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Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected directly by secret ballot, on the basis of universal and equal suffrage, for a term of five years.
… (Art. 95) - CroatianPredsjednik Republike bira se na temelju općeg i jednakog biračkog prava na neposrednim izborima tajnim glasovanjem na vrijeme od pet godina.
… (Članak 95)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by majority ballot in two rounds. The election of the President of the Republic is acquired with the absolute majority of the suffrage expressed.
… (Art. 56) - French
Le Président de la République est élu au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours. L'élection du Président de la République est acquise à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
… (Art. 56)
Head of State
- EnglishLegislative authority shall be vested in the King and the Folketing conjointly. Executive authority shall be vested in the King.
… (Sec. 3) - DanishDen lovgivende magt er hos kongen og Folketinget i forening. Den udøvende magt er hos kongen.
… (§ 3)
Head of State
- EnglishIn accordance with the express provision of Article 2 of the Instrument of Government of 1809 that The King shall always profess the pure evangelical faith, as adopted and explained in the unaltered Confession of Augsburg and in the Resolution of the Uppsala Meeting of the year 1593, princes and princesses of the Royal House shall be brought up in that same faith and within the Realm. Any member of the Royal Family not professing this faith shall be excluded from all rights of succession. (Act of Succession, Art. 4)
- SwedishSåsom 2 § i 1809 års regeringsform uttryckligen stadgar, att Konung alltid skall vara av den rena evangeliska läran, sådan som den, uti den oförändrade Augsburgiska bekännelsen, samt Uppsala mötes beslut av år 1593, antagen och förklarad är, sålunda skola ock prinsar och prinsessor av det kungl. huset uppfödas i samma lära och inom riket. Den av kungl. familjen som ej sig till samma lära bekänner, vare från all successionsrätt utesluten. (Successionsordning (1979:935) §4)
Head of State
- English1. To be eligible for appointment as President or Vice-President a candidate must:
- possess the Suriname nationality;
- have reached the age of thirty;
- not be excluded from the right of active and passive suffrage;
- not have acted in violation of the Constitution.
2. Before submitting his candidacy, he must have had his domicile and main and real residence in Suriname for at least six years. (Art. 92) - Dutch1. Om tot President of Vice-President te kunnen worden gekozen moet een kandidaat:
- de Surinaamse nationaliteit bezitten;
- de leeftijd van dertig jaren hebben bereikt;
- niet uitgesloten zijn van het passief en het actief kiesrecht;
- geen handelingen hebben verricht strijdig met de Grondwet;
2. Voorafgaand aan zijn kandidatuur moet hij tenminste zes jaren woonplaats en hoofd- of werkelijk verblijf in Suriname hebben gehad. (Art. 92)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is the head of state of Estonia. (Sec. 77)
- EstonianVabariigi President on Eesti riigipea. (§ 77)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be the Head of the State.
… (Art. 77) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este şeful statului.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Montenegro shall be elected on the basis of a general and equal electoral right, through direct and secret ballot.
A Montenegrin citizen residing in Montenegro for minimum 10 years in the past 15 years may be elected for the President of Montenegro.
… (Art. 96) - MontenegrinPredsjednik Crne Gore bira se na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava, neposrednim i tajnim glasanjem.
Za predsjednika Crne Gore može biti biran crnogorski državljanin koji ima prebivalište u Crnoj Gori najmanje 10 godina u posljednjih 15 godina.
… (Član 96)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by majority ballot in two rounds. … (Art. 24)
- Arabicينتخب رئيس الجمهورية لفترة خمسة أعوام باقتراع مباشر وبأغلبية الأصوات في جولتين. ... (المادة 24)
- FrenchLe président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours. … (Art. 24)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of five years renewable one sole time.
He is the guarantor, by his arbitration, of the regular and continuous functioning of the public powers, of the national independence and of the territorial integrity. He sees to the safeguarding and to the respect for the national sovereignty both in the interior and in the exterior. He is the guarantor of the National Unity.
… (Art. 45) - French
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Etat.
Il est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq ans renouvelable une seule fois.
Il est le garant, par son arbitrage, du fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics, de l'indépendance nationale et de l'intégrité territoriale. Il veille à la sauvegarde et au respect de la souveraineté nationale tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. Il est le garant de l'Unité nationale.
… (Art. 45)