Legal restriction limiting the number of terms an officeholder may serve
This article is about the legal and political issue. For the book by Vince Flynn, see Term Limits (novel).
A term limit is a legal restriction on the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". This is intended to protect a republic from becoming a de facto dictatorship. Term limits may be a lifetime limit on the number of terms an officeholder may serve, or a limit on the number of consecutive terms.
A termlimit is a legal restriction on the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When termlimits are found in presidential...
In the United States, termlimits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve. At the federal level, the president of the United...
Termlimits in Russia are limitations set by the Constitution of Russia that limit how long an individual may hold a specific political office in Russia...
Termlimits in South Korea are limitations on how long an officeholder may hold a specific government office in South Korea. The President of South Korea...
This is a list of termlimits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country. Termlimit Reelection "El Tribunal...
Termlimits in France are limitations on how many times an officeholder may hold a specific office in France. The first termlimits in modern times were...
elected to one two-year term (1904–1906) and one four-year term (1906-1910). David Dinkins was not affected by the termlimit enacted in 1993 because...
defined limit on how long terms of office may be before the officeholder must be subject to re-election. Some jurisdictions exercise termlimits, setting...
2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the termlimits applied was Hifikepunye...
took place on 20 March 2016, the president is elected for a 5-year term, with a limit of two consecutive terms. The following is a list of presidents of...
Termlimits legislation – termlimits for state and federal office-holders – has been a recurring political issue in the U.S. state of Oregon since 1992...
September 2022. As of 2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Burkina Faso. The termlimit has not been met by any president yet...
referendum). As of 2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Guinea. This limit has been lifted for Conté in 2001 and for...
Republic. As of 2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Madagascar. The termlimit has not been met by any president yet...
served three terms into the mid-1980s. Then in 1992, voters approved termlimits by ballot initiative. Neither action constituted an amendment to the...
December 2019. As of 2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Algeria. The termlimit was reinstated in 2016. Politics of Algeria...
1979. As of 2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea. The termlimit has not been met by any president...
Seychelles. As of 2021, there is a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Seychelles. The termlimit has not been met by any president yet...
A two-termlimit was imposed on city council members and citywide elected officials in a 1993 referendum. The movement to introduce termlimits was led...
was declared a republic. There was a two-termlimit for the president in the Constitution of Djibouti. This limit was lifted in 2010. Djibouti List of prime...
although his popularity was dented by attempts to abolish presidential termlimits. Following the disputed 2019 election and the ensuing unrest, Morales...
may be re-elected for an additional term, with the incomplete term not counting against the two-termlimit. The term of the incumbent president continues...
The AFP Chief of Staff has no definite or fixed termlimit, under Republic Act No. 8186, as the termlimit of the AFP Chief of Staff, along with all uniformed...
president of Brazil serves for a term of four years, and may be re-elected for a single consecutive term. This two-termlimit, however, is not for life—a former...
4 December 2010. There is a two-termlimit for the president in the new 2016 Constitution of Ivory Coast. This limit has been lifted for Alassane Ouattara...