Full term in office
0 = Part of parliamentary term
1 = Full parliamentary term
2 = Transitional
3 = Ongoing as of 2022

Semi-presidential system of government
0 = Non-presidential system of government
1 = semi-presidential

Parliamentary system of government
0 = Non-parliamentary system of government
1 = Parliamentary system of government

Proportional voting systems
0 = All others
1 = Proportional voting systems

Non-proportional voting systems
0 = All others
1 = Non-proportional voting systems

Mixed voting systems
0 = All others
1 = Mixed voting systems

Minority vs majority coalition
0 = Minority coalition
1 = Majority coalition

Type of coalition government
0 = Minimum Winning Coalition government
1 = Surplus Coalition government
2 = Minority Coalition government

Left-right cleavage within coalition government
0 = Coalition does not span cleavage
1 = Coalition spans cleavage

Ethnic cleavage within coalition government
0 = Coalition does not span this cleavage
1 = Coalition spans this cleavage

Overall political fragmentation
0 = No meaningful framentation
1 = Low political fragmentation
2 = Medium - high political fragmentation
3 = High political fragmentation

No meaninful political fragmentation
0 = All others
1 = No meaningful political fragmentation

Low political fragmentation
0 = All others
1 = Low political fragmentation

Medium-high political fragmentation
0 = All others
1 = Medium-high political fragmentation

High political fragmentation
0 = All others
1 = High political fragmentation

0 = Formal end of legislative period (scheduled elections)
1 = Defection one/more coalition partners
2 = Broadening of coalition (inclusion of new parties)
3 = Lack of parliamentary support (Vote of no-confidence)
4 = Resignation of PM - elite conflict
5 = Resignation of PM - popular pressure/public protests
6 = Resignation of PM - other
7 = Dismissal by head of state
8 = Constitutional crisis (coup d'etat, civil war)
9 = Other
10 = Ongoing