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Country Chamber Authority that selects the Secretary General
Afghanistan
House of the People (Suspended) Head of State/Government
Albania Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Algeria National People's Assembly Head of State/Government
Andorra General Council The Speaker
Angola National Assembly The Speaker
Antigua and Barbuda House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Argentina Chamber of Deputies Other
Armenia National Assembly The Speaker
Australia House of Representatives The Speaker
Austria National Council The Speaker
Azerbaijan National Assembly No information available
Bahamas House of Assembly No information available
Bahrain Council of Representatives Head of State/Government
Bangladesh Parliament The Speaker
Barbados House of Assembly No information available
Belarus House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Belgium House of Representatives Other
Belize House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Benin National Assembly The Speaker
Bhutan National Assembly Head of State/Government
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chamber of Deputies Other
Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives Other
Botswana National Assembly Other
Brazil Chamber of Deputies The Speaker
Brunei Darussalam Legislative Council Head of State/Government
Bulgaria National Assembly The Speaker
Burkina Faso Transitional Legislative Assembly The Speaker
Burundi National Assembly The Speaker
Cabo Verde National Assembly The Speaker
Cambodia National Assembly The Speaker
Cameroon National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Canada House of Commons Head of State/Government
Central African Republic National Assembly The Speaker
Chad Transitional National Council Bureau/Parliamentary board
Chile Chamber of Deputies Bureau/Parliamentary board
China National People's Congress Other
Colombia House of Representatives Other
Comoros Assembly of the Union Bureau/Parliamentary board
Congo National Assembly The Speaker
Costa Rica Legislative Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly The Speaker
Croatia Croatian Parliament The Speaker
Cuba National Assembly of the People's Power Other
Cyprus House of Representatives Other
Czechia Chamber of Deputies The Speaker
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Supreme People's Assembly No information available
Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly No information available
Denmark The Danish Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Djibouti National Assembly The Speaker
Dominica House of Assembly Other
Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies The Speaker
Ecuador National Assembly Other
Egypt House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
El Salvador Legislative Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Equatorial Guinea Chamber of Deputies No information available
Eritrea National Assembly No information available
Estonia The Estonian Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Eswatini House of Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Ethiopia House of Peoples' Representatives The Speaker
Fiji Parliament Head of State/Government
Finland Parliament Other
France National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Gabon Transitional National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Gambia (The) National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Georgia Parliament The Speaker
Germany German Bundestag The Speaker
Ghana Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Greece Hellenic Parliament The Speaker
Grenada House of Representatives Other
Guatemala Congress of the Republic Other
Guinea Transitional National Council The Speaker
Guinea-Bissau People's National Assembly The Speaker
Guyana National Assembly Head of State/Government
Haiti Chamber of Deputies Bureau/Parliamentary board
Honduras National Congress No information available
Hungary National Assembly The Speaker
Iceland Parliament The Speaker
India House of the People The Speaker
Indonesia House of Representatives The Speaker
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Islamic Parliament of Iran The Speaker
Iraq Council of Representatives of Iraq Other
Ireland House of Representatives The Speaker
Israel Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Italy Chamber of Deputies Bureau/Parliamentary board
Jamaica House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Japan House of Representatives Other
Jordan House of Representatives The Speaker
Kazakhstan House of Representatives The Speaker
Kenya National Assembly Other
Kiribati House of Assembly Other
Kuwait National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Kyrgyzstan Supreme Council Head of State/Government
Lao People's Democratic Republic National Assembly The Speaker
Latvia Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Lebanon National Assembly The Speaker
Lesotho National Assembly Head of State/Government
Liberia House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Libya House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Liechtenstein Diet Other
Lithuania Parliament The Speaker
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Other
Madagascar National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Malawi National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Malaysia House of Representatives Head of State/Government
Maldives People's Majlis Other
Mali Transitional National Council The Speaker
Malta House of Representatives Other
Marshall Islands Parliament The Speaker
Mauritania National Assembly No information available
Mauritius National Assembly Other
Mexico Chamber of Deputies Other
Micronesia (Federated States of) Congress No information available
Monaco National Council The Speaker
Mongolia State Great Hural The Speaker
Montenegro Parliament The Speaker
Morocco House of Representatives No information available
Mozambique Assembly of the Republic Head of State/Government
Myanmar
House of Representatives (Suspended) The Speaker
Namibia National Assembly The Speaker
Nauru Parliament The Speaker
Nepal House of Representatives Head of State/Government
Netherlands House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
New Zealand House of Representatives Other
Nicaragua National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Niger National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Nigeria House of Representatives Other
North Macedonia Assembly of the Republic Other
Norway Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Oman Shura Council Head of State/Government
Pakistan National Assembly The Speaker
Palau House of Delegates The Speaker
Panama National Assembly No information available
Papua New Guinea National Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Paraguay Chamber of Deputies The Speaker
Peru Congress of the Republic Bureau/Parliamentary board
Philippines House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Poland Sejm The Speaker
Portugal Assembly of the Republic The Speaker
Qatar Shura Council The Speaker
Republic of Korea National Assembly The Speaker
Republic of Moldova Parliament The Speaker
Romania Chamber of Deputies Bureau/Parliamentary board
Russian Federation State Duma The Speaker
Rwanda Chamber of Deputies No information available
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly The Speaker
Saint Lucia House of Assembly No information available
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly Head of State/Government
Samoa Legislative Assembly Head of State/Government
San Marino Great and General Council Bureau/Parliamentary board
Sao Tome and Principe National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Saudi Arabia Shura Council No information available
Senegal National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Serbia National Assembly Other
Seychelles National Assembly The Speaker
Sierra Leone Parliament Head of State/Government
Singapore Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Slovakia National Council The Speaker
Slovenia National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Solomon Islands National Parliament Other
Somalia House of the People The Speaker
South Africa National Assembly Other
South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly No information available
Spain Congress of Deputies Bureau/Parliamentary board
Sri Lanka Parliament Head of State/Government
Sudan
National Assembly (Suspended) Bureau/Parliamentary board
Suriname National Assembly Other
Sweden Parliament Bureau/Parliamentary board
Switzerland National Council Other
Syrian Arab Republic People's Assembly No information available
Tajikistan House of Representatives No information available
Thailand House of Representatives Bureau/Parliamentary board
Timor-Leste National Parliament The Speaker
Togo National Assembly The Speaker
Tonga Legislative Assembly The Speaker
Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives Other
Tunisia Assembly of People's Representatives Other
Türkiye Grand National Assembly of Türkiye The Speaker
Turkmenistan Assembly The Speaker
Tuvalu Parliament of Tuvalu No information available
Uganda Parliament Head of State/Government
Ukraine Parliament The Speaker
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council Bureau/Parliamentary board
United Kingdom House of Commons The Speaker
United Republic of Tanzania National Assembly Head of State/Government
United States of America House of Representatives Other
Uruguay House of Representatives Other
Uzbekistan Legislative Chamber The Speaker
Vanuatu Parliament Head of State/Government
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) National Assembly Other
Viet Nam National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Yemen House of Representatives Head of State/Government
Zambia National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board
Zimbabwe National Assembly Bureau/Parliamentary board