Political Representation

The dataset contains information about various countries' political systems, representation types, electoral methods, and key political parties as observed in a global context. It provides insights into how different nations conduct their elections and the political parties that play significant roles in their governance.

Country: The name of the country being described in the dataset.
Political System: The form of government under which the country operates, such as republic or monarchy.
Type of Representation: Indicates whether the representation in government is direct or indirect, typically denoting a representative democracy.
Electoral Method: The system used for conducting elections, which impacts how votes are counted and winners are determined.
Key Political Parties: The main political parties within the country that are involved in the electoral process and influence governance.

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Sample Data

Country	Political System	Type of Representation	Electoral Method	Key Political Parties
United States	Federal Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Democratic Party, Republican Party
Canada	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	Liberal Party, Conservative Party, NDP
United Kingdom	Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	First Past the Post	Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats
Germany	Federal Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	CDU, SPD, Greens, FDP
Australia	Federal Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	Preferential Voting	Liberal Party, Labour Party, Greens
France	Semi-Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	La République En Marche!, The Republicans, Socialist Party
India	Federal Parliamentary Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	BJP, Indian National Congress, AAP
Brazil	Federal Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	Workers' Party, PSDB, PL
Russia	Federal Semi-Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	United Russia, Communist Party, LDPR
Mexico	Federal Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	MORENA, PAN, PRI
South Africa	Parliamentary Republic	Proportional	List Proportional Representation	ANC, DA, EFF
Japan	Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	Mixed-Member Majoritarian	LDP, DPJ, Komeito
Italy	Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	Lega, PD, FdI
Spain	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	Proportional Representation	PSOE, PP, VOX
Argentina	Federal Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	Peronist Party, Radical Civic Union
Sweden	Parliamentary Democracy	Proportional	List Proportional Representation	Socialdemokraterna, Moderaterna, Sverigedemokraterna
Netherlands	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy	Proportional	Party List System	VVD, D66, PVV
Norway	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy	Proportional	Party List System	Labour Party, Progress Party
Finland	Parliamentary Republic	Proportional	Party List System	Social Democratic Party, National Coalition Party
Switzerland	Federal Directorial Republic	Direct Democracy & Representative	Proportional Representation	SVP, SP, FDP
Belgium	Federal Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	Proportional	MR, PS, CD&V
Singapore	Parliamentary Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	People's Action Party
New Zealand	Parliamentary Democracy	Mixed-Member Proportional	MMP	Labour Party, National Party, Greens
Israel	Parliamentary Democracy	Proportional	Party List System	Likud, Blue and White, Labour
Iran	Islamic Republic	Representative	Mixed Electoral System	Principlists, Reformists
Saudi Arabia	Absolute Monarchy	No political representation	NaN	NaN
United Arab Emirates	Federation of Monarchies	Limited representation	NaN	NaN
Qatar	Absolute Monarchy	No political representation	NaN	NaN
Kuwait	Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	First Past the Post	NaN
Philippines	Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	PDP-Laban, Liberal Party
Thailand	Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	Mixed-Member Majoritarian	Palang Pracharath, Pheu Thai
Vietnam	Socialist Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	Communist Party of Vietnam
Cuba	Single-Party Socialist State	Single Party Representation	NaN	Communist Party of Cuba
Egypt	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Sisi's Party, Wafd Party
Turkey	Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	AKP, CHP, HDP
Pakistan	Federal Parliamentary Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	PTI, PML-N, PPP
Bangladesh	Unitary Parliamentary Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Awami League, BNP
Nepal	Federal Democratic Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	CPN-UML, Nepali Congress
Sri Lanka	Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	SLPP, UNP
Zimbabwe	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	ZANU-PF, MDC
Nigeria	Federal Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	APC, PDP
South Korea	Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	People Power Party, Democratic Party
Malaysia	Federal Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	First Past the Post	Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional
Ukraine	Unitary Parliamentary Republic	Proportional	Mixed-Member Proportional	Servant of the People, Opposition Platform
Chile	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	Conservative Party, Socialist Party
Colombia	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	Coalition of parties
Peru	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Fuerza Popular, Podemos Peru
Venezuela	Federal Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Bolivia	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	MAS, PDC
Paraguay	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	ANR, PDP
Uruguay	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	Frente Amplio, Partido Nacional
Costa Rica	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	PLN, PAC
Honduras	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	National Party, LIBRE
El Salvador	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Nuevas Ideas, FMLN
Guatemala	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Modified Parallel System	National Unity of Hope, FCN
Nicaragua	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	Sandinista National Liberation Front
Dominican Republic	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Majoritarian System	PLD, PRM
Jamaica	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	JLP, PNP
Barbados	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	BLP, DLP
Trinidad and Tobago	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	PNM, UNC
Bahamas	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	FNM, PLP
