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Head of State
Sweden
- EnglishThe provisions of this Act of Succession relating to The King shall relate to The Queen if The Queen is Head of State. (Act of Succession, Art. 2)
- SwedishVad i denna successionsordning är stadgat om Konungen skall, om Drottning är statschef, gälla henne. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §2)
Head of State
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The Executive Organ consists of the President of the State, the Vice President of the State, and the Ministers of State.
… (Art. 165) - SpanishI. El Órgano Ejecutivo está compuesto por la Presidenta o el Presidente del Estado, la Vicepresidenta o el Vicepresidente del Estado, y las Ministras y los Ministros de Estado.
… (Art. 165)
Head of State
Timor-Leste
- English1. To stand as presidential candidates, East Timorese citizens should meet each of the following requirements cumulatively:
a) original citizenship;
b) at least 35 (Thirty -five) years of age;
c) to be in possession of his or her full faculties;
d) to be proposed by a minimum of five thousand voters.
… (Sec. 75) - Tetum1. Bele tuir kandidatura ba Prezidente Repúblika sidadaun timoroan sira-ne’ebé, iha ilas hotu tuirmai ne’e:
a) Sidadaun nanis;
b) Iha tinan mínimu 35;
c) Ho kapasidade di’ak;
d) Ne’ebé hetan proposta husi sidadaun hili-na’in mínimu nain rihun lima.
… (Art. 75) - Portuguese1. Podem ser candidatos a Presidente da República os cidadãos timorenses que cumulativamente:
a) Tenham cidadania originária;
b) Possuam idade mínima de 35 anos;
c) Estejam no pleno uso das suas capacidades;
d) Tenham sido propostos por um mínimo de cinco mil cidadãos eleitores.
… (Art. 75)
Head of State
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic [it] is required:
a) To be Equatoguinean of origin.
b) To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship.
c) To have resided in the Country for five uninterrupted years.
d) To be able to interpret the Fundamental Law.
e) To have been elected in accordance with this Fundamental Law and other laws.
f) To be forty years [of age] as [a] minimum.
g) To not have other nationality. (Art. 35) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere:
a) Ser ecuatoguineano de origen.
b) Estar en gozo del derecho de la ciudadanía.
c) Tener arraigo en el País durante cinco años ininterrumpidos.
d) Saber interpretar la Ley Fundamental.
e) Haber sido elegido conforme a esta Ley Fundamental y demás leyes.
f) Tener cuarenta años como mínimo.
g) No tener ninguna otra nacionalidad. (Art. 35) - FrenchPour être Président de la République, il faut:
a) Être d'origine équatoguinéenne.
b) Jouir de ses droits civiques.
c) Vivre dans le pays depuis cinq ans sans interruption.
d) Savoir interpréter la Loi fondamentale.
e) Avoir été élu conformément à la présente Loi fondamentale et aux autres lois.
f) Être âgé d'au moins quarante ans.
g) Ne pas avoir d'autre nationalité. (Art. 35).
Head of State
Marshall Islands
- 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
Cuba
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic, one must have reached the age of thirty-five, enjoy full civil and political rights, be a Cuban citizen by birth, and not possess any other citizenship.
One must also be under the age of sixty in order to be elected to a first term in office. (Art. 127) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere haber cumplido treinta y cinco años de edad, hallarse en pleno goce de los derechos civiles y políticos, ser ciudadano cubano por nacimiento y no tener otra ciudadanía.
Se exige además tener hasta sesenta años de edad para ser elegido en este cargo en un primer período. (Art. 127)
Head of State
Viet Nam
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by the National Assembly from among its deputies.
... (Art. 87) - VietnameseChủ tịch nước do Quốc hội bầu trong số các đại biểu Quốc hội.
... (Điều 87)
Head of State
Ghana
- English(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the Head of State and Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana.
… (Art. 57)
Head of State
Solomon Islands
- English…
(2) Her Majesty shall be the Head of State of Solomon Islands. (Sec. 1)
Head of State
Guatemala
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of [the] State of Guatemala and [he or she] exercises the functions of the Executive Organ through the mandate of the people.
… (Art. 182) - SpanishEl Presidente de la República es el Jefe del Estado de Guatemala y ejerce las funciones del Organismo Ejecutivo por mandato del pueblo.
… (Art. 182)