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Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
In some countries, the Constitution foresees that legislation adopted by parliament must be signed into law by the Head of State. If so, the Head of State may, for example, have the power to veto the legislation, return it to parliament, or submit it to another body such as a constitutional court.
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Aggregated data as of today
| Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| 0 | 71 |
| 1 - 3 | 17 |
| 4 - 6 | 2 |
| 7 - 9 | 1 |
| 10+ | 9 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Albania | Parliament | No information available |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | 0 (2022) |
| Andorra | General Council | 1 (2022) |
| Angola | National Assembly | No information available |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | 1 (2021) |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Armenia | National Assembly | No information available |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | 0 (2022) |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available (2023) |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | No information available |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | 0 (2024) |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | 0 (2023) |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2021) |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Benin | National Assembly | 1 (2020) |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | 0 (2023) |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | No information available |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | No information available |
| Botswana | National Assembly | 0 (2021) |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | 18 (2022) |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 0 (2020) |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable (2023) |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | 0 (2020) |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 2 (2022) |
| China | National People's Congress | No information available |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 6 (2022) |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | 14 (2023) |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 3 (2022) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | 0 (2021) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 0 (2021) |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | 2 (2021) |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 2 (2023) |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | 0 (2022) |
| Fiji | Parliament | 0 (2022) |
| Finland | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable (2023) |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | No information available |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Georgia | Parliament | No information available |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | 0 (2023) |
| Ghana | Parliament | 0 (2022) |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 0 (2022) |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 1 (2022) |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available |
| Guyana | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | 2 (2022) |
| Iceland | Parliament | 0 (2021) |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | 0 (2022) |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | 0 (2021) |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | 0 (2021) |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Israel | Parliament | 0 (2021) |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 0 (2021) |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | 2 (2022) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Latvia | Parliament | 2 (2022) |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | 2 (2022) |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | No information available |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | 0 (2022) |
| Lithuania | Parliament | 10 (2022) |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Malawi | National Assembly | 3 (2022) |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | 0 (2021) |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | 0 (2020) |
| Malta | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | No information available |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 3 (2021) |
| Monaco | National Council | 0 (2023) |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | No information available |
| Montenegro | Parliament | 7 (2020) |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 0 (2020) |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Nauru | Parliament | No information available |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | 0 (2021) |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | 0 (2021) |
| Niger | National Assembly | No information available |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 0 (2022) |
| Norway | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | 0 (2021) |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | 20 (2023) |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | 0 (2021) |
| Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 23 (2021) |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | 122 (2023) |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 1 (2022) |
| Qatar | Shura Council | 0 (2022) |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 10 (2021) |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 26 (2022) |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | No information available |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 0 (2021) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | 0 (2022) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Not applicable (2022) |
| Senegal | National Assembly | No information available |
| Serbia | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | No information available |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Singapore | Parliament | 0 (2021) |
| Slovakia | National Council | 5 (2022) |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 0 (2023) |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | No information available |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | 0 (2023) |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | No information available |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Not applicable (2022) |
| Sweden | Parliament | No information available |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Not applicable (2023) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | 0 (2020) |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2023) |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 1 (2021) |
| Togo | National Assembly | 0 (2023) |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 0 (2021) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2020) |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | 0 (2020) |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 0 (2022) |
| Uganda | Parliament | No information available |
| Ukraine | Parliament | 10 (2022) |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | No information available |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | 0 (2023) |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | 0 (2022) |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | 1 (2021) |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | No information available |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | 0 (2021) |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | No information available |
| Zambia | National Assembly | 0 (2022) |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | 0 (2021) |