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Head of State
Monaco
- EnglishThe succession to the Throne, opened by death or abdication, takes place by the direct and legitimate issue of the reigning prince, by order of primogeniture with priority given to males within the same degree of kinship.
In the absence of direct legitimate issue, the succession passes to the brothers and sisters of the reigning prince and their direct legitimate descendants, by order of primogeniture with priority given to males within the same degree of kinship.
If the heir, who would have acceded by virtue of the preceding paragraphs, is deceased or renounced the Throne before the succession became open, the succession passes to His own direct legitimate descendants, by order of primogeniture with priority given to males within the same degree of kinship.
If the application of the preceding paragraphs does not fill the vacancy of the Throne, the succession passes to a collateral heir appointed by the Crown Council upon same advice of the Regency Council. The powers of the prince are temporarily held by the Regency Council.
The Throne can only pass to a person holding Monegasque citizenship on the day the succession opens.
The procedures of application of this article are set, as needed, by the House Laws of the Sovereign Family, promulgated by Sovereign ordinance. (Art. 10) - FrenchLa succession au Trône, ouverte par suite de décès ou d'abdication, s'opère dans la descendance directe et légitime du Prince régnant, par ordre de primogéniture avec priorité masculine au même degré de parenté.
A défaut de descendance directe et légitime, la succession s'opère au profit des frères et soeurs du Prince régnant et de leurs descendants directs et légitimes, par ordre de primogéniture avec priorité masculine au même degré de parenté.
Si l'héritier qui aurait été appelé à monter sur le Trône en vertu des alinéas précédents est décédé ou a renoncé avant l'ouverture de la succession, la dévolution s'opère au profit de ses propres descendants directs et légitimes, selon l'ordre de primogéniture avec priorité masculine au même degré de parenté.
Si l'application des paragraphes ci-dessus ne permet pas de pourvoir à la vacance du Trône, la succession s'opère au profit d'un collatéral désigné par le Conseil de la Couronne sur avis conforme du Conseil de régence. Les pouvoirs princiers sont provisoirement exercés par le Conseil de régence.
La succession au Trône ne peut s'opérer qu'au profit d'une personne ayant la nationalité monégasque au jour de l'ouverture de la succession.
Les modalités d'application du présent article sont fixées, en tant que de besoin, par les statuts de la Famille Souveraine, pris par Ordonnance Souveraine. (Art. 10)
Head of State
Sudan
- EnglishThe chairman and members of the Sovereignty Council meet the following conditions:
(1) He is of Sudanese nationality by birth, and not hold the nationality of any other country;
(2) He is not be less than 35 years of age;
(3) He possesses integrity and competence;
(4) He has not have been convicted by a final ruling from a competent court for a crime related to honor, trustworthiness or financial responsibility. (Art. 12) - Arabicيشترط في رئيس وعضو مجلس السيادة:
1. ان يكون سودانياً بالميلاد ولا يحمل جنسية دوله اخري
2. الا يقل عمره عن خمسة وثلاثين عاماً.
3. الا يكون قد ادين بحكم نهائي من محكمة مختصة في جريمة متعلقة بالشرف او الأمانة او الذمة المالية. (الماده 13)
Head of State
Nepal
- English(1) There shall be a President in Nepal.
(2) The President shall be the head of state of Nepal. He or she shall perform his or her functions in accordance with this Constitution and the Federal law.
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(4) The main duty of the President shall be to abide by and protect this Constitution. (Art. 61) - Nepali(१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रपति रहनेछ ।
(२) राष्ट्रपति नेपालको राष्ट्राध्यक्ष हुनेछ । निजले यस संविधान र संघीय कानून बमोजिम आफ्नो कार्य सम्पादन गर्नेछ ।
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(४) संविधानको पालन र संरक्षण गर्नु राष्ट्रपतिको प्रमुख कर्तव्य हुनेछ । (धारा ६१)
Head of State
Burundi
- EnglishEvery candidacy to the presidential elections must be supported [parrainée] by a group of two hundred persons formed taking into account the ethnic and gender components.
The members of the supporting group [groupe de parrainage] must themselves meet the fundamental conditions [conditions de fond] required for eligibility in the general elections. (Art. 100) - KirundiUwitoza mw’ibanga ry’Umukuru w’igihugu ategerezwa guhagarikirwa n’umurwi w’abantu amajana abiri atoye bava mu moko yose n’ibitsina vyose.
Abo bantu bamuhagarikira bategerezwa kuba bakwije ibisabwa abashaka kwitoza mw’ibanga ry’abashingamateka. (Ingingo ya 100) - FrenchChaque candidature aux élections présidentielles doit être parrainée par un groupe de deux cents personnes formé en tenant compte des composantes ethniques et du genre.
