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Aggregate Results for ES14

What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber 1?

a. No minimum 59 countries (52%): Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Finland, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Lesotho, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niue, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Republic of, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia,
b. Specify the percentage: 34 countries (30%): Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Wallis and Futuna,
c. Not applicable 20 countries (17%): American Samoa, Bahamas, Belarus, Canada, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Maldives, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tonga, Uganda, Zanzibar,
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