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Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree: Not applicable; Parliament; Head of State; Constitutional/Supreme Court; Other (please specify)
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| Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 75 |
| Head of State | 11 |
| Constitutional/Supreme Court | 28 |
| Other | 19 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
| Country | Chamber | Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Parliament | |
| Albania | Parliament | Parliament |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | Other |
| Andorra | General Council | No information available |
| Angola | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Other |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | Not applicable |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | Parliament |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Parliament |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Parliament |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Benin | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Not applicable |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | Parliament |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | Not applicable |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Parliament |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Not applicable |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | Head of State |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | Head of State |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | Not applicable |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | Not applicable |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| China | National People's Congress | Not applicable |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Parliament |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Other |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Parliament |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Other |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | Not applicable |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Other |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Parliament |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Not applicable |
| Fiji | Parliament | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Finland | Parliament | Parliament |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Georgia | Parliament | Parliament |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Head of State |
| Ghana | Parliament | Parliament |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Parliament |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Parliament |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Head of State |
| Guyana | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
| Honduras | National Congress | Parliament |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Other |
| Iceland | Parliament | Not applicable |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | Not applicable |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Not applicable |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Parliament |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Israel | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Not applicable |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Parliament |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Latvia | Parliament | Parliament |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | Parliament |
| Libya | House of Representatives | Parliament |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Not applicable |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Parliament |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Not applicable |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Parliament |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Not applicable |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | Parliament |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | Parliament |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Parliament |
| Monaco | National Council | Head of State |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Parliament |
| Montenegro | Parliament | Parliament |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Not applicable |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Parliament |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Parliament | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Nauru | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Parliament |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Other |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Niger | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Parliament |
| Norway | Parliament | Parliament |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | Not applicable |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Parliament |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Parliament |
| Panama | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Head of State |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Parliament |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | Parliament |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Not applicable |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Head of State |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | Parliament |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliament |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | Not applicable |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Other |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Head of State |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Head of State |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | No information available |
| Singapore | Parliament | Other |
| Slovakia | National Council | Parliament |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Not applicable |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Not applicable |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | Not applicable |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | Parliament |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | Not applicable |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Not applicable |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | Parliament | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Sweden | Parliament | Not applicable |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Not applicable |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Parliament |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Parliament |
| Togo | National Assembly | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Head of State |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | Parliament |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Not applicable |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Other |
| Uganda | Parliament | Other |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Other |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Head of State |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Other |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Other |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliament |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | Parliament |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Constitutional/Supreme Court |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Parliament |
| Zambia | National Assembly | Parliament |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | Constitutional/Supreme Court |