List of political term limits

This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country.

Africa

Country	Head of state/government		Other
	Title	Maximum number of terms	Office	Maximum number of terms
Algeria	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitution reform
Angola	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2021 constitution reform
Benin	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1956 constitution reform
Botswana	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitution reform
Burkina Faso	President	No set terms (transitional)
Burundi	President	Two 7-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform
Cameroon	President	Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2008 constitutional reform
Cape Verde	President	Two 5-year terms
Central African Republic	President	Unlimited 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional referendum
Chad	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform
Comoros	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
Côte d’Ivoire	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
Democratic Republic of the Congo	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional referendum
Republic of the Congo	President	Three 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional referendum
Djibouti	President	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform
Egypt	President	Two 6-year terms, since 2019 constitutional referendum
Equatorial Guinea	President	Two 7-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform
Eritrea	President	Two 5-year terms, as per unenforced constitution (no set terms in practice)
Eswatini	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform
Ethiopia	President	Two 6-year terms, since 1987 constitutional reform
Gabon	President	No set terms (transitional)
Gambia	President	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional reform
Ghana	President	Two 4-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum
Guinea	President	No set terms (transitional)
Guinea-Bissau	President	Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform
Kenya	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform	Deputy President	Two 5-year terms, since 2010 constitutional reform
Lesotho	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1998 constitutional reform
Liberia	President	Two 6-year terms, since 1986 constitutional referendum
Libya	Chairman of the Presidential Council	No set terms (transitional)
Madagascar	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1992 constitutional referendum
Malawi	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1995 constitutional referendum
Mali	President	No set terms (transitional)
Mauritania	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum
Mauritius	President	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional reform
Morocco	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2011 constitutional reform
Mozambique	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2004 constitutional reform
Namibia	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform
Niger	President	No set terms (transitional)
Nigeria	President	Two 4-year terms, since 1999 constitutional reform
Rwanda	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2015 constitutional reform
São Tomé and Príncipe	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2003 constitution reform
Senegal	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
Seychelles	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2016 constitutional reform
Sierra Leone	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum
Somalia	President	Two 4-year terms, since 1991 constitutional referendum
South Africa	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1996 constitutional referendum
South Sudan	President	Unlimited 4-year terms
Sudan	President	No set terms (transitional)
Tanzania	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1977 constitutional reform
Togo	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
Tunisia	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2014 constitutional referendum
Uganda	President	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2005 constitutional reform
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	President	No set terms (in exile)
Zambia	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2006 constitutional reform
Zimbabwe	President	Two 5-year terms, since 2013 constitutional referendum

