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Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected in general and direct elections, by secret ballot, for a term of five years. A person may be elected President of the Republic two times at most. The President of the Republic shall be a citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia. A person may be elected President of the Republic if over the age of at least 40 on the day of election. A person may not be elected President of the Republic if, on the day of election, he/she has not been a resident of the Republic of North Macedonia for at least ten years within the last fifteen years. (Art. 80)
- MacedonianПретседателот на Републиката се избира на општи и непосредни избори, со тајно гласање, за време од пет години. За претседател на Републиката исто лице може да биде избрано најмногу два пати. Претседателот на Републиката мора да биде државјанин на Република Северна Македонија. За претседател на Републиката може да биде избрано лице кое на денот на изборите наполнило најмалку 40 години живот. За претседател на Републиката не може да биде избрано лице кое до денот на изборите не било жител на Република Северна Македонија најмалку десет години во последните 15 години. (Член 80)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be appointed by Parliament in accordance with this section.
(2) Whenever a vacancy arises in the office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall nominate one name each to the Speaker who shall put both the names to the floor of Parliament for voting by the members of Parliament.
(3) The person who receives the support of the majority of the members of Parliament present shall be appointed as the President, and the Speaker shall publicly announce the name of the President.
… (Sec. 84) - iTaukei(1) Na Palimedi me digitaka na Peresitedi ena iwalewale e virikotori ena tikina qo.
(2) Kevaka e lala na itutu vakaPeresitedi, na Paraiminisita kei na iLiuliu ni iToniveisaqa me rau na vakatura e yadua na yaca vua na Sipika, mera qai digitaka na lewenipalimedi na Peresitedi.
(3) Na yaca vakaturi e tokona e lelevu na lewenipalimedi, ena vakatikori me Peresitedi, ka na vakaraitaka na Sipika na yacana na Peresitedi.
… (Sec. 84)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by majority ballot in two rounds. The election of the President of the Republic is acquired with the absolute majority of the suffrage expressed.
… (Art. 56) - French
Le Président de la République est élu au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours. L'élection du Président de la République est acquise à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
… (Art. 56)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive authority of Saint Vincent is vested in Her Majesty.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Saint Vincent may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
… (Sec. 50)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Sri Lanka, who is the Head of the State, the Head of the Executive and of the Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
(2) The President of the Republic shall be elected by the People and shall hold office for a term of five years. (Art. 30) - Sinhala(1) ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපතිවරයෙක් වන්නේ ය, ජනාධිපතිවරයා රජයේ ප්රධානයා ද විධායකයේ ප්රධානයා ද ආණ්ඩුවේ ප්රධානයා ද සන්නද්ධ සේවාවන්හි සේනාධිනායකවරයා ද වන්නේ ය.
(2) ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපතිවරයා ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබිය යුතු අතර පස් අවුරුදු කාලයක් ධූරය දරන්නේ ය. (30 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive authority of Guyana shall be vested in the President and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, may be exercised by him or her either directly or through officers subordinate to him or her.
… (Art. 99)
Head of State
- EnglishWithin a period not exceeding seven days, the new King of Cambodia shall be elected by the Crown Council.
The membership of the Crown Council shall be composed of:
– The President of the Senate
– The President of the National Assembly
– The Prime Minister
– The Supreme Patriarchs of the two religious orders, Mahanikaya and Dhammayutikanikaya
– The First and Second Vice-Presidents of the Senate
– The First and Second Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly
The organization and functioning of the Crown Council shall be determined by law. (Art. 13) - Khmerក្នុងរយៈពេលមិនលើសពីប្រាំពីរថ្ងៃ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រថ្មីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសដោយក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បត្តិ ។
សមាសភាពនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បត្តិមាន ៖
– ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា
– ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
– នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី
– សម្ដេចព្រះសង្ឃរាជ គណៈមហានិកាយ និងគណៈធម្មយុត្តិកនិកាយ
– អនុប្រធានទី១ និងអនុប្រធាន២ នៃព្រឹទ្ធសភា
– អនុប្រធានទី១និង អនុប្រធានទី២ នៃរដ្ឋសភា
ការរៀបចំនិងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បតិ្ដនឹងមានកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់មួយ។ (មាត្រា ១៣)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall insure respect for the Constitution, the regular running of public authorities, protection of national unity and survival of the state. (Art. 96)
- Arabicيسھر رئيس الجمھورية على احترام الدستور والسير المنتظم للسلطات العامة وحماية الوحدة الوطنية وبقاء الدول ة. (المادّة 96)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Iceland shall be elected by the people. (Art. 3)
- IcelandicForseti Íslands skal vera þjóðkjörinn. (3. gr.)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive power is vested in:
a. the President of the Republic, who is the Head of State.
… (Art. 133) - FrenchLe pouvoir exécutif est exercé par:
a) le Président de la République, Chef de l'Etat;
… (Art. 133)