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Government
- EnglishThe Government shall be formed within a 15-day period of the appointment of the Prime Minister. After his appointment, the Prime Minister shall within a five-day period propose to the President of the Republic the candidates of the Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers. The President of the Republic shall, within a three-day period, either appoint the Deputy Prime Ministers and the ministers or apply to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court shall examine the application and make a decision within a five-day period. If the President of the Republic does not fulfill the requirements stipulated by this Article within a three-day period, then the relevant Deputy Prime Minister or minister shall be deemed appointed by virtue of law. (Art. 150)
- ArmenianԿառավարությունը կազմավորվում է վարչապետ նշանակվելուց հետո՝ տասնհինգօրյա ժամկետում: Իր նշանակումից հետո վարչապետը հնգօրյա ժամկետում Հանրապետության նախագահին առաջարկում է փոխվարչապետների և նախարարների թեկնածուներին: Հանրապետության նախագահը եռօրյա ժամկետում կամ նշանակում է փոխվարչապետներին և նախարարներին, կամ դիմում է Սահմանադրական դատարան: Սահմանադրական դատարանը դիմումը քննում և որոշում է կայացնում հնգօրյա ժամկետում: Եթե Հանրապետության նախագահը եռօրյա ժամկետում չի կատարում սույն հոդվածով սահմանված պահանջները, ապա համապատասխան փոխվարչապետը կամ նախարարը նշանակված է համարվում իրավունքի ուժով: (Հոդված 150)
Government
- English1. There shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister and such number of Ministers as may appear to the President to be reasonably necessary for the efficient running of the State.
2. The functions of the Cabinet shall be to determine, formulate and implement the policy of the Government and to perform such other functions as may be conferred by this Constitution or any other law.
… (Art. 111)
Government
- EnglishThe President of the National Authority shall appoint the Prime Minister and authorize the latter to constitute his government. The President shall have the right to dismiss the Prime Minister or to accept his resignation and to request him to convene the Council of Ministers. (Art. 45)
- Arabicيختار رئيس السلطة الوطنية رئيس الوزراء و يكلفه بتشكيل حكومته و له أن يقيله أو يقبل استقالته و له أن يطلب منه دعوة مجلس الوزراء للانعقاد. (المادّة 45)
Government
- English1. The Council of Ministers shall be composed of the President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) and ministers.
2. Vice-presidents of the Council of Ministers (Deputy Prime Ministers) may be also appointed within the Council of Ministers.
… (Art. 147) - Polish1. Rada Ministrów składa się z Prezesa Rady Ministrów i ministrów.
2. W skład Rady Ministrów mogą być powoływani wiceprezesi Rady Ministrów.
… (Art. 147)
Government
- EnglishThe President …
He appoints the Prime Minister, Head of Government and terminates his functions. On proposal of the Prime Minister, he appoints the other members of the Government and terminates their functions.
… (Art. 33) - FrenchLe President …
Il nomme le Premier Ministre Chef du Gouvernement et met fin à ses fonctions. Sur proposition du Premier Ministre, il nomme les autres membres du Gouvernement et met fin à leurs fonctions.
… (Art. 33)
Government
- EnglishThe Council of Ministers shall consist of the Prime Minister and the Ministers appointed under Clause (3) of Article 4. (Sec. 11)
- MalayMajlis Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri hendaklah terdiri daripada Perdana Menteri dan Menteri-Menteri yang dilantik di bawah Fasal (3) Perkara 4. (Sec. 11)
Government
- English(1) There shall be, in addition to the office of Prime Minister, such other offices of Minister of the Government as may be established by the National Assembly or, subject to the provisions of any law enacted by the National Assembly, by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(2) Appointments to the office of Minister shall be made by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, from among members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate:
Provided that persons holding the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate may not be appointed to the office of Minister:
Provided further that the Cabinet shall be comprised of -
(a) not more than two-thirds of the elected Members of the party that obtains the majority seats in the House of Representatives following the holding of a general election; and
(b) not more than four Senators:
Provided further that, subject to section 42(3) of this Constitution, a national of Belize may be appointed as Attorney General whether or not that person is a member of either House of the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 40)
Government
- English
(1) The President shall, in consultation with the Prime Minister, where he considers such consultation to be necessary, determine the number of Ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministries and the assignment of subjects and functions to such Ministers.
(2) The President shall, in consultation with the Prime Minister, appoint from among Members of Parliament, Ministers, to be in charge of the Ministries so determined.
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(4) The President may at any time change the assignment of subjects and functions and the composition of the Cabinet of Ministers. ... (Art. 44) - Sinhala
(1) අග්රාමාත්යවරයාගේ අදහස් විමසීම අවශ්යයැයි ජනාධිපතිවරයා සලකන අවස්ථාවන්හි අග්රාමාත්යවරයාගේ අදහස් ද විමසා, ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයේ අමාත්යවරයන්ගේ සංඛ්යාව ද අමාත්යාංශ සංඛ්යාව ද ඒ අමාත්යවරයන්ට පවරන විෂය සහ කාර්ය ද නිශ්චය කළ යුත්තේ ය.
(2) ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් එසේ නිශ්චය කරනු ලබන අමාත්යාංශ භාරව කටයුතු කිරිම සඳහා අග්රාමාත්යවරයාගේ අදහස් විමසා, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රිවරුන් අතුරෙන් අමාත්යවරයන් පත් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
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(4) ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් කවර අවස්ථාවක දී වුව ද, අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලය වෙත පවරන ලද විෂය සහ කාර්ය වෙනස් කිරීම සහ අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයේ සංයුතිය වෙනස් කිරීම ද කරනු ලැබිය හැක්කේ ය. ... (44 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Government
- English
The Government of the Slovak Republic shall be the supreme highest executive body. (Art. 108)
- Slovak
Vláda Slovenskej republiky je vrcholným orgánom výkonnej moci. (Čl. 108)
Government
- English
The Prime Minister animates and coordinates the governmental action.
… (Art. 82) - French
Le Premier ministre anime et coordonne l'action gouvernementale.
… (Art. 82)