Americas

Country	Head of state/government		Other
	Title	Maximum number of terms	Office	Maximum number of terms
Antigua and Barbuda	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Argentina	President	Two consecutive 4-year terms	Vice President	Two consecutive 4-year terms
			Senators	Unlimited 6-year terms
			Deputies	Unlimited 4-year terms
Bahamas	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Assembly, which has a term of five years.
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Barbados	President	Two 4-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Assembly, which has a term of five years.
Belize	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of five years.
	Governor-General	Unlimited 7-year terms
Bolivia	President	Two 5-year terms	Vice President	Two 5-year terms
Brazil	President	Two consecutive 4-year terms	Vice President	Two consecutive 4-year terms
Canada	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Commons, which by statute has a term of four years.
	Governor General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally serves for one 5-year term alternating between Anglophone and Francophone appointees.
Chile	President	Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms
Colombia	President	One 4-year term	Vice President	One 4-year term
			Senators	Unlimited 4-year terms
			Representatives	Unlimited 4-year terms
Costa Rica	President	Unlimited non-consecutive 4-year terms
Cuba	First Secretary	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	Two 5-year terms
	President
Dominica	President	Two 5-year terms
Dominican Republic	President	Two 4-year terms	Vice President	Two 4-year terms
Ecuador	President	Two 4-year terms	Vice President	Two 4-year terms
El Salvador	President	Unlimited 5-year terms	Vice President	Unlimited 5-year terms
Grenada	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of five years.
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Guatemala	President	One 4-year term	Vice President	One 4-year term
Guyana	President	Two 5-year terms
Haiti	Transitional Presidential Council	(Transitional)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of six years for the Senate and a term of four years for the Chamber of Deputies.
Honduras	President	Two 4-year terms	Vice President	Two 4-year terms
Jamaica	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Mexico	President	One 6-year term (sexenio)	Senators	Two 6-year terms (since 2018)
Nicaragua	President	Unlimited 5-year terms[1]	Vice President	Unlimited 5-year terms
Panama	President	Two non-consecutive 5-year terms	Vice President	Two non-consecutive 5-year terms
Paraguay	President	One 5-year term	Vice President	One 5-year term
Peru	President	Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms	Vice President	Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
Saint Kitts and Nevis	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Saint Lucia	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Suriname	President	Unlimited 5-year terms	Vice President	Unlimited 5-year terms
Trinidad and Tobago	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
United States	President	Two 4-year terms, except after succeeding to the Presidency and serving more than two years, in which case only one subsequent four-year term is permitted. (see Twenty-second Amendment).	Vice President	Unlimited 4-year terms
			Senators	Unlimited 6-year terms
			Representatives	Unlimited 2-year terms
Uruguay	President	Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms	Vice President	Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms
Venezuela	President	Unlimited 6-year terms, since 2009 constitutional referendum	Vice President	No fixed terms

