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Members of the government must also be members of parliament

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