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Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda 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 Antigua and Barbuda. (Sec. 22)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Jamaica who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty’s representative in Jamaica. (Sec. 27)
Head of State
- English
Every person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected to the office of President unless he is subject to any of the following disqualifications–
(a) if he has not attained the age of thirty years;
(b) if he is not qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament under sub-paragraph (d), (e), (f) or (g) of paragraph (1) of Article 91; and
(c) if he has been twice elected to the office of President by the People.
(d) if he has been removed from the office of President under the provisions of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of Article 38. (Art. 92) - Sinhala
ඡන්ද හිමියකු වීමට සුදුසුකම්ලත් සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම, ඒ තැනැත්තා -
(අ) වයස අවුරුදු තිස් (30) සම්පූර්ණ කර නොසිටීම;
(ආ) 91 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ (1) වැනි අනුව්යවස්ථාවේ (ඈ), (ඉ), (ඊ) හෝ (උ) ඡේද යටතේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයකු ලෙස තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීමට නුසුදුස්සකු වීම;
(ඇ) ඔහු, ජනතාව විසින් ජනාධිපති ධුරයට දෙවරක් තෝරා පත් කොට ගනු ලැබ තිබීම;
(ඈ) 38 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ (2) වැනි අනුව්යවස්ථාවේ (ඉ) ඡේදයේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ ජනාධිපති ධුරයෙන් ඉවත් කරනු ලැබ සිටීම, යන නුසුදුසුකම්වලින් කවර වූ හෝ නුසුදුසුකමකට යටත්ව සිටී නම් මිස, ජනාධිපතිවරයා වශයෙන් තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (92 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years renewable a single time.
… (Art. 70) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandate de cinq ans renouvelable une seule fois.
… (Art. 70)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be the Head of State, the Executive Power and the Commander-in-Chief of the Angolan Armed Forces.
2. The President of the Republic shall exercise executive power, assisted by a Vice-President, Ministers of State and Ministers.
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5. The President of the Republic shall respect and defend the Constitution, ensure compliance with laws, agreements and international treaties and promote and guarantee the regular functioning of organs of the state. (Art. 108) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é o Chefe de Estado, o titular do Poder Executivo e o Comandante-em-Chefe das Forças Armadas Angolanas.
2. O Presidente da República exerce o poder executivo, auxiliado por um Vice-Presidente, Ministros de Estado e Ministros.
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5. O Presidente da República respeita e defende a Constituição, assegura o cumprimento das leis e dos acordos e tratados internacionais, promove e garante o regular funcionamento dos órgãos do Estado. (Art. 108)
Head of State
- English(1) Any candidate for President or Vice-President shall be a citizen of Indonesia since birth, shall never have acquired another citizenship by his/her own will, shall never have committed an act of treason against the State, and shall be mentally and physically capable of implementing the duties and obligations of President or Vice-President.
(2) The requirements to become President or Vice-President shall be further regulated by law. (Art. 6) - Indonesian(1) Calon Presiden dan calon Wakil Presiden harus seorang warga negara Indonesia sejak kelahirannya dan tidak pernah menerima kewarganegaraan lain karena kehendaknya sendiri, tidak pernah mengkhianati negara, serta mampu secara rohani dan jasmani untuk melaksanakan tugas dan kewajiban sebagai Presiden dan Wakil Presiden.
(2) Syarat-syarat untuk menjadi Presiden dan Wakil Presiden diatur lebih lanjut dengan undang-undang. (Pasal 6)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President and the Vice President of the Republic shall be elected jointly and directly by the Electoral Body by absolute majority of voters. …
Only natural citizens in full exercise of their civil rights and who have attained thirty-five years of age may be elected. (Art. 151) - SpanishEl Presidente y el Vicepresidente de la República serán elegidos conjunta y directamente por el Cuerpo Electoral por mayoría absoluta de votantes. …
Sólo podrán ser elegidos los ciudadanos naturales en ejercicio, que tengan treinta y cinco años cumplidos de edad. (Art. 151)
Head of State
- English
The Executive Power is exercised by the President of the Republic, who is Head of State, Head of Government and Supreme Head of the Army of Nicaragua. (Art. 144)
- Spanish
El Poder Ejecutivo lo ejerce el Presidente de la República, quien es Jefe de Estado, Jefe de Gobierno y Jefe Supremo del Ejército de Nicaragua. (Art. 144)
Head of State
- EnglishThe constitutional powers of the King are hereditary through the direct, natural and legitimate descent from H.M. Leopold, George, Christian, Frederick of Saxe-Coburg, by order of primogeniture.
The descendant mentioned in the first paragraph who marries without the King’s consent or, in his absence, without the consent of those exercising the King’s powers in cases provided for by the Constitution shall be deprived of his right to the crown.
Nonetheless, this right may be restored by the King or, in his absence, by those exercising the powers of the King in cases provided for by the Constitution, but only with the assent of both Houses. (Art. 85) - DutchDe grondwettelijke macht van de Koning gaat bij erfopvolging over op de natuurlijke en wettige nakomelingschap, in de rechte lijn, van Z.M. Leopold, Joris, Christiaan, Frederik van Saksen-Coburg en volgens eerstgeboorterecht.
De in het eerste lid bedoelde nakomeling die huwt zonder toestemming van de Koning of van hen die, bij gebreke van de Koning, zijn macht uitoefenen in de bij de Grondwet bepaalde gevallen, verliest zijn recht op de kroon.
Hij kan echter in zijn recht worden hersteld door de Koning of door hen die, bij gebreke van de Koning, zijn macht uitoefenen in de bij de Grondwet bepaalde gevallen, doch alleen met instemming van beide Kamers. (Art. 85) - FrenchLes pouvoirs constitutionnels du Roi sont héréditaires dans la descendance directe, naturelle et légitime de S.M. Léopold, Georges, Chrétien, Frédéric de Saxe-Cobourg, par ordre de primogéniture.
Sera déchu de ses droits à la couronne, le descendant visé à l’alinéa 1er, qui se serait marié sans le consentement du Roi ou de ceux qui, à son défaut, exercent ses pouvoirs dans les cas prévus par la Constitution.
Toutefois il pourra être relevé de cette déchéance par le Roi ou par ceux qui, à son défaut, exercent ses pouvoirs dans les cas prévus par la Constitution, et ce moyennant l’assentiment des deux Chambres. (Art. 85) - GermanDie verfassungsmäßige Gewalt des Königs geht durch Erbfolge in gerader Linie über auf die leibliche und legitime Nachkommenschaft S.M. Leopold, Georg, Christian, Friedrich von Sachsen-Coburg, und zwar nach dem Recht der Erstgeburt.
Der in Absatz 1 erwähnte Nachkomme, der ohne Einverständnis des Königs oder derjenigen heiratet, die bei Fehlen des Königs dessen Gewalt in den von der Verfassung vorgesehenen Fällen ausüben, verwirkt seine Rechte auf die Krone.
Er kann jedoch vom König oder von denjenigen, die bei Fehlen des Königs dessen Gewalt in den von der Verfassung vorgesehenen Fällen ausüben, wieder in seine Rechte eingesetzt werden, doch nur mit der Zustimmung beider Kammern. (Art. 85)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Saeima shall elect the President for a term of four years. (Art. 35)
- LatvianValsts Prezidentu ievēlē Saeima uz četriem gadiem. (Art. 35)