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Head of State
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council elects from among its members a President and a Vice President. … (Art. 51)
- Arabicﻳﻨﺘﺨﺐ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ، ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻋﻀﺎ ﺋﻪ، رﺋﻴﺴﺎ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ وﻧﺎﺋﺒﺎ ﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎﺩ. ... (المادّة 51)
Head of State
- 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
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by majority ballot in two rounds.
… (Art. 30) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours.
… (Art. 30)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Branch is composed of the President of the Republic and the Ministers of State, according to the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 175)
- SpanishEl Órgano Ejecutivo está constituido por el Presidente de la República y los Ministros de Estado, según las normas de esta Constitución. (Art. 175)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic of Belarus shall be the Head of State, the guarantor of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, human and citizen's rights and freedoms.
… (Art. 79) - Belarusian
Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь з’яўляецца Кіраўніком дзяржавы, гарантам Канстытуцыі Рэспублікі Беларусь, правоў і свабод чалавека і грамадзяніна.
… (Артыкул 79) - Russian
Президент Республики Беларусь является Главой государства, гарантом Конституции Республики Беларусь, прав и свобод человека и гражданина.
… (Статья 79)
Head of State
- EnglishThe head of the Republic shall be known as the President and shall symbolise the unity of the nation. (Art. 33)
- FrenchLe chef de la République est dénommé Président de la République. Il symbolise l'unité de la nation. (Art. 33)
Head of State
- English(1) As the Head of State, the President shall uphold, protect and defend the Constitution as the Supreme Law, and shall perform with dignity and leadership all acts necessary, expedient, reasonable and incidental to the discharge of the executive functions of the Government, subject to the overriding terms of this Constitution and the laws of Namibia, which he or she is constitutionally obliged to protect to administer and to execute.
… (Art. 32)
Head of State
- English1. The President and the Vice-President are elected by the National Assembly for five years. ... (Art. 91)
- Dutch1. De President en de Vice-President worden door De Nationale Assemblée voor vijf jaren gekozen. ... (Art. 91)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King shall be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. (Sec. 6)
- DanishKongen skal høre til den evangelisk-lutherske kirke. (§ 6)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King of Cambodia shall reign, but not govern.
The King is the Head of State for life.
… (Art. 7) - Khmerព្រះមហាក្សត្រកម្ពុជា ទ្រង់គ្រងរាជសម្បត្តិ ប៉ុន្តែទ្រង់មិនកាន់អំណាចឡើយ។
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ទ្រង់ជាព្រះប្រមុខរដ្ឋមួយជីវិត។
... (មាត្រា៧)