Political Term Limits by Country 2025

	Country↑	Term Limits
	Afghanistan	Chief Executive - 5 years ad hoc. President - Two 5-year terms.
	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.
	Algeria	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2016 constitution reform.
	Angola	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 2021 constitution reform.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Azerbaijan	President - Unlimited 7-year terms.
	Bangladesh	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
	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.
	Belarus	President - Two 5-year terms.
	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.
	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.
	Benin	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1956 constitution reform.
	Bolivia	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2017. Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
	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.
	Botswana	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform.
	Brazil	President, Vice President - Two consecutive 4-year terms.
	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.
	Burkina Faso	President - No set terms (Transitional).
	Burundi	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform.
	Cambodia	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - No term limit.
	Cameroon	President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform.
	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.
	Cape Verde	President - Two 5-year terms, third term only after 5 years. Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Central African Republic	President - Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum
	Chad	President - Two 5-year terms since 2023 constitutional reform.
	Chile	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
	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).
	Colombia	President and Vice President - One 4-year term.
	Comoros	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform.
	Costa Rica	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
	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.
	Cuba	First Secretary - Two 5-year terms. President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - Two 5-year terms.
	Cyprus	President - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
	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.
	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.
	Djibouti	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform.
	Dominican Republic	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
	DR Congo	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum.
	Ecuador	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
	Egypt	President - Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum. Prime Minister - No term limits.
	El Salvador	President and Vice President - One 5-year term.
	Equatorial Guinea	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform.
	Eritrea	President - Two 5-Year terms, since 1993 constitutional reform.
	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.
	Eswatini	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2005 constitutional reform.
	Ethiopia	President - Two 6-year terms, since 1987 constitutional reform. Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Fiji	President - Two 3-year terms.
	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.
	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.
	Gabon	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.
	Gambia	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform.
	Georgia	President - Two terms: 6 years (2018-2024) 5 years (2024-present). Prime Minister - No set term limit.
	Germany	Chancellor - No direct term limit, but must maintain support of the Bundestag, whose terms are four years. President - Two 5-year terms.
	Ghana	President - Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
	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.
	Guatemala	President - One 4-year term. Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms.
	Guinea	President - No set terms (Transitional) Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Guinea-Bissau	President - Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform. Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Guyana	President - Two 5-year terms.
	Haiti	President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.
	Honduras	President and Vice President - One 4-year term.
	Hong Kong	Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Indonesia	President and Vice President - Two 5-year terms.
	Iran	President - Two consecutive and on non-consecutive 4-year terms. Supreme Leader - No term limits.
	Iraq	President - Two 4-year terms. Prime Minister - Unlimited 4-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.
	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).
	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.
	Ivory Coast	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
	Jamaica	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-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.
	Kazakhstan	President - One 7-year term (2022–present).Two 5-year terms (Exception for the first President) (1991-2022).
	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.
	Kiribati	President and Vice President - Three 4-year terms.
	Kyrgyzstan	President - Two 5-year term.
	Laos	General Secretary - Unlimited 5-year terms. President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - Two 5-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.
	Lebanon	President - Unlimited non-consecutive 6-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
	Lesotho	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
	Liberia	President - Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum.
	Libya	Presidential Council - No set terms (Transitional).
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Macau	Chief Executive - Two consecutive 5-year terms. Legislative Assembly - Unlimited 4-year terms.
	Madagascar	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum.
	Malawi	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum.
	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.
	Maldives	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1998.
	Mali	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1992 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.
	Marshall Islands	President - Two 4-year terms.
	Mauritania	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
	Mauritius	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform. Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Mexico	President - One 6-year term (sexenio). Senate - Two 6-year terms (since 2018).
	Micronesia	President and Vice President - Two 4-year terms.
	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.
	Mongolia	President - One 6-year term (Two 4-year terms until 2021). Prime Minister - One 4-year term.
	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.
	Morocco	King - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms since 2011 constitutional reform.
	Mozambique	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2004 constitutional reform.
	Namibia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.
	Nauru	President - Two 3-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.
	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.
	Nicaragua	President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
	Niger	President - No set terms (Transitional).
	Nigeria	President - Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform.
	North Korea	General Secretary - No set limit. Premier - Unlimited 5-year terms. President of State Affairs - Unlimited 5-year terms.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Palau	President and Vice President- Two 4-year terms.
	Panama	President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive 5-year terms.
	Paraguay	President and Vice President - One 5-year term.
	Peru	President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Republic of the Congo	President - Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum.
	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.
	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.
	Rwanda	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform.
	Samoa	Chief of State - Two 5-year terms since 2019. Prime Minister - No direct term limit.
	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.
	Sao Tome and Principe	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Senegal	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
	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.
	Seychelles	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform.
	Sierra Leone	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
	Singapore	President - Unlimited 6-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limit.
	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.
	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.
	Solomon Islands	Governor-General - Two 5-year terms.
	Somalia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum.
	South Africa	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum.
	South Korea	President - One 5-year term. Prime Minister - No term limit.
	South Sudan	President - No set terms (Transitional).
	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.
	Sri Lanka	President - Two 5-year terms since 2015. Prime Minister - No term limit.
	Sudan	President - No set terms (Transitional).
	Suriname	President and Vice President - Unlimited 5-year terms.
	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.
	Switzerland	Federal Council - Unlimited 4-year terms. President of the Confederation - Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms.
	Syria	President - Two 7-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.
	Tajikistan	President - Two 7-year terms (Exception for Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation).
	Tanzania	President - Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform.
	Thailand	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession). Prime Minister - Two 4-year terms.
	Timor-Leste	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - No term limits.
	Togo	President - Two 4-year terms, since 2024 constitutional reform.
	Tonga	Monarch - No set terms (hereditary succession).
	Trinidad and Tobago	President - Two 5-year terms. Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms.
	Tunisia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum.
	Turkey	Grand National Assembly of Turkey - Unlimited 5-year terms. President - Two 5-year terms.
	Uganda	President - Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Uruguay	President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms.
	Uzbekistan	President - Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform.
	Vanuatu	President - One 5-year term.
	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.
	Venezuela	President - Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum. Vice President - No fixed limit.
	Vietnam	President, Vice President, General Secretary, and Prime Minister - Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms).
	Western Sahara	President - No set terms (in exile).
	Zambia	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2006 constitutional reform.
	Zimbabwe	President - Two 5-year terms, since 2013 constitutional referendum.

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.

Political Term Limits by Country 2025

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