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Vice-President

Ghana
  • English
    A person shall not be qualified for election as the President of Ghana unless—
    (a) he is a citizen of Ghana by birth;
    (b) he has attained the age of forty years; and
    (c) he is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article. (Art. 62)

Vice-President

Seychelles
  • English
    (1) A person is qualified for election as President if−
    (a) the person is a citizen of Seychelles;
    (b) the person is not disqualified from registration as a voter under this Constitution.
    … (Art. 51)

Vice-President

Zimbabwe
  • English

    …
    (2a) As soon as the President assumes office, he or she shall appoint not more than two persons to be Vice-Presidents, who shall be persons qualified for election as President in terms of section 91(1), and who shall take, before the Chief Justice or the next most senior judge available, the oath of a Vice-President in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
    ... (Sec. 94)

Vice-President

Botswana
  • English
    The Vice-President shall be the principal assistant of the President in the discharge of his or her executive functions and shall be responsible, under the directions of the President, for such business of the government of Botswana (including the administration of any department of Government) as the President may assign to him or her. (Sec. 49)

Vice-President

Malawi
  • English
    There shall be a First Vice-President and, subject to section 80 (5), a Second Vice-President both of whom shall assist the President and who shall exercise the powers and functions conferred on the First Vice-President or the Second Vice-President, as the case may be, by this Constitution or by any Act of Parliament and by the President. (Sec. 79)

Vice-President

South Africa
  • English
    …
    (2) The President appoints the Deputy President and Ministers, assigns their powers and functions, and may dismiss them.
    (3) The President –
    (a) must select the Deputy President from among the members of the National Assembly;
    … (Sec. 91)

Vice-President

Côte d’Ivoire
  • English

    The Executive is composed of the President of the Republic, of the Vice President of the Republic and of the Government. (Art. 53)

  • French

    L’Exécutif est composé du Président de la République, du vice-Président de la République et du Gouvernement. (Art. 53)

Vice-President

Equatorial Guinea
  • English
    ...
    3. The President of the Republic shall be assisted by a Vice President of the Republic, to whom he can delegate any of his Constitutional faculties.
    4. Before carrying out his functions, the [person] appointed Vice President of the Republic is confirmed [ratificado] by both Chambers of the Parliament in Plenum and by simple majority of their members in the course of one extraordinary session convoked to [this] effect by the President of the Republic. (Art. 33)
  • Spanish
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    3. El Presidente de la República está asistido de un Vice-Presidente de la República, en quien puede delegar algunas de sus facultades Constitucionales.
    4. Antes del desempeño de sus funciones, el nombramiento del Vice-Presidente de la República es ratificado por ambas Cámaras del Parlamento en Pleno y por mayoría simple de sus miembros en el curso de una sesión extraordinaria convocada al efecto por el Presidente de la República. (Art. 33)
  • French
    ...
    3. Le Président de la République est assisté d'un Vice-Président de la République à qui il peut déléguer certains de ses pouvoirs constitutionnels.
    4. La nomination du Vice-Président de la République est, avant sa prise de fonctions, ratifiée par les deux chambres du Parlement en séance plénière et à la majorité relative de ses membres au cours d'une session extraordinaire convoquée à cet effet par le Président de la République. (Art. 33)

Vice-President

Namibia
  • English
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    (1A) A Vice-President shall be appointed by the President from the elected members of the National Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
    … (Art. 28)

Vice-President

Uganda
  • English
    A person is not qualified for election as President unless that person is-
    a. is a citizen of Uganda by birth;
    b. is a registered voter; and
    c. has completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level standard or its equivalent.
    … (Art. 102)