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Head of State

Mongolia
  • English

    1. Presidential elections shall be conducted in two stages.
    2. Political parties which have obtained seats in the State Great Khural shall nominate individually or collectively one single candidate each for Presidency.
    3. At the primary stage of the elections citizens eligible for election shall participate in electing the President on the basis of universal, free and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
    4. The State Great Khural shall consider the candidate who has obtained a majority of all votes cast in the first voting as elected the President and shall pass a law recognizing his/her powers.
    … (Art. 31)

  • Mongolian

    1. Ерөнхийлөгчийн сонгууль хоёр шаттай байна.
    2. Улсын Их Хуралд суудал бүхий нам дангаараа буюу хамтран Ерөнхийлөгчид тус бүр нэг хүний нэр дэвшүүлнэ.
    3. Анхан шатны сонгуульд Монгол Улсын сонгуулийн эрх бүхий иргэд нийтээрээ, чөлөөтэй, шууд сонгох эрхтэй оролцож, Ерөнхийлөгчид нэр дэвшигчийн талаар саналаа нууцаар гаргана.
    4. Ерөнхийлөгчийн анхан шатны сонгуульд оролцсон нийт сонгогчийн олонхийн санал авсан нэр дэвшигчийг Улсын Их Хурал Ерөнхийлөгчөөр сонгогдсон гэж үзэж бүрэн эрхийг нь хүлээн зөвшөөрсөн хууль гаргана.
    … (Гучин нэгдүгээр зүйл)

Head of State

Honduras
  • English
    The President of the Republic holds the general administration of the State; his attributions are:
    1. To comply with and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal provisions;
    2. To direct the policies of the state and to represent it;
    … (Art. 245)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente de la República tiene a su cargo la administración general del Estado, son sus atribuciones;
    1. Cumplir y hacer cumplir la Constitución, los tratados y convenciones, leyes y demás disposiciones legales;
    2. Dirigir la política general del Estado y representarlo;
    … (Art. 245)

Head of State

Norway
  • English
    A Prince or Princess entitled to succeed to the Crown of Norway may not marry without the consent of the King. Nor may he or she accept any other crown or government without the consent of the King and the Storting. For the consent of the Storting two thirds of the votes are required.
    If he or she acts contrary to this rule, they and their descendants forfeit their right to the throne of Norway. (Art. 36)
  • Norwegian
    En til Norges krone arveberettiget prins eller prinsesse må ikke gifte seg uten kongens tillatelse. Heller ikke må han eller hun motta noen annen krone eller regjering uten kongens og Stortingets samtykke. Til Stortingets samtykke fordres to tredjedeler av stemmene.
    Handler han eller hun i strid med dette, taper vedkommende så vel som etterkommerne retten til Norges trone. (§ 36)

Head of State

Cambodia
  • English
    Within a period not exceeding seven days, the new King of Cambodia shall be elected by the Crown Council.
    The membership of the Crown Council shall be composed of:
    – The President of the Senate
    – The President of the National Assembly
    – The Prime Minister
    – The Supreme Patriarchs of the two religious orders, Mahanikaya and Dhammayutikanikaya
    – The First and Second Vice-Presidents of the Senate
    – The First and Second Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly
    The organization and functioning of the Crown Council shall be determined by law. (Art. 13)
  • Khmer
    ក្នុងរយៈពេលមិនលើសពីប្រាំពីរថ្ងៃ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រថ្មីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសដោយក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បត្តិ ។
    សមាសភាពនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បត្តិមាន ៖
    – ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា
    – ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
    – នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី
    – សម្ដេចព្រះសង្ឃរាជ គណៈមហានិកាយ និងគណៈធម្មយុត្តិកនិកាយ
    – អនុប្រធានទី១ និងអនុប្រធាន២ នៃព្រឹទ្ធសភា
    – អនុប្រធានទី១និង អនុប្រធានទី២ នៃរដ្ឋសភា
    ការរៀបចំនិងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បតិ្ដនឹងមានកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់មួយ។ (មាត្រា ១៣)

Head of State

Mauritius
  • English
    1. There shall be a President who shall –
    a. be the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Mauritius;
    …
    2. a. The President shall
    i. be elected by the Assembly on a motion made by the Prime Minister and supported by the votes of a majority of all the members of the Assembly;
    …
    3. No person shall be eligible for election to the office of President unless he is a citizen of Mauritius who is not less than 40 years of age and has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the election.
    … (Sec. 28)

