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Aggregate Results for ES02

How is the Head of Government selected?

a. Directly elected in general elections (simple majority) 18 countries (12%): Colombia, Gambia, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of, Venezuela, Zambia,
b. Directly elected in general elections, absolute majority (with 2nd round if necessary) 21 countries (14%): Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Liberia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
c. Indirectly elected by legislature/chosen by parliament 42 countries (28%): Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Denmark, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Mali, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Republic of, New Caledonia, Niue, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Samoa, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna,
d. Leader of the party which forms the government becomes Head of Government 16 countries (10%): Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Guyana, India, Lesotho, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
e. Appointed 34 countries (22%): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Palestine, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America,
f. Other 17 countries (11%): Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Burundi, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Fiji, Jamaica, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Yemen,
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