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Apresidential election is theelection of anyhead of state whose official title isPresident.
The presidentof Albania is elected by theAssembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
The presidentof Chile is elected by the Chilean people for a four-year term. Sitting presidents are not allowed to run for reelection, but former presidents may do so.
Thepresident andvice president ofChina, are elected by theNational People's Congress (NPC) on the nomination of theNPC Presidium. In practice, the presidential candidate is chosen through an informal process within theChinese Communist Party (CCP), which is headed by theCCP general secretary. The power of the presidency is largely ceremonial and has no real power in China'spolitical system, the vast majority of power stems from the president's position asGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party andcommander-in-chief of themilitary.[1]
Thepresident of the Czech Republic is elected for a five-year term. Prior 2013, the election was indirect by theParliament. The first direct election was held in2013.
El Salvador elects its head of state – the presidentof El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. A presidential term in of 5 years and can't be re-election immediately, to become president again they have to wait one electoral period to run again. Current president of El Salvador isNayib Bukele
The presidentof France is elected for a five-year (since 2002) term by popular vote.
The president andvice president of Indonesia are elected for a maximum of two five-year terms. Since 2004, presidential elections in Indonesia have been determined by popular vote.
The presidentof Iran is elected to a four-year term by the public. The first presidential election inIran was held in1980, following theIranian Revolution of 1979 which resulted in the overthrow of themonarchy, although the president's power is second to theSupreme Leader.
Thepresident of Ireland is elected by the Irish people for a seven-year term.
Thepresident of Israel is elected by theKnesset to a single seven-year term, though the role of the president is largely ceremonial as the real power of the country is in the hands of theprime minister.
Thepresident of Kazakhstan is directly elected by popular vote for a single seven-year term.[2] The firstde-facto presidential election inKazakhstan was held in1991, during thedissolution of the Soviet Union, excluding the1990 Kazakh presidential election where the president was indirectly elected by theSupreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR.[3]
Thepresident of Kyrgyzstan undergoes a single term of six years.[4]
Thepresident of Lithuania is elected for a five-year term by the citizens of Lithuania.
The presidentof Mexico is elected for a six-year term by the public. The first presidential election inMexico was in 1934, although these weren't considered to have met international standards until1994.[citation needed]
The presidentof the Palestinian National Authority is the highest-ranking political position in theState of Palestine and is elected to a four-year term by the public.
The presidentof the Philippines is the highest-ranking political position in thePhilippines and is elected to a six-year term by the general populace. The most recent presidential election was held in2022 which resulted inBongbong Marcos being elected as the 17th president of the Philippines.
The first president ofSecond Polish Republic wasGabriel Narutowicz. In theSecond Polish Republic, the president was elected by theParliament, while in theThird Polish Republic the president is elected for a five-year term by the public. The most recent presidential election was the2025 Polish presidential election. The next election will take place in 2030.
The presidentof Russia is elected for a six-year term by the public. The first presidential election inRussia was held in1991.
The presidentof Singapore is directly elected by popular vote, subject to potential candidates meeting stringent qualifications set out in theConstitution, in order to run for office.
The presidentof South Africa is elected by theNational Assembly who are elected by the South African public. The leader of the largest elected party in theNational Assembly becomes president for a five-year term. The first non-racial elections were held in1994 to mark the end ofapartheid.
South Korea has adopted a single, five-year presidential system. People over the age of 19 elect thepresident by direct voting. Voting for overseas Korean was first conducted during the20th presidential election in 2017, and about 220,000 overseas Korean participated in the presidential election.[5]
The presidentof the Swiss Confederation is elected every year for a one-year term by theFederal Assembly among the sevenFederal Councillors who collectively form together the Head of State.Primus inter pares, the president has no powers over and above the other six Councillors and continues to head his or herdepartment. Traditionally the duty rotates among the members in order of seniority and the previous year's vice president becomes president.
The president of Tanzania is elected by general vote every five years. As of 2015, 24,001,134 people in Tanzania were registered to vote. Voters are registered upon completion of a Biometric Voters Register kit. The current president isJohn Magufuli.
Thepresident of Turkey is elected for a maximum of two five-year terms. Prior to 2014, the election was indirect by theParliament. Since 2014, presidential elections in Turkey have been determined bypopular vote.
Thepresident of Ukraine is elected for a five-year term by the public. The first presidential election inUkraine was held in1991 following thedissolution of the Soviet Union.
TheUnited States haselections on the state and local levels. TheElectoral College is the constitutional body that elects the president, and voters actually vote for the members of the Electoral College at the state level. In the U.S., the presidential elections at the state-level decide which people shall become members of the Electoral College for each state, and those members of the Electoral College in turn cast their votes for the presidential candidates. The first recorded Electoral College presidential election in the United States was in1788−1789, in whichGeorge Washington won.[7]
The presidentof Venezuela is elected by the public to a six-year term.
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