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Head of State
- English1. A President shall be elected by registered voters in accordance with Article 47 (1) and this Article.
2. The Returning Officer shall declare the presidential candidate who receives more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast during the election as President-elect.
3. If at the initial ballot a presidential candidate does not receive more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast, a second ballot shall be held within thirty-seven days of the initial ballot, where the only candidates shall be the presidential candidates who obtained—
a. the highest and second highest number of valid votes cast in the initial ballot; or
b. an equal number of the valid votes cast in the initial ballot, being the highest votes amongst the presidential candidates that stood for election to the office of President.
... (Art. 101)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by universal direct suffrage.
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Every citizen born Mauritanian enjoying their civil and political rights and at least forty (40) years old, and at most seventy five (75) years old, at the date of the first round of the election[,] is eligible to the Presidency of the Republic.
… (Art. 26) - Arabicينتخب رئيس الجمهورية لمدّة خمس (5) سنوات عن طريق الاقتراع العام المباشر.
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كلّ مواطن مولود موريتانيّا ويتمتع بحقوقه المدنيّة و السياسّية ، و لا يقلّ عمره عن أربعين (40) سنة، و لا يزيد عن 75 سنة بتاريخ الشوط الأول من الانتخابات مؤهّل لأن ينتخب رئيسا للجمهورية.
... (المادّة 26) - FrenchLe président de la République est élu pour cinq (5) ans au suffrage universel direct.
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Est éligible à la présidence de la République, tout citoyen né mauritanien jouissant de ses droits civils et politiques et âgé de quarante (40) ans au moins, et de soixante quinze (75) ans au plus, à la date du premier tour de l’élection.
… (Art. 26)
Head of State
- EnglishA candidate for the office of the President shall:
a. be a South Sudanese by birth;
b. be of sound mind;
c. be at least forty years of age;
d. be literate; and
e. not have been convicted of an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude. (Art. 98)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the executive power. … (Art. 93)
- KirundiUmukuru w’Igihugu ni we atwara Ubutegetsi nshingwabikorwa. … (Art. 93)
- FrenchLe Président de la République est le chef du pouvoir exécutif. … (Art. 93)
Head of State
- English1. The President of Eritrea is the Head of the State and the Government of Eritrea and the Commander-in-Chief of the Eritrean Defense Forces.
2. The executive authority is vested in the President, which he shall exercise, in consultation with the Cabinet, pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution.
3. The President shall ensure respect of the Constitution; the integrity and dignity of the State; the efficient management of the public service; and the interests and safety of all citizens, including the enjoyment of their fundamental rights and freedoms recognized under this Constitution. (Art. 39)
Head of State
- EnglishThe chairman and members of the Sovereignty Council meet the following conditions:
(1) He is of Sudanese nationality by birth, and not hold the nationality of any other country;
(2) He is not be less than 35 years of age;
(3) He possesses integrity and competence;
(4) He has not have been convicted by a final ruling from a competent court for a crime related to honor, trustworthiness or financial responsibility. (Art. 12) - Arabicيشترط في رئيس وعضو مجلس السيادة:
1. ان يكون سودانياً بالميلاد ولا يحمل جنسية دوله اخري
2. الا يقل عمره عن خمسة وثلاثين عاماً.
3. الا يكون قد ادين بحكم نهائي من محكمة مختصة في جريمة متعلقة بالشرف او الأمانة او الذمة المالية. (الماده 13)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of the Republic shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast through direct, equal and secret universal suffrage.
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(5) Candidates for the office of President of the Republic must be Cameroonian by birth, enjoy their civic and political rights and must have attained the age of 35 (thirty-five) by the date of the election.
(6) The conditions for electing the President of the Republic shall be laid down by law. (Art. 6) - French(1) Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct, égal et secret, à la majorité des suffrages exprimés.
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(5) Les candidats aux fonctions de Président de la République doivent être des citoyens camerounais dʼorigine, jouir de leurs droits civiques et politiques et avoir trente-cinq (35) ans révolus à la date de lʼélection.
