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Aggregate Results for ES15

What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber 2?

a. No minimum 24 countries (21%): Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, French Polynesia, India, Ireland, Italy, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, Wallis and Futuna,
b. Specify the percentage: 5 countries (4%): Chile, Puerto Rico, Romania, Sierra Leone, United States of America,
c. Not applicable 84 countries (74%): Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, United Republic of, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar,
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