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Regarding the timing of the elections for Chamber 1, which of the following is true? Elections take place:


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 116
a. At fixed intervals (specify length) 99 85.3% Afghanistan, Armenia, Argentina, American Samoa, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Finland, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Comoros, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Niue, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uganda, United States of America, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar,
b. Elections can be called at any time (specify by whom) 36 31.0% Barbados, Belgium, Bahamas, Canada, Denmark, Dominica, Spain, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Saint Lucia, Lesotho, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Samoa,
c. On a fixed day of the week (specify day, specify if holiday) 31 26.7% Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Fiji, France, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Norway, French Polynesia, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna,
d. Other 13 11.2% Belize, Canada, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Holy See (Vatican City State),


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