Asia

Country	Head of state/government		Other
	Title	Maximum number of terms	Office	Maximum number of terms
Afghanistan	Supreme Leader	No set terms (life tenure)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; appointed by the Supreme Leader.
Armenia	President	One 7-year term	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
Azerbaijan	President	Unlimited 7-year terms
Bahrain	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Crown Prince	No directly set terms; appointed by the King.
			Prime Minister	No directly set terms; appointed by the King.
Bangladesh	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Bangla President, who has a term of five years, as well as the support of the Bangla Parliament, which has a term of five years.
Bhutan	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Bhutanese Parliament, which has an undefined term not exceeding six years.
Brunei	Sultan	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Crown Prince	No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan.
			Prime Minister	No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan.
Cambodia	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No term limits
China	General Secretary	Unlimited 5-year terms	Vice President	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform
	President	Unlimited 5-year terms, since 2018 constitutional reform	Premier	Two consecutive 5-year terms (two consecutive terms of National People's Congress session)
Cyprus	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
East Timor	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Timorese Parliament, which has a term of five years.
Georgia	President	Two terms: 6 years (current), 5 years (from 2024)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Georgian Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Hong Kong	Chief Executive	Two consecutive 5-year terms
India	President	Unlimited 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Indian Parliament, which has a term of five years.
Indonesia	President	Two 5-year terms	Vice President	Two 5-year terms
Iran	Supreme Leader	No set terms (life tenure)	President	Two consecutive 4-year terms
Iraq	President	Two 4-year terms	Prime Minister	Unlimited 4-year terms
Israel	President	One 7-year term	Prime Minister	Between 1948 and 1996, and since 2001: No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Knesset, which has an undefined term not exceeding four years.
				Between 1996 and 2001 (when the Prime Minister was directly elected): Unlimited undefined terms. If a term exceeded seven years, the Prime Minister was not eligible for immediate re-election.
Japan	Emperor	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 4-year terms
			Members of the House of Councillors	Unlimited 6-year terms
			Members of the House of Representatives	Unlimited 4-year terms
Jordan	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Jordanian Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Kazakhstan	President	One 7-year term
Kuwait	Emir	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Crown Prince	No directly set terms; appointed by the Emir.
			Prime Minister	Unlimited 4-year terms
Kyrgyzstan	President	Two 5-year terms
Laos	General Secretary	Unlimited 5-year terms	Prime Minister	Two 5-year terms
	President	Two 5-year terms
Lebanon	President	Unlimited non-consecutive 6-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Lebanese President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the Lebanese Parliament, which has an undefined term not exceeding four years.
Macau	Chief Executive	Two consecutive 5-year terms	Members of the Legislative Assembly	Unlimited 4-year terms
Malaysia	King	Unlimited non-consecutive 5-year terms	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
Maldives	President	Two 5-year terms, since 1998
Mongolia	President	One 6-year term (Two 4-year terms until 2021)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the State Great Khural, which has a term of four years.
Myanmar	President	Two 5-year terms
Nepal	President	Two 5-year terms
North Korea	General Secretary	Unlimited 5-year terms	Premier	Unlimited 5-year terms
	President of State Affairs	Unlimited 5-year terms
Oman	Sultan	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Crown Prince	No directly set terms; appointed by the Sultan.
Pakistan	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Pakistan Parliament, which has a term of five years.
Philippines (main article)	President	One 6-year term	Vice President	Two consecutive 6-year terms
			Senators	Two consecutive 6-year terms
			Representatives of the House	Three consecutive 3-year terms
			All other local government officials	Three consecutive 3-year terms
Qatar	Emir	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; appointed by the Emir.
Russia	President	Two 6-year terms[2]	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Russian President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the State Duma, which has a term of five years.
Saudi Arabia	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Crown Prince	No directly set terms; appointed by the King.
			Prime Minister	No directly set terms; appointed by the King.
South Korea	President	One 5-year term	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Korean President, who has a term of five years, as well as the support of the National Assembly of South Korea, which has a term of four years.
Singapore	President	Unlimited 6-year terms	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
Sri Lanka	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Sri Lankan President, who has a term of five years, as well as the Sri Lankan Parliament, which has a term of five years.
Syria	President	(Transitional)
Republic of China	President	Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994[3][4]	Vice President	Two consecutive 4-year terms, since 1994
			Members of the Legislative Yuan	Unlimited 4-year terms since 2008[5]
			County, city and township councilors, and village chiefs	Unlimited 4-year terms[6]
			County magistrates, and city and township mayors	Two consecutive 4-year terms[7]
Tajikistan	President	Two 7-year terms
Thailand	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Two 4-year terms
Turkey	President	Two 5-year terms[8]	Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey	Unlimited 5-year terms
Turkmenistan	President	Unlimited 7-year terms
United Arab Emirates	President	Unlimited 5-year terms	Vice President	Unlimited 5-year terms
			Prime Minister	No directly set terms; appointed by the President.
Uzbekistan	President	Two 7-year terms, since 2023 constitutional reform
Vietnam	General Secretary	Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms)	Vice President	Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms)
	President	Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms (in practice two 5-years terms)
Yemen	Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council	(Transitional)	Prime Minister	No set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of six years.

