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Vice-President
- EnglishIn order to be eligible as President or Vice-President of the Republic, it is necessary:
1. To be Panamanian by birth;
2. To have reached thirty-five years of age. (Art. 179) - SpanishPara ser Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República se requiere:
1. Ser panameño por nacimiento.
2. Haber cumplido treinta y cinco años de edad. (Art. 179)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe Executive Vice-President is a direct subordinate of and works closely with the President of the Republic in the latter’s capacity as Head of the National Executive.
The Executive Vice-President must meet the same requirements prescribes for eligibility for the office of President of the Republic, and must not be related to the latter by either blood or marriage. (Art. 238) - SpanishEl Vicepresidente Ejecutivo o Vicepresidenta Ejecutiva es órgano directo y colaborador inmediato del Presidente o Presidenta de la República en su condición de Jefe del Ejecutivo Nacional.
El Vicepresidente Ejecutivo o Vicepresidenta Ejecutiva reunirán las mismas condiciones exigidas para ser Presidente o Presidenta de la República, y no podrá tener ningún parentesco de consanguinidad ni de afinidad con éste. (Art. 238)
Vice-President
- English[The following] is required to be President or Vice President of the Republic:
1. To be Costa Rican by birth and [a] citizen in exercise;
2. To have secular status;
3. To be older than thirty years. (Art. 131) - SpanishPara ser Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República se requiere:
1) Ser costarricense por nacimiento y ciudadano en ejercicio;
2) Ser del estado seglar;
3) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 131)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe Guatemalans of origin who are citizens in good standing and who are above forty years of age can opt for the office of President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 185)
- SpanishPodrán optar a cargo de Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República, los guatemaltecos de origen que sean ciudadanos en ejercicio y mayores de cuarenta años. (Art. 185)
Vice-President
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by direct suffrage. The candidate is elected who obtains more than half of the votes.
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Two Vice Presidents are elected together with the President of the Republic, in the same manner, with the same requirements and for an equal term. (Art. 111) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República se elige por sufragio directo. Es elegido el candidato que obtiene más de la mitad de los votos.
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Junto con el Presidente de la República son elegidos, de la misma manera, con los mismos requisitos y por igual término, dos vicepresidentes. (Art. 111)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe President and Vice-President of the Nation shall be directly elected by the people, by second ballot, according to this Constitution. To this end, the national territory shall be a single constituency. (Sec. 94)
- SpanishEl presidente y el vicepresidente de la Nación serán elegidos directamente por el pueblo, en doble vuelta, según lo establece esta Constitución. A este fin el territorio nacional conformará un distrito único. (Art. 94)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe Vice President of the Republic performs the responsibilities and possesses the powers delegated or assigned by the President of the Republic. (Art. 130)
- SpanishEl Vicepresidente de la República cumple las atribuciones que le sean delegadas o asignadas por el Presidente de la República. (Art. 130)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe President and Vice President of the Republic will be jointly and directly elected by the people by simple majority of votes. The election will be declared by the National Tribunal of Elections and, in [its] default, by the National Congress or by the Supreme Court of Justice, as the case may be. (Art. 236)
- SpanishEl Presidente y tres (3) Designados a la Presidencia de la República, serán elegidos conjunta y directamente por el pueblo, por simple mayoría de votos. La elección será declarada por el Tribunal Supremo Electoral, y en su defecto por el Congreso Nacional o por la Corte Suprema de Justicia en su caso. (Art. 236)
Vice-President
- 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; … But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. (Amendment XII)
Vice-President
- English
The election of the President and Vice-President of the Republic shall take place simultaneously, …
Paragraph 1. The election of the President of the Republic shall imply the election of the Vice-President registered with him.
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A eleição do Presidente e do Vice-Presidente da República realizar-se-á, simultaneamente, …
§ 1º A eleição do Presidente da República importará a do Vice¬Presidente com ele registrado.
… (Art. 77)