unlimited 6-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
Venezuela	President - Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum. Vice President - No fixed limit.
India	President - Unlimited 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of the Indian Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Gabon	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.
Bolivia	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2017. Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Djibouti	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform.
Uganda	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform.
Gambia	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform.
Mauritius	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform. Prime Minister - No term limits.
Iceland	President - Unlimited 4-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Allthing, whose terms are four years.
Georgia	President - Two terms: 6 years (2018-2024) 5 years (2024-present). Prime Minister - No set term limit.
Haiti	President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Iran	President - Two consecutive and on non-consecutive 4-year terms. Supreme Leader - No term limits.
Cyprus	President - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
Ireland	President - Two 7-year terms. Taoiseach (Prime Minister) - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Dáil, whose terms are five years.
Syria	President - Two 7-year terms.
Uzbekistan	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.
Burundi	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform.
Equatorial Guinea	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform.
Tajikistan	President - Two 7-year terms (Exception for Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation).
Russia	President - Two 6-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the President and State Duma, whose terms are six and five years respectively. Note that Russia has changed its constitution in the past to enable current President Vladomir Putin to remain in office, and could do so again.
Finland	President - Two 6-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Finnish Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Egypt	President - Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum. Prime Minister - No term limits.
Ethiopia	President - Two 6-year terms, since 1987 constitutional reform. Prime Minister - No term limits.
Liberia	President - Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum.
Pakistan	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Pakistan Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Trinidad and Tobago	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Timor Leste	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limits.
Bangladesh	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
Ukraine	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Verkhovna Rada, whose terms are five years.
Poland	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Sejm, whose terms are four years.
Lithuania	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Seimas, whose terms are four years.
Croatia	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Sabor, whose terms are four years.
Estonia	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Riigikogu, whose terms are four years.
Slovakia	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Council, whose terms are four years.
Hungary	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Bulgaria	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Serbia	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Slovenia	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.
Montenegro	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Montenegrin Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Greece	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Hellenic Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Czech Republic	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are four years.
North Macedonia	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Assembly of North Macedonia, whose terms are four years.
Albania	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Albanian Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Romania	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are less than four years.
Portugal	President - Two 5-year terms. They can be re-elected after five years out of office. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Assembly of the Republic, whose terms are less than four years.
Belarus	President - Two 5-year terms.
Guyana	President - Two 5-year terms.
Cape Verde	President - Two 5-year terms, third term only after 5 years. Prime Minister - No term limits.
Comoros	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform.
Ivory Coast	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
Senegal	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
Seychelles	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
Rwanda	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform.
Tunisia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum.
Zimbabwe	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2013 constitutional referendum.
Kenya	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitution (except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving for more than two and a half years, in which case only one subsequent five-year term is permitted). Deputy President - Same as President.
France	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are five years.
Zambia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2006 constitutional reform.
DR Congo	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum.
Mozambique	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2004 constitutional reform.
Sao Tome and Principe	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform Prime Minister - No term limits.
Namibia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.
Maldives	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1998.
South Africa	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum.
Malawi	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum.
Eritrea	President - Two 5-Year terms, since 1993 constitutional reform.
Madagascar	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
Mali	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
Somalia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
Sierra Leone	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
Mauritania	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
Tanzania	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform.
Angola	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2021 constitution reform.
Algeria	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2016 constitution reform.
Guinea Bissau	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform. Prime Minister - No term limits.
Botswana	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform.
Benin	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1956 constitution reform.
Chad	President - Two 5-year terms since 2023 constitutional reform.
Sri Lanka	President - Two 5-year terms since 2015. Prime Minister - No term limit.
Kyrgyzstan	President - Two 5-year term.
Iraq	President - Two 4-year terms. Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Latvia	President - Two 4-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Saeima, whose terms are four years.
Moldova	President - Two 4-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Moldovian Parliament, whose terms are four years.
Barbados	President - Two 4-year terms. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Assembly, whose terms are five years.
