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Head of State
Hungary
- English(1) The Head of State of Hungary is the President of the Republic, who shall embody the unity of the nation and act as the guardian of the democratic functioning of the state organisation.
… (The State, Art. 9) - Hungarian(1) Magyarország államfője a köztársasági elnök, aki kifejezi a nemzet egységét, és őrködik az államszervezet demokratikus működése felett.
… (Az Állam, 9. cikk)
Head of State
South Africa
- EnglishThe President –
(a) is the Head of State and head of the national executive;
(b) must uphold, defend and respect the Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic; and
(c) promotes the unity of the nation and that which will advance the Republic. (Sec. 83)
Head of State
Jordan
- EnglishThe King is the Head of the State and is immune from every liability and responsibility. (Art. 30)
- Arabicالملك هو رأس الدولة وهو مصون من كل تبعة ومسؤولية. (المادّة 30)
Head of State
Botswana
- 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
Lithuania
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be the Head of State.
The President of the Republic shall represent the State of Lithuania and shall perform everything with which he is charged by the Constitution and laws. (Art. 77) - LithuanianRespublikos Prezidentas yra valstybės vadovas.
Jis atstovauja Lietuvos valstybei ir daro visa, kas jam pavesta Konstitucijos ir įstatymų. (77 straipsnis)
Head of State
Togo
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate for the office of the President of the Republic if they:
– are not exclusively of Togolese nationality by birth;
– are not thirty-five (35) years of age on the date of the deposit of the candidature;
– do not enjoy all their civil and political rights;
– do not present a general state of physical and mental well-being duly declared by three (03) sworn physicians, designated by the Constitutional Court;
– do not reside in the national territory for at least twelve (12) months. (Art. 62) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat aux fonctions de Président de la République s'il :
- n'est exclusivement de nationalité togolaise de naissance.
- n'est âgé de trente cinq (35) ans révolus à la date du dépôt de la candidature.
- ne jouit de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
- ne présente un état général de bien-être physique et mental dûment constaté par trois (3) médecins assermentés désignés par la Cour constitutionnelle.
- ne réside sur le territoire national depuis douze (12) mois au moins. (Art. 62)
Head of State
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. The President is the Head of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He represents the Azerbaijan State in home and foreign policies.
… (Art. 8) - AzerbaijaniI. Azәrbaycan dövlәtinin başçısı Azәrbaycan Respublikasının Prezidentidir. O, ölkәnin daxilindә vә xarici münasibәtlәrdә Azәrbaycan dövlәtini tәmsil edir.
… (Maddə 8)
Head of State
Malaysia
- English(1) There shall be a Supreme Head of the Federation, to be called the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who shall take precedence over all persons in the Federation and shall not be liable to any proceedings whatsoever in any court except in the Special Court established under Part XV.7
(2) The Consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (to be called the Raja Permaisuri Agong) shall take precedence next after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong over all other persons in the Federation.
(3) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall be elected by the Conference of Rulers for a term of five years, but may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Conference of Rulers or be removed from office by the Conference of Rulers, and shall cease to hold office on ceasing to be a Ruler.
… (Art. 32) - Malay(1) Maka hendaklah ada seorang Ketua Utama Negara bagi Persekutuan, digelar Yang di-Pertuan Agong, yang hendaklah diberi keutamaan daripada segala orang di dalam Persekutuan dan yang tidak boleh dikenakan apa-apa jua pun prosiding di dalam mana-mana mahkamah kecuali di dalam Mahkamah Khas yang ditubuhkan di bawah Bahagian XV.
(2) Isteri Yang di-Pertuan Agong (digelar Raja Permaisuri Agong) hendaklah diberi keutamaan daripada segala orang lain di dalam Persekutuan selepas Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
(3) Yang di-Pertuan Agong hendaklah dipilih oleh Majlis RajaRaja bagi tempoh lima tahun, tetapi boleh pada bila-bila masa meletakkan jawatannya melalui surat yang ditandatangani sendiri olehnya yang ditujukan kepada Majlis Raja-Raja atau boleh dipecat daripada jawatannya oleh Majlis Raja-Raja, dan hendaklah berhenti memegang jawatan apabila terhenti menjadi Raja.
… (Perkara 32)
Head of State
Cameroon
- English(1) The President of the Republic shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast through direct, equal and secret universal suffrage.
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(5) Candidates for the office of President of the Republic must be Cameroonian by birth, enjoy their civic and political rights and must have attained the age of 35 (thirty-five) by the date of the election.
(6) The conditions for electing the President of the Republic shall be laid down by law. (Art. 6) - French(1) Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct, égal et secret, à la majorité des suffrages exprimés.
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(5) Les candidats aux fonctions de Président de la République doivent être des citoyens camerounais dʼorigine, jouir de leurs droits civiques et politiques et avoir trente-cinq (35) ans révolus à la date de lʼélection.
(6) Le régime de lʼélection à la Présidence de la République est fixé par la loi. (Art. 6)
Head of State
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe President of the Republic North Macedonia represents the Republic. The president of the Republic is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of North Macedonia. The President of the Republic exercises his/her rights and duties on the basis and within the framework of the Constitution and laws. (Art. 79)
- MacedonianПретседателот на Република Северна Македонија ја претставува Републиката. Претседателот на Републиката е врховен командант на вооружените сили на Северна Македонија. Претседателот на Републиката своите права и должности ги врши врз основа и во рамките на Уставот и законите. (Член 79)