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Government
Croatia
- EnglishMembers of the Government shall be proposed by the person to whom the President of the Republic has entrusted the mandate to form a Government.
Immediately upon forming the Government, or 30 days after accepting the mandate at the latest, the Prime Minister-Designate shall present the Government and its policies to the Croatian Parliament and seek a vote of confidence.
The Government shall assume office when a vote of confidence is passed by a majority of all Members of the Croatian Parliament.
… (Art. 109) - CroatianČlanove Vlade predlaže osoba kojoj je Predsjednik Republike povjerio mandat za sastav Vlade.
Odmah po sastavljanju Vlade, a najkasnije u roku od 30 dana od prihvaćanja mandata, mandatar je dužan program Vlade i Vladu predstaviti Hrvatskom saboru i zatražiti glasovanje o povjerenju.
Vlada stupa na dužnost kad joj povjerenje iskaže većina svih zastupnika u Hrvatskom saboru.
… (Članak 109)
Government
Mozambique
- English1. Within the domain of the Government, the President of the Republic is competent:
a. to convoke and to preside over the sessions of the Council of Ministers;
b. to appoint, to exonerate and to dismiss the Prime Minister;
c. to create ministries and commissions of inter-ministerial nature.
2. The President of the Republic is also competent, to appoint, to exonerate and to dismiss:
a. the Ministers and Vice Ministers;
… (Art. 159) - Portuguese1. No domínio do Governo, compete ao Presidente da República:
a) convocar e presidir as sessões do Conselho de Ministros;
b) nomear, exonerar e demitir o Primeiro-Ministro;
c) criar ministérios e comissões de natureza inter-ministerial.
2. Compete, ainda, ao Presidente de la República, nomear, exonerar e demitir:
a) os Ministros e Vice-Ministros;
… (Art. 159)
Government
Saint Lucia
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Saint Lucia who shall be appointed by the Governor General.
(2) Whenever the Governor General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he or she shall appoint a member of the House who appears to him or her 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 of the Government as may be established by Parliament or, subject to the provisions of any law enacted 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.
… (Sec. 60)
Government
Japan
- English(1) The Prime Minister shall be designated from among the members of the Diet by a resolution of the Diet.
… (Art. 67) - Japanese1 内閣総理大臣は、国会議員の中から国会の議決で、これを指名する。
… (第67条)
Government
France
- EnglishThe Government shall determine and conduct the policy of the Nation.
… (1958 Constitution, Art. 20) - FrenchLe Gouvernement détermine et conduit la politique de la nation.
… (Constitution 1958, Art. 20)
Government
Rwanda
- EnglishThe Cabinet implements national policies agreed upon by the President of the Republic and the Cabinet meeting.
… (Art. 117) - KinyarwandaGuverinoma ishyira mu bikorwa politiki y’Igihugu Perezida wa Repubulika yumvikanyeho n’Inama y’Abaminisitiri.
… (Ingingo ya 117) - FrenchLe Gouvernement exécute la politique nationale arrêtée de commun accord par le Président de la République et le Conseil des Ministres.
… (Art. 117)
Government
Kuwait
- EnglishExecutive power shall be vested in the Amir, the Cabinet and the Ministers in the manner specified in the Constitution. (Art. 52)
- Arabicالسلطة التنفيذية يتولاها الأمير ومجلس الوزراء والوزراء على النحو المبين بالدستور. (المادّة 52)
Government
Tuvalu
- English(1) An office of Prime Minister is established.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), there shall be such number of other offices of Minister, and they shall have such titles, as are determined by the Head of State, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(3) The number of offices of Minister (other than the office of Prime Minister) shall not exceed one half of the total membership of Parliament.
(4) One of the Ministers other than the Prime Minister may be appointed to the office of Deputy Prime Minister by the Head of State, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(5) Subject to section 71 (caretaker governments) and to subsection (6), all Ministers (including the Prime Minister) must be members of Parliament.
… (Sec. 62)
Government
Iceland
- EnglishThe President appoints Ministers and discharges them. He determines their number and assignments. (Art. 15)
- IcelandicForsetinn skipar ráðherra og veitir þeim lausn. Hann ákveður tölu þeirra og skiptir störfum með þeim. (15. gr.)
Government
South Sudan
- EnglishThere shall be established in the Republic of South Sudan a National Executive consisting of the President, Vice President, Ministers, and Deputy Ministers. (Art. 95)