Marshall Islands	President - Two 4-year terms.
Togo	President - Two 4-year terms, since 2024 constitutional reform.
Nigeria	President - Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.
Ghana	President - Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
Fiji	President - Two 3-year terms.
Nauru	President - Two 3-year terms.
Republic of the Congo	President - Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum.
Malta	President - President - One 5-year term. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Maltese Parliament, whose terms are five years.
Israel	President - One 7-year term. Prime Minister - Unlimited undefined terms. However, if terms exceed seven years, PM must sit out a term to become eligible for re-election. (Rules established 2001).
Armenia	President - One 7-year term. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are five years.
Kazakhstan	President - One 7-year term (2022–present).Two 5-year terms (Exception for the first President) (1991-2022).
Philippines	President - One 6-year term. Representatives of the House - Three consecutive 3-year terms. Senators - Two consecutive 6-year terms. Vice President - Two consecutive 6-year terms. Other local govt. officials - Three consecutive 3-year terms.
Mongolia	President - One 6-year term (Two 4-year terms until 2021). Prime Minister - One 4-year term.
Mexico	President - One 6-year term (sexenio). Senate - Two 6-year terms (since 2018).
South Korea	President - One 5-year term. Prime Minister - No term limit.
Vanuatu	President - One 5-year term.
Guatemala	President - One 4-year term. Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
Sudan	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Niger	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Burkina Faso	President - No set terms (Transitional).
South Sudan	President - No set terms (Transitional).
Guinea	President - No set terms (Transitional) Prime Minister - No term limits.
Western Sahara	President - No set terms (in exile).
Vatican City	Pope - Lifetime term. Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church - No set term. Holds office until pope who appointed him either dismisses him or leaves office. Cardinal Secretary of State - Same as Camerlengo. College of Cardinals - Lifetime term, though members older than 80 do not vote. Dean of College of Cardinals - Two 5-year terms unless retiring or dismissed by pope. Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State - Same as Camerlengo.
Malaysia	Monarch - Unlimited 5-year terms, but because the 9 Sultans of the Malayan states (from which the Monarch is chosen) rotate each term, the unlimited 5-year terms are de facto unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
Jamaica	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Netherlands	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are four years.
Thailand	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Two 4-year terms.
Norway	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Storting, whose terms are four years.
Sweden	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Riksdag, whose terms are four years.
Liechtenstein	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Landtag, whose terms are four years.
United Kingdom	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Commons, whose terms are five years.
Belize	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Assembly, whose terms last five years.
Denmark	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Folketing, whose terms are four years.
Spain	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the College of Deputies, whose terms are four years.
Luxembourg	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are five years.
Belgium	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Representatives, whose terms are five years.
Tonga	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Lesotho	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Morocco	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2011 constitutional reform.
Eswatini	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2005 constitutional reform.
Cambodia	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No term limit.
Turkey	Grand National Assembly of Turkey - Unlimited 5-year terms. President - Two 5-year terms.
Solomon Islands	Governor-General - Two 5-year terms.
Australia	Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one 5-year term. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are three years.
New Zealand	Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one 5-year term. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are three years.
Canada	Governor General - No set terms; appointed by monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between anglophone and francophone appointees. Premier - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of provincial or territorial assemblies, whose terms last five years. Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Commons, whose terms last four years.
China	General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms. President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform. Premier - Two consecutive 5-year terms (Two consecutive terms of National People's Congress session).
Laos	General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms. President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - Two 5-year terms.
North Korea	General Secretary - No set limit. Premier - Unlimited 5-year terms. President of State Affairs - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Cuba	First Secretary - Two 5-year terms. President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - Two 5-year terms.
Switzerland	Federal Council - Unlimited 4-year terms. President of the Confederation - Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms.
Japan	Emperor - No terms (hereditary succession). Member of the House of Councillors - Unlimited 6-year terms. Member of the House of Representatives - Unlimited maximum 4-year terms. Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Argentina	Deputies - Unlimited 4-year terms. President - Two consecutive 4-year terms. Every former president who has already served two consecutive terms has to wait one complete 4-year term, after which they can be re-elected for two more consecutive 4-year terms. Senators - Unlimited 6-year terms. Vice-President - Same as President.
Samoa	Chief of State - Two 5-year terms since 2019. Prime Minister - No direct term limit.
Macau	Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms. Legislative Assembly - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Hong Kong	Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
Afghanistan	Chief Executive - 5 years ad hoc. President - Two 5-year terms.
Germany	Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support of the Bundestag, whose terms are four years. President - Two 5-year terms.
Austria	Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support from the National Council, whose terms are five years. President - Two 6-year terms. If the incumbent president loses their re-election, they become ineligible to be re-elected in future contests.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Chairman of the Council of Ministers - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are four years. Presidency members - Two 4-year terms, reeligible after four years.
San Marino	Captain-Regent - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-month terms, but an outgoing Captain Regent of San Marino must wait for a minimum of three years until they can be elected again.

