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Head of State
Latvia
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by open ballot with a majority of the votes of not less than fifty-one members of the Saeima. (Art. 36)
- LatvianValsts Prezidentu ievēlē, atklāti balsojot, ar ne mazāk kā 51 Saeimas locekļu balsu vairākumu. (Art. 36)
Head of State
Palau
- EnglishThe President shall be the chief executive of the national government. (Art. VIII, Sec. 1)
Head of State
Slovenia
- EnglishThe President of the Republic represents the Republic of Slovenia and is commander-in-chief of its defence forces. (Art. 102)
- SlovenePredsednik republike predstavlja Republiko Slovenijo in je vrhovni poveljnik njenih obrambnih sil. (102. Člen)
Head of State
Burundi
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of seven years renewable.
… (Art. 97) - KirundiUmukuru w’Igihugu yitorerwa n’abarundi bo nyene ubwabo, akamara muri iryo banga ikiringo c’imyaka indwi gishobora kwisubiriza.
… (Ingingo ya 97) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de sept ans renouvelable.
… (Art. 97)
Head of State
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. A citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, no younger than 35 years of age and not older than 70 years of age, who has a command of the state language and who has been resident in the republic for no less than 15 years in total may be elected President.
2. There shall be no limit on the number of candidates for the office of the President. A person who has collected not less than 30,000 voters’ signatures may be registered as a presidential candidate.
The procedure for presidential elections shall be defined by the constitutional law. (Art. 62) - Russian1. Президентом может быть избран гражданин Кыргызской Республики не моложе 35 лет и не старше 70 лет, владеющий государственным языком и проживающий в республике в совокупности не менее 15 лет.
2. Число кандидатов на пост Президента не ограничивается. Кандидатом в Президенты может быть зарегистрировано лицо, собравшее не менее 30 тысяч подписей избирателей.
Порядок выборов Президента определяется конституционным законом. (Статья 62) - Kyrgyz1. Президент болуп 35 жаштан төмөн эмес жана 70 жаштан жогору эмес, мамлекеттик тилди билген жана республикада жалпысынан 15 жылдан кем эмес жашаган Кыргыз Республикасынын жараны шайлана алат.
2. Президенттин кызмат ордуна талапкерлердин саны чектелбейт. 30 миңден кем эмес шайлоочунун колтамгасын топтогон адам Президенттикке талапкер болуп каттала алат.
Президентти шайлоо тартиби конституциялык мыйзам менен аныкталат. (62-берене)
Head of State
Thailand
- EnglishSovereign power belongs to the Thai people. The King as Head of State shall exercise such power through the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers and the Courts in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. ... (Sec. 3)
- Thaiอํานาจอธิปไตยเป็นของปวงชนชาวไทย พระมหากษัตริย์ผู้ทรงเป็นประมุขทรงใช้อํานาจนั้นทางรัฐสภา คณะรัฐมนตรี และศาล ตามบทบัญญัติแห่งรัฐธรรมนูญ … (มาตรา ๓)
Head of State
Malawi
- English1. The President shall be responsible for the observance of the provisions of this Constitution by the executive and shall, as Head of State, defend and uphold the Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic.
… (Sec. 88)
Head of State
Lithuania
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be the Head of State.
The President of the Republic shall represent the State of Lithuania and shall perform everything with which he is charged by the Constitution and laws. (Art. 77) - LithuanianRespublikos Prezidentas yra valstybės vadovas.
Jis atstovauja Lietuvos valstybei ir daro visa, kas jam pavesta Konstitucijos ir įstatymų. (77 straipsnis)
Head of State
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Her Majesty the Queen-
(a) having been requested by the people of Papua New Guinea, through their Constituent Assembly, to become the Queen and Head of State of Papua New Guinea; and
(b) having graciously consented so to become, is the Queen and Head of State of Papua New Guinea.
(2) Subject to and in accordance with this Constitution, the privileges, powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of the Head of State may be had, exercised and performed through a Governor-General appointed in accordance with Division 3 (appointment, etc., of Governor-General) and, except where the contrary intention appears, reference in any law to the Head of State shall be read accordingly. (Sec. 82)
Head of State
Mexico
- EnglishThe exercise of the Supreme Executive Power of the Union is deposited in one sole individual, who will be denominated “Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos [President of the United Mexican States].” (Art. 80)
- SpanishSe deposita el ejercicio del Supremo Poder Ejecutivo de la Unión en un solo individuo, que se denominará “Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.” (Art. 80)