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There is a procedure for parliament to dismiss or impeach the following persons/institution
There is a procedure to dismiss or impeach the following persons/institution: Not applicable (there is no procedure); The whole Government; The Head of Government; The Head of State; Individual members of the Executive; Other (please specify)
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Aggregated data as of today
| There is a procedure for parliament to dismiss or impeach the following persons/institution | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Not applicable (there is no procedure) | 43 |
| The whole Government | 45 |
| The Head of Government | 69 |
| The Head of State | 29 |
| Individual members of the Executive | 66 |
| Other | 47 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | There is a procedure for parliament to dismiss or impeach the following persons/institution |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Not applicable (there is no procedure) | |
| Albania | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Andorra | General Council | The Head of Government |
| Angola | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
| Armenia | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Other |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | The whole Government |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | The Head of Government |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | The Head of State |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Individual members of the Executive |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Other |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Benin | National Assembly | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | The whole Government |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Other |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | The Head of Government |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | Individual members of the Executive |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | The whole Government |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | The Head of Government |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | The Head of State |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Other |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Other |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | The whole Government |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | The whole Government |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | The whole Government |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | The whole Government |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | The Head of Government |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of State |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
| China | National People's Congress | The whole Government |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | The Head of State |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | The Head of State |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | The whole Government |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | The Head of State |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The whole Government |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | The whole Government |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | The whole Government |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | The whole Government |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | The whole Government |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | Other |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Other |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | The whole Government |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of State |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Other |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Individual members of the Executive |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Other |
| Fiji | Parliament | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Finland | Parliament | The whole Government |
| Finland | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Finland | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of State |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | No information available |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Other |
| Georgia | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Ghana | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Ghana | Parliament | The Head of State |
| Ghana | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | The whole Government |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Individual members of the Executive |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Guyana | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The whole Government |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Honduras | National Congress | The whole Government |
| Honduras | National Congress | The Head of Government |
| Honduras | National Congress | Individual members of the Executive |
| Hungary | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Hungary | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Iceland | Parliament | The whole Government |
| Iceland | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Iceland | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | The whole Government |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | Individual members of the Executive |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | Other |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | The Head of Government |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Israel | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of State |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | The whole Government |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of State |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | The whole Government |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Other |
| Latvia | Parliament | The whole Government |
| Latvia | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Latvia | Parliament | The Head of State |
| Latvia | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | The Head of Government |
| Libya | House of Representatives | The whole Government |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | The whole Government |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | The Head of Government |
| Lithuania | Parliament | The Head of State |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Other |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | The whole Government |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | The Head of Government |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Individual members of the Executive |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Malawi | National Assembly | Other |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | The Head of Government |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Individual members of the Executive |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Other |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Malta | House of Representatives | The Head of Government |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | The whole Government |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | Other |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of State |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Monaco | National Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | The whole Government |
| Montenegro | Parliament | The whole Government |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Other |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Other |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | The whole Government | |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | The Head of Government | |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Individual members of the Executive | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Nauru | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Other |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
| Niger | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Niger | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of State |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | The whole Government |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | The Head of Government |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | The Head of State |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Individual members of the Executive |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Other |
| Norway | Parliament | No information available |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | No information available |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | The whole Government |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Other |
| Panama | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Individual members of the Executive |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Other |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | The Head of State |
| Qatar | Shura Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | The whole Government |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The whole Government |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of State |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | Individual members of the Executive |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Other |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Senegal | National Assembly | Other |
| Serbia | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Other |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Other |
| Singapore | Parliament | Other |
| Slovakia | National Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | The Head of Government |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | The whole Government |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | The Head of State |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | No information available |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | The Head of Government |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | Individual members of the Executive |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | Other |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | The whole Government |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | The Head of Government | |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | Individual members of the Executive | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | Other |
| Sweden | Parliament | No information available |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Other |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | The Head of State |
| Togo | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Other |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | The Head of Government |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | Individual members of the Executive |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | The Head of Government |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | Other |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | The Head of Government |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | The Head of State |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Individual members of the Executive |
| Uganda | Parliament | The Head of Government |
| Uganda | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Ukraine | Parliament | The Head of State |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Individual members of the Executive |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Other |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Other |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | The Head of Government |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Individual members of the Executive |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Not applicable (there is no procedure) |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Individual members of the Executive |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | The whole Government |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | The Head of Government |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Individual members of the Executive |
| Zambia | National Assembly | The Head of Government |
| Zambia | National Assembly | The Head of State |
| Zambia | National Assembly | Other |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | The whole Government |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | The Head of Government |