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What can disqualify a candidate at legislative elections?
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% Countries
Country List
total countries/territories: 118
a . Current criminal incarceration
77 65.2 %
Albania ,
Armenia ,
Argentina ,
American Samoa ,
Austria ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bangladesh ,
Bulgaria ,
Bahrain ,
Brazil ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
Cameroon ,
Colombia ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Dominica ,
Algeria ,
Ecuador ,
Spain ,
Fiji ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Guyana ,
Hungary ,
Ireland ,
India ,
Italy ,
Jamaica ,
Jordan ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Kazakhstan ,
Saint Lucia ,
Lithuania ,
Luxembourg ,
Morocco ,
Marshall Islands ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
New Caledonia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Netherlands ,
Nepal ,
Niue ,
New Zealand ,
French Polynesia ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Palestine ,
Paraguay ,
Russian Federation ,
Seychelles ,
Sudan ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Syrian Arab Republic ,
Tunisia ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Tuvalu ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Ukraine ,
Uruguay ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Venezuela ,
Vanuatu ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Samoa ,
Yemen ,
b . Detention
29 24.5 %
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bangladesh ,
Bahrain ,
Benin ,
Brazil ,
Belarus ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
Cameroon ,
Cape Verde ,
Algeria ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
Georgia ,
Guyana ,
Kiribati ,
Sri Lanka ,
New Caledonia ,
Niger ,
French Polynesia ,
Palestine ,
Serbia ,
Somalia ,
Tuvalu ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Yemen ,
c . Criminal record
41 34.7 %
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Barbados ,
Belgium ,
Benin ,
Brazil ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
Cameroon ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Algeria ,
Georgia ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Guyana ,
Hungary ,
Iraq ,
Iceland ,
Italy ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Saint Lucia ,
Lithuania ,
Maldives ,
New Caledonia ,
Nigeria ,
French Polynesia ,
Pakistan ,
Seychelles ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Syrian Arab Republic ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tanzania, United Republic of ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Wallis and Futuna ,
Samoa ,
Yemen ,
d . Naturalization
8 6.7 %
American Samoa ,
Guyana ,
Morocco ,
Niger ,
Russian Federation ,
Sierra Leone ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Venezuela ,
e . Offences against electoral law
36 30.5 %
Argentina ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Brazil ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Canada ,
Fiji ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
French Guiana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Guyana ,
India ,
Japan ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Lithuania ,
Martinique ,
Nigeria ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Pakistan ,
Paraguay ,
Réunion ,
Russian Federation ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
Ukraine ,
United States of America ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
f . Holding of military office
49 41.5 %
Albania ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Bahamas ,
Belize ,
Colombia ,
Cape Verde ,
Djibouti ,
Ecuador ,
Spain ,
Finland ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
French Guiana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Guyana ,
Croatia ,
Ireland ,
India ,
Iraq ,
Jamaica ,
Kenya ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Lithuania ,
Morocco ,
Martinique ,
Nigeria ,
Nepal ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Portugal ,
Paraguay ,
Réunion ,
Romania ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Syrian Arab Republic ,
Timor-Leste ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Yemen ,
g . Holding of government office
57 48.3 %
Albania ,
Armenia ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Belgium ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Canada ,
Chile ,
Cameroon ,
Colombia ,
Cape Verde ,
Djibouti ,
Dominica ,
Ecuador ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
French Guiana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Guyana ,
Croatia ,
India ,
Iceland ,
Italy ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Sri Lanka ,
Morocco ,
Monaco ,
Martinique ,
Nigeria ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Nepal ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Portugal ,
Paraguay ,
Réunion ,
Romania ,
Sudan ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Syrian Arab Republic ,
Timor-Leste ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
Venezuela ,
Vanuatu ,
Yemen ,
h . Bankruptcy or Insolvency
26 22.0 %
Argentina ,
Barbados ,
Bangladesh ,
Bahamas ,
Belize ,
Cameroon ,
Dominica ,
Eritrea ,
Fiji ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Guyana ,
Ireland ,
India ,
Jordan ,
Kenya ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Nigeria ,
Nepal ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Vanuatu ,
Samoa ,
i . Unpaid debt
5 4.2 %
Algeria ,
Guyana ,
Pakistan ,
Sierra Leone ,
Tonga ,
j . Physical health problems
6 5.0 %
Argentina ,
Guyana ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
k . Mental health problems
71 60.1 %
Albania ,
Armenia ,
Argentina ,
American Samoa ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Bangladesh ,
Belgium ,
Bahrain ,
Benin ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Switzerland ,
Chile ,
Cameroon ,
Cape Verde ,
Cyprus ,
Ecuador ,
Fiji ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
French Guiana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Guyana ,
Hungary ,
India ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Italy ,
Jamaica ,
Jordan ,
Japan ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Lao People's Democratic Republic ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Lithuania ,
Marshall Islands ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Martinique ,
Maldives ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Netherlands ,
Nepal ,
Papua New Guinea ,
Pakistan ,
Palestine ,
Réunion ,
Romania ,
Russian Federation ,
Seychelles ,
Sudan ,
Slovenia ,
Slovakia ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
Ukraine ,
Uruguay ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Samoa ,
l . Multiple Citizenship
17 14.4 %
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Bangladesh ,
Bulgaria ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Chile ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Guyana ,
Jamaica ,
Jordan ,
Lithuania ,
Maldives ,
Sao Tome and Principe ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
m . Citizenship of parents
4 3.3 %
Bulgaria ,
Bahamas ,
Sierra Leone ,
Tunisia ,
n . Holding of other public offices (police etc.)
51 43.2 %
Albania ,
Armenia ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Azerbaijan ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Bahamas ,
Belarus ,
Belize ,
Canada ,
Cameroon ,
Ecuador ,
Spain ,
Finland ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
French Guiana ,
Guadeloupe ,
Croatia ,
Ireland ,
Italy ,
Jamaica ,
Kenya ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Kuwait ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Lithuania ,
Morocco ,
Monaco ,
Martinique ,
Niger ,
Nepal ,
Palestine ,
Portugal ,
Paraguay ,
Réunion ,
Romania ,
Sudan ,
Sierra Leone ,
Somalia ,
Syrian Arab Republic ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,
Tuvalu ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ,
Vanuatu ,
Yemen ,
o . Other
45 38.1 %
Albania ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Barbados ,
Brazil ,
Bahamas ,
Canada ,
Cameroon ,
Colombia ,
Czech Republic ,
Germany ,
Denmark ,
Dominica ,
Ecuador ,
Spain ,
Finland ,
Fiji ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Ghana ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Croatia ,
Iraq ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Italy ,
Kiribati ,
Korea, Republic of ,
Kazakhstan ,
Lao People's Democratic Republic ,
Saint Lucia ,
Sri Lanka ,
Luxembourg ,
Morocco ,
Monaco ,
New Zealand ,
Pakistan ,
Portugal ,
Paraguay ,
Romania ,
Sweden ,
Tunisia ,
Turkey ,
Viet Nam ,
Vanuatu ,
Samoa ,
Yemen ,
Zanzibar ,
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