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No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Commons, which by statute has a term of four years. Governor General: No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between Anglophone and Francophone appointees. Chile: President
The first recorded legislative body on record is the bicameral ukkim found in Uruk in Iraq that was founded in around 2800 BC. [1] [2]The oldest recorded parliament still in existence is the Althing, the ruling legislative body of Iceland.
19th-century rendering of the Law Rock in Þingvellir.. The Althing claims to be the longest-running parliament in the world. [1] [2] Its establishment as an outdoor assembly or thing held on the plains of Þingvellir ('Thing Fields' or 'Assembly Fields') from about 930, laid the foundation for an independent national existence in Iceland.
A term of office, electoral term, or parliamentary term is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office. In many jurisdictions there is a defined limit on how long terms of office may be before the officeholder must be subject to re-election .
In a parliamentary republic, the head of government is selected or nominated by the legislature and is also accountable to it. The head of state is usually called a president and (in full parliamentary republics) is separate from the head of government, serving a largely apolitical, ceremonial role. In these systems, the head of government is ...
The longest-serving male president ever was Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa, who held the office of O le Ao o le Malo for a special lifetime term (in derogation from the normal term length of five years), for 45 years and 130 days overall; first alongside Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole from 1962 to 1963 and then as sole head of state from 1963 to 2007.
This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the prime minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.
Term (years) Voting system Seats Population per seat GDP per seat (USD millions) Andean Community: Andean Parliament: Unicameral: Direct, indirect (varies by country) proportional: 25 ~ ~ African Union: Pan-African Parliament: Unicameral 5 Indirect (appointed by 47 of 53 national legislatures) 265 3,974,098 14,180 Arab League: Arab Parliament ...