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Government
- English
(1) There shall be such offices of Ministers of the Government of the Federation as may be established by the President.
(2) Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of the Federation shall, if the nomination of any person to such office is confirmed by the Senate, be made by the President.
Provided that no Ministerial nominee shall be confirmed by the Senate unless evidence of declaration of assets and liabilities of the nominee as prescribed in this Constitution is presented.
(3) Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:
Provided that in giving effect to the provisions aforesaid the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State.
(4) Where a member of the National Assembly or of a House of Assembly is appointed as Minister of the Government of the Federation, he shall be deemed to have resigned his membership of the National Assembly or of the House of Assembly on his taking the oath of office as Minister.
(5) No person shall be appointed as a Minister of the Government of the Federation unless he is qualified for election as a member of the House of Representatives.
… (Sec. 147)
Government
- English1. A Government member shall meet the requirements presented to a parliamentarian.
… (Art. 148) - Armenian1. Կառավարության անդամը պետք է բավարարի պատգամավորին ներկայացվող պահանջները:
… (Հոդված 148)
Government
- English
(1) There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers charged with the direction and control of the Government of the Republic.
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(3) The President shall be a member of the Cabinet of Ministers and shall be the Head of the Cabinet of Ministers:
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(4) The President shall appoint as Prime Minister the Member of Parliament, who, in the President’s opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of Parliament. (Art. 43) - Sinhala
(1) ජනරජයේ ආණ්ඩුවේ පාලනය මෙහෙයවීම සහ ඒ පාලනය පිළිබඳ විධානය භාර අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයක් වන්නේ ය.
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(3) ජනාධිපතිවරයා අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයේ සාමාජිකයෙක් ද අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයේ ප්රධානයා ද වන්නේ ය:
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(4) ජනාධිපතිවරයාගේ මතය අනුව පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ විශ්වාසය උපරිම වශයෙන් ඇති පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයා ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් අග්රාමාත්යවරයා ලෙස පත් කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය. (43 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Government
- EnglishA candidate for the Prime Minister shall be proposed to the National Assembly by the President of the Republic, after he or she considers the opinions of representatives of elected election lists.
The candidate for the Prime Minister shall present to the National Assembly the Government's Programme and propose its constitution.
The National Assembly shall simultaneously vote on the Government's Programme and election of the Prime Minister and members of the Government.
The Government shall be elected if the majority of the total number of deputies votes for its election. (Art. 127) - Serbian CyrillicКандидата за председника Владе Народној скупштини предлаже председник Републике, пошто саслуша мишљење представника изабраних изборних листа.
Кандидат за председника Владе Народној скупштини износи програм Владе и предлаже њен састав.
Народна скупштина истовремено гласа о програму Владе и избору председника и чланова Владе.
Влада је изабрана ако је за њен избор гласала већина од укупног броја народних посланика. (Члан 127)
Government
- English(1) The King shall appoint from amongst the elected representatives a Prime Minister who is recommended by the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the procedure set out in the Schedule to, or clause 50B of, this Constitution.
... (Clause 50A) - Tongan(1) Kuo pau ke fakanofo ‘e he Tu‘i mei he kau fakafofonga kuo fili ha Palemia ‘a ia kuo fokotu‘u atu ‘e he Fale Alea ‘o fakatatau ki he founga ngaue kuo fokotu‘u atu ‘i he Tepile ki he, pe kupu 50B ‘o e, Konisitutone ko eni.
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Government
- English(1) The executive power of the Federal Government shall be vested in the Council of Ministers, in accordance with the Constitution.
(2) The Council of Ministers is the highest executive authority of the Federal Government and consists of the Prime Minister, the deputy prime minister (s), ministers, state ministers and deputy-ministers.
(3) The Prime Minister shall appoint deputy prime ministers, ministers, state ministers, and deputy ministers. Those eligible for membership of the Council of Ministers may be, but shall not be limited to, members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 97) - Somali(1) Awoodda fulinta ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka ah waxaa leh Golaha Wasiirrada, waxayna u qabanayaan sida Dastuurka ku tilmaaman.
