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Vice-President
- English
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A Vice President of the Republic assures the vacancy of the presidency of the Republic within the conditions established in Article 503 of this Constitution. (Art. 41) - French
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Un vice-président de la République assure la vacance de la présidence de la République dans les conditions fixées à l'article 50 de la présente Constitution. (Art. 41)
Vice-President
- EnglishA presidential candidate must be an Egyptian born to Egyptian parents, and neither he or his parents or his spouse may have held any other nationality. He must enjoy civil and political rights, must have performed the military service or have been exempted therefrom by law, and shall not be less than forty calendar years of age on the day of commencing candidacy registration. Other requirements for candidacy shall be set out by Law. (Art. 141)
- Arabicيشترط فيمن يترشح رئيسًا للجمهورية أن يكون مصريًا من أبوين مصريين، وألا يكون قد حمل، أو أي من والديه أو زوجه جنسية دولة أخرى، وأن يكون متمتعًا بحقوقه المدنية والسياسية، وأن يكون قد أدى الخدمة العسكرية أو أعفي منها قانونا، وألا تقل سنه يوم فتح باب الترشح عن أربعين سنة ميلادية، ويحدّد القانون شروط التّرشح الأخرى. (المادّة 141)
Vice-President
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1. Subject to subsection (7), there shall be a Vice-President of the Republic of Mauritius.
2. The Vice-President shall
a. be elected in the manner specified in section 28(2)(a)(i)11 and, subject to this section and section 30,12 hold office for a term of 5 years and shall be eligible for re-election;
b. perform such functions as may be assigned to him by the President.
3. No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Vice-President unless he satisfies the conditions specified in section 28 (3).
… (Sec. 29)
Vice-President
- English1. The Vice President shall be appointed by the President subject to approval by a two-thirds majority of all members of the National Legislative Assembly.
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3. The Vice President shall fulfill the conditions of eligibility for the office of the President as prescribed by this Constitution.
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Vice-President
- EnglishAs Head of State, the President of the Republic shall be responsible for:
a) Appointing the Vice-President of the Republic, from amongst the individuals on the respective election list, and discharging them from office;
… (Art. 119)3 - PortugueseCompete ao Presidente da República, enquanto Chefe de Estado:
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Vice-President
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President if—
(a) he or she is a citizen of The Gambia by birth or descent;
(b) he or she has attained the minimum age of thirty years;
(c) he or she has been ordinarily resident in The Gambia for at least the five years immediately preceding the election;
(d) he or she has completed senior secondary school education; and
(e) he or she is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly.
(2) A person who holds the citizenship or nationality of a country other than The Gambia, shall not be qualified for election as President.
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Vice-President
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A person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if –
(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth;
(b) he has attained the age of thirty-five years;
(c) he is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party; and
(d) he has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent. (Sec. 131)
Vice-President
- English1. A person qualifies to be nominated as a candidate for election as President if that person—
a. is a citizen by birth or descent;
b. has been ordinarily resident in Zambia;
c. is at least thirty-five years old;
d. is a registered voter;
e. has obtained, as a minimum academic qualification, a grade twelve certificate or its equivalent;
f. is fluent in the official language;
g. has paid that person’s taxes or has made arrangements, satisfactory to the appropriate tax authority, for the payment of the taxes;
h. declares that person’s assets and liabilities, as prescribed;
i. pays the prescribed election fee on, or before, the date fixed for the delivery of nomination papers; and
j. is supported by at least one hundred registered voters from each Province.
... (Art. 100)
Vice-President
- EnglishIn the exercise of his functions, the President of the Republic is assisted by the Vice President of the Republic. (Art. 122)
- KirundiMu kurangura amabanga y’igihugu, Umukuru w’Igihugu yunganirwa n’Icegera c’Umukuru w’Igihugu. (Ingingo ya 122)
- FrenchDans l’exercice de ses fonctions, le Président de la République est assisté par le Vice-Président de la République. (Art. 122)
Vice-President
- English(1) Each candidate in a presidential election shall nominate a person who is qualified for nomination for election as President, as a candidate for Deputy President.
(2) For the purposes of clause (1), there shall be no separate nomination process for the Deputy President and Article 137 (1) (d) shall not apply to a candidate for Deputy President.
(3) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall declare the candidate nominated by the person who is elected as the President to be elected as the Deputy President.
… (Art. 148) - Swahili(1) Kila mgombea katika uchaguzi wa rais atamteua mtu mwenye sifa za kuchaguliwa kuwa Rais, kuwa mtaradhia wa Makamu wa Rais.
(2) Kwa madhumuni ya ibara ya (1), hakutakuwa na mchakato tofauti wa uteuzi wa Makamu wa Rais na Kifungu cha 137 (1) (d) hakitatumika kwa mtaradhia wa Makamu wa Rais.
(3) Tume Huru ya Uchaguzi na Mipaka itamtangaza mtaradhia aliyeteuliwa na mtu aliyechaguliwa kuwa Rais kuchaguliwa kama Makamu wa Rais.
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