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Head of State
Indonesia
- English(1) The President and Vice-President shall be elected as a single ticket directly by the people.
(2) Each ticket of candidates for President and Vice-President shall be proposed prior to the holding of general elections by political parties or coalitions of political parties which are participants in the general elections.
… (Art. 6A) - Indonesian(1) Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dipilih dalam satu pasangan secara langsung oleh rakyat.
(2) Pasangan calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden diusulkan oleh partai politik atau gabungan partai politik peserta pemilihan umum sebelum pelaksanaan pemilihan umum.
… (Pasal 6A)
Head of State
Iceland
- EnglishAlthingi and the President of Iceland jointly exercise legislative power. The President and other governmental authorities referred to in this Constitution and elsewhere in the law exercise executive power.
… (Art. 2) - IcelandicAlþingi og forseti Íslands fara saman með löggjafarvaldið. Forseti og önnur stjórnarvöld samkvæmt stjórnarskrá þessari og öðrum landslögum fara með framkvæmdarvaldið.
… (2. gr.)
Head of State
Eritrea
- English1. The President shall be elected from amongst the members of the National Assembly by all absolute majority vote of its members. A candidate for the office of the President must be nominated by at least 20 percent vote of all the members of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 41)
Head of State
Dominica
- English(1) The executive authority of Dominica is vested in the President.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Dominica may be exercised by the President either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
… (Sec. 58)
Head of State
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishThe Supreme People’s Assembly has the authority to:
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5) elect or recall the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
... (Art. 91) - Korean최고인민회의는 다음과 같은 권한을 가진다.
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5. 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 위원장을 선거 또는 소환한다.
… (제91조)
Head of State
Lithuania
- EnglishAny citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who meets the conditions set forth in the first paragraph of Article 78 and collects the signatures of not less than 20,000 voters shall be registered as a presidential candidate.
… (Art. 79) - LithuanianKandidatu į Respublikos Prezidentus įregistruojamas Lietuvos Respublikos pilietis, atitinkantis 78 straipsnio pirmosios dalies sąlygas ir surinkęs ne mažiau kaip 20 tūkstančių rinkėjų parašų.
… (79 straipsnis)
Head of State
Ghana
- English…
(2) The election of the President shall be on the terms of universal adult suffrage and shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be conducted in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by constitutional instrument by the Electoral Commission …
(3) A person shall not be elected as President of Ghana unless at the presidential election the number of votes cast in his favour is more than fifty per cent of the total number of valid votes cast at the election.
… (Art. 63)
Head of State
Guyana
- EnglishThere shall be a President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, who shall be Head of State, the supreme executive authority, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Republic. (Art. 89)
Head of State
Maldives
- English(b) The President shall be the Head of State, the Head of Government, and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
… (Art. 106) - Dhivehi(ށ) ދައުލަތުގެ އެންމެމަތީ ވެރިޔަކީ، އަދި ސަރުކާރުގެ އެންމެމަތީ ވެރިޔަކީ، އަދި ސިފައިންގެ އެންމެ މަތީ ވެރިޔަކީ ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާއެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 106 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Head of State
Norway
- EnglishThe executive power is vested in the King, or in the Queen if she has succeeded to the Crown pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 or Article 7 or Article 48 of this Constitution. When the executive power is thus vested in the Queen, she has all the rights and obligations which pursuant to this Constitution and the law of the land are possessed by the King. (Art. 3)
- NorwegianDen utøvende makt er hos kongen eller hos dronningen, hvis hun har ervervet kronen etter bestemmelsene i § 6, § 7 eller § 48 i denne Grunnlov. Når den utøvende makt således er hos dronningen, har hun alle de rettigheter og plikter som ifølge denne Grunnlov og landets lover innehas av kongen. (§ 3)