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Government
- English(1) The King shall appoint the Prime Minister from among members of the House acting on recommendation of the King’s Advisory Council.
(2) The King shall appoint Ministers from both chambers of Parliament on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
(3) At least half the number of Ministers shall be appointed from among the elected members of the House. (Sec. 67)
Government
- EnglishThe Ministers of State shall be appointed and recalled at the discretion of the President of the Republic and shall represent him/her in matters inherent to the respective ministries for which they are responsible. They shall be held liable politically, civilly and criminally for the actions and contracts they enter into during the performance of their duties, regardless of the State's subsidiary civil responsibility.
To be a standing Minister of State, one is required to be an Ecuadorian national, to be in possession of political rights and to not have incurred any disqualification or incompatibility, as provided for by the Constitution. The number of Ministers of State, their name and the competencies assigned to them shall be established by means of a decree issued by the Office of the President of the Republic. (Art. 151) - SpanishLas ministras y los ministros de Estado serán de libre nombramiento y remoción por la Presidenta o Presidente de la República, y lo representarán en los asuntos propios del ministerio a su cargo. Serán responsables política, civil y penalmente por los actos y contratos que realicen en el ejercicio de sus funciones, con independencia de la responsabilidad civil subsidiaria del Estado.
Para ser titular de un ministerio de Estado se requerirá tener la nacionalidad ecuatoriana, estar en goce de los derechos políticos y no encontrarse en ninguno de los casos de inhabilidad o incompatibilidad previstos en la Constitución. El número de ministras o ministros de Estado, su denominación y las competencias que se les asigne serán establecidos mediante decreto expedido por la Presidencia de la República. (Art. 151)
Government
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall name the Prime Minister, his deputies, ministers and their deputies, accept their resignation and dismiss them from office. (Art. 97)
- Arabicيتولى رئيس الجمهورية تسمية رئيس مجلس الوزراء ونوابه وتسمية الوزراء ونوابهم وقبول استقالتهم وإعفاءهم من مناصبهم. (المادة 97)
Government
- English
(1) The Government shall consist of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers.
… (Art. 109) - Slovak
(1) Vláda sa skladá z predsedu, podpredsedov a ministrov.
… (Čl. 109)
Government
- EnglishAre exclusive roles of the President of the Republic:
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g. Appoint and dismiss the Prime-Minister, considering the electoral results and after listening to the political forces represented by the National Popular Assembly;
h. Confirm the appointment of the Prime-Minister;
i. Appoint and dismiss other members of the cabinet, as proposed by the Prime-Minister, and confirm them;
… (Art. 68) - PortugueseSão atribuições do Presidente da República:
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g) Nomear e exonerar o Primeiro-Ministro, tendo em conta 6s resultados eleitorais e ouvidas as forças políticas representadas na Assembleia Nacional Popular;
h) Empossar o Primeiro-Ministro;
i) Nomear e exonerar os restantes membros do Governo, sob proposta do Primeiro-Ministro, e dar-lhes posse;
… (Art. 68)
Government
- EnglishThe Government is composed of the Prime Minister, the Ministers and Secretaries of State. The Prime Minister is the head of the Government. (Art. 155)
- FrenchLe Gouvernement se compose du Premier Ministre, des Ministres et des Secrétaires d'Etat. Le Premier Ministre est le Chef de Gouvernement. (Art. 155)
Government
- English… The deputies of the President of the Republic and the ministers shall be appointed from among those who are eligible to be a deputy and removed from office by the President of the Republic. … (Art. 106)
- Turkish… Cumhurbaşkanı yardımcıları ve bakanlar, milletvekili seçilme yeterliliğine sahip olanlar arasından Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından atanır ve görevden alınır. … (Madde 106)
Government
- English1 The President of the Confederation chairs the Federal Council.
2 The President and the Vice-President of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly from the members of the Federal Council for a term of office of one year.
… (Art. 176) - French1 La présidence du Conseil fédéral est assurée par le président ou la présidente de la Confédération.
2 L’Assemblée fédérale élit pour un an un des membres du Conseil fédéral à la présidence de la Confédération et un autre à la vice-présidence du Conseil fédéral.
… (Art. 176) - German1 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident führt den Vorsitz im Bundesrat.
2 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident und die Vizepräsidentin oder der Vizepräsident des Bundesrates werden von der Bundesversammlung aus den Mitgliedern des Bundesrates auf die Dauer eines Jahres gewählt.
… (Art. 176) - Italian1 Il presidente della Confederazione presiede il Consiglio federale.
2 Il presidente della Confederazione e il vicepresidente del Consiglio federale sono eletti per un anno dall’Assemblea federale fra i membri del Consiglio federale.
… (Art. 176)
Government
- English1. The President shall have the power to appoint Ministers or Deputy Ministers and to fill vacancies in the Cabinet.
2. A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Minister or Deputy Minister unless that person—
a. is a citizen of the Republic who upon taking office, has attained the age of twenty-one years;
b. is able to speak and to read the English language; and
c. is registered as a voter in a constituency.
… (Sec. 94)
Government
- English
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
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4. with the consent of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan appoints the Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan and removes from position the Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
5. appoints to and removes from position members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
… (Art. 109) - Azerbaijani
Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti:
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4) Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin razılığı ilə Azərbaycan Respublikasının Baş nazirini vəzifəyə təyin edir; Azərbaycan Respublikasının Baş nazirini vəzifədən azad edir;
5) Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabinetinin üzvlərini vəzifəyə təyin və vəzifədən azad edir;
… (Maddə 109)