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Head of State
Türkiye
- 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
Turkmenistan
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall:
1. implement the Constitution and laws;
… (Art. 71) - RussianПрезидент Туркменистана:
1) проводит в жизнь Конституцию и законы;
… (Статья 71) - TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti:
1) Konstitusiýany we kanunlary durmuşa geçirýär;
… (71-nji madda)
Head of State
Palau
- EnglishAny citizen of Palau who is not less than thirty-five (35) years of age and has been a resident of Palau for the five (5) years immediately preceding the election shall be eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President. (Art. VIII, Sec. 3)
Head of State
Sudan
- EnglishThe bodies of the transitional government consist of the following:
(1) The Sovereignty Council, which is the head of state and symbol of its sovereignty and unity;
… (Art. 9) - Arabicتتكون أجهزة الحكم الإنتقالي علي النحو الأتي:
1.مجلس السيادة، وهو رأس الدولة ورمز سيادتها ووحدتها…
(الماده 10)
Head of State
Bahrain
- English…
b. The regime of the Kingdom of Bahrain is that of a hereditary constitutional monarchy, which has been handed down by the late Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa to his eldest son Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King. Thenceforward it will pass to his eldest son, one generation after another, unless the King in his lifetime appoints a son other than his eldest son as successor, in accordance with the provisions of the Decree on inheritance stated in the following clause.
c. All provisions governing inheritance are regulated by a special Royal Decree that will have a constitutional character, and which can only be amended under the provisions of Article 120 of the Constitution.
… (Art. 1) - Arabic...
ب - حكم مملكة البحرين ملكي دستوري وراثي، وقد تم انتـقاله من المغفور لـه الشيخ عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة إلى ابنه الأكبر الشيخ حـمد بن عيسى آل خليفة ملك البلاد، وينتـقل من بعده إلى أكبر أبنائه، وهكذا طبقة بعد طبقة، إلا إذا عين الملك قيد حياته خلفاً لـه ابناً آخر من أبنائه غير الابن الأكبر، وذلك طبقاً لأحكام مرسوم التوارث المنصوص عليه في البند التالي.
ج - تـنظم سائر أحكام التوارث بمرسوم ملكي خاص تكون لـه صفــة دستوريــة، فلا يجوز تعديله إلا وفقاً لأحكام المادة (120) من الدستور.
(المادّة 1) ...
Head of State
Andorra
- English1. In accordance with the institutional tradition of Andorra, the Coprinces are, jointly and indivisibly, the Head of State, and they assume its highest representation.
2. The Coprinces, an institution which dates from the Pareatges and their historical evolution, are in their personal and exclusive right, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of the French Republic. Their powers are equal and derive from the present Constitution.
… (Art. 43) - Catalan1. D'acord amb la tradició institucional d'Andorra els coprínceps són, conjuntament i indivisa, el Cap de l'Estat, i n'assumeixen la representació més alta.
2. Els Coprínceps, institució sorgida dels Pareatges i de la seva evolució històrica són, a títol personal i exclusiu, el Bisbe d'Urgell i el President de la República Francesa. Llurs poders són iguals i derivats de la present Constitució.
… (Art. 43)
Head of State
Burundi
- EnglishThe candidate for the functions of President of the Republic must:
1. Have the quality of elector within the conditions specified by the electoral law;
2. Solely enjoy the Burundian nationality of origin [d’origine];
3. Be already [révolus] forty years old at the moment of the election;
4. Reside on the territory of Burundi at the moment of the presentation of their candidature;
5. Enjoy all their civil and political rights;
6. Subscribe to the Constitution and to the Charter of National Unity.
… (Art. 98) - KirundiUwitoza mu mabanga y’Umukuru w’Igihugu ategerezwa:
1. Kuba afise uburenganzira bwo gutora nk’uko bitegekanijwe n’Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora ;
2. Kuba afise gusa ubwenegihugu bw’umurundi yavukanye;
3. Kuba akwije imyaka mirongo ine igihe c’amatora ;
4. Kuba aba mu Burundi igihe yiyandikisha ngo yitoze ;
5. Kuba ata kimubuza kurangura amabanga y’igihugu n’ayaporitike;
6. Kwemeza mu rwandiko ko azokwisunga Ibwirizwa Shingiro n’Amasezerano y’Ubumwe bw’abarundi.
… (Ingingo ya 98) - FrenchLe candidat aux fonctions de Président de la République doit:
1. Avoir la qualité d’électeur dans les conditions précisées par la loi électorale ;
2. Jouir uniquement de la nationalité burundaise d’origine;
3. Etre âgé de quarante ans révolus au moment de l’élection;
4. Résider sur le territoire du Burundi au moment de la présentation de sa candidature;
5. Jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques ;
6. Souscrire à la Constitution et à la Charte de l’Unité Nationale.
… (Art. 98)
Head of State
Tuvalu
- English
(1) An office of Governor-General of Tuvalu is established.
(2) The Governor-General is the representative of the Sovereign. (Sec. 55)
Head of State
Zambia
- English1. There shall be a President of the Republic who shall be the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force.
2. The executive authority of the State vests in the President and, subject to this Constitution, shall be exercised directly by the President or through public officers or other persons appointed by the President.
3. The President shall, in exercise of the executive authority of the State—
a. respect, uphold and safeguard this Constitution;
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e. promote and protect the rights and freedoms of a person; and
f. uphold the rule of law. (Art. 91)
Head of State
Cyprus
- English1. The election of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic shall be direct, by universal suffrage and secret ballot, and shall, except in the case of a by-election, take place on the same day but separately:
… (Art. 39) - Greek1. Η εκλογή του Προέδρου και του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας είναι άμεσος διά καθολικής και μυστικής ψηφοφορίας και, πλην της περιπτώσεως αναπληρωματικής εκλογής, διεξάγεται την αυτήν ημέραν, αλλά κεχωρισμένως.
… (Αρθρον 39) - Turkish1. Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının seçimi tek dereceli, genel ve gizli oyla olacak ve ara seçim hariç, aynı günde fakat ayrı ayrı gerçekleşecektir:
... (Madde 39)