Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1995
Head of State
  • English

    The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is the Head of State. (Art. 69)

  • Amharic

    ኘሬዚዳንቱ የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ርዕሰ ብሔር ነው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 69)

Head of State
  • English

    1. The House of Peoples' Representatives shall nominate the candidate for President.
    2. The nominee shall be elected President if a joint session of the House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of the Federation approves his candidacy by a two-thirds majority vote.
    … (Art. 70)

  • Amharic

    1. ለኘሬዚዳንትነት እጩ የማቅረብ ሥልጣን የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ነው፡፡
    2. የቀረበው እጩ በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤትና በፌዴሬሽኑ ምክር ቤት የጋራ ስብሰባ በሁለት ሦስተኛ ድምጽ ከተደገፈ ኘሬዚዳንት ይሆናል፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 70)

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Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1995 (English). According to Art. 106: “The Amharic version of this Constitution shall have final legal authority.”

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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

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Chapter Three on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.