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Head of State
- EnglishNo person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of President of the Republic, Vice-president, Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers, members of the People’s Assembly or members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. (Art. 152)
- Arabicلا يجوز لمن يحمل جنسية أخرى، إضافة للجنسية العربية السورية، أن يتولى مناصب رئيس الجمهورية أو نائبه أو رئيس مجلس الوزراء أو نوابه أو الوزراء أوعضوية مجلس الشعب أو عضوية المحكمة الدستورية العليا. (المادّة 152)
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
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by direct suffrage. The candidate is elected who obtains more than half of the votes.
… (Art. 111) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República se elige por sufragio directo. Es elegido el candidato que obtiene mes de la mitad de los votos.
… (Art. 111)
Head of State
- EnglishKuwait is a hereditary Amirate held in succession in the descendants of the Mubarak Al Sabah.
The Heir Apparent shall be appointed within a period not exceeding one year from the date of the Amir's investiture, and his appointment shall follow his nomination by the Amir and the swearing of fealty to him by a consenting majority of the members composing the National Assembly sitting in special session.
Where the appointment does not proceed as indicated above, the Amir shall nominate at least three of the above-mentioned lineage to the heirdom and the Assembly shall swear fealty to one of them as Heir Apparent.
To qualify, the Heir Apparent must have attained the age of majority, must be endowed with reason and must be a legitimate son of Muslim parents.
All of the provisions governing the succession to the Principality shall be set out in a special Ordinance to be promulgated within one year from the coming into force of this Constitution. This special Ordinance shall have force of constitutional law and may not therefore be amended save in the manner prescribed for the amendment of the Constitution itself. (Art. 4) - Arabicالكويت إمارة وراثية في ذرية المغفور له مبارك الصباح.
ويعين ولي العهد خلال سنة على الأكثر من تولية الأمير، ويكون تعيينه بأمر أميري بناء على تزكية الأمير ومبايعة من مجلس الأمة تتم في جلسة خاصة، بموافقة أغلبية الأعضاء الذين يتألف منهم المجلس.
وفي حالة عدم التعيين على النحو السابق يزكي الأمير لولاية العهد ثلاثة على الأقل من الذرية المذكورة فيبايع المجلس أحدهم ولياً للعهد.
ويشترط في ولي العهد أن يكون رشيداً عاقلاً وابناً شرعياً لأبوين مسلمين.
وينظم سائر الأحكام الخاصة بتوارث الإمارة قانون خاص يصدر في خلال سنة من تاريخ العمل بهذا الدستور، وتكون له صفة دستورية، فلا يجوز تعديله إلا بالطريقة المقررة لتعديل الدستور. (المادّة 4)
Head of State
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President if, and shall not be qualified unless, he or she-
(a) is a citizen of Botswana by birth or descent;
(b) has attained the age of 30 years; and
(c) is qualified to be elected as a Member of the National Assembly.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for the purposes of this section and section 39-
(a) the term "citizen by birth" shall be understood to include only those persons who became citizens of Botswana prior to the amendment of the law relating to citizenship by the Citizenship Act;
(b) any person who, although his or her father was a citizen of Botswana at the time of that person's birth, had, by virtue of his or her having been born outside Botswana, to be registered as a citizen of Botswana, under the law relating to citizenship in force at that time, shall be regarded as a citizen by descent. (Sec. 33)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Montenegro shall be elected on the basis of a general and equal electoral right, through direct and secret ballot.
A Montenegrin citizen residing in Montenegro for minimum 10 years in the past 15 years may be elected for the President of Montenegro.
… (Art. 96) - MontenegrinPredsjednik Crne Gore bira se na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava, neposrednim i tajnim glasanjem.
Za predsjednika Crne Gore može biti biran crnogorski državljanin koji ima prebivalište u Crnoj Gori najmanje 10 godina u posljednjih 15 godina.
… (Član 96)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor General of Saint Lucia who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Saint Lucia. (Sec. 19)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by majority ballot in two rounds. … (Art. 24)
- Arabicينتخب رئيس الجمهورية لفترة خمسة أعوام باقتراع مباشر وبأغلبية الأصوات في جولتين. ... (المادة 24)
- FrenchLe président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours. … (Art. 24)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of five years renewable one sole time.
He is the guarantor, by his arbitration, of the regular and continuous functioning of the public powers, of the national independence and of the territorial integrity. He sees to the safeguarding and to the respect for the national sovereignty both in the interior and in the exterior. He is the guarantor of the National Unity.
… (Art. 45) - French
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Etat.
Il est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq ans renouvelable une seule fois.
Il est le garant, par son arbitrage, du fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics, de l'indépendance nationale et de l'intégrité territoriale. Il veille à la sauvegarde et au respect de la souveraineté nationale tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. Il est le garant de l'Unité nationale.
… (Art. 45)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected directly by secret ballot, on the basis of universal and equal suffrage, for a term of five years.
… (Art. 95) - CroatianPredsjednik Republike bira se na temelju općeg i jednakog biračkog prava na neposrednim izborima tajnim glasovanjem na vrijeme od pet godina.
… (Članak 95)