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


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 117
a. No minimum 47 40.1% Afghanistan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil, Belize, Switzerland, Colombia, Cape Verde, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Ireland, India, Iceland, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Morocco, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Niger, Nepal, Niue, Palestine, Paraguay, Sudan, Somalia, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Samoa, Yemen,
b. Specify the percentage: 46 39.3% Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Cameroon, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Turkey, Viet Nam, Vanuatu,
c. Not applicable 24 20.5% American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Canada, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Saint Lucia, Maldives, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Uganda, Holy See (Vatican City State),


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