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Are there provisions in the law which permit or require presidential election (s) to be held on the same day as national legislative elections?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 101
a. Presidential elections are not held on the same day as national legislative elections 32 31.6% Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Benin, Belarus, Colombia, Cape Verde, Algeria, Finland, France, Croatia, Iceland, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, New Caledonia, Nigeria, French Polynesia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Sao Tome and Principe, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen,
b. Presidential elections are held on the same day as national legislative elections 17 16.8% Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Georgia, Guyana, Kenya, Malawi, Palestine, Paraguay, Serbia, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar,
c. Not applicable 53 52.4% Albania, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bahrain, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Cameroon, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Eritrea, Spain, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hungary, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sweden, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Viet Nam, Samoa, South Africa,


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