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Head of State
- English
The President and the Vice Presidents will be elected simultaneously and by a majority of votes that exceeds forty percent of the total number of [the] suffrage validly emitted.
The candidates for President and Vice Presidents of a party, must figure for their election in a same list [of nominations], with the exclusion of any other functionary to be elected.
… (Art. 138) - Spanish
El Presidente y los Vicepresidentes serán elegidos simultáneamente y por una mayoría de votos que exceda del cuarenta por ciento del número total de sufragios válidamente emitidos.
Los candidatos a Presidente y Vicepresidentes de un partido, deben figurar para su elección en una misma nómina, con exclusión de cualquier otro funcionario a elegir.
… (Art. 138)
Head of State
- EnglishIn accordance with the express provision of Article 2 of the Instrument of Government of 1809 that The King shall always profess the pure evangelical faith, as adopted and explained in the unaltered Confession of Augsburg and in the Resolution of the Uppsala Meeting of the year 1593, princes and princesses of the Royal House shall be brought up in that same faith and within the Realm. Any member of the Royal Family not professing this faith shall be excluded from all rights of succession. (Act of Succession, Art. 4)
- SwedishSåsom 2 § i 1809 års regeringsform uttryckligen stadgar, att Konung alltid skall vara av den rena evangeliska läran, sådan som den, uti den oförändrade Augsburgiska bekännelsen, samt Uppsala mötes beslut av år 1593, antagen och förklarad är, sålunda skola ock prinsar och prinsessor av det kungl. huset uppfödas i samma lära och inom riket. Den av kungl. familjen som ej sig till samma lära bekänner, vare från all successionsrätt utesluten. (Successionsordning (1979:935) §4)
Head of State
- EnglishLegislative authority shall be vested in the King and the Folketing conjointly. Executive authority shall be vested in the King.
… (Sec. 3) - DanishDen lovgivende magt er hos kongen og Folketinget i forening. Den udøvende magt er hos kongen.
… (§ 3)
Head of State
- English
(1) There shall be a President who shall be the Head of State.
... (Sec. 28)
Head of State
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic, one must have reached the age of thirty-five, enjoy full civil and political rights, be a Cuban citizen by birth, and not possess any other citizenship.
One must also be under the age of sixty in order to be elected to a first term in office. (Art. 127) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere haber cumplido treinta y cinco años de edad, hallarse en pleno goce de los derechos civiles y políticos, ser ciudadano cubano por nacimiento y no tener otra ciudadanía.
Se exige además tener hasta sesenta años de edad para ser elegido en este cargo en un primer período. (Art. 127)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be the Head of the State.
… (Art. 77) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este şeful statului.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- EnglishThe powers of the State shall comprise:
• The Judicial Power
• The Executive Power
• The Organizational Power
All these powers shall cooperate in performing their duties according to this Law and other regulations. The King is the ultimate source of all these authorities. (Basic Law, Art. 44) - Arabicتتكون السلطات في الدولة من:
السلطة القضائية.
السلطة التنفيذية.
السلطة التنظيمية.
وتتعاون هذه السلطات في أداء وظائفها، وفقاً لهذا النظام وغيره من الأنظمة، والملك هو مرجع هذه السلطات. (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 44)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council elects from among its members a President and a Vice President. … (Art. 51)
- Arabicﻳﻨﺘﺨﺐ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ، ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻋﻀﺎ ﺋﻪ، رﺋﻴﺴﺎ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ وﻧﺎﺋﺒﺎ ﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎﺩ. ... (المادّة 51)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by receiving more than fifty percent of votes cast by voters through free, general, secret and direct voting. ... (Art. 61)
- Dariرئیس جمهور با كسب اكثریت بیش از پنجاه فیصد آرای رأی دهندگان از طریق رأی گیری آزاد، عمومی، سری و مستقیم انتخاب می گردد. ... (مادۀ ۶۱)
- Pashtoجمهور رئيس د راي وركوونكيو د آزادو، عمومي، پټو او مستقيمو رايو له لارې په سلو كې تر پنځوسو زياتو رايو په تر لاسه كولو انتخابېږي. (۶۱ ماده)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive power of The Gambia is vested in the President and, subject to this Constitution, shall be exercised by him or her either directly or through the Vice-President, Ministers or officers responsible to him or her.
… (Art. 76)