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| August | Cape Verde | ... vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 August 2011 with a second round runoff on 21 August 2011; prime minister nominated by the ... |
| August | Colombia | chief of state: President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); Vice President Angelino GARZON (since 7 August 2010); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of ... |
| August | Dominican Republic | chief of state: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (since 16 August 2004); Vice President Rafael ALBURQUERQUE de Castro (since 16 August 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head ... |
| August | Equatorial Guinea | chief of state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup) head of government: Prime Minister Ignacio MILAM Tang (since ... |
| August | Estonia | ... choosing between the two candidates with the largest number of votes; election last held on 29 August 2011 (next to be held in the fall of 2016); prime minister nominated by the ... |
| August | Ethiopia | ... state: President GIRMA Woldegiorgis (since 8 October 2001) head of government: Prime Minister MELES Zenawi (since August 1995) cabinet: Council of Ministers ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the ... |
| August | Gabon | ... by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held on 30 August 2009 (next to be held in 2016); prime minister appointed by the president election results ... |
| August | Guyana | ... must be held at least every five years (no term limits); elections last held on 28 August 2006 (next to be held by August 2011); prime minister appointed by the president election ... |
| August | Hungary | chief of state: President Pal SCHMITT (since 6 August 2010) head of government: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010) cabinet: Council of Ministers prime minister elected by the National Assembly ... |
| August | Iceland | chief of state: President Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON (since 1 August 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Johanna SIGURDARDOTTIR (since 1 February 2009) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister elections: president is ... |