Europe

Country	Head of state		Head of government (if effectively supreme to a separate head of state) and other offices
	Title	Maximum number of terms	Title	Maximum number of terms
Albania	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Albanian Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Andorra	Co-princes	Bishop of Urgell: No set terms; appointed by the Pope President of France: Two consecutive 5-year terms since 2008 constitutional reform	Prime Minister	Unlimited 4-year terms
	Personal Representatives	No set terms; appointed by their respective co-princes.
Armenia	President	One 7-year term	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
Austria	President	Two consecutive 6-year terms	Chancellor	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Austrian President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the National Council, which has a term of five years.
Azerbaijan	President	Unlimited 7-year terms
Belarus	President	Two 5-year terms since 2022	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
Belgium	King	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Representatives, which has a term of five years.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Presidency members	Two 4-year terms, reeligible after four years	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (equivalent of Prime Minister)	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of four years.
Bulgaria	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years.
Croatia	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Sabor, which has a term of four years.
Cyprus	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms, since 2019 constitutional reform
Czech Republic	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, which has a term of four years.
Denmark	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Folketing, which has a term of four years.
Estonia	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Riigikogu, which has a term of four years.
Finland	President	Two consecutive 6-year terms[9]	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Finnish Parliament, which has a term of four years.
France	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms since 2008 constitutional reform	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of five years.
Georgia	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Georgian Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Germany	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms	Chancellor	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Bundestag, which has a term of four years.
Greece	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Hellenic Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Hungary	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years.
Iceland	President	Unlimited 4-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Althing, which has a term of four years.
Ireland	President	Two 7-year terms	Taoiseach (equivalent of Prime Minister)	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Dáil, which has a term of five years.
Italy	President	Unlimited 7-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of both Houses of the Parliament, which have a term of five years.
Kazakhstan	President	One 7-year term
Kosovo	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Assembly, which has a term of four years.
Latvia	President	Two 4-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Saeima, which has a term of four years.
Liechtenstein	Prince	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Landtag, which has a term of four years.
Lithuania	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Seimas, which has a term of four years.
Luxembourg	Grand Duke / Grand Duchess	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, which has a term of five years.
Malta	President	One 5-year term	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Maltese Parliament, which has a term of five years.
Moldova	President	Two consecutive 4-year terms[10]	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Moldovan Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Monaco	Prince / Princess	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Minister of State	No directly set terms; appointed by the Prince.
Montenegro	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Montenegrin Parliament, which has a term of four years.
Netherlands	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	Unlimited 4-year terms
North Macedonia	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Assembly of North Macedonia, which has a term of four years.
Norway	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Storting, which has a term of four years.
Poland	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Sejm, which has a term of four years.
Portugal	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Assembly of the Republic, which has a term of less than four years.
Romania	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the support of the Senate, both of which have a term of less than four years.
Russia	President	Two 6-year terms[11]	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the President, who has a term of six years, as well as the support of the State Duma, which has a term of five years.
San Marino	Captains Regent	Unlimited non-consecutive 6-month terms, but an outgoing Captain Regent cannot be re-elected for three years.
Serbia	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years.
Slovakia	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms[12]	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Council, which has a term of four years.
Slovenia	President	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Assembly, which has a term of four years.
Spain	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Congress of Deputies, which has a term of four years.
Sweden	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Riksdag, which has a term of four years.
Switzerland	President of the Confederation	Unlimited non-consecutive 1-year terms	Members of the Federal Council	Unlimited 4-year terms
Turkey	President	Two 5-year terms[13]	Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey	Unlimited 5-year terms
United Kingdom	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Commons, which has a term of five years.
Ukraine	President	Two consecutive 5-year terms[14]	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Verkhovna Rada, which has a term of five years.

Oceania

Country	Head of state/government		Other
	Title	Maximum number of terms	Office	Maximum number of terms
Australia	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of three years.
	Governor-General	No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term.
Federated States of Micronesia	President	Two 4-year terms	Vice President	Two 4-year terms
Fiji	President	Two 3-year terms	Prime Minister	Unlimited 4-year terms
Kiribati	President	Three 4-year terms	Vice President	Three 4-year terms
Marshall Islands	President	Two 4-year terms
Nauru	President	Two 3-year terms
New Zealand	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of three years.
	Governor-General	No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term.
Palau	President	Two 4-year terms	Vice President	Two 4-year terms
Papua New Guinea	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Parliament, which has a term of five years.
	Governor-General	Two 6-year terms
Samoa	Chief of State	Two 5-year terms	Prime Minister	Unlimited 5-year terms
Solomon Islands	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Parliament, which has a term of four years.
	Governor-General	Two 5-year terms
Tonga	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms
Tuvalu	King / Queen	No set terms (hereditary succession)	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the Tuvaluan Parliament, which has a term of four years.
	Governor-General	No set terms; appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Vanuatu	President	One 5-year term	Prime Minister	No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the ni-Vanuatu Parliament, which has a term of four years.

See also

• Term limit
• Reelection