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Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power of the national government is vested in the President of the Federated States of Micronesia. He is elected by Congress for a term of four years by a majority vote of all the members.
… (Art. X, Sec. 1)
Head of State
- English1. To stand as presidential candidates, East Timorese citizens should meet each of the following requirements cumulatively:
a) original citizenship;
b) at least 35 (Thirty -five) years of age;
c) to be in possession of his or her full faculties;
d) to be proposed by a minimum of five thousand voters.
… (Sec. 75) - Tetum1. Bele tuir kandidatura ba Prezidente Repúblika sidadaun timoroan sira-ne’ebé, iha ilas hotu tuirmai ne’e:
a) Sidadaun nanis;
b) Iha tinan mínimu 35;
c) Ho kapasidade di’ak;
d) Ne’ebé hetan proposta husi sidadaun hili-na’in mínimu nain rihun lima.
… (Art. 75) - Portuguese1. Podem ser candidatos a Presidente da República os cidadãos timorenses que cumulativamente:
a) Tenham cidadania originária;
b) Possuam idade mínima de 35 anos;
c) Estejam no pleno uso das suas capacidades;
d) Tenham sido propostos por um mínimo de cinco mil cidadãos eleitores.
… (Art. 75)
Head of State
- English
1. Presidential elections shall be conducted in two stages.
2. Political parties which have obtained seats in the State Great Khural shall nominate individually or collectively one single candidate each for Presidency.
3. At the primary stage of the elections citizens eligible for election shall participate in electing the President on the basis of universal, free and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
4. The State Great Khural shall consider the candidate who has obtained a majority of all votes cast in the first voting as elected the President and shall pass a law recognizing his/her powers.
… (Art. 31) - Mongolian
1. Ерөнхийлөгчийн сонгууль хоёр шаттай байна.
2. Улсын Их Хуралд суудал бүхий нам дангаараа буюу хамтран Ерөнхийлөгчид тус бүр нэг хүний нэр дэвшүүлнэ.
3. Анхан шатны сонгуульд Монгол Улсын сонгуулийн эрх бүхий иргэд нийтээрээ, чөлөөтэй, шууд сонгох эрхтэй оролцож, Ерөнхийлөгчид нэр дэвшигчийн талаар саналаа нууцаар гаргана.
4. Ерөнхийлөгчийн анхан шатны сонгуульд оролцсон нийт сонгогчийн олонхийн санал авсан нэр дэвшигчийг Улсын Их Хурал Ерөнхийлөгчөөр сонгогдсон гэж үзэж бүрэн эрхийг нь хүлээн зөвшөөрсөн хууль гаргана.
… (Гучин нэгдүгээр зүйл)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic and the Vice President will be elected jointly and directly by the People, by simple majority of votes, in general elections realized between ninety and one hundred and twenty days before the expiration of the constitutional period in force. (Art. 230)
- SpanishEl Presidente de la República y el Vicepresidente serán elegidos conjunta y directamente por el pueblo, por mayoría simple de votos, en comicios generales que se realizarán entre noventa y ciento veinte días antes de expirar el período constitucional vigente. (Art. 230)
Head of State
- English(1) A person is qualified for election as President if−
(a) the person is a citizen of Seychelles;
(b) the person is not disqualified from registration as a voter under this Constitution.
… (Art. 51)
Head of State
- English(1) Upon the death of a King or a reigning Queen, the throne shall pass to his/her son or daughter, the elder child taking precedence over the younger child.
... (Act of Succession, Sec. 2) - DanishStk. 1. Ved en konges eller en regerende dronnings død overgår tronen til den pågældendes søn eller datter, således at den ældre går forud for den yngre.
... (Tronfølgelov, § 2)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall express state unity of the Republic of Serbia. (Art. 111)
- Serbian CyrillicПредседник Републике изражава државно јединство Републике Србије. (Члан 111)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power in the Republic of Azerbaijan belongs to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. (Art. 99)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasında icra hakimiyyəti Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinə mənsubdur. (Maddə 99)
Head of State
- EnglishThe State is headed by a President. (Basic Law: The President of the State (1964), Sec. 1)
- Hebrewבראש המדינה עומד נשיא. (חוק יסוד: נשיא המדינה (1964), סעיף 1)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council is the highest authority in the UAE. The Federal Supreme Council consists of the Rulers of all the member Emirates of the UAE; … (Art. 46)
- Arabicالمجلس الأعلى للاتحاد هو السلطة العليا فيه ويشكل من حكام جميع الامارات المكونة للاتحاد. ... (المادّة 46)