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Government
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
Government
- English(1) The executive power of the Federal Government shall be vested in the Council of Ministers, in accordance with the Constitution.
(2) The Council of Ministers is the highest executive authority of the Federal Government and consists of the Prime Minister, the deputy prime minister (s), ministers, state ministers and deputy-ministers.
(3) The Prime Minister shall appoint deputy prime ministers, ministers, state ministers, and deputy ministers. Those eligible for membership of the Council of Ministers may be, but shall not be limited to, members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 97) - Somali(1) Awoodda fulinta ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka ah waxaa leh Golaha Wasiirrada, waxayna u qabanayaan sida Dastuurka ku tilmaaman.
(2) Golaha Wasiirradu waa hay’adda fulinta maamulka ugu sarraya Dowladda Federaalka, wuxuuna ka kooban yahay Ra’iisul Wasaare, Ra’iisul-Wasaare ku-xigeen/ku-xigeenno, Wasiirro, Wasiirro-Dawlayaal iyo Wasiirro-ku-Xigeenno.
(3) Ra’iisul-wasaarahu wuxuu magacaabayaa Ra’iisul Wasaare ku-xigeenno, wasiirro, wasiirroDawlayaal iyo wasiirro-ku-xigeeno. Golaha Wasiirrada waa ay ka iman karaan xubin ka mid ah Golaha Shacabka iyo xubin aan ka mid aheyn Golaha Shacabkaba.
… (Qodobka 97aad.)
Government
- English1. The faction which has more than one half of deputies’ mandates, or a coalition of factions with its participation within 25 days since the date of the first sitting of the Jogorku Kenesh of new convocation shall nominate a candidate for the office of the Prime minister.
The candidate for the office of the Prime minister shall submit to the Jogorku Kenesh the program, structure and composition of the Government.
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5. The President within 3 days period shall issue a decree on the appointment of the Prime minister and other members of the Government.
In the event that the President fails to issue the decree on appointment of the Prime minister and members of the Government within the above time period, they shall be deemed appointed.
… (Art. 84) - Russian1. Фракция, имеющая более половины депутатских мандатов, или коалиция фракций с ее участием в течение 25 рабочих дней со дня первого заседания Жогорку Кенеша нового созыва выдвигает кандидата на должность Премьер-министра.
Кандидат на должность Премьер-министра вносит в Жогорку Кенеш программу, структуру и состав Правительства.
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5. Президент в трехдневный срок издает указ о назначении Премьер-министра и остальных членов Правительства.
В случае если Президент в вышеуказанный срок не издает указ о назначении Премьер-министра и членов Правительства, они считаются назначенными.
... (Статья 84) - Kyrgyz1. Депутаттык мандаттардын теңинен көбүнө ээ болгон фракция же анын катышуусу менен фракциялардын коалициясы жаңы чакырылыштагы Жогорку Кеңештин биринчи жыйналышы өткөн күндөн тартып 25 жумушчу күндүн ичинде Премьер-министрдин кызматына талапкерди көрсөтөт.
Премьер-министрдин кызмат ордуна талапкер Өкмөттүн программасын, түзүмүн жана курамын Жогорку Кеңешке киргизет.
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5. Президент үч күндүк мөөнөттө Премьер-министрди жана Өкмөттүн башка мүчөлөрүн дайындоо тууралуу жарлык чыгарат.
Эгерде Президент жогоруда көрсөтүлгөн мөөнөттө Премьер-министрди жана Өкмөттүн мүчөлөрүн дайындоо жөнүндө жарлык чыгарбаса, алар дайындалды деп эсептелет.
… (84-берене)
Government
- EnglishThe administrative institutions of the State shall be under the authority of the Cabinet. (Art. 58)
- LatvianMinistru kabinetam ir padotas valsts pārvaldes iestādes. (Art. 58)
Government
- English1. A Government member shall meet the requirements presented to a parliamentarian.
… (Art. 148) - Armenian1. Կառավարության անդամը պետք է բավարարի պատգամավորին ներկայացվող պահանջները:
… (Հոդված 148)
Government
- English
The Government is directed by a Prime Minister when a presidential majority results from the legislative elections.
The Government is directed by a Head of the Government when a parliamentary majority results from the legislative elections.
The Government is composed of the Prime Minister or the Head of the Government, according to the case, and of the ministers who are [its] members. (Art. 103) - Arabic
يقود الحكومة وزير أول في حال أسفرت الانتخابات التشريعية عن أغلبية رئاسية.
يقود الحكومة رئيس حكومة، في حال أسفرت الانتخابات التشريعية عن أغلبية برلمانية.
تتكون الحكومة من الوزير الأول رئيس الحكومة، حسب الحالة، ومن الوزراء الذين يشكلونها. (المادة 103) - French
Le Gouvernement est dirigé par un Premier ministre lorsqu’il résulte des élections législatives une majorité présidentielle.
Le Gouvernement est dirigé par un Chef du Gouvernement lorsqu’il résulte des élections législatives une majorité parlementaire.
Le Gouvernement se compose du Premier ministre ou du Chef du Gouvernement, selon le cas, et des ministres qui en sont membres. (Art. 103)
Government
- EnglishThe President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister. He terminates his functions.
On proposal of the Prime Minister, he appoints the other members of the Government and terminates their functions. … (Art. 66) - FrenchLe Président de la République nomme le Premier Ministre. Il met fin à ses fonctions.
Sur proposition du Premier Ministre, il nomme les autres membres du Gouvernement et met fin à leurs fonctions. … (Art. 66)
Government
- English
The President, with the approval of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, may :
(a) designate the Ministries of the Union Government as necessary, and may make changes and additions to the ministries;
… (Sec. 202) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတသည် ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော်၏ သဘောတူညီချက်ဖြင့် -
(က) ပြည်ထောင်စုအစိုးရ ဝန်ကြီးဌာနများကို လိုအပ်သလို သတ်မှတ်နိုင်သည်။ ထို့ပြင် ဝန်ကြီးဌာနများကို ပြင်ဆင်သတ်မှတ်ခြင်း၊ ဖြည့်စွတ်ခြင်း ပြုနိုင်သည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၀၂)
Government
- EnglishThe Parliament shall:
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12) Elect and dismiss from duty the Prime Minister and members of the Government
… (Art. 82) - MontenegrinSkupština:
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12) bira i razrješava predsjednika i članove Vlade;
... (Član 82)
Government
- English(1) The supreme executive authority of Brunei Darussalam shall be vested in His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(1A) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall be the Prime Minister.
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(2) The executive authority shall be exercised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(3) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint from among citizens of Brunei Darussalam any number of Ministers and Deputy Ministers who shall be responsible solely to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan for the exercise of executive authority and who shall assist and advise His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in the discharge of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s executive authority.
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(5) The appointment of Ministers and Deputy Ministers shall be made from among the Malay race professing the Islamic Religion, save where His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan otherwise decides.
… (Sec. 4) - Malay(1) Kuasa memerintah yang tertinggi bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah terletak dalam tangan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
(1A) Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultandan Yang Di-Pertuan adalah Perdana Menteri.
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(2) Kuasa memerintah hendaklah dijalankan oleh Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
(3) Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan boleh melantik sebilangan orang Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri dari kalangan warganegara Negara Brunei Darussalam yang akan bertanggungjawab hanya kepada Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan sahaja bagi menjalankan kuasa memerintah dan yang akan membantu dan menasihatkan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan dalam menunaikan kuasa memerintah Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
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(5) Lantikan Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri hendaklah dibuat dari kalangan bangsa Melayu yang berugama Islam, melainkan jika Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan memutuskan sebaliknya.
… (Sec. 4)