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Head of State
Turkmenistan
- EnglishA citizen of Turkmenistan, born in Turkmenistan, not younger than 40 years, who speaks the national language, has been living and working constantly in Turkmenistan for the past 15 years, can be elected as President of Turkmenistan. (Art. 69)
- RussianПрезидентом Туркменистана может быть избран гражданин Туркменистана, родившийся в Туркменистане, не моложе сорока лет, владеющий государственным языком, в течение предшествующих пятнадцати лет постоянно проживающий и работающий в Туркменистане. (Статья 69)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanda doglan, ýaşy kyrkdan pes bolmadyk, döwlet dilini bilýän, soňky on bäş ýylyň dowamynda Türkmenistanda hemişelik ýaşaýan hem-de işläp gelýän Türkmenistanyň raýaty Türkmenistanyň Prezidentligine saýlanyp bilner. (69-nji madda)
Head of State
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) Except in the case of the first Governor-General appointed before Independence Day the Governor-General shall be appointed by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the National Executive Council given in accordance with a decision of the Parliament.
(2) A decision of the Parliament to nominate a person for appointment as Governor-General shall be made by a simple majority vote, in an exhaustive secret ballot conducted in accordance with an Organic Law.
… (Sec. 88)
Head of State
Denmark
- English(1) Only children born in lawful wedlock are entitled to succeed to the throne.
(2) The King or the reigning Queen shall not marry without the consent of the Folketing.
(3) If a person who is entitled to succeed to the throne decides to marry without the King’s or reigning Queen’s consent which shall be given during a meeting of the Council of State, he/she forfeits his/her right to succeed to the throne and so do his/her children born in lawful wedlock and their issue. (Act of Succession, Sec. 5) - DanishStk. 1. Kun børn født i lovligt ægteskab har arveret til tronen.
Stk. 2. Til kongens eller den regerende dronnings indgåelse af ægteskab kræves Folketingets samtykke.
Stk. 3. Indgår en til tronen arveberettiget person ægteskab uden kongens i statsrådet givne samtykke, mister den pågældende arveretten til tronen for sig og de I ægteskabet fødte børn og disses afkom. (Tronfølgelov, § 5)
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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- EnglishIn determining the succession to the Crown, the gender of a person born after 28 October 2011 does not give that person, or that person's descendants, precedence over any other person (whenever born). (Succession to the Crown Act 2013, Sec. 1)
Head of State
Costa Rica
- EnglishThe President of the Republic and the Ministers of Government[,] with the character of obligated collaborators[,] exercise the Executive Power in the name of the People. (Art. 130)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo lo ejercen, en nombre del pueblo, el Presidente de la República y los Ministros de Gobierno en calidad de obligados colaboradores. (Art. 130)
Head of State
Morocco
- EnglishThe King Head of State, His Supreme Representative, Symbol of the unity of the Nation, Guarantor of the permanence and of the continuity of the State and Supreme Arbiter between the institutions, sees to respect for the Constitution, to the good functioning of the constitutional institutions, to the protection of democratic choice and of the rights and freedoms of the citizens, of the collectivities, and to respect for the international commitments of the Kingdom.
… (Art. 42) - Arabicالملك رئيس الدولة، وممثلها الأسمى، ورمز وحدة الأمة، وضامن دوام الدولة واستمرارها، والحكم الأسمى بين مؤسساتها، يسهر على احترام الدستور، وحسن سير المؤسسات الدستورية، وعلى صيانة الاختيار الديمقراطي، وحقوق وحريات المواطنين والمواطنات والجماعات، وعلى احترام التعهدات الدولية للمملكة.
… (الفصل 42)
Head of State
Saudi Arabia
- EnglishThe King shall undertake to rule according to the rulings of Islam and shall supervise the application of Shari'ah, the regulations, and the State's general policy as well as the protection and defense of the country. (Basic Law, Art. 55)
- Arabicيقوم الملك بسياسة الأمة سياسة شرعية طبقاً لأحكام الإسلام، ويُشرف على تطبيق الشريعة الإسلامية، والأنظمة، والسياسة العامة للدولة، وحماية البلاد والدفاع عنها. (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 55)
Head of State
United States of America
- EnglishThe Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; … (Amendment XII)
Head of State
Yemen
- EnglishEvery Yemeni who meets the following specified conditions may become a candidate for the post of the President of the Republic:
a. To be at least forty years old.
b. To be a descendant of Yemeni parents.
c. To be at Liberty to practice his political and civil rights.
d. To be of good character, practices his Islamic duties and have no dishonorable criminal record and if so, he has been reprieved.
e. Not to be married to a foreign spouse or to enter into such a marriage during his term of office. (Art. 107) - Arabicكل يمني تتوفر فيه الشروط المحدده فيما يأتي يمكن أن يُرشَح لمنصب رئيس الجمهورية -
أ. أن لا يقل سنه عن أربعين سنة.
ب. أن يكون من والدين يمنيين.
ج. أن يكون متمتعاً بحقوقه السياسية والمدنية.
د. أن يكون مستقيم الأخلاق والسلوك محافظاً على الشعائر الإسلامية وأن لا يكون قد صدر ضده حكم قضائي بات في قضية مخلة بالشرف أو الأمانه مالم يكن قد رد إليه اعتباره.
ه. أن لا يكون متزوجاً من أجنبية وألا يتزوج أثناء مدة ولا يته من أجنبية. (المادّة 107)