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    Länder, in denen eine religiöse Voraussetzung für das Amt eines Staatsoberhauptes besteht

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    1. Alarmed_Wish3294 on

      So i can be a shia muslim leader in Saudi Arabia, for example, where the majority of people are sunni? Do denominations matter?

    2. PotentialSpare6412 on

      In Lebanon the prime minister has to be Sunni, the president has to be Christian and the speaker of the parliament has to be Shia.

    4. AjaxCooperwater on

      I think monarchs of European countries and Japan need to have religious requirements too?

    5. KayakingATLien on

      Might as well add the US in there….defacto requirements to be a Christian most times

    6. bloodrider1914 on

      For those not familiar with Pancasila (Indonesia’s state ideology), one of its core tenets is a professed belief in god, meaning that everyone is required to be religious, although the religion itself doesn’t matter as long as it’s from the approved list (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism, Hinduism, or Confucianism)

    7. topcat5 on

      The head of state for the UK is the King/Queen who also holds the position as head of the Church of England.

    8. LuckyLMJ on

      Technically the UK (and all Commonwealth countries) too – the king/queen is not allowed to be Catholic, which is a religious requirement

      Though I suspect this would be removed if it became relevant

    9. FudgeAtron on

      Don’t most Latin American Presidents have to be Catholic? Like Argentina, El Salvador, etc…

    10. octofeline on

      Shouldn’t Vatican City be highlighted? Is the pope not their head of state?

    12. cnaughton898 on

      The UK has religious requirements for the head of state. The king/queen is not allowed to be a Catholic.

    17. Excavon on

      A lot of these are de facto requirements, so you could also add Turkey, Lybia, Egypt, etc. that are realistically never going to have a non-sunni leader.

    19. PIKFIEZ on

      Denmark has a clear religious requirement for the head of state too. Right at the top of the Constitution of Denmark:

      §4: The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the established church of Denmark, and as such shall be supported by the state.

      §6: The King shall be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

      (Yes, the King no longer holds any real political power. That’s why it’s omitted from this map. Just thought it’s still interesting and surprising to many that we in Denmark have a state religion with the head of state also being formal head of the state church.)

    21. velvetvortex on

      Not sure if Malaysia should be included if the UK is left out. And the Vatican/Holy See absolutely needs to be included. And maybe Tonga needs to be included, but I haven’t looked it up.

    22. XenophonSoulis on

      I’m pretty sure the president of Russia, as well as the president’s spouse, have to be orthodox christian.

    23. sometimes_point on

      why exclude monarchs? that’s kinda dumb – and arbitrary since you’re including Saudi and Brunei. i also strongly suspect that Andorra’s one is the bishop who is a co-prince (i.e., a figurehead monarch)

    24. CarterCreations061 on

      Nigeria has an unofficial system of turn-taking consociationalism where the president must be a Muslim or Christian, switching off every 8 years.

    25. Longjumping_Care989 on

      I’m pretty sure the Pope has to profess to be a Catholic.

      ^(Practice it in any meaningful sense, obviously not, but then that’s true of all of these/all religion generally)

    27. UdontneedtoknowwhoIm on

      If im not wrong Thailand Buddhism rule only apply to the king not prime minister

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