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Aggregate Results for ES06

What is the electoral system for Chamber 2 of the national legislature?

a. Plurality (FPTP) 11 countries (9%): American Samoa, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tuvalu, United States of America, Zambia,
b. Alternative Vote
c. Block Vote 1 countries (0%): ,
d. Two-Round System 4 countries (3%): Czech Republic, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna,
e. Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies) 4 countries (3%): France, Japan, Madagascar, Switzerland,
f. Single Non-Transferable Vote 1 countries (0%): Australia,
g. List Proportional Representation 5 countries (4%): Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Romania, Uruguay,
h. Mixed Member Proportional 1 countries (0%): Italy,
i. Single Transferable Vote 2 countries (1%): India, Pakistan,
j. By appointment 14 countries (11%): Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yemen,
k. The national legislature consists of one chamber only 49 countries (41%): Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominica, El Salvador, Finland, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niue, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu,
l. Other 25 countries (21%): Algeria, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Eritrea, Fiji, Ireland, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Tonga, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam, Zanzibar,
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