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Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall regulate the function of the institutions of the Republic. He shall be elected by Parliament for a term of five years, as specified in articles 32 and 33.
… (Art. 30) - Greek1. O Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας είναι ρυθμιστής του Πολιτεύματος. Eκλέγεται από τη Bουλή για περίοδο πέντε ετών, όπως ορίζεται στα άρθρα 32 και 33.
… ('Αρθρο 30)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive power of Botswana shall vest in the President and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, shall be exercised by him or her either directly or through officers subordinate to him or her.
… (Sec. 47)
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
The President of the Republic is the Head of the State. His religion is Islam. (Art. 88)
- Arabic
رئيس الجمهوريّة هو رئيس الدّولة ودينه الإسـلام. (الفصل 88)
- French
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l'État. Sa religion est l’Islam. (Art. 88)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Principality is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy on a democratic and parliamentary basis (articles 79 and 80); the power of the State is embodied in the Reigning Prince and the People and shall be exercised by both under the conditions set forth in the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 2)
- GermanDas Fürstentum ist eine konstitutionelle Erbmonarchie auf demokratischer und parlamentarischer Grundlage (Art. 79 und 80); die Staatsgewalt ist im Fürsten und im Volke verankert und wird von beiden nach Massgabe der Bestimmungen dieser Verfassung ausgeübt. (Art. 2)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power is composed of the President of the Republic and of the Government.
The President of the Republic is the Head of the Executive.
… (Art. 32) - FrenchLe pouvoir Exécutif est composé du Président de la République et du Gouvernement.
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Exécutif.
… (Art. 32)
Head of State
- English
The President of the State is the Head of State of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the representative of the multi-ethnic Lao people both within the country and abroad; The President of the State is also the head of national defence and national security, the general of the armed civilian army for independent protection, democracy, defending the homeland and securing peace and stability of the nation. (Art. 65)
- Lao
ປະທານປະເທດ ເປັນປະມຸກລັດ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, ເປັນຜູ້ຕາງໜ້າປະຊາຊົນລາວບັນດາເຜົ່າ ທັງຢູ່ພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ, ເປັນປະທານສະພາປ້ອງກັນຊາດ-ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບແຫ່ງຊາດ, ເປັນແມ່ທັບກຳລັງປະກອບອາວຸດປະຊາຊົນ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນ ຄວາມເປັນເອກະລາດ, ອຳນາດອະທິປະໄຕ, ຜືນແຜ່ນດິນອັນຄົບຖ້ວນ, ສະຖຽນລະພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ຂອງປະເທດຊາດ. (ມາດຕາ. 65) (ປັບປຸງ)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power of the Nation shall be vested in a citizen with the title of "President of the Argentine Nation". (Sec. 87)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo de la Nación será desempeñado por un ciudadano con el título de "Presidente de la Nación Argentina". (Art. 87)
Head of State
- English
The title to the Throne shall be hereditary and shall vest in the legitimate descendants of King William I, Prince of Orange-Nassau. (Art. 24)
- Dutch
Het koningschap wordt erfelijk vervuld door de wettige opvolgers van Koning Willem I, Prins van Oranje-Nassau. (Art. 24)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected for five years by universal direct suffrage.
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The candidate to the presidential election must enjoy their civil and political rights and must be thirty-five years of age at least. They must be exclusively of Ivoirian nationality, born to a father or to a mother Ivoirian of origin. (Art. 55) - French
Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct.
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Le candidat à l’élection présidentielle doit jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et doit être âgé de trente-cinq ans au moins. Il doit être exclusivement de nationalité ivoirienne, né de père ou de mère ivoirien d'origine. (Art. 55)