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Government
- EnglishThe King shall be the Prime Minister and shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by members of the Council of Ministers according to the rulings of this law and other laws. The Council of Ministers Law shall specify the Council's Powers with regard to internal and external affairs, organizing government bodies and co-ordinating their activities. Likewise the Law shall specify the conditions which the Ministers must satisfy, their eligibility, the method of their accountability along with all other matters related to them. … (Basic Law, Art. 56)
- Arabicالملك هو رئيس مجلس الوزراء، ويعاونه في أداء مهامه أعضاء مجلس الوزراء، وذلك وفقاً لأحكام هذا النظام وغيره من الأنظمة، ويبين نظام مجلس الوزراء صلاحيات المجلس فيما يتعلق بالشؤون الداخلية والخارجية، وتنظيم الأجهزة الحكومية، والتنسيق بينها، كما يبين الشروط اللازم توافرها في الوزراء، وصلاحياتهم، وأسلوب مساءلتهم، وكافة شؤونهم، ويُعدل نظام مجلس الوزراء واختصاصاته، وفقاً لهذا النظام. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 56)
Government
- English(1) The Prime Minister shall direct Government actions and co-ordinate activities of its members, under observance of the powers and duties incumbent on them. Likewise, he shall submit to the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate reports and statements on Government policy, to be debated with priority.
… (Art. 107) - Romanian(1) Primul-ministru conduce Guvernul şi coordonează activitatea membrilor acestuia, respectând atribuţiile ce le revin. De asemenea, prezintă Camerei Deputaţilor sau Senatului rapoarte şi declaraţii cu privire la politica Guvernului, care se dezbat cu prioritate.
… (Art. 107)
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
- EnglishThe House of Representatives shall complete its consideration for approval of the person suitable to be appointed as Prime Minister from a person who has the qualifications and is not under any of the prohibitions under section 160, and is a person listed by a political party under section 88, only with respect to the list of names of political parties whose members have been elected as Members of the House of Representatives constituting not less than five per cent of the total number of existing Members of the House of Representatives. ... (Sec. 159)
- Thaiให้สภาผู้แทนราษฎรพิจารณาให้ความเห็นชอบบุคคลซึ่งสมควรได้รับแต่งตั้งเป็นนายกรัฐมนตรีจากบุคคลซึ่งมีคุณสมบัติและไม่มีลักษณะต้องห้ามตามมาตรา ๑๖๐ และเป็นผู้มีชื่ออยู่ในบัญชีรายชื่อที่พรรคการเมืองแจ้งไว้ตามมาตรา ๘๘ เฉพาะจากบัญชีรายชื่อของพรรคการเมืองที่มีสมาชิกได้รับเลือกเป็นสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรไม่น้อยกว่าร้อยละห้าของจํานวนสมาชิกทั้งหมดเท่าที่มีอยู่ของสภาผู้แทนราษฎร ... (มาตรา ๑๕๙)
Government
- English(1) After each renewal of the Congress and in the other cases provided for under the Constitution, the King shall, after consultation with the representatives appointed by the political groups with parliamentary representation, and through the Speaker of the Congress, nominate a candidate for the Presidency of the Government.
(2) The candidate nominated in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing subsection shall submit to the Congress the political programme of the Government he or she intends to form and shall seek the confidence of the House.
(3) If the Congress, by vote of the overall majority of its members, grants to said candidate its confidence, the King shall appoint him or her President.
... (Sec. 99) - Spanish1. Después de cada renovación del Congreso de los Diputados, y en los demás supuestos constitucionales en que así proceda, el Rey, previa consulta con los representantes designados por los Grupos políticos con representación parlamentaria, y a través del Presidente del Congreso, propondrá un candidato a la Presidencia del Gobierno.
2. El candidato propuesto conforme a lo previsto en el apartado anterior expondrá ante el Congreso de los Diputados el programa político del Gobierno que pretenda formar y solicitará la confianza de la Cámara.
3. Si el Congreso de los Diputados, por el voto de la mayoría absoluta de sus miembros, otorgare su confianza a dicho candidato, el Rey le nombrará Presidente.
… (Art. 99)
Government
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
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
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
…
9) appoint, with the approval of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and dismisses them from their posts;
... (Art. 109) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti:
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9) O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Bosh vazirini, O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Vazirlar Mahkamasi a’zolarini O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi ma’qullaganidan keyin lavozimga tayinlaydi va ularni lavozimidan ozod etadi;
... (109-modda)
Government
- English(1) The Prime Minister must be a member of Parliament.
(2) After a general election, the member elected to Parliament who is the leader of one political party which has won more than 50% of the total number of seats in Parliament assumes office as the Prime Minister by taking before the President the oath or affirmation of allegiance and office (which the President must administer) as set out in the Schedule.
… (Sec. 93) - iTaukei(1) Na Paraiminisita e dodonu me lewenipalimedi.
(2) Ni oti na veidigidigi, na mata e sa digitaki me lewenipalimedi ka iliuliu ni isoqosoqo vakapolitiki e qaqa ni sivia na 50% na idabedabe ni Palimedi e rawata, me cabeta na itutu vakaParaiminisita, vosa bubului e matai Peresitedi (me liutaka na Peresitedi) me vaka e virikotori ena iKuri ni Yavunivakavulewa qo.
… (Sec. 93)
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)