Country

Term Limits

United States

Senator - Unlimited 6-year terms.
President - Two 4-year terms (except Vice President or other official who succeeded to the Presidency mid-term and served more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted). Whether presidents who have served two terms are eligible to then serve as vice-president (and potentially succeed to the presidency again) is unclear.
Representatives - Unlimited 2-year terms.
Vice President - Unlimited 4-year terms.

Libya

Presidential Council - No set terms (Transitional).

Vietnam

President, Vice President, General Secretary, and Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms).

Brazil

President, Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms.

Palau

President and Vice President- Two 4-year terms.

Peru

President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.

Uruguay

President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.

Nicaragua

President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Suriname

President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Panama

President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.

Taiwan

President and Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994.
Members of Legislative Yuan - Unlimited 4-year terms (since 2008).
Local government offices - 4-year terms, either unlimited or capped at two consecutive depending upon position.

Indonesia

President and Vice President - Two 5-year terms.

Ecuador

President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.

Dominican Republic

President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.

Micronesia

President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.

Kiribati

President and Vice President - Three 4-year terms.

Paraguay

President and Vice President - One 5-year term.

El Salvador

President and Vice President - One 5-year term.

Colombia

President and Vice President - One 4-year term.

Honduras

President and Vice President - One 4-year term.

Lebanon

President - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-year terms.
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Chile

President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.

Costa Rica

President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.

Italy

President - Unlimited 7-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of both Houses of Parliament, whose terms are five years.

Azerbaijan

President - Unlimited 7-year terms.

Central African Republic

President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum

Cameroon

President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform.

Singapore

President - Unlimited 6-year terms.
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Venezuela

President - Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum.
Vice President - No fixed limit.

India

President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of the Indian Parliament, whose terms are five years.

Gabon

President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.

Bolivia

President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2017.
Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Djibouti

President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform.

Uganda

President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform.

Gambia

President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform.

Mauritius

President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform.
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Iceland

President - Unlimited 4-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Allthing, whose terms are four years.

Georgia

President - Two terms: 6 years (2018-2024) 5 years (2024-present).
Prime Minister - No set term limit.

Haiti

President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.

Iran

President - Two consecutive and on non-consecutive 4-year terms.
Supreme Leader - No term limits.

Cyprus

President - Two consecutive 5-year terms.

Ireland

President - Two 7-year terms.
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Dáil, whose terms are five years.

Syria

President - Two 7-year terms.

Uzbekistan

President - Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.

Burundi

President - Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform.

Equatorial Guinea

President - Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform.

Tajikistan

President - Two 7-year terms (Exception for Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation).

Russia

President - Two 6-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the President and State Duma, whose terms are six and five years respectively.
Note that Russia has changed its constitution in the past to enable current President Vladomir Putin to remain in office, and could do so again.

Finland

President - Two 6-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Finnish Parliament, whose terms are four years.

Egypt

President - Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum.
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Ethiopia

President - Two 6-year terms, since 1987 constitutional reform.
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Liberia

President - Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum.

Pakistan

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Pakistan Parliament, whose terms are five years.

