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Head of State
- EnglishThe King shall be the Supreme Commander of the armed forces … (Basic Law, Art. 60)
- Arabicالملك هو القائد الأعلى لكافة القوات العسكرية، … (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 60)
Head of State
- EnglishThe National People’s Congress exercises the following functions and powers:
…
(4) To elect the President and the Vice-President of the People's Republic of China;
… (Art. 62) - Chinese全国人民代表大会行使下列职权:
…
(四)选举中华人民共和国主席、副主席;
… (第六十二条)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the head of the state and ensures confirmed functioning and interaction of the state authorities. (Art. 105)
- Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti davlat boshlig‘idir va davlat hokimiyati organlarining kelishilgan holda faoliyat yuritishini hamda hamkorligini ta’minlaydi. (105-modda)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is elected for a four-year term by the direct vote of the people. His re-election for a successive term is permissible only once. (Art. 114)
- Persianرئیسجمهور برای مدت چهار سال با رأی مستقیم مردم انتخاب میشود و انتخاب مجدد او به صورت متوالی تنها برای یک دوره بلامانع است. (اصل 114)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President of Pakistan who shall be the Head of State and shall represent the unity of the Republic.
(2) A person shall not be qualified for election as President unless he is a Muslim of not less than forty-five years of age and is qualified to be elected as member of the National Assembly.
(3) The President shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule10 by the members of an electoral college consisting of--
(a) the members of both Houses; and
(b) the members of the Provincial Assemblies.
… (Art. 41) - Urdu(ا) پاکستان کا ایک صدر ہو گا جو مملکت کا سربراہ ہو گا اور جمہوریہ کے اتحاد کی نمائندگی کرے گا۔
(۲) کوئی شخص اس وقت تک صدر کی حیثیت سے انتخاب کا اہل نہیں ہو گا تاوقتیکہ وہ کم از کم پینتالیس سال کی عمرکا مسلمان نہ ہو اور قومی اسمبلی کا رکن منتخب ہونے کا اہل نہ ہو۔
(۳) صدر جدول دوم کے احکام کے مطابق ذیل پر مشتمل انتخابی ادارے کے ارکان کی طرف سے منتخب کیا جائےگا--
(الف) دونوں ایوانوں کے ارکان؛ اور
(ب) صوبائی اسمبلیوں کے ارکان۔
… (آرٹیکل ۴۱)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power in the Republic of Azerbaijan belongs to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. (Art. 99)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasında icra hakimiyyəti Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinə mənsubdur. (Maddə 99)
Head of State
- EnglishThailand adopts a democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State. (Sec. 2)
- Thaiประเทศไทยมีการปกครองระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข (มาตรา ๒)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Amir is the Head of the State. His person is safeguarded and inviolable. (Art. 54)
- Arabicالأمير رئيس الدولة، وذاته مصونة لا تمس. (المادّة 54)
Head of State
- EnglishWithin a period not exceeding seven days, the new King of Cambodia shall be elected by the Crown Council.
The membership of the Crown Council shall be composed of:
– The President of the Senate
– The President of the National Assembly
– The Prime Minister
– The Supreme Patriarchs of the two religious orders, Mahanikaya and Dhammayutikanikaya
– The First and Second Vice-Presidents of the Senate
– The First and Second Vice-Presidents of the National Assembly
The organization and functioning of the Crown Council shall be determined by law. (Art. 13) - Khmerក្នុងរយៈពេលមិនលើសពីប្រាំពីរថ្ងៃ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រថ្មីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសដោយក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បត្តិ ។
សមាសភាពនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បត្តិមាន ៖
– ប្រធានព្រឹទ្ធសភា
– ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
– នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី
– សម្ដេចព្រះសង្ឃរាជ គណៈមហានិកាយ និងគណៈធម្មយុត្តិកនិកាយ
– អនុប្រធានទី១ និងអនុប្រធាន២ នៃព្រឹទ្ធសភា
– អនុប្រធានទី១និង អនុប្រធានទី២ នៃរដ្ឋសភា
ការរៀបចំនិងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជសម្បតិ្ដនឹងមានកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់មួយ។ (មាត្រា ១៣)
Head of State
- English
The President of the State is elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds of the votes of all members of the National Assembly attending the session.
… (Art. 66) - Lao
ປະທານປະເທດ ແມ່ນສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ເປັນຜູ້ເລືອກຕັ້ງໂດຍໄດ້ຮັບ ຄະແນນສຽງຢ່າງໜ້ອຍສອງສ່ວນສາມ ຂອງຈໍານວນສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດທີ່ເຂົ້າ ຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມ.
... (ມາດຕາ 66) (ປັບປຸງ)