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Government
- English
(a) Once a new government must be formed, after consulting the representatives of the Parliamentary Groups, the President of the State shall assign the task of forming a government to one of the Knesset Members, who has agreed to do so.
… (Basic Law: The Government (2001), Sec. 7) - Hebrew
(א) משיש לכונן ממשלה חדשה יטיל נשיא המדינה, לאחר שהתייעץ עם נציגי הסיעות בכנסת, את התפקיד להרכיב ממשלה על אחד מחברי הכנסת שהסכים לכך;
… (חוק יסוד: הממשלה (2001), סעיף 7)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers for Dominica which shall consist of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers.
… (Sec. 60)
Government
- English…
The governmental powers are exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government, the members of which shall have the confidence of the Parliament.
… (Sec. 3) - Finnish…
Hallitusvaltaa käyttävät tasavallan presidentti sekä valtioneuvosto, jonka jäsenten tulee nauttia eduskunnan luottamusta.
… (3 §) - Swedish…
Regeringsmakten utövas av republikens president samt statsrådet, vars medlemmar skall ha riksdagens förtroende.
… (3 §)
Government
- English(1) There shall be such number of Ministers, including Attorney-General, as the President may consider necessary.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed, or hold the office of a Minister if, he or she is a member of the National Assembly or if he holds the citizenship or nationality of any country other than The Gambia. In addition, a person shall not be qualified to be appointed Attorney General unless he or she is a legal practitioner of at least five years standing at the Gambia bar.
(3) Ministers shall be appointed by the President and shall, before assuming the functions of their office, take and subscribe the prescribed oaths.
… (Sec. 71)
Government
- English
The Cabinet consists of the Premier, Vice-Premiers, Chairmen, Ministers and other members as required. … (Art. 124)
- Korean
내각은 총리, 부총리, 위원장, 상과 그밖에 필요한 성원들로 구성한다. … (제124조)
Government
- EnglishThe following are the requirements to be a Minister of State:
a. To be Guatemalan;
b. To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship; and
c. To be thirty years of age or greater. (Art. 196) - SpanishPara ser ministro de Estado se requiere:
a) Ser guatemalteco;
b) Hallarse en el goce de los derechos de ciudadanos; y
c) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 196)
Government
- English
(1) The Government shall be the general organ of executive power; it shall exercise all the functions and powers which are not expressly conferred by the Fundamental Law or the law on another organ.
… (The State, Art. 15) - Hungarian
(1) A Kormány a végrehajtó hatalom általános szerve, amelynek feladat- és hatásköre kiterjed mindarra, amit az Alaptörvény vagy jogszabály kifejezetten nem utal más szerv feladat- és hatáskörébe.
... (Az Állam, 15. cikk)
Government
- EnglishThe Executive Power of the Republic shall be vested in the President who shall be Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The president shall be elected by universal adult suffrage of registered voters in the Republic … (Art. 50)
Government
- English
The Deputy Prime Ministers are the assistants of the Prime Minister to lead onmatters of the government and local administrative organizations and execute the tasks assigned to them by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister assigns a particular Deputy Prime Minister to carry out work on his behalf in the event that he is [occupied on other matters]. (Art. 73)
- Lao
ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ຊ່ວຍນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ໃນການຊີ້ນຳວຽກງານຂອງລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ອົງການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ, ຮັບຜິດຊອບວຽກງານໃດໜຶ່ງ ຕາມການມອບໝາຍ ຂອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ. ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີທ່ານໃດໜຶ່ງ ເປັນຜູ້ວ່າການແທນໃນເວລານາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ຕິດຂັດ. (ມາດຕາ. 73) (ໃໝ່)
Government
- English1. Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he, acting in his discretion, shall appoint the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is best able to command the confidence of a majority of the members of that House and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint from among the members of the two Houses such number of other Ministers as the Prime Minister may advise.
… (Sec. 70)