Trinidad and Tobago

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Timor Leste

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Bangladesh

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Ukraine

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Verkhovna Rada, whose terms are five years.

Poland

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Sejm, whose terms are four years.

Lithuania

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Seimas, whose terms are four years.

Croatia

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Sabor, whose terms are four years.

Estonia

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Riigikogu, whose terms are four years.

Slovakia

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Council, whose terms are four years.

Hungary

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.

Bulgaria

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.

Serbia

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.

Slovenia

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are four years.

Montenegro

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Montenegrin Parliament, whose terms are four years.

Greece

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Hellenic Parliament, whose terms are four years.

Czech Republic

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are four years.

North Macedonia

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Assembly of North Macedonia, whose terms are four years.

Albania

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Albanian Parliament, whose terms are four years.

Romania

President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are less than four years.

Portugal

President - Two 5-year terms. They can be re-elected after five years out of office.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Assembly of the Republic, whose terms are less than four years.

Belarus

President - Two 5-year terms.

Guyana

President - Two 5-year terms.

Cape Verde

President - Two 5-year terms, third term only after 5 years.
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Comoros

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform.

Ivory Coast

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.

Senegal

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.

Seychelles

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.

Rwanda

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform.

Tunisia

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum.

Zimbabwe

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2013 constitutional referendum.

Kenya

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitution (except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving for more than two and a half years, in which case only one subsequent five-year term is permitted).
Deputy President - Same as President.

France

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are five years.

Zambia

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2006 constitutional reform.

DR Congo

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum.

Mozambique

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2004 constitutional reform.

Sao Tome and Principe

President - Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Namibia

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.

Maldives

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1998.

South Africa

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum.

Malawi

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum.

Eritrea

President - Two 5-Year terms, since 1993 constitutional reform.

Madagascar

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.

Mali

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.

Somalia

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.

Sierra Leone

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.

Mauritania

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.

Tanzania

President - Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform.

Angola

President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2021 constitution reform.

Algeria

President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2016 constitution reform.

Guinea Bissau

President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform.
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Botswana

President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform.

Benin

President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1956 constitution reform.

Chad

President - Two 5-year terms since 2023 constitutional reform.

Sri Lanka

President - Two 5-year terms since 2015.
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Kyrgyzstan

President - Two 5-year term.

Iraq

President - Two 4-year terms.
Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms.

Latvia

President - Two 4-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Saeima, whose terms are four years.

Moldova

President - Two 4-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Moldovian Parliament, whose terms are four years.

Barbados

President - Two 4-year terms.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Assembly, whose terms are five years.

Marshall Islands

President - Two 4-year terms.

Togo

President - Two 4-year terms, since 2024 constitutional reform.

Nigeria

President - Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.

Ghana

President - Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.

Fiji

President - Two 3-year terms.

Nauru

President - Two 3-year terms.

Republic of the Congo

President - Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum.

Malta

President - President - One 5-year term.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Maltese Parliament, whose terms are five years.

Israel

President - One 7-year term.
Prime Minister - Unlimited undefined terms. However, if terms exceed seven years, PM must sit out a term to become eligible for re-election. (Rules established 2001).

Armenia

President - One 7-year term.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the National Assembly, whose terms are five years.

Kazakhstan

President - One 7-year term (2022–present).Two 5-year terms (Exception for the first President) (1991-2022).

Philippines

President - One 6-year term.
Representatives of the House - Three consecutive 3-year terms.
Senators - Two consecutive 6-year terms.
Vice President - Two consecutive 6-year terms.
Other local govt. officials - Three consecutive 3-year terms.

Mongolia

President - One 6-year term (Two 4-year terms until 2021).
Prime Minister - One 4-year term.

Mexico

President - One 6-year term (sexenio).
Senate - Two 6-year terms (since 2018).

South Korea

President - One 5-year term.
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Vanuatu

President - One 5-year term.

Guatemala

President - One 4-year term.
Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.

Sudan

President - No set terms (Transitional).

Niger

President - No set terms (Transitional).

