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Head of State

Fiji
  • English
    (1) The President shall be appointed by Parliament in accordance with this section.
    (2) Whenever a vacancy arises in the office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall nominate one name each to the Speaker who shall put both the names to the floor of Parliament for voting by the members of Parliament.
    (3) The person who receives the support of the majority of the members of Parliament present shall be appointed as the President, and the Speaker shall publicly announce the name of the President.
    … (Sec. 84)
  • iTaukei
    (1) Na Palimedi me digitaka na Peresitedi ena iwalewale e virikotori ena tikina qo.
    (2) Kevaka e lala na itutu vakaPeresitedi, na Paraiminisita kei na iLiuliu ni iToniveisaqa me rau na vakatura e yadua na yaca vua na Sipika, mera qai digitaka na lewenipalimedi na Peresitedi.
    (3) Na yaca vakaturi e tokona e lelevu na lewenipalimedi, ena vakatikori me Peresitedi, ka na vakaraitaka na Sipika na yacana na Peresitedi.
    … (Sec. 84)

Head of State

Papua New Guinea
  • English
    (1) Except in the case of the first Governor-General appointed before Independence Day the Governor-General shall be appointed by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the National Executive Council given in accordance with a decision of the Parliament.
    (2) A decision of the Parliament to nominate a person for appointment as Governor-General shall be made by a simple majority vote, in an exhaustive secret ballot conducted in accordance with an Organic Law.
    … (Sec. 88)

Head of State

Vanuatu
  • English
    1. The President of the Republic shall be elected, in accordance with Schedule 1, by secret ballot by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the chairmen of Local Government Councils.
    … (Art. 34)
  • French
    1) Le Président de la République est élu au scrutin secret par un collège électoral composé des membres du Parlement et des présidents des conseils provinciaux conformément aux dispositions de l'annexe I.
    … (Art. 34)

Head of State

Micronesia, Federated States of
  • English
    The executive power of the national government is vested in the President of the Federated States of Micronesia. He is elected by Congress for a term of four years by a majority vote of all the members.
    … (Art. X, Sec. 1)

Head of State

Solomon Islands
  • English
    (1) There shall be a Governor-General of Solomon Islands who shall be appointed by the Head of State in accordance with an address from Parliament and who shall be the representative of the Head of State in Solomon Islands.
    (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment to the office of Governor-General unless he is qualified for election as a member of Parliament under Chapter VI of this Constitution.
    ... (Sec. 27)

Head of State

New Zealand
  • English
    (1) The Sovereign in right of New Zealand is the head of State of New Zealand, and shall be known by the royal style and titles proclaimed from time to time.
    (2) The Governor-General appointed by the Sovereign is the Sovereign's representative in New Zealand. (Constitution Act 1986, Sec. 2)

Head of State

Tuvalu
  • English

    (1) The Sovereign, by the grace of God the Royal Majesty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Other Realms and Possession, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, is the Sovereign of Tuvalu and, in accordance with this Constitution, the Head of State.
    … (Sec. 49)

Head of State

Fiji
  • English
    (1) A person shall not be qualified to be nominated for the office of the President unless he or she—
    (a) has had a distinguished career in any aspect of national or international life, whether in the public or private sector;
    (b) holds only a Fijian citizenship;
    (c) is not a member of, or holds any office in, any political party;
    (d) is not a candidate for election to any other office in the State; and
    (e) has not, at any time during the 6 years immediately before being nominated, been convicted of any offence under any law.
    … (Sec. 83)
  • iTaukei
    (1) O ira era tawana na itutu ni Peresitedi e dodonu me—
    (a) dua e kilai vinaka na nona veiqaravi e Viti se veiyasai vuravura, ena tabana vakamatanitu se tabana tuvakaikoya;
    (b) lewenivanua ga e Viti;
    (c) sega ni lewena, se vakaitutu ena dua na isoqosoqo vakapolitiki;
    (d) sega ni mata vakaturi ni veidigidigi ena dua tale na valenivolavola ena Matanitu; ka
    (e) sega ni se totogitaki ena cala vakalawa ena dua na gauna, ena loma ni 6 na yabaki ni se bera ni digitaki kina.
    … (Sec. 83)

Head of State

Papua New Guinea
  • English
    (1) The Governor-General must be a citizen who-
    (a) is qualified to be a member of the Parliament (except for the reason that he occupies the office of Governor-General); and
    (b) is a mature person of good standing who enjoys the general respect of the community.
    … (Sec. 87)

Head of State

Vanuatu
  • English
    The head of the Republic shall be known as the President and shall symbolise the unity of the nation. (Art. 33)
  • French
    Le chef de la République est dénommé Président de la République. Il symbolise l'unité de la nation. (Art. 33)