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Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be the Head of the State.
… (Art. 77) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este şeful statului.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- English(1) The Houses of the Federal Parliament shall elect the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia in a joint session, presided over by the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 89) - Somali(1) Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka waa in ay doortaan labada Gole ee Baarlamaanka oo wada fadhiya, waxaana guddoominaya fadhigaa Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka ah.
... (Qodobka 89aad.)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be established in the Republic of South Sudan a National Executive consisting of the President, Vice President9, Ministers, and Deputy Ministers. (Art. 95)
Head of State
- English
(1) A person who has the following qualifications shall be eligible to become the President:-
(a) One who is eligible to become a member of the Federal Parliament;
(b) On who has completed the age of at least forty-five years; and
(c) One who is not disqualified by any law.
… (Art. 64) - Nepali
(१) देहायको योग्यता भएको व्यक्ति राष्ट्रपति हुनका लागि योग्य हुनेछः–
(क) संघीय संसदको सदस्य हुन योग्य भएको,
(ख) कम्तीमा पैंतालिस वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको, र
(ग) कुनै कानूनले अयोग्य नभएको ।
... (धारा ६४)
Head of State
- EnglishCitizens of Portuguese origin who are registered to vote and have attained the age of thirty-five are eligible for election. (Art. 122)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos eleitores, portugueses de origem, maiores de 35 anos. (Art. 122)
Head of State
- English
Every candidate to the functions of President of Faso must be Burkinabe by birth, be thirty-five years of age at least and of seventy-five years [of age] at most at the date of deposit of his candidature[,] and meeting the conditions required by the law. (Art. 38)
- French
Tout candidat aux fonctions de Président du Faso doit être Burkinabè de naissance, être âgé de trente cinq ans au moins et de soixante quinze ans au plus à la date du dépôt de sa candidature et réunir les conditions requises par la loi. (Art. 38)
Head of State
- English1. There shall be a President of Uganda who shall be the Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces and the Fountain of Honour.
… (Art. 98)
Head of State
- Englisha. The King shall appoint the Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers and may relieve them of their duties by a Royal order.
… (Basic Law, Art. 57) - Arabicيُعين الملك نواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء والوزراء الأعضاء بمجلس الوزراء، ويعفيهم بأمر ملكي. …
(النظام الأساسي، المادّة 57)
Head of State
- English(1) In the event of the King being under age, the King's father or mother or, in default thereof, the oldest relative of legal age who is nearest in succession to the Crown, according to the order established in the Constitution, shall immediately assume the office of Regent, which shall exercise during the King's minority.
… (Sec. 59) - Spanish1. Cuando el Rey fuere menor de edad, el padre o la madre del Rey y, en su defecto, el pariente mayor de edad más próximo a suceder en la Corona, según el orden establecido en la Constitución, entrará a ejercer inmediatamente la Regencia y la ejercerá durante el tiempo de la minoría de edad del Rey.
… (Art. 59)
Head of State
- EnglishOnly men and women fulfilling the following conditions can be candidates to presidential election:
– to be of Central African nationality;
– to be aged thirty-five (35) years at least [on] the day of the deposit of the dossier of the candidature;
– to have a property built on the national territory;
– to have resided in the national territory for at least one (1) year;
– to not have been the object of a sentence to an afflictive or defamatory penalty;
– enjoying their civil rights;
– enjoying good mental and physical health;
– to be of good morals.
... (Art. 36) - FrenchNe peuvent être candidats à l’élection présidentielle que les hommes et les femmes remplissant les conditions suivantes:
- Etre de nationalité centrafricaine;
- Etre âgé de trente-cinq ans au moins le jour du dépôt du dossier de candidat;
- Avoir une propriété bâtie sur le territoire national;
- Avoir résidé sur le territoire national depuis au moins un (1) an;
- N’avoir pas fait l’objet de condamnation à une peine afflictive ou infamante;
- Jouir de leurs droits civiques;
- Jouir d’une bonne santé mentale et physique;
- Etre de bonne moralité.
... (Art. 36)