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- Englisha. The system of government in Saudi Arabia shall be monarchical.
b. The dynasty right shall be confined to the sons of the Founder, King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud), and the sons of sons. The most eligible among them shall be invited, through the process of "bai'ah", to rule in accordance with the Book of God and the Prophet's Sunnah.
c. The King names the Crown Prince and may relieve him of his duties by Royal Order.
… (Basic Law, Art. 5) - Arabicأ.نظام الحكم في المملكة العربية السعودية، ملكيّ،
ب. يكون الحكم في أبناء الملك المؤسّس عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمان الفيصل آل سعود و أبناء الأبناء ، و يبايع الأصلح منهم للحكم على كتلب الله و سنّة رسوله صلى الله عليه و سلم،
ج. يختار الملك ولي العهد، و يعفيه بأمر ملكي.
... (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 5)
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
- English
The candidature for the office of President of the Republic is a right recognized to all Tunisians [masculine] or Tunisians [feminine], who are not holders of another nationality, born of a Tunisian father and mother, paternal and maternal grandfathers, all remaining of Tunisian nationality without discontinuity.
The candidate [masculine] or candidate [feminine] must be, on the day of the deposit of their candidature, at least forty years old and enjoy their civil and political rights.
The candidature is presented to the Independent Superior Instance for the Elections according to the modalities and conditions specified by the electoral law. (Art. 89) - Arabic
التّرشّح لمنصب رئيس الجمهوريّة حقّ لكلّ تونسيّ أو تونسيّة غير حامل لجنسيّة أخرى مولود لأب وأمّ، وجدّ لأب، وجدّ لأمّ تونسيّين، وكلّهم تونسيّون دون انقطاع.
ويجب أن يكون المترشّح أو المترشّحة، يوم تقديم ترشّحه، بالغا من العمر أربعين سنة على الأقلّ ومتمتّعا بجميع حقوقه المدنيّة والسّياسيّة.
يقع تقديم التّرشّح للهيئة العليا المستقلّة للانتخابات حسب الطّريقة والشّروط المنصوص عليها بالقانون الانتخابيّ. (الفصل 89) - French
La candidature au poste de Président de la République est un droit reconnu à tout tunisien ou tunisienne, qui n'est pas titulaire d'une autre nationalité, né(e) de père et de mère, de grands-pères paternel et maternel tunisiens, demeurés tous de nationalité tunisienne sans discontinuité.
Le candidat ou la candidate doit être, au jour du dépôt de sa candidature, âgé (e) de quarante ans au moins et jouir de ses droits civils et politiques.
La candidature est présentée à l’Instance supérieure indépendante pour les élections selon les modalités et conditions prévues par la loi électorale. (Art. 89)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive authority of Saint Vincent is vested in Her Majesty.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Saint Vincent may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
… (Sec. 50)
Head of State
- English(1) No person shall be elected as President unless he is qualified for election in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
(2) A person shall be qualified to be elected as President if he —
(a) is a citizen of Singapore;
(b) is not less than 45 years of age;
(c) possesses the qualifications specified in Article 44 (2) (c) and (d);
(d) is not subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 45;
(e) satisfies the Presidential Elections Committee that he is a person of integrity, good character and reputation;
(f) is not a member of any political party on the date of his nomination for election; and
(g) satisfies the Presidential Elections Committee that —
(i) he has, at the date of the writ of election, met either the public sector service requirement in clause (3) or the private sector service requirement in clause (4); and
(ii) the period of service counted for the purposes of clause (3)(a), (b) or (c)(i) or (4)(a)(i) or (b)(i) or each of the 2 periods of service counted for the purposes of clause (3)(d) or (4)(c), as the case may be, falls partly or wholly within the 20 years immediately before the date of the writ of election.
… (Art. 19)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive authority of Guyana shall be vested in the President and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, may be exercised by him or her either directly or through officers subordinate to him or her.
… (Art. 99)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected directly by the public from among Turkish citizens over forty years of age who are eligible to be a deputy and have completed higher education.
The President of the Republic’s term of office shall be five years. A person may be elected as President of the Republic for two terms at most.
The President of the Republic may be nominated by political party groups, political parties which received at least five percent of valid votes on their own or collectively in the latest parliamentary elections or at least one hundred thousand voters. ...
In presidential elections conducted by universal suffrage, the candidate who receives the absolute majority of the valid votes shall be elected President of the Republic. If absolute majority cannot be obtained in the first ballot, the second ballot shall be held on the second Sunday following this ballot. Two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first ballot run for the second ballot, and the candidate who receives majority of valid votes shall be elected President of the Republic. ...
The other procedures and principles concerning the presidential elections shall be regulated by law. (Art. 101) - TurkishCumhurbaşkanı, kırk yaşını doldurmuş ve yüksek öğrenim yapmış Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeleri veya bu niteliklere ve milletvekili seçilme yeterliğine sahip Türk vatandaşları arasından, halk tarafından seçilir.
Cumhurbaşkanının görev süresi beş yıldır. Bir kimse en fazla iki defa Cumhurbaşkanı seçilebilir.
Cumhurbaşkanlığına Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeleri içinden veya Meclis dışından aday gösterilebilmesi yirmi milletvekilinin yazılı teklifi ile mümkündür. Ayrıca, en son yapılan milletvekili genel seçimlerinde geçerli oylar toplamı birlikte hesaplandığında yüzde onu geçen siyasî partiler ortak aday gösterebilir. ...
Genel oyla yapılacak seçimde, geçerli oyların salt çoğunluğunu alan aday, Cumhurbaşkanı seçilir. İlk oylamada bu çoğunluk sağlanamazsa, bu oylamayı izleyen ikinci pazar günü ikinci oylama yapılır. Bu oylamaya, ilk oylamada en çok oy almış iki aday katılır ve geçerli oyların çoğunluğunu alan aday, Cumhurbaşkanı seçilir.
Cumhurbaşkanı seçilenin, varsa partisi ile ilişiği kesilir ve Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeliği sona erer. ...
Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerine ilişkin diğer usul ve esaslar kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 101)
Head of State
- EnglishOnly a voting citizen who is Cabo Verdean by origin may be elected President of the Republic, and one who does not possess any other nationality, is more than thirty-five years old on the date of application and who, in the three years immediately preceding that date, has had permanent residence within the national territory. (Art. 110)
- PortugueseSó pode ser eleito Presidente da República o cidadão eleitor caboverdiano de origem, que não possua outra nacionalidade, maior de trinta e cinco anos à data da candidatura e que, nos três anos imediatamente anteriores àquela data tenha tido residência permanente no território nacional. (Art. 110)
Head of State
- EnglishAny member of the National Assembly who seeks to be a candidate to the office of the President of Eritrea shall be a citizen of Eritrea by birth. (Art. 40)