Talk:List of political term limits

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This page is missing information on the Arabian Peninsula.

My wiki skills need some work. I'm a big fan of term limits and would like to see how they very around the world.

Thanks for contributing.

- Bryan

There. Properly wikified so that everybody doesn't think I'm an idiot.

Politicans are like diapers. They have to be changed often and for the same reason.

--65.37.109.158 16:51, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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Aren't Canadian Prime Minister term limits set at 5 years? NorthernThunder 14:20, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

The PM must call for elections within a five year time period at his or her own choosing. Because it is not a legally set date but rather an indefinate period it is not called a term limit. As long as there is a majority in parliament that supports the PM, he or she can stay forever (if eternal youth is discovered).--Countakeshi 11:28, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

This is true, but like Australia, Lt. Governors and Governors General have an unofficial 5-year limit, though terms have been extended beyond that in the past. e.g. Adrienne Clarkson Snickerdo 06:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

In Australia the head of state and head of govenment are seperate titles applied to the Governor General and Prime Minister respectively. The list should really include details for both as the prime minister is really more relevant to the everyday running of the country and is a much closer analogue to the American President124.148.201.123 (talk) 07:38, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Table: "Maximum number of terms"

This is unwieldy and quite confusing. Perhaps the term of office and the term limit should be in separate columns, perhaps another column it's only for the incumbent or for all previous office-holders. Like this:

Country	Position	Length of term	Term limit	Incumbent only?
United Kingdom	Prime minister	5 years max	Unlimited	NA
United States	President	4 years	Two terms	No

–HTD 18:26, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Germany

Could someone please check the term limit for the German chancellor? The article currently says two 5 year terms, but Chancellor of Germany says 4 years. Furthermore, German federal election, 2013 says Angela Merkel is unlikely to be challenged by her own party this time around; she has previously been elected in 2005 and 2009. So it would seem more than two terms are possible. 146.90.170.128 (talk) 09:50, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

There is no term limit. Besides the president, only judges of the Federal Constitutional Court are term-limited (one 12-year-term, lifetime). --Aquilius511 (talk) 08:07, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Spain?

No listing for Spain. Odd. Anastrophe (talk) 02:36, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

That's because the head of state is a monarch. See also in the case of Belgium and Scandinavian countries... UK for some reason is an exception though... –HTD 16:53, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Russia

There is a terrible mistake in the table: "Unlimited Two consecutive 6-year terms" for President of Russia. This is false. Because the Russian Constitution says the opposite thing: the limit is two 6-year terms (for the whole life of each person) and the additional limitation is that the terms must be consecutive (e.g. there must not be a hole or a break between them). The proof is the following. The original phrase in Constitution is: "Одно и то же лицо не может занимать должность Президента Российской Федерации более двух сроков подряд", which is translated as follows: "The same person can not serve as President of Russian Federation more than two consecutive terms". This phrase rejects all the terms after a break. The proof: we can give the exact definition of the "two consecutive terms". The definition is: the "two consecutive terms" - is "one two-term period of time". According to the linguistics law, the definition and the subject it defines can be interchanged freely in any sentences. So, let's perform the interchange: "The same person can not serve as President of Russian Federation more than one two-term period of time". That's all. According to the linguistics law (the definition and the subject it defines are totally identical), the meaning of the initial phrase and the meaning of the phrase after interchange are identical. That's why the the Russian Constitution limits the presidency by two 6-year terms (for the whole life of each person) and the additional limitation is that the terms must be consecutive (e.g. there must not be a hole or a break between them). This also means that if a person served 1 term and then was not elected for the 2nd (consecutive) term, so he forever loses the right to be a president. The mistake in article is terrible, so it should not be left as it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aleksandrnikitin (talk • contribs) 11:57, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

This is BS and you know it. Putin got elected, haha. And now he has nullified his terms. 109.252.171.205 (talk) 02:44, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Broken table

Can someone who is comfortable working with tables on Wikipedia please fix this one - it is broken all over the place. I highly doubt I need to actually say where but look in the top right for an example. Distracting when reading. Cheers, WBPchur (talk) 04:18, 22 March 2020 (UTC).

Is the list of term limits restricted to heads of state and their deputies (vice) only?

The entry for Kenya had was elaborate with details on other elective posts but it was deleted by anonymous user 129.122.147.189. I have redone the edits.

I'm now wondering whether the details in the entry for Kenya have issues considering the 2010 Constitution is very elaborate on the same. Additionally, entries for countries like the United States have details for term limits of other posts such as Senators and Representatives. So I don't see the problem with enriching the Kenyan entry with details. 197.232.61.231 (talk) 18:11, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

The only country in the world that has a 2 year term president is the United States of America

? Questions... 2A00:1370:8186:45A9:ECF9:983:1DE4:EEA0 (talk) 05:20, 12 February 2024 (UTC)