Burkina Faso

President - No set terms (Transitional).

South Sudan

President - No set terms (Transitional).

Guinea

President - No set terms (Transitional)
Prime Minister - No term limits.

Western Sahara

President - No set terms (in exile).

Vatican City

Pope - Lifetime term.
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church - No set term. Holds office until pope who appointed him either dismisses him or leaves office.
Cardinal Secretary of State - Same as Camerlengo.
College of Cardinals - Lifetime term, though members older than 80 do not vote.
Dean of College of Cardinals - Two 5-year terms unless retiring or dismissed by pope.
Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State - Same as Camerlengo.

Malaysia

Monarch - Unlimited 5-year terms, but because the 9 Sultans of the Malayan states (from which the Monarch is chosen) rotate each term, the unlimited 5-year terms are de facto unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Jamaica

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Netherlands

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are four years.

Thailand

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - Two 4-year terms.

Norway

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Storting, whose terms are four years.

Sweden

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Riksdag, whose terms are four years.

Liechtenstein

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Landtag, whose terms are four years.

United Kingdom

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Commons, whose terms are five years.

Belize

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Assembly, whose terms last five years.

Denmark

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Folketing, whose terms are four years.

Spain

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the College of Deputies, whose terms are four years.

Luxembourg

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Deputies, whose terms are five years.

Belgium

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the Chamber of Representatives, whose terms are five years.

Tonga

Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).

Lesotho

King - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Morocco

King - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2011 constitutional reform.

Eswatini

King - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2005 constitutional reform.

Cambodia

King - No set terms (hereditary succession).
Prime Minister - No term limit.

Turkey

Grand National Assembly of Turkey - Unlimited 5-year terms.
President - Two 5-year terms.

Solomon Islands

Governor-General - Two 5-year terms.

Australia

Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one 5-year term.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are three years.

New Zealand

Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one 5-year term.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are three years.

Canada

Governor General - No set terms; appointed by monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between anglophone and francophone appointees.
Premier - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support of provincial or territorial assemblies, whose terms last five years.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Commons, whose terms last four years.

China

General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms.
President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform.
Premier - Two consecutive 5-year terms (Two consecutive terms of National People's Congress session).

Laos

General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms.
President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - Two 5-year terms.

North Korea

General Secretary - No set limit.
Premier - Unlimited 5-year terms.
President of State Affairs - Unlimited 5-year terms.

Cuba

First Secretary - Two 5-year terms.
President - Two 5-year terms.
Prime Minister - Two 5-year terms.

Switzerland

Federal Council - Unlimited 4-year terms.
President of the Confederation - Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms.

Japan

Emperor - No terms (hereditary succession).
Member of the House of Councillors - Unlimited 6-year terms.
Member of the House of Representatives - Unlimited maximum 4-year terms.
Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-year terms.

Argentina

Deputies - Unlimited 4-year terms.
President - Two consecutive 4-year terms. Every former president who has already served two consecutive terms has to wait one complete 4-year term, after which they can be re-elected for two more consecutive 4-year terms.
Senators - Unlimited 6-year terms.
Vice-President - Same as President.

Samoa

Chief of State - Two 5-year terms since 2019.
Prime Minister - No direct term limit.

Macau

Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
Legislative Assembly - Unlimited 4-year terms.

Hong Kong

Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms.

Afghanistan

Chief Executive - 5 years ad hoc.
President - Two 5-year terms.

Germany

Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support of the Bundestag, whose terms are four years.
President - Two 5-year terms.

Austria

Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support from the National Council, whose terms are five years.
President - Two 6-year terms. If the incumbent president loses their re-election, they become ineligible to be re-elected in future contests.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chairman of the Council of Ministers - No direct term limit, but PM must maintain support from the House of Representatives, whose terms are four years.
Presidency members - Two 4-year terms, reeligible after four years.

San Marino

Captain-Regent - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-month terms, but an outgoing Captain Regent of San Marino must wait for a minimum of three years until they can be elected again.

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