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Political system: Sub-category
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Aggregated data as of today
| Political system: Sub-category | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary | 8 |
| Parliamentary-Ceremonial President | 39 |
| Constitutional Monarchy | 30 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Aggregated data as of today
| Political system: Sub-category | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary | 8 |
| Parliamentary-Ceremonial President | 39 |
| Constitutional Monarchy | 30 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Political system: Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Albania | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | No information available |
| Andorra | General Council | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Angola | National Assembly | No information available |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | No information available |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | No information available |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Parliamentary |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | No information available |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Benin | National Assembly | No information available |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | No information available |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Botswana | National Assembly | Parliamentary |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | No information available |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No information available |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| 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 | No information available |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| 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 | Parliamentary |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | No information available |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| 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 | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Parliamentary |
| Fiji | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Finland | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | No information available |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Georgia | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Ghana | Parliament | No information available |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available |
| Guyana | National Assembly | No information available |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Iceland | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Israel | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | Parliamentary |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | No information available |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Latvia | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | No information available |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | No information available |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Lithuania | Parliament | No information available |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Malawi | National Assembly | No information available |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | No information available |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | No information available |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | No information available |
| Monaco | National Council | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Montenegro | Parliament | No information available |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
| 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 | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
| Niger | National Assembly | No information available |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Norway | Parliament | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | No information available |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | No information available |
| Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Parliamentary |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | No information available |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Qatar | Shura Council | No information available |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | No information available |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | Parliamentary |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
| Senegal | National Assembly | No information available |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | No information available |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | No information available |
| Singapore | Parliament | No information available |
| Slovakia | National Council | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | No information available |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Parliamentary |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | No information available |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | No information available |
| Sweden | Parliament | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | No information available |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Togo | National Assembly | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | No information available |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | No information available |
| Uganda | Parliament | No information available |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | No information available |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Constitutional Monarchy |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Parliamentary-Ceremonial President |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | No information available |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | No information available |
| Zambia | National Assembly | No information available |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |