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Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of Government
Some parliaments elect the Head of Government or approve the nomination for the Head of Government. Others do not play a role.
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Aggregated data as of today
| Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of Government | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Parliament elects the Head of Government | 32 |
| Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government | 29 |
| Parliament does not play a role | 91 |
| Other | 25 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of Government |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Parliament does not play a role | |
| Albania | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | Other |
| Andorra | General Council | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Angola | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Benin | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Other |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | Parliament does not play a role |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Other |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | Other |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| China | National People's Congress | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Parliament does not play a role |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | Parliament does not play a role |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Other |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Fiji | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Finland | Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Georgia | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Ghana | Parliament | Parliament does not play a role |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Other |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Parliament does not play a role |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Guyana | National Assembly | Other |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Honduras | National Congress | Parliament does not play a role |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Iceland | Parliament | Other |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | Other |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Parliament does not play a role |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Parliament does not play a role |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Israel | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Other |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Latvia | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Libya | House of Representatives | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Parliament does not play a role |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Parliament does not play a role |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Parliament does not play a role |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | Parliament does not play a role |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Monaco | National Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Montenegro | Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Other |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Parliament does not play a role |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Parliament elects the Head of Government | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Nauru | Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Other |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Other |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
| Niger | National Assembly | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Norway | Parliament | No information available |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | No information available |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Panama | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Parliament does not play a role |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Other |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Other |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Parliament does not play a role |
| Singapore | Parliament | Other |
| Slovakia | National Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | No information available |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | Parliament does not play a role |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Other |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | Parliament does not play a role | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Sweden | Parliament | Other |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Other |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Parliament does not play a role |
| Togo | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Other |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Not applicable |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | Other |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Uganda | Parliament | Parliament does not play a role |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Parliament does not play a role |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Parliament does not play a role |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Parliament elects the Head of Government |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Parliament approves a nomination for the Head of Government |
| Zambia | National Assembly | Parliament does not play a role |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament does not play a role |