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Government
- English1. There shall be a Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the King acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State.
2. The King shall appoint as Prime Minister the member of the National Assembly who appears to the Council of State to be the leader of the political party or coalition of political parties that will command the support of a majority of the members of the National Assembly: …
3. There shall be, in addition to the office of Prime Minister, such other offices of Minister of the Government of Lesotho (not being less than seven in number and one of which shall be the office of Deputy Prime Minister) as may be established by Parliament or, subject to any provision made by Parliament, by the King, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
4. The King shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint the other Ministers from among the members of the National Assembly or from among the Senators who are nominated as Senators by the King under section 55 of this Constitution: … (Sec. 87)
Government
- EnglishTo be Secretary or Under-Secretary of State one must fulfill the requirements specified in the numerals 1), 3) and 4) of Article 238 of this Constitution and also, to be greater than twenty-five (25) years of age. The Under-Secretaries will substitute for the Secretaries by Ministry of Law. (Art. 249)
- SpanishPara ser secretario o subsecretario se requieren los requisitos señalados en los numerales 1), 3) y 4) del artículo 238 de esta Constitución y además ser mayor de( 25) veinticinco años de edad.
Los Subsecretarios sustituirán a los secretarios por ministerio de ley. (Art. 249)
Government
- English
The Prime Minister is the head of the government, and represents the government in leading and managing the work of the government and local administration organisations; having rights to appoint, transfer, or remove the deputy- minister, the deputy head of ministry-equivalent, head of bureau office, deputy head of bureau, head of department; appoint or remove provincial governor, Vientiane Capital Governor, upon the approval of the provincial assembly meeting, propose the rewarding or degrading high rank of generals, promoting or demoting colonels of the national defence and security. (Art. 72)
- Lao
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ເປັນຫົວໜ້າລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ຕາງໜ້າລັດຖະບານນຳພາ, ຊີ້ນຳ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວວຽກງານຂອງລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ອົງການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ; ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ, ຍົກຍ້າຍ ຫຼື ປົດຕຳແໜ່ງ ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ, ຮອງຫົວໜ້າອົງການລັດທຽບເທົ່າກະຊວງ, ຫົວໜ້າທະບວງ, ຮອງຫົວໜ້າທະບວງ, ຫົວໜ້າກົມ; ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ ຫຼື ປົດຕຳແໜ່ງເຈົ້າແຂວງ, ເຈົ້າຄອງນະຄອນຫຼວງ ພາຍຫຼັງກອງປະຊຸມ ສະພາປະຊາຊົນຂັ້ນແຂວງຮັບຮອງເອົາ; ສະເໜີເລື່ອນຊັ້ນ ຫຼື ປົດຊັ້ນນາຍພົນ; ເລື່ອນຊັ້ນ ຫຼື ປົດຊັ້ນພັນເອກ ຂອງກຳລັງປ້ອງກັນຊາດ-ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ. (ມາດຕາ. 72) (ໃໝ່)
Government
- EnglishThe Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall consist of the Prime Minister and Ministers. (Art. 91)
- LithuanianLietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybę sudaro Ministras Pirmininkas ir ministrai. (91 straipsnis)
Government
- English1. There shall be a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the President.
2. There shall be, in addition to the offices of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Attorney-General, such other offices of Minister of the Government as may be prescribed by Parliament or, subject to any law, established by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister:
Provided that the number of offices of Minister, other than the Prime Minister, shall not be more than 24.
3. The President, acting in his own deliberate judgment shall appoint as Prime Minister the member of the Assembly who appears to him best able to command the support of the majority of the members of the Assembly, and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint the Deputy Prime Minister, the Attorney-General and the other Ministers from among the members of the Assembly.
… (Sec. 59)
Government
- English
The administration and the management of the public services are entrusted to the Council of Ministers; and to each Minister in the matters that are of the competence of the portfolio of his responsibility [cargo]. (Art. 119)
- Spanish
La dirección y la gestión de los servicios públicos están confiadas al Consejo de Ministros; y a cada ministro en los asuntos que competen a la cartera a su cargo. (Art. 119)
Government
- English(1) The President shall appoint the leader of a parliamentary party that commands majority in the House of Representatives as the Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers shall be constituted under his or her chairpersonship.
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(9) The President shall, on recommendation of the Prime Minister, constitute the Council of Ministers comprising a maximum of twenty five Ministers including the Prime Minister, in accordance with the inclusive principle, from amongst the members of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 76) - Nepali(१) राष्ट्रपतिले प्रतिनिधि सभामा बहुमत प्राप्त संसदीय दलको नेतालाई प्रधानमन्त्री नियुक्त गर्नेछ र निजको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रि परिषदको गठन हुनेछ ।
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(९) राष्ट्रपतिले प्रधानमन्त्रीको सिफारिसमा संघीय संसदका सदस्यमध्येबाट समावेशी सिद्धान्त बमोजिम प्रधानमन्त्री सहित बढीमा पच्चीसजना मन्त्री रहेको मन्त्रिपरिषद गठन गर्नेछ ।
... (धारा ७६)
Government
- English
1. The Government shall comprise the King and the Ministers.
… (Art. 42) - Dutch
1. De regering wordt gevormd door de Koning en de ministers.
… (Art. 42)
Government
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive powers of the Federation:
(a) shall be vested in the President and may, subject as aforesaid and to the provisions of any law made by the National Assembly, be exercised by him either directly or through the Vice-President and Ministers of the Government of the Federation or officers in the public service of the Federation;
… (Sec. 5)