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Government

Dominican Republic
  • English
    In order to be a minister or vice minister, one is required to be a male or female Dominican in full exercise of civil and political rights and to have reached the age of twenty-five years. Naturalized people may only be ministers or vice ministers ten years after having acquired Dominican nationality. Ministers and vice minister may not exercise any professional or commercial activity that could create conflicts of interest. (Art. 135)
  • Spanish
    Para ser ministro o viceministro se requiere ser dominicana o dominicano en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos y haber cumplido la edad de veinticinco años. Las personas naturalizadas sólo pueden ser ministros o viceministros diez años después de haber adquirido la nacionalidad dominicana. Los ministros y viceministros no pueden ejercer ninguna actividad profesional o mercantil que pudiere generar conflictos de intereses. (Art. 135)

Government

Viet Nam
  • English
    The Government has the following tasks and powers:
    1. To organize the implementation of the Constitution, …
    ...
    6. To protect the rights and interests of the State and society, human rights and citizens’ rights;
    … (Art. 96)
  • Vietnamese
    Chính phủ có những nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn sau đây:
    1. Tổ chức thi hành Hiến pháp,
    ...
    6. Bảo vệ quyền và lợi ích của Nhà nước và xã hội, quyền con người, quyền công dân;
    ... (Điều 96)

Government

Kiribati
  • English

    The executive authority of Kiribati shall vest in the Cabinet, which shall be collectively responsible to the Maneaba ni Maungatabu for the executive functions of the Government. (Sec. 45)

Government

Ghana
  • English
    (1) Ministers of State shall be appointed by the President with the prior approval of Parliament from among members of Parliament or persons qualified to be elected as members of Parliament, except that the majority of Ministers of State shall be appointed from among members of Parliament.
    … (Art. 78)

Government

Guyana
  • English
    (1) There shall be a Cabinet for Guyana, which shall consist of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vice-Presidents, and such other Ministers as may be appointed to it by the President.
    (2) The Cabinet shall aid and advise the President in the general direction and control of the Government of Guyana and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
    … (Art. 106)

Government

Austria
  • English

    (1) The highest executive organs are the Federal President, the Federal Ministers and the state secretaries, and the members of the Provincial Governments.
    … (Art. 19)

  • German

    (1) Die obersten Organe der Vollziehung sind der Bundespräsident, die Bundesminister und Staatssekretäre sowie die Mitglieder der Landesregierungen.
    … (Art. 19)

Government

Madagascar
  • English

    The President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister, presented by the majority party or group of parties in the National Assembly.
    … (Art. 54)

  • French

    Le Président de la République nomme le Premier ministre, présenté par le parti ou le groupe de partis majoritaire à l’Assemblée Nationale.
    … (Art. 54)

Government

India
  • English
    (1) The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
    … (Art. 75)
  • Hindi
    (1) प्रधानमंत्री की नियुक्ति राष्ट्रपति करेगा और अन्य मंत्रियों की नियुक्ति राष्ट्रपति, प्रधान मंत्री की सलाह पर करेगा।
    … (अनुच्छेद 75)

Government

Nicaragua
  • English

    The following are attributions of the President of the Republic:
    ...
    6) To appoint and to remove the Ministers and Vice Ministers of State, Procurator and Sub-Procurator General of the Republic, Directors of Autonomous and Governmental Entities, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, and Heads of Special Missions, duly bringing the appointment to the cognizance of the National Assembly, within the time [termino] of three days for its ratification, which will be considered final [firme] when the National Assembly ratifies it, as well as to remove the functionaries from their offices [cargos] in the cases in which the National Assembly has so decided in use of its attributions.
    ... (Art. 150)

  • Spanish

    Son atribuciones del Presidente de la República, las siguientes:
    ...
    6) Nombrar y remover a los Ministros y Viceministros de Estado, Procurador y Subprocurador General de la República, Directores de entes autónomos y gubernamentales, Jefes de Misiones Diplomáticas, y Jefes de Misiones Especiales, debiendo poner en conocimiento de la Asamblea Nacional, dentro del término de tres días, el nombramiento para su ratificación, el cual se considerará firme hasta que la Asamblea Nacional lo ratifique, así como destituir de sus cargos a los funcionarios en los casos que la Asamblea Nacional lo haya decidido en uso de sus atribuciones.
    ... (Art. 150)

Government

Croatia
  • English
    The Government of the Republic of Croatia shall consist of a Prime Minister, one or more Deputy Prime Ministers, and Ministers.
    … (Art. 108)
  • Croatian
    Vladu Republike Hrvatske čine predsjednik, jedan ili više potpredsjednika i ministri.
    … (Članak 108)