Head of State

Qatar
  • English
    The rule of the State is hereditary in the family of Al Thani and in the line of the male descendants of Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Hamad Bin Abdullah Bin Jassim. The rule shall be inherited by the son named as Heir Apparent by the Emir.
    In the case that there is no such son, the prerogatives of rule shall pass to the member of the family named by the Emir as Heir Apparent. In this case, his male descendants shall inherit the rule. The provisions of the rule of the State and accession shall be determined by a special law that shall be issued within a year commencing as from the date of coming into force of this Constitution. This law shall have the power of the Constitution. (Art. 8)
  • Arabic
    حكم الدولة وراثيّ في عائلة آل ثاني، و في ذرّية حمد بن خليفة بن حمد بن عبد الله بن جاسم من الذّكور ، و تكون وراثة الحكم إلى الابن الذي يسمّيه الأمير وليّا للعهد.
    فإن لم يوجد ابن ينتقل الحكم إلى من يسمّيه الأمير من العائلة وليا للعهد، و في هذه الحالة تكون وراثة الحكم في ذريته من الذكور. و ينظّم سائر الأحكام الخاصة بحكم الدولة ووراثته قانون خاصّ يصدر خلال سنة من تاريخ العمل بهذا الدستور. و تكون له صفة دستورية. ( المادّة 8)

Head of State

Peru
  • English

    The President of the Republic is elected by direct suffrage. The candidate is elected who obtains more than half of the votes.
    … (Art. 111)

  • Spanish

    El Presidente de la República se elige por sufragio directo. Es elegido el candidato que obtiene mes de la mitad de los votos.
    … (Art. 111)

Head of State

Slovakia
  • English

    (1) A citizen of the Slovak Republic eligible to vote, who has attained thirty-five years of age, may be elected President of the Slovak Republic.
    … (Art. 103)

  • Slovak

    (1) Za prezidenta moţno zvoliť kaţdého občana Slovenskej republiky, ktorý je voliteľný za poslanca Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky a v deň voľby dosiahol vek 40 rokov.
    ... (Čl. 103)

Head of State

Rwanda
  • English
    The President of the Republic is the Head of State.
    The President of the Republic is the defender of the Constitution and the guarantor of national unity.
    The President of the Republic ensures the continuity of the State, independence and sovereignty of the country and the respect of international treaties.
    … (Art. 98)
  • Kinyarwanda
    Perezida wa Repubulika ni we Mukuru w’Igihugu.
    Perezida wa Repubulika ashinzwe kurinda Itegeko Nshinga no kubumbatira ubumwe bw’Abanyarwanda.
    Perezida wa Repubulika yishingira ko Leta ikomeza kubaho, ubwigenge n’ubusugire bw’Igihugu no kubahiriza amasezerano mpuzamahanga.
    … (Ingingo ya 98)
  • French
    Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Etat.
    Le Président de la République est le défenseur de la Constitution et le garant de l’unité nationale.
    Le Président de la République est le garant de la continuité de l’Etat, de l’indépendance et de la souveraineté nationales, et du respect des traités internationaux.
    … (Art. 98)

Head of State

Sri Lanka
  • English

    Every person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected to the office of President unless he is subject to any of the following disqualifications–
    (a) if he has not attained the age of thirty years;
    (b) if he is not qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament under sub-paragraph (d), (e), (f) or (g) of paragraph (1) of Article 91; and
    (c) if he has been twice elected to the office of President by the People.
    (d) if he has been removed from the office of President under the provisions of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of Article 38. (Art. 92)

  • Sinhala

    ඡන්ද හිමියකු වීමට සුදුසුකම්ලත් සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම, ඒ තැනැත්තා -
    (අ) වයස අවුරුදු තිස් (30) සම්පූර්ණ කර නොසිටීම;
    (ආ) 91 වැනි ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (1) වැනි අනුව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (ඈ), (ඉ), (ඊ) හෝ (උ) ඡේද යටතේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරයකු ලෙස තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීමට නුසුදුස්සකු වීම;
    (ඇ) ඔහු, ජනතාව විසින් ජනාධිපති ධුරයට දෙවරක් තෝරා පත් කොට ගනු ලැබ තිබීම;
    (ඈ) 38 වැනි ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (2) වැනි අනුව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (ඉ) ඡේදයේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ ජනාධිපති ධුරයෙන් ඉවත් කරනු ලැබ සිටීම, යන නුසුදුසුකම්වලින් කවර වූ හෝ නුසුදුසුකමකට යටත්ව සිටී නම් මිස, ජනාධිපතිවරයා වශයෙන් තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (92 වැනි වගන්තිය)