Les membres du groupe de parrainage doivent eux-mêmes réunir les conditions de fond requises pour l’éligibilité aux élections législatives. (Art. 100)
Head of State
Portugal
- EnglishThe President of the Republic represents the Portuguese Republic, guarantees national independence, the unity of the state and the proper operation of the democratic institutions, and is ex officio Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. (Art. 120)
- PortugueseO Presidente da República representa a República Portuguesa, garante a independência nacional, a unidade do Estado e o regular funcionamento das instituições democráticas e é, por inerência, Comandante Supremo das Forças Armadas. (Art. 120)
Head of State
Zambia
- English1. A person qualifies to be nominated as a candidate for election as President if that person—
a. is a citizen by birth or descent;
b. has been ordinarily resident in Zambia;
c. is at least thirty-five years old;
d. is a registered voter;
e. has obtained, as a minimum academic qualification, a grade twelve certificate or its equivalent;
f. is fluent in the official language;
g. has paid that person’s taxes or has made arrangements, satisfactory to the appropriate tax authority, for the payment of the taxes;
h. declares that person’s assets and liabilities, as prescribed;
i. pays the prescribed election fee on, or before, the date fixed for the delivery of nomination papers; and
j. is supported by at least one hundred registered voters from each Province.
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Head of State
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishThe powers of the State shall comprise:
• The Judicial Power
• The Executive Power
• The Organizational Power
All these powers shall cooperate in performing their duties according to this Law and other regulations. The King is the ultimate source of all these authorities. (Basic Law, Art. 44) - Arabicتتكون السلطات في الدولة من:
السلطة القضائية.
السلطة التنفيذية.
السلطة التنظيمية.
وتتعاون هذه السلطات في أداء وظائفها، وفقاً لهذا النظام وغيره من الأنظمة، والملك هو مرجع هذه السلطات. (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 44)
Head of State
Comoros
- EnglishThe Comorian citizen of origin, from the Island where the rotation falls, having the status of elector, aged at least thirty-five (35) years [on] the day of the presentation of their candidature and having effectively resided in a permanent manner in the national territory in the course of the twelve months preceding the election, may be [a] candidate to the presidency of the Union.
For the purposes of this Article, the Comorian [person] who has ancestors [ascendants], from the maternal or the paternal line [who] were born in this Island[,] is from the Island.
… (Art. 53) - Arabicيجوز للمواطن من أصل قمري ومن الجزيرة حيث يقع التناوب ويتمتع بصفة الناخب وعمره خمسة وثلاثون عاماً (35) يوم تقديم ترشيحه ويقيم فعلياً بشكل مستمر في الإقليم الوطني خلال فترة الإثني عشرة شهراً السابقة للانتخابات، أن يكون مرشحاً لرئاسة الاتحاد.
لأغراض هذه المادة، القمري الذي لديه أسلاف من جهة الأم أو الأب في هذه الجزيرة هو من الجزيرة.
... (المادة 53) - FrenchPeut être candidat à la présidence de l’Union, le citoyen comorien d'origine, issu de l’Ile où échoit la tournante, ayant la qualité d'électeur, âgé d’au moins trente cinq (35) ans le jour de la présentation de sa candidature et ayant effectivement résidé de manière permanente sur le territoire national au cours des douze mois précédant l’élection.
Au sens du présent article, est issu de l’Ile, le Comorien dont l’un des ascendants, de la lignée maternelle ou paternelle est né dans cette Ile.
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Head of State
Spain
- English(1) The Crown of Spain shall be inherited by the successors of H. M. Juan Carlos I de Borbón, the legitimate heir of the historic dynasty. Succession to the throne shall follow the regular order of primogeniture and representation, the first line always having preference over subsequent lines; within the same line, the closer grade over the more remote; within the same grade, the male over the female, and in the same sex, the elder over the younger.
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(3) Should all the lines designated by law become extinct, the Cortes Generales shall provide for succession to the Crown in the manner most suitable to the interests of Spain.
(4) Those persons with a right of succession to the throne who marry against the express prohibition of the King and the Cortes Generales, shall be excluded from succession to the Crown, as shall their descendants.
… (Sec. 57) - Spanish1. La Corona de España es hereditaria en los sucesores de S. M. Don Juan Carlos I de Borbón, legítimo heredero de la dinastía histórica. La sucesión en el trono seguirá el orden regular de primogenitura y representación, siendo preferida siempre la línea anterior a las posteriores; en la misma línea, el grado más próximo al más remoto; en el mismo grado, el varón a la mujer, y en el mismo sexo, la persona de más edad a la de menos.
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3. Extinguidas todas las líneas llamadas en Derecho, las Cortes Generales proveerán a la sucesión en la Corona en la forma que más convenga a los intereses de España.
4. Aquellas personas que teniendo derecho a la sucesión en el trono contrajeran matrimonio contra la expresa prohibición del Rey y de las Cortes Generales, quedarán excluidas en la sucesión a la Corona por sí y sus descendientes.
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Head of State
Belize
- English(1) The executive authority of Belize is vested in Her Majesty.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Belize may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
... (Sec. 36)