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Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be the Head of State of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
(2) The President shall be elected by a majority of the total membership of the Nitijela and shall be appointed to office pursuant to paragraph (2) of Section 4 of this Article.
… (Art. V, Sec. 3)
Head of State
- English
(1) There shall be a President of Nauru, who shall be elected by Parliament.
(2) A person is not qualified to be elected President unless he is a member of Parliament.
… (Art. 16)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Head of State of Samoa to be known as O le Ao o le Malo. (Art. 16)
- SamoanO le a i ai se Ao o le Malo o Samoa o le a taua O le Ao o le Malo. (Mataupu 16)
Head of State
- English
(1) The Sovereign, by the grace of God the Royal Majesty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Other Realms and Possession, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, is the Sovereign of Tuvalu and, in accordance with this Constitution, the Head of State.
… (Sec. 49)
Head of State
- English…
2. The Maneaba shall after the election of the Speaker nominate, from among members of the Maneaba, not less than 3 nor more than 4 candidates for election as Beretitenti and no other person may be a candidate.
… (Sec. 32)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President:
(a) is head of state of the Federated States of Micronesia;
… (Art. X, Sec. 3)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King is the Sovereign of all the Chiefs and all the people. The person of the King is sacred. He reigns the country but ministers are responsible.
… (Clause 41) - TonganKo e Tu‘i ko e Pule ‘o e kau Nopele mo e kakai kotoa pe. ‘Oku toputapu ‘a e sino ‘o e Tu‘i. ‘Oku ‘iate ia ‘a hono pule ‘o e fonua ka ‘oku ‘i he ‘ene kau Minisita ‘a hono fai ‘a e ngaue ‘o e fonua (responsible). Neongo ‘e fokotu‘u ‘e he Fale Alea ‘a e ngaahi lao ‘e ‘ikai ke hoko kae ‘oua kuo ‘ai ki ai ‘e he Tu‘i hono huafa.
... (Kupu 41)
Head of State
- English(1) A person shall not be qualified to be nominated for the office of the President unless he or she—
(a) has had a distinguished career in any aspect of national or international life, whether in the public or private sector;
(b) holds only a Fijian citizenship;
(c) is not a member of, or holds any office in, any political party;
(d) is not a candidate for election to any other office in the State; and
(e) has not, at any time during the 6 years immediately before being nominated, been convicted of any offence under any law.
… (Sec. 83) - iTaukei(1) O ira era tawana na itutu ni Peresitedi e dodonu me—
(a) dua e kilai vinaka na nona veiqaravi e Viti se veiyasai vuravura, ena tabana vakamatanitu se tabana tuvakaikoya;
(b) lewenivanua ga e Viti;
(c) sega ni lewena, se vakaitutu ena dua na isoqosoqo vakapolitiki;
(d) sega ni mata vakaturi ni veidigidigi ena dua tale na valenivolavola ena Matanitu; ka
(e) sega ni se totogitaki ena cala vakalawa ena dua na gauna, ena loma ni 6 na yabaki ni se bera ni digitaki kina.
… (Sec. 83)
Head of State
- 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
- English(1) The Governor-General must be a citizen who-
(a) is qualified to be a member of the Parliament (except for the reason that he occupies the office of Governor-General); and
(b) is a mature person of good standing who enjoys the general respect of the community.
… (Sec. 87)