Saint Lucia	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	United Workers Party, Saint Lucia Labour Party
Antigua and Barbuda	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	Antigua Labour Party, United Progressive Party
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	SVG Labour Party, New Democratic Party
Grenada	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	New National Party, National Democratic Congress
Dominica	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	Dominica Labour Party, United Workers Party
Kingdom of Eswatini	Absolute Monarchy	No political representation	NaN	NaN
Lesotho	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	All Basotho Convention, Democratic Congress
Malawi	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Malawi Congress Party, Democratic Progressive Party
Namibia	Unitary Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	SWAPO, DTA
Botswana	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Botswana Democratic Party, Botswana National Front
Zambia	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Patriotic Front, UPND
Tanzania	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Chadema
Rwanda	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	Rwandan Patriotic Front
Uganda	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	National Resistance Movement
Kenya	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	Jubilee Party, Orange Democratic Movement
Somalia	Federal Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Mixed Electoral System	Various Clans and Parties
South Sudan	Federal Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	SPLM, SPLM-IO
Republic of the Congo	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	PCT, UDI
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Majoritarian System	PPRD, UDPS
Angola	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	MPLA
Cameroon	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	CPDM
Gabon	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	PDG
Central African Republic	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	Various parties
Chad	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	MDM
Niger	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	PNDS-Tarayya, MNSD
Mali	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	Rassemblement pour le Mali, RPM
Burkina Faso	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	MPP, CDP
Togo	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	UNIR
Bénin	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	VARIOUS PARTIES
Benin	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Parties
Burundi	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	CNDD-FDD, FNL
Equatorial Guinea	Unitary Presidential Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	PDGE
Sao Tome and Principe	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	Independent Democratic Action, MLSTP-PSD
São Tomé and Príncipe	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	ADPP, MLSTP/PSD
Eswatini	Absolute Monarchy	No political representation	NaN	NaN
Vanuatu	Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Preferential Voting	Vanua'aku Party, National United Party
Papua New Guinea	Unitary Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Limited Preferential Voting	PANGU, National Alliance Party
Fiji	Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Proportional Representation	FijiFirst, SODELPA
Kiribati	Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Micronesia	Federal Republic	Representative	NaN	Various Parties
Palau	Presidential Republic	Representative	NaN	Various Parties
Marshall Islands	Presidential Republic	Representative	NaN	Various Parties
Tuvalu	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Nauru	Parliamentary Republic	Representative	Alternative Vote	Various Parties
Taiwan	Democratic Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	DPP, KMT
Bhutan	Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	First Past the Post	Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, PNP
Maldives	Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	MDP, PPM
Afghanistan	Islamic Republic	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Political Parties
Sri Lanka	Unitary Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	SLPP, UNP
Saudi Arabia	Absolute Monarchy	No political representation	NaN	NaN
Vietnam	Socialist Republic	Single Party Representation	NaN	Communist Party of Vietnam
Lesotho	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy	Representative	Proportional	Various Parties
Seychelles	Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	LDS, SNP
Reunion	Overseas Department of France	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Parties
Guadeloupe	Overseas Department of France	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Parties
Martinique	Overseas Department of France	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Parties
Mayotte	Overseas Department of France	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Parties
French Polynesia	Overseas Collectivity of France	Representative	Two-Round System	Tahoeraa Huiraatira, Tapura Huiraatira
Wallis and Futuna	Overseas Collectivity of France	Traditional Leadership	NaN	NaN
New Caledonia	Special Collectivity of France	Representative	Proportional Representation	FLNKS, RPCR
French Guiana	Overseas Department of France	Representative	Two-Round System	Various Parties
Greenland	Self-Governing Territory of Denmark	Representative	Proportional Representation	Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit
Faroe Islands	Self-Governing Territory of Denmark	Representative	Proportional Representation	Social Democrats, Progressives
Åland Islands	Autonomous Region of Finland	Representative	Proportional Representation	Moderate Coalition, Åland Centre
Kosovo	Partial Republic	Proportional Representation	Party List System	LDK, PDK
Taiwan	Democratic Republic	Representative	Mixed-Member Proportional	DPP, KMT
Seychelles	Presidential Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	LDS, SNP
Tuvalu	Parliamentary Democracy	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Montserrat	British Overseas Territory	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Anguilla	British Overseas Territory	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
British Virgin Islands	British Overseas Territory	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Cayman Islands	British Overseas Territory	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Saint Helena	British Overseas Territory	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Bermuda	British Overseas Territory	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Pitcairn Islands	British Overseas Territory	Representative	NaN	NaN
Nauru	Independent Republic	Representative	First Past the Post	Various Parties
Vatican City	Absolute Monarchy	Religious Leadership	NaN	NaN

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