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Head of State
- English
The ruling system is Sultani (Royal), hereditary through the male descendants of Sultan Turki bin Said bin Sultan, in accordance with the following provisions:
– Title to the throne passes from the Sultan to His eldest son, followed by the eldest son of this son, and by a similar process afterwards. If the eldest son dies before the title to the throne passes to him, the title to the throne passes to his eldest son, regardless of the deceased having brothers.
– If he who has title to the throne has no sons, the title to the throne passes to his eldest brother. If he has no brothers, it passes to the eldest son of his eldest brother. If his eldest brother has no sons, it passes to the eldest son of his other brothers, in accordance with their seniority in age.
– If he who has title to the throne has no brothers and no sons of brothers, the title to the throne passes to the paternal uncles and their sons in the order prescribed in the second clause of this article.
Whoever assumes the title to the throne must be Muslim, rational, and a legitimate son of Muslim Omani parents. (Art. 5) - Arabic
نظام الحكم سلطاني وراثي في الذكور من ذرية السلطان تركي بن سعيد بن سلطان، وذلك وفقا للأحكام الآتية:
– تنتقل ولاية الحكم من السلطان إلى أكبر أبنائه سنا، ثم أكبر أبناء هذا الابن، وهكذا طبقة بعد طبقة، فإذا توفي الابن الأكبر قبل أن تنتقل إليه ولاية الحكم انتقلت إلى أكبر أبنائه، ولو كان للمتوفى إخوة.
– إذا لم يكن لمن له ولاية الحكم أبناء فتنتقل الولاية إلى أكبر إخوته، فإذا لم يكن له إخوة تنتقل إلى أكبر أبناء أكبر إخوته، وإذا لم يكن لأكبر إخوته ابن فإلى أكبر أبناء إخوته الآخرين، بحسب ترتيب سن الأخوة.
– إذا لم يكن لمن له ولاية الحكم إخوة أو أبناء إخوة تنتقل ولاية الحكم إلى الأعمام وأبنائهم على الترتيب المعين في البند (الثاني) من هذه المادة.
ويشترط فيمن يتولى الحكم أن يكون مسلما، عاقلا، وابنا شرعيا لأبوين عمانيين مسلمين. (المادّة 5)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power is vested in the King, or in the Queen if she has succeeded to the Crown pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 or Article 7 or Article 48 of this Constitution. When the executive power is thus vested in the Queen, she has all the rights and obligations which pursuant to this Constitution and the law of the land are possessed by the King. (Art. 3)
- NorwegianDen utøvende makt er hos kongen eller hos dronningen, hvis hun har ervervet kronen etter bestemmelsene i § 6, § 7 eller § 48 i denne Grunnlov. Når den utøvende makt således er hos dronningen, har hun alle de rettigheter og plikter som ifølge denne Grunnlov og landets lover innehas av kongen. (§ 3)
Head of State
- EnglishPresident of the Republic may be elected a person who is a Greek citizen for at least five years, is of Greek descent from the father’s or mother’s line, has attained the age of forty and has the capacity to vote. (Art. 31)
- GreekΠρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας μπορεί να εκλεγεί όποιος είναι Έλληνας πολίτης πριν από πέντε τουλάχιστον έτη, έχει από πατέρα ή μητέρα ελληνική καταγωγή, έχει συμπληρώσει το τεσσαρακοστό έτος της ηλικίας του και έχει τη νόμιμη ικανότητα του εκλέγειν. ('Αρθρο 31)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power shall be vested in the King, and he shall exercise it through his Ministers in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 26)
- Arabicتناط السلطة التنفيذية بالملك ويتولاها بواسطة وزرائه وفق احكام الدستور. (المادّة 26)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be the Head of State of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(2) The President shall be elected by a majority of the total membership of the Nitijela and shall be appointed to office pursuant to paragraph (2) of Section 4 of this Article.
… (Art. V, Sec. 3)
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 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be elected in accordance with the constitutional law by adult citizens of the Republic based on universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of seven years.
2. A citizen of the Republic by birth who is at least forty years old, fluent in the state language, has lived in Kazakhstan for the last fifteen years and has a higher education, may be elected President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The constitutional law may establish additional requirements for candidates for the President of the Republic.
… (Art. 41) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасының Президентін конституциялық заңға сәйкес жалпыға бірдей, тең және төте сайлау құқығы негізінде Республиканың кәмелетке толған азаматтары жасырын дауыс беру арқылы жеті жыл мерзімге сайлайды.
2. Республика Президентi болып тумысынан Республика азаматы болып табылатын қырық жасқа толған, мемлекеттiк тiлдi еркiн меңгерген әрi Қазақстанда соңғы он бес жыл бойы тұратын және жоғары білімі бар Республика азаматы сайлана алады. Конституциялық заңда Республика Президенттігіне кандидаттарға қосымша талаптар белгіленуі мүмкін.
… (41-бап)
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
- English(1) The President of Romania shall represent the Romanian State and is the safeguard of the national independence, unity and territorial integrity of the country.
(2) The President of Romania shall guard the observance of the Constitution and the proper functioning of the public authorities. To this effect, he shall act as a mediator between the Powers in the State, as well as between the State and society. (Art. 80) - Romanian(1) Preşedintele României reprezintă statul român şi este garantul independenţei naţionale, al unităţii şi al integrităţii teritoriale a ţării.
(2) Preşedintele României veghează la respectarea Constituţiei şi la buna funcţionare a autorităţilor publice. În acest scop, Preşedintele exercită funcţia de mediere între puterile statului, precum şi între stat şi societate. (Art. 80)
Head of State
- English1. Nominations for President of the Republic shall be proposed by the political parties or coalitions of political parties.
2. The nominations referred to in the previous point may include citizens who are not affiliated to a competing political party or coalition of political parties. (Art. 111) - Portuguese1. As candidaturas para Presidente da República são propostas pelos partidos políticos ou coligações de partidos políticos.
2. As candidaturas a que se refere o número anterior podem incluir cidadãos não filiados no partido político ou coligação de partidos políticos concorrente. (Art. 111)