(2) Golaha Wasiirradu waa hay’adda fulinta maamulka ugu sarraya Dowladda Federaalka, wuxuuna ka kooban yahay Ra’iisul Wasaare, Ra’iisul-Wasaare ku-xigeen/ku-xigeenno, Wasiirro, Wasiirro-Dawlayaal iyo Wasiirro-ku-Xigeenno.
(3) Ra’iisul-wasaarahu wuxuu magacaabayaa Ra’iisul Wasaare ku-xigeenno, wasiirro, wasiirroDawlayaal iyo wasiirro-ku-xigeeno. Golaha Wasiirrada waa ay ka iman karaan xubin ka mid ah Golaha Shacabka iyo xubin aan ka mid aheyn Golaha Shacabkaba.
… (Qodobka 97aad.)
Government
- English(1) The supreme executive authority of Brunei Darussalam shall be vested in His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(1A) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall be the Prime Minister.
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(2) The executive authority shall be exercised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(3) His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint from among citizens of Brunei Darussalam any number of Ministers and Deputy Ministers who shall be responsible solely to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan for the exercise of executive authority and who shall assist and advise His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in the discharge of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s executive authority.
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(5) The appointment of Ministers and Deputy Ministers shall be made from among the Malay race professing the Islamic Religion, save where His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan otherwise decides.
… (Sec. 4) - Malay(1) Kuasa memerintah yang tertinggi bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah terletak dalam tangan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
(1A) Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultandan Yang Di-Pertuan adalah Perdana Menteri.
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(2) Kuasa memerintah hendaklah dijalankan oleh Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
(3) Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan boleh melantik sebilangan orang Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri dari kalangan warganegara Negara Brunei Darussalam yang akan bertanggungjawab hanya kepada Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan sahaja bagi menjalankan kuasa memerintah dan yang akan membantu dan menasihatkan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan dalam menunaikan kuasa memerintah Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
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(5) Lantikan Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri hendaklah dibuat dari kalangan bangsa Melayu yang berugama Islam, melainkan jika Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan memutuskan sebaliknya.
… (Sec. 4)
Government
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G) The powers granted to the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers by laws and other regulations shall be exercised by the President of the Republic, until amendments are made to the relevant legislation.
... (Provisional article 21) - Turkish…
G) Kanunlar ve diğer mevzuat ile Başbakanlık ve Bakanlar Kuruluna verilen yetkiler, ilgili mevzuatta değişiklik yapılıncaya kadar Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından kullanılır.
… (GEÇİCİ MADDE 21)
Government
- EnglishThe Federal Council is the supreme governing and executive authority of the Confederation. (Art. 174)
- FrenchLe Conseil fédéral est l’autorité directoriale et exécutive suprême de la Confédération. (Art. 174)
- GermanDer Bundesrat ist die oberste leitende und vollziehende Behörde des Bundes. (Art. 174)
- ItalianIl Consiglio federale è la suprema autorità direttiva ed esecutiva della Confederazione. (Art. 174)
Government
- English
The Government is directed by a Prime Minister when a presidential majority results from the legislative elections.
The Government is directed by a Head of the Government when a parliamentary majority results from the legislative elections.
The Government is composed of the Prime Minister or the Head of the Government, according to the case, and of the ministers who are [its] members. (Art. 103) - Arabic
يقود الحكومة وزير أول في حال أسفرت الانتخابات التشريعية عن أغلبية رئاسية.
يقود الحكومة رئيس حكومة، في حال أسفرت الانتخابات التشريعية عن أغلبية برلمانية.
تتكون الحكومة من الوزير الأول رئيس الحكومة، حسب الحالة، ومن الوزراء الذين يشكلونها. (المادة 103) - French
Le Gouvernement est dirigé par un Premier ministre lorsqu’il résulte des élections législatives une majorité présidentielle.
Le Gouvernement est dirigé par un Chef du Gouvernement lorsqu’il résulte des élections législatives une majorité parlementaire.
Le Gouvernement se compose du Premier ministre ou du Chef du Gouvernement, selon le cas, et des ministres qui en sont membres. (Art. 103)