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Head of State

Cyprus
  • English

    A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as President or Vice-President of the Republic if at the time of election such person-
    (a) is a citizen of the Republic;
    (b) has attained the age of thirty-five years;
    (c) has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
    (d) is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as President or Vice-President of the Republic; and
    (e) has not served continuously in the office of President or Vice-President of the Republic for the preceding two terms. (Art. 40)

  • Greek

    Πας τις δικαιούται να θέση υποψηφιότητα προς εκλογήν αυτού ως Προέδρου ή ως Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, εφ’ όσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
    (α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
    (β) συνεπλήρωσε το τριακοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
    (γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθή κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ’ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθή της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου ένεκα οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος,
    (δ) δεν πάσχη εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης τούτον ανίκανον να ασκήση τα καθήκοντα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, και
    (ε) δεν έχει υπηρετήσει συνεχόμενα στο αξίωμα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας τις αμέσως δύο προηγούμενες θητείες. (Αρθρον 40)

  • Turkish

    Seçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı seçiminde aday olabilir:
    a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak;
    b. otuz beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
    c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
    d. Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 40)9

Head of State

Japan
  • English
    The 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)

Head of State

Philippines
  • English
    The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of six years … (Art. VII, Sec. 4)
  • Filipino
    Ang Pangulo at Pangalawang Pangulo ay dapat mahalal sa pamamagitan ng tuwirang boto ng sambayanan para sa taning na anim na taon ... (Art. VII, Seksyon 4)

Head of State

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • English

    The First Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who represents the State. (Art. 100)

  • Korean

    조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 위원장은 국가를 대표하는 조선민주주의인민공화국의 최고령도자이다. (제100조)

Head of State

Syrian Arab Republic
  • English
    The President of the Republic and the Prime Minister exercise executive authority on behalf of the people within the limits provided for in the constitution. (Art. 83)
  • Arabic
    يُمارس رئيس الجمهورية ومجلـس الـوزراء السلطة التنفيذية نيابة عن الشعب ضمن الحدود المنصوص عليهـا في الدستـور. (المادّة 83)

Head of State

Qatar
  • English
    The Emir is the head of State. His person shall be inviolable and he must be respected by all. (Art. 64)
  • Arabic
    الأمير هو رئيس الدولة. ذاته مصونة، واحترامه واجب. (المادّة 64)

Head of State

Kuwait
  • English
    Kuwait is a hereditary Amirate held in succession in the descendants of the Mubarak Al Sabah.
    The Heir Apparent shall be appointed within a period not exceeding one year from the date of the Amir's investiture, and his appointment shall follow his nomination by the Amir and the swearing of fealty to him by a consenting majority of the members composing the National Assembly sitting in special session.
    Where the appointment does not proceed as indicated above, the Amir shall nominate at least three of the above-mentioned lineage to the heirdom and the Assembly shall swear fealty to one of them as Heir Apparent.
    To qualify, the Heir Apparent must have attained the age of majority, must be endowed with reason and must be a legitimate son of Muslim parents.
    All of the provisions governing the succession to the Principality shall be set out in a special Ordinance to be promulgated within one year from the coming into force of this Constitution. This special Ordinance shall have force of constitutional law and may not therefore be amended save in the manner prescribed for the amendment of the Constitution itself. (Art. 4)
  • Arabic
    الكويت إمارة وراثية في ذرية المغفور له مبارك الصباح.
    ويعين ولي العهد خلال سنة على الأكثر من تولية الأمير، ويكون تعيينه بأمر أميري بناء على تزكية الأمير ومبايعة من مجلس الأمة تتم في جلسة خاصة، بموافقة أغلبية الأعضاء الذين يتألف منهم المجلس.
    وفي حالة عدم التعيين على النحو السابق يزكي الأمير لولاية العهد ثلاثة على الأقل من الذرية المذكورة فيبايع المجلس أحدهم ولياً للعهد.
    ويشترط في ولي العهد أن يكون رشيداً عاقلاً وابناً شرعياً لأبوين مسلمين.
    وينظم سائر الأحكام الخاصة بتوارث الإمارة قانون خاص يصدر في خلال سنة من تاريخ العمل بهذا الدستور، وتكون له صفة دستورية، فلا يجوز تعديله إلا بالطريقة المقررة لتعديل الدستور. (المادّة 4)

Head of State

Georgia
  • English

    1. The President of Georgia is the Head of the state of Georgia and is the guarantor of the country’s unity and national independence.
    … (Art. 49)

  • Georgian

    1. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი არის საქართველოს სახელმწიფოს მეთაური, ქვეყნის ერთიანობისა და ეროვნული დამოუკიდებლობის გარანტი.
    … (მუხლი 49)

Head of State

Türkiye
  • English
    The President of the Republic shall be elected directly by the public from among Turkish citizens over forty years of age who are eligible to be a deputy and have completed higher education.
    The President of the Republic’s term of office shall be five years. A person may be elected as President of the Republic for two terms at most.
    The President of the Republic may be nominated by political party groups, political parties which received at least five percent of valid votes on their own or collectively in the latest parliamentary elections or at least one hundred thousand voters. ...
    In presidential elections conducted by universal suffrage, the candidate who receives the absolute majority of the valid votes shall be elected President of the Republic. If absolute majority cannot be obtained in the first ballot, the second ballot shall be held on the second Sunday following this ballot. Two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first ballot run for the second ballot, and the candidate who receives majority of valid votes shall be elected President of the Republic. ...
    The other procedures and principles concerning the presidential elections shall be regulated by law. (Art. 101)
  • Turkish
    Cumhurbaşkanı, kırk yaşını doldurmuş ve yüksek öğrenim yapmış Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeleri veya bu niteliklere ve milletvekili seçilme yeterliğine sahip Türk vatandaşları arasından, halk tarafından seçilir.
    Cumhurbaşkanının görev süresi beş yıldır. Bir kimse en fazla iki defa Cumhurbaşkanı seçilebilir.
    Cumhurbaşkanlığına Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeleri içinden veya Meclis dışından aday gösterilebilmesi yirmi milletvekilinin yazılı teklifi ile mümkündür. Ayrıca, en son yapılan milletvekili genel seçimlerinde geçerli oylar toplamı birlikte hesaplandığında yüzde onu geçen siyasî partiler ortak aday gösterebilir. ...
    Genel oyla yapılacak seçimde, geçerli oyların salt çoğunluğunu alan aday, Cumhurbaşkanı seçilir. İlk oylamada bu çoğunluk sağlanamazsa, bu oylamayı izleyen ikinci pazar günü ikinci oylama yapılır. Bu oylamaya, ilk oylamada en çok oy almış iki aday katılır ve geçerli oyların çoğunluğunu alan aday, Cumhurbaşkanı seçilir.
    Cumhurbaşkanı seçilenin, varsa partisi ile ilişiği kesilir ve Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeliği sona erer. ...
    Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerine ilişkin diğer usul ve esaslar kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 101)

Head of State

Israel
  • English

    (a) The President of the State is elected by the Knesset for seven years.
    ... (Basic Law: The President of the State (1964), Sec. 3)

  • Hebrew

    א) נשיא המדינה נבחר על ידי הכנסת לשבע שנים; 
    … (חוק יסוד: נשיא המדינה (1964), סעיף 3)