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Government
Grenada
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Grenada, who shall be appointed by the Governor-General.
(2) Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of the House.
(3) There shall be, in addition to the office of Prime Minister, such other offices of Minister as may be established by Parliament, by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(4) Appointments to the office of Minister, other than the office of Prime Minister, shall be made by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, from among the Senators and the members of the House of Representatives.
… (Sec. 58)
Government
Kazakhstan
- English1. The Government is formed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the manner prescribed by the Constitution.
2. Proposals on the structure and composition of the Government shall be made to the President of the Republic by the Prime Minister of the Republic within ten days of the appointment of the Prime Minister.
… (Art. 65) - Kazak1. Қазақстан Республикасының Президентi Үкiметтi Конституцияда көзделген тәртiппен құрады.
2. Республика Премьер-Министрi тағайындалғаннан кейiнгi он күн мерзiм iшiнде Премьер-Министр Үкiметтiң құрылымы мен құрамы туралы Республика Президентiне ұсыныс енгiзедi.
… (65-бап)
Government
Greece
- English1. To be elected as Member of Parliament, one must be a Greek citizen, have the legal capacity to vote and have attained the age of twenty-five years on the day of the election.
… (Art. 55) - Greek1. Για να εκλεγεί κανείς βουλευτής απαιτείται να είναι Έλληνας πολίτης, να έχει τη νόμιμη ικανότητα να εκλέγει και να έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστό πέμπτο έτος της ηλικίας του κατά την ημέρα της εκλογής.
… ('Αρθρο 55)
Government
Bangladesh
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet for Bangladesh having the Prime Minister at its head and comprising also such other Ministers as the Prime Minister may from time to time designate.
(2) The executive power of the Republic shall, in accordance with this Constitution, be exercised by or on the authority of the Prime Minister.
… (Art. 55) - Bengali(১) প্রধানমন্ত্রীর নেতৃত্বে বাংলাদেশের একটি মন্ত্রিসভা থাকিবে এবং প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও সময়ে সময়ে তিনি যেরূপ স্থির করিবেন, সেইরূপ অন্যান্য মন্ত্রী লইয়া এই মন্ত্রিসভা গঠিত হইবে।
(২) প্রধানমন্ত্রী কর্তৃক বা তাঁহার কর্তত্বে এই সংবিধান-অনুযায়ী প্রজাতন্ত্রের নির্বাহী ক্ষমতা প্রযুক্ত হইবে।
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ৫৫)
Government
Hungary
- English(1) The Prime Minister shall define the general policy of the Government.
… (The State, Art. 18) - Hungarian(1) A miniszterelnök meghatározza a Kormány általános politikáját.
… (Az Állam, 18. cikk)
Government
Brunei Darussalam
- EnglishThere shall be established a Council of Ministers (to be known in Malay as the Majlis Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri), constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Part. (Sec. 10)
- MalayHendaklah diadakan Majlis Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri (yang boleh disebut sebagai Majlis Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Kabinet) yang ditubuhkan menurut peruntukan-peruntukan Bahagian ini. (Sec. 10)
Government
Liberia
- EnglishThe President shall nominate and, with the consent of the Senate, appoint and commission-
a. cabinet ministers, deputy and assistant cabinet ministers;
… (Art. 54)
Government
Mexico
- EnglishThe law will determine the forms and modalities that correspond, to observe the principle of parity of gender in the appointments of the titular persons of the offices of the secretariats [secretarías de despacho] of the Federal Executive Power and their equivalents in the federative entities. The same principle will be observed in the composition of the autonomous organs [organismos].
... (Art. 41) - SpanishLa ley determinará las formas y modalidades que correspondan, para observar el principio de paridad de género en los nombramientos de las personas titulares de las secretarías de despacho del Poder Ejecutivo Federal y sus equivalentes en las entidades federativas. En la integración de los organismos autónomos se observará el mismo principio.
... (Art. 41)
Government
Lebanon
- English…
2. The President of the Republic appoints the Head of Government in charge of consulting with the President of the Chamber of Deputies with respect to representative mandatory consultations, the results of which are officially reported to him.
3. He promulgates a decree appointing the Prime Minister separately.
4. He promulgates with the consent of the Prime Minister, the decree to form the Government, and the decrees to accept the resignation of Ministers or their dismissal.
… (Art. 53) - Arabic…
2 - یسمي رئیس الجمهوریة رئیس الحكومة المكلف بالتشاور مع رئیس مجلس النواب استناداً إلى استشارات نیابیة ملزمة یطلعه رسمیاً على نتائجها .
3 - یصدر مرسوم تسمیة رئیس مجلس الوزراء منفرداً .
4 - یصدر بالاتفاق مع رئیس مجلس الوزراء مرسوم تشكیل الحكومة ومراسیم قبول استقالة الوزراء أو إقالتهم
... (المادة 53 )
Government
Luxembourg
- English
The Government directs the general policy of the State. (Art. 87)