(6) Le régime de lʼélection à la Présidence de la République est fixé par la loi. (Art. 6)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for seven (7) years by direct universal suffrage. He is re-eligible.
The election of the President of the Republic takes place by uninominal majority [majoritaire uninominal/first-past-the-post] ballot in two (2) rounds.
… (Art. 9) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu pour sept (7) ans au suffrage universel direct. Il est rééligible.
L'élection du Président de la République a lieu au scrutin majoritaire uninominal à deux (2) tours.
… (Art. 9)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a President of Seychelles who shall be the Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of Seychelles. (Art. 50)
Head of State
- English
To be eligible for the Presidency of the Republic, the candidate must:
– enjoy solely Algerian nationality of origin and to attest to the Algerian nationality of origin of the father and of the mother;
– not to have acquired a foreign nationality;
– be of Muslim faith;
– be at least forty (40) years of age on the day of the deposit of the request for candidature;
– enjoy the plenitude of his civil and political rights;
– attest to the Algerian sole nationality of origin of their spouse;
– give proof [justifier] of exclusive permanent residence in Algeria during a minimum of ten (10) years preceding the deposit of the candidature;
– give proof of participation in the Revolution of 1st of November 1954 for candidates born before July 1942;
– give proof of the fulfilment of the military service or of any other legal motive of its non-fulfilment.
– give proof of the non-involvement [non-implication] of his parents for candidates born after July 1942, in acts hostile to the Revolution of 1st of November 1954;
– produce a public declaration of his movable and immovable patrimony, both within Algeria and outside it.
An organic law establishes the modalities for the application of the provisions of this Article. (Art. 87) - Arabic
يشترط في المترشّح لرئاسة الجمهورية أن:
– يتمتّع بالجنسيّة الجزائريّة الأصليّة فقط، ويثبت الجنسية الجزائرية الأصلية للأب والأم،
– لا يكون قد تجنّس بجنسية أجنبية،
– يَدين بالإسلام،
– يبلغ سن الأربعين (٤٠) كاملة يوم إيداع طلب الترشّح،
– يتمتّع بكامل حقوقه المدنيّة والسّياسيّة،
– يُثبِت أن زوجه يتمتع بالجنسية الجزائرية الأصلية فقط،
– يثبت إقامة دائمة بالجزائر دون سواها لمدة عشر (١٠) سنوات، على الأقل، قبل إيداع الترشح،
– يُثبِت مشاركته في ثورة أوّل نوفمبر 1954 إذا كان مولودا قبل يوليو 1942،
– يثبت تأديته الخدمة الوطنية أو المبرر القانوني لعدم تأديتها،
– يُثبِت عدم تورّط أبويه في أعمال ضدّ ثورة أوّل نوفمبر 1954 إذا كان مولودا بعد يوليو 1942،
– يقدّم التّصريح العلنيّ بممتلكاته العقاريّة والمنقولة داخل الوطن وخارجه.
يحدد قانون عضوي كيفيات تطبيق أحكام هذه المادة. (المادة 87) - French
Pour être éligible à la Présidence de la République, le candidat doit:
— jouir uniquement de la nationalité algérienne d’origine et attester de la nationalité algérienne d’origine du père et de la mère;
— ne pas avoir acquis une nationalité étrangère;
— être de confession musulmane;
— avoir quarante (40) ans révolus au jour du dépôt de la demande de candidature;
— jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
— attester de la nationalité algérienne d’origine unique du conjoint;
— justifier d’une résidence permanente exclusive en Algérie durant un minimum de dix (10) années précédant le dépôt de la candidature;
— justifier de la participation à la Révolution du 1er novembre 1954 pour les candidats nés avant juillet 1942;
— justifier de l’accomplissement du service national ou de tout autre motif légal de son non accomplissement;
— justifier de la non implication des parents du candidat né après juillet 1942, dans des actes hostiles à la Révolution du 1er novembre 1954;
— produire la déclaration publique du patrimoine mobilier et immobilier, tant à l’intérieur qu’à l’extérieur de l’Algérie.
Une loi organique fixe les modalités d’application des dispositions de cet article. (Art. 87)