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Term limit by country<table><tbody><tr><th>Head of state/government<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_limit#endnote_a">[1]</a></th></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><th>Legislature</th></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td> One Two</td><td> Three Unlimited</td><td> No set (Monarchy) No set (Transitional/NA)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A term limit is a legal restriction on the number of <a href="/facts/Term_of_office/njYIhtkn">terms</a> a <a href="/facts/Incumbent/Sght9xoT">person</a> may serve in a particular <a href="/facts/Elected_office/TSxStIy7">elected office</a>. When term limits are found in <a href="/facts/Presidential_system/lFFCrzpv">presidential</a> and <a href="/facts/Semi-presidential_system/vncj96gR">semi-presidential systems</a> they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "<a href="/facts/President_for_life/nscM1kfW">president for life</a>". 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. </p><p>According to a 2020 analysis, nearly one in four incumbents who face term limits seek to circumvent the term limits through various strategies, including constitutional amendments, working with the judiciary to reinterpret the term limits, let a placeholder govern for the incumbent, and cancelling or delaying elections. </p>