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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Aggregated data as of today
Political system | Number of countries |
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Presidential system | 46 |
Parliamentary system | 77 |
Presidential-Parliamentary | 41 |
Monarchy | 12 |
Communist system | 5 |
Transitional system | 9 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Aggregated data as of today
Political system | Number of countries |
---|---|
Presidential system | 46 |
Parliamentary system | 77 |
Presidential-Parliamentary | 41 |
Monarchy | 12 |
Communist system | 5 |
Transitional system | 9 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
Country | Chamber | Political system |
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House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Transitional system | |
Albania | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Andorra | General Council | Parliamentary system |
Angola | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential system |
Armenia | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Austria | National Council, Federal Council | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | Monarchy |
Bangladesh | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Benin | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Monarchy |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | Presidential system |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | Parliamentary system |
Botswana | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Presidential system |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Monarchy |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Transitional system |
Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential system |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Canada | House of Commons, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Chad | National Assembly | Transitional system |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential system |
China | National People's Congress | Communist system |
Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential system |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Presidential system |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Communist system |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | Presidential system |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Communist system |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Djibouti | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Dominica | House of Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential system |
Ecuador | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Presidential system |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Eritrea | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | Monarchy |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Parliamentary system |
Fiji | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Finland | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
France | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | Transitional system |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Georgia | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Parliamentary system |
Ghana | Parliament | Presidential system |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Presidential system |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | Transitional system |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Presidential system |
Guyana | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential system |
Honduras | National Congress | Presidential system |
Hungary | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Iceland | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
India | House of the People, Council of States | Parliamentary system |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | Presidential system |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Parliamentary system |
Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Israel | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Parliamentary system |
Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | Monarchy |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential system |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Kuwait | National Assembly | Monarchy |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Presidential system |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Communist system |
Latvia | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Lebanon | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | Presidential system |
Libya | House of Representatives | Transitional system |
Liechtenstein | Diet | Parliamentary system |
Lithuania | Parliament | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Parliamentary system |
Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Malawi | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Maldives | People's Majlis | Presidential system |
Mali | Transitional National Council | Transitional system |
Malta | House of Representatives | Parliamentary system |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | Presidential system |
Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Mauritius | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential system |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Presidential system |
Monaco | National Council | Parliamentary system |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | Parliamentary system |
Montenegro | Parliament | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Monarchy |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Presidential-Parliamentary |
House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Transitional system | |
Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Nauru | Parliament | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | Parliamentary system |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Niger | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential system |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Parliamentary system |
Norway | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Oman | Shura Council, State Council | Monarchy |
Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Presidential system |
Panama | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential system |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | Presidential system |
Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential system |
Poland | Sejm, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Parliamentary system |
Qatar | Shura Council | Monarchy |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Parliamentary system |
San Marino | Great and General Council | Parliamentary system |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Monarchy |
Senegal | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Serbia | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Seychelles | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | Presidential system |
Singapore | Parliament | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Slovakia | National Council | Parliamentary system |
Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Parliamentary system |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | Presidential system |
South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Parliamentary system |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | Transitional system |
Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | Presidential-Parliamentary |
National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | Transitional system | |
Suriname | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Sweden | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Parliamentary system |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | Transitional system |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Presidential system |
Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Togo | National Assembly | Parliamentary system |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Monarchy |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | Parliamentary system |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | Presidential system |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Parliamentary system |
Uganda | Parliament | Presidential system |
Ukraine | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Monarchy |
United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Parliamentary system |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Presidential system |
United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential system |
Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Presidential system |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Vanuatu | Parliament | Parliamentary system |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Presidential system |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | Communist system |
Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Transitional system |
Zambia | National Assembly | Presidential-Parliamentary |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | Presidential-Parliamentary |