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Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected for five years by universal direct suffrage.
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The candidate to the presidential election must enjoy their civil and political rights and must be thirty-five years of age at least. They must be exclusively of Ivoirian nationality, born to a father or to a mother Ivoirian of origin. (Art. 55) - French
Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct.
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Le candidat à l’élection présidentielle doit jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et doit être âgé de trente-cinq ans au moins. Il doit être exclusivement de nationalité ivoirienne, né de père ou de mère ivoirien d'origine. (Art. 55)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be for the Federation a President.
(2) The President shall be the Head of State, the Chief Executive of the Federation and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation. (Sec. 130)
Head of State
- 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)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic is elected by the universal, direct and secret suffrage of Portuguese citizens who are registered to vote in Portuguese territory and, in accordance with the following paragraph, of Portuguese citizens who reside abroad.
... (Art. 121) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, directo e secreto dos cidadãos portugueses eleitores recenseados no território nacional, bem como dos cidadãos portugueses residentes no estrangeiro nos termos do número seguinte.
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Head of State
- EnglishThe form of government shall be that of a constitutional monarchy. Royal authority shall be inherited by men and women in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Succession to the Throne of March 27th 1953. (Sec. 2)
- DanishRegeringsformen er indskrænket-monarkisk. Kongemagten nedarves til mænd og kvinder efter de i tronfølgeloven af 27. marts 1953 fastsatte regler. (§ 2)
Head of State
- English(1) The President—
(a) is the Head of State and Government;
(b) exercises the executive authority of the Republic, with the assistance of the Deputy President and Cabinet Secretaries;
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(2) The President shall-
(a) respect, uphold and safeguard this Constitution;
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(e) ensure the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
... (Art. 131) - Swahili(1) Rais-
(a) ni Mkuu wa Nchi na Serikali;
(b) anatekeleza mamlaka ya juu ya Jamhuri, kwa kusaidiwa na Makamu wa Rais na Makatibu wa Baraza la Mawaziri;
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(2) Rais-
(a) ataheshimu, kuitetea na kuilinda Katiba hii;
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(e) atahakikisha ulinzi wa haki za binadamu na uhuru wa msingi na utawala wa sheria.
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Head of State
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate for election as President of the Republic, if they do not meet the following conditions:
1. to possess Congolese nationality of origin;
2. to be at least 30 years of age;
3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
4. to not be subject to one of the cases of exclusion established by the electoral law. (Art. 72) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat à l’élection du Président de la République s’il ne remplit les conditions ci-après:
1. posséder la nationalité congolaise d’origine;
2. être âgé de 30 ans au moins;
3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 72)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be the head of the state.
2. The President of the Republic shall observe compliance with the Constitution.
… (Art. 123) - Armenian1. Հանրապետության նախագահը պետության գլուխն է:
2. Հանրապետության նախագահը հետևում է Սահմանադրության պահպանմանը:
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Head of State
- EnglishA candidate for the office of the President of the Republic must:
1° be of Rwandan nationality by origin;
2° not hold any other nationality;
3° be irreproachable in his or her conduct and social relations;
4° not have been definitively sentenced to an imprisonment of six (6) months or more;
5° not have been deprived of civil and political rights by a Court decision;
6° be at least thirty five (35) years old at the time of his or her candidacy;
7° reside in Rwanda at the time of submitting his or her candidacy. (Art. 99) - KinyarwandaUmukandida ku mwanya wa Perezida wa Repubulika agomba kuba:
1° afite ubwenegihugu nyarwanda bw’inkomoko;
2° nta bundi bwenegihugu afite;
3° indakemwa mu myifatire no mu mibanire ye n’abandi;
4° atarigeze akatirwa burundu igihano cy'igifungo kingana cyangwa kirenze amezi atandatu (6);
5° atarambuwe n’inkiko uburenganzira mbonezamubano n’ubwa politiki;
6° afite nibura imyaka mirongo itatu n’itanu (35) y’amavuko mu gihe cyo kwiyamamariza uwo mwanya;
7° aba mu Rwanda igihe asaba kwiyamamariza uwo mwanya. (Ingingo ya 99) - FrenchPour être candidat à la Présidence de la République, il faut remplir les conditions suivantes:
1° être de nationalité rwandaise d’origine;
2° ne détenir aucune autre nationalité;
3° être irréprochable dans sa conduite et ses relations sociales;
4° n’avoir pas été condamné définitivement à une peine d'emprisonnement égale ou supérieure à six (6) mois;
5° n’avoir pas été déchu par décision judiciaire des droits civiques et politiques;
6° être âgé de trente-cinq (35) ans au moins au moment de sa candidature;
7° résider sur le territoire du Rwanda au moment du dépôt de candidature. (Art. 99)
Head of State
- EnglishA person is not qualified for election as President unless that person is-
a. is a citizen of Uganda by birth;
b. is a registered voter; and
c. has completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level standard or its equivalent.
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