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Aggregate Results for ES01

How is the Head of State selected?

a. Head of State is the Head of Government 42 countries (25%): American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Korea, Republic of, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tonga, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
b. Directly elected in general elections (simple majority) 20 countries (12%): Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Colombia, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Palestine, Philippines, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine,
c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary) 45 countries (27%): Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Guinea, Liberia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sudan, Togo, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
d. Indirectly elected by legislature 17 countries (10%): Albania, Czech Republic, Dominica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Republic of, Turkey, Viet Nam,
e. Elected by electoral college or committee (specify) 3 countries (1%): American Samoa, Germany, Pakistan,
f. A Governor General appointed by the Monarch 13 countries (7%): Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Jamaica, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu,
g. Inherited monarchy 18 countries (10%): Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Jordan, Lesotho, Morocco, Netherlands, Niue, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
h. Other 6 countries (3%): Cambodia, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Lebanon, Samoa, Switzerland, Timor-Leste,
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