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Government
- EnglishFor conducting the businesses of the Executive Organ, there will be the ministries established by the law, with the attributions and the competence established therein. (Art. 193)
- SpanishPara el despacho de los negocios del Organismo Ejecutivo, habrá los ministerios que la ley establezca, con las atribuciones y la competencia que la misma les señale. (Art. 193)
Government
- Englisha. The incumbent of a Ministry must be a Bahraini, aged not less than 30 years by the Gregorian Calendar and must enjoy full political and civil rights. Unless otherwise provided, the provisions pertaining to Ministers apply also to the Prime Minister.
... (Art. 45) - Arabicأ - يشترط فيمن يلي الوزارة أن يكون بحرينيـاً، وألا تـقل سنه عن ثلاثين سنة ميلادية، وأن يكون متمتعاً بكامل حقوقه السياسية والمدنية. وتســري في شأن رئيس مجلس الوزراء الأحكام الخاصة بالوزراء، ما لم يرد نصّ على خلاف ذلك.
... (المادّة 45)
Government
- English
1. The Council of Ministers consists of the Prime Minister, deputy prime minister, and ministers.
2. The Council of Ministers exercises every state function, which is not given to other bodies of state power or local government. (Art. 95) - Albanian
1. Këshilli i Ministrave përbëhet nga Kryeministri, zëvendëskryeministri dhe ministrat.
2. Këshilli i Ministrave ushtron çdo funksion shtetëror, i cili nuk u është dhënë organeve të pushteteve të tjera shtetërore ose të qeverisjes vendore. (Neni 95)
Government
- EnglishThe cabinet shall consist of the heads of the major executive departments created by law. The cabinet members shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the will of the President. No person may serve in a legislature and the cabinet at the same time. (Art. VIII, Sec. 5)
Government
- English1. There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers, consisting of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers.
2. The functions of the Cabinet shall be to advise the King in the government of Lesotho, and the Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to the two Houses of Parliament for any advice given to the King by or under the general authority of the Cabinet and for all things done by or under the authority of any Minister in the execution of his office.
... (Sec. 88)
Government
- English1. There shall be in and for Jamaica a Cabinet which shall consist of the Prime Minister and such number of other Ministers (not being less than eleven) selected from among Ministers appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 70 of this Constitution, as the Prime Minister may from time to time consider appropriate.
2. The Cabinet shall be the principal instrument of policy and shall be charged with the general direction and control of the Government of Jamaica and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
3. Not less than two nor more than four of the Ministers selected pursuant to subsection (1) shall be persons who are members of the Senate. (Sec. 69)
Government
- EnglishA person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as a Representative if at the time of the election that person
a. is a citizen of the Republic;
b. has attained the age of twenty-five years;
c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as a Representative. (Art. 64) - GreekΠας τις δικαούται να υποβάλει υποψηφιότητα βουλευτού, εφόσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
(β) έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθεί κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ΄ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθεί της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου λόγω οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και
(δ) δεν πάσχει εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης αυτό ανίκανον να ασκήσει τα καθήκοντά του ως βουλευτού. (Αρθρον 64) - TurkishSeçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs Temsilci seçiminde aday olabilir;
a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak;
b. yirmi beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
d. Temsilci olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 64)
Government
- EnglishNo member of the royal family may be a minister. (Art. 98)
- DutchGeen lid van de koninklijke familie kan minister zijn. (Art. 98)
- FrenchAucun membre de la famille royale ne peut être ministre. (Art. 98)
- GermanKein Mitglied der königlichen Familie darf Minister sein. (Art. 98)
Government
- English1. There shall be a Cabinet for Mauritius consisting of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers.
2. The functions of the Cabinet shall be to advise the President in the Government of Mauritius and the Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to the Assembly for any advice given to the President by or under the general authority of the Cabinet and for all things done by or under the authority of any Minister in execution of his office.
… (Sec. 61)
Government
- English
The Ministers meeting, form the Council of Ministers. The law determines its organization and functions.
The Council of Ministers has its President. It corresponds to the President of the Republic to preside over the Council of Ministers when he convokes it or when he attends its sessions. (Art. 121) - Spanish
Los ministros, reunidos, forman el Consejo de Ministros. La ley determina su organización y funciones.
El Consejo de Ministros tiene su Presidente. Corresponde al Presidente de la República presidir el Consejo de Ministros cuando lo convoca o cuando asiste a sus sesiones. (Art. 121)