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The Prime Minister can serve a maximum of 5 years before having to seek reelection That is call a general election. Unlike the USA there is no limit as to how many terms a Prime Minister can stand, providing they get reelected

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They can be Prime Minister for as long as they want, if the people decide to re-elect them.

The rule is they need to be re-elected every 5 years. Many Prime Ministers are not re-elected though as they become unpopular with the way they run the Country.

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