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Head of State
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishThe election of the President of the Republic shall be by universal suffrage by direct and secret ballot, in accordance with law. The candidate who has received a majority of the valid votes cast shall be proclaimed elected. (Art. 228)
- SpanishLa elección del Presidente o Presidenta de la República se hará por votación universal, directa y secreta, en conformidad con la ley. Se proclamará electo o electa el candidato o la candidata que hubiere obtenido la mayoría de votos válidos (Art. 228)
Head of State
Türkiye
- EnglishExecutive power and function shall be exercised and carried out by the President of the Republic in conformity with the Constitution and laws. (Art. 8)
- TurkishYürütme yetkisi ve görevi, Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından, Anayasaya ve kanunlara uygun olarak kullanılır ve yerine getirilir. (Madde 8)
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Morocco
- EnglishThe Crown of Morocco and its constitutional rights are hereditary and are transmitted from father to son through male descendants in direct line and by order of primogeniture of His Majesty The King Mohammed VI, unless the King has designated, in His lifetime, a successor from among His sons, other than His eldest son. When there are no male descendants in direct line, the succession to the Throne is devolved in the closest male collateral line and in the same conditions. (Art. 43)
- Arabicإن عرش المغرب وحقوقه الدستورية تنتقل بالوراثة إلى الولد الذكر الأكبر سنا من ذرية جلالة الملك محمد السادس، ثم إلى ابنه الأكبر سنا وهكذا ما تعاقبوا، ما عدا إذا عين الملك قيد حياته خلفا له ولدا آخر من أبنائه غير الولد الأكبر سنا، فإن لم يكن ولد ذكر من ذرية الملك، فالمُلك ينتقل إلى أقرب أقربائه من جهة الذكور، ثم إلى ابنه طبق الترتيب والشروط السابقة الذكر. (الفصل 43)
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Palau
- EnglishThe President shall be the chief executive of the national government. (Art. VIII, Sec. 1)
Head of State
Burundi
- EnglishThe President of the Republic, Head of the State, incarnates the national unity, sees to the respect for the Constitution and assures by his arbitration the continuity of the State and the regular functioning of the institutions.
… (Art. 96) - KirundiUmukuru wa Republika akaba Umukuru w’igihugu niwe fatiro ry’ubumwe bw’abarundi, ategerezwa kubahiriza Ibwirizwa shingiro akubahiriza ko ubuzima bw’igihugu bubandanya kandi ko inzego z’igihugu ziguma zikora neza.
… (Ingingo ya 96) - FrenchLe Président de la République, Chef de l’Etat, incarne l’unité nationale, veille au respect de la Constitution et assure par son arbitrage la continuité de l’Etat et le fonctionnement régulier des institutions.
… (Art. 96)
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Paraguay
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic or Vice President, it is required:
1. to have natural Paraguayan nationality;
2. to be already thirty years old, and
3. to be in full exercise of their civil and political rights. (Art. 228) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República o Vicepresidente se requiere:
1. tener nacionalidad paraguaya natural;
2. haber cumplido treinta y cinco años, y
3. estar en pleno ejercicio de sus derechos civiles y políticos. (Art. 228)
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Japan
- EnglishThe Imperial Throne shall be dynastic and succeeded to in accordance with the Imperial House Law passed by the Diet. (Art. 2)
- Japanese皇位は、世襲のものであつて、国会の議決した皇室典範の定めるところにより、これを継承する。(第2条)
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Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Her Majesty the Queen-
(a) having been requested by the people of Papua New Guinea, through their Constituent Assembly, to become the Queen and Head of State of Papua New Guinea; and
(b) having graciously consented so to become, is the Queen and Head of State of Papua New Guinea.
(2) Subject to and in accordance with this Constitution, the privileges, powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of the Head of State may be had, exercised and performed through a Governor-General appointed in accordance with Division 3 (appointment, etc., of Governor-General) and, except where the contrary intention appears, reference in any law to the Head of State shall be read accordingly. (Sec. 82)
Head of State
Ghana
- EnglishA person shall not be qualified for election as the President of Ghana unless—
(a) he is a citizen of Ghana by birth;
(b) he has attained the age of forty years; and
(c) he is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article. (Art. 62)
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Niger
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State.
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He is the guarantor of the national independence, of the national unity, of the integrity of the territory, of respect for the Constitution, [and] for the international treaties and agreements. … (Art. 46) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le Chef de l'Etat.
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Il est le garant de l'indépendance nationale, de l'unité nationale, de l'intégrité du territoire, du respect de la Constitution, des traités et accords internationaux. … (Art. 46)