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Government
- English(1) The President shall appoint the leader of a parliamentary party that commands majority in the House of Representatives as the Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers shall be constituted under his or her chairpersonship.
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(9) The President shall, on recommendation of the Prime Minister, constitute the Council of Ministers comprising a maximum of twenty five Ministers including the Prime Minister, in accordance with the inclusive principle, from amongst the members of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 76) - Nepali(१) राष्ट्रपतिले प्रतिनिधि सभामा बहुमत प्राप्त संसदीय दलको नेतालाई प्रधानमन्त्री नियुक्त गर्नेछ र निजको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रि परिषदको गठन हुनेछ ।
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(९) राष्ट्रपतिले प्रधानमन्त्रीको सिफारिसमा संघीय संसदका सदस्यमध्येबाट समावेशी सिद्धान्त बमोजिम प्रधानमन्त्री सहित बढीमा पच्चीसजना मन्त्री रहेको मन्त्रिपरिषद गठन गर्नेछ ।
... (धारा ७६)
Government
- English
1. The Government shall comprise the King and the Ministers.
… (Art. 42) - Dutch
1. De regering wordt gevormd door de Koning en de ministers.
… (Art. 42)
Government
- English1. There shall be a Cabinet for Mauritius consisting of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers.
2. The functions of the Cabinet shall be to advise the President in the Government of Mauritius and the Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to the Assembly for any advice given to the President by or under the general authority of the Cabinet and for all things done by or under the authority of any Minister in execution of his office.
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Government
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The Ministers meeting, form the Council of Ministers. The law determines its organization and functions.
The Council of Ministers has its President. It corresponds to the President of the Republic to preside over the Council of Ministers when he convokes it or when he attends its sessions. (Art. 121) - Spanish
Los ministros, reunidos, forman el Consejo de Ministros. La ley determina su organización y funciones.
El Consejo de Ministros tiene su Presidente. Corresponde al Presidente de la República presidir el Consejo de Ministros cuando lo convoca o cuando asiste a sus sesiones. (Art. 121)
Government
- EnglishThe Council Of Ministers shall assist the Emir in discharging his functions and exercising his powers in accordance with this Constitution and the provisions of the law. (Art. 120)
- Arabicيقوم مجلس الوزراء بمعاونة الأمير على أداء مهامه وممارسة سلطاته، وفقاً لهذا الدستور وأحكام القانون. (المادّة 120)
Government
- English(1) The President of Romania shall designate a candidate to the office of Prime Minister, as a result of his consultation with the party which has obtained absolute majority in Parliament, or -unless such majority exists - with the parties represented in Parliament.
(2) The candidate to the office of Prime Minister shall, within ten days after his designation, seek the vote of confidence of Parliament upon the programme and complete list of the Government.
... (Art. 103) - Romanian(1) Preşedintele României desemnează un candidat pentru funcţia de prim-ministru, în urma consultării partidului care are majoritatea absolută în Parlament ori, dacă nu există o asemenea majoritate, a partidelor reprezentate în Parlament.
(2) Candidatul pentru funcţia de prim-ministru va cere, în termen de 10 zile de la desemnare, votul de încredere al Parlamentului asupra programului şi a întregii liste a Guvernului.
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Government
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(3) The composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few States or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or in any of its agencies.
… (Sec. 14)
Government
- EnglishThe King appoints the Prime Minister and not more than thirty five other Ministers to constitute the Council of Ministers having the duties to carry out the administration of the State affairs in accordance with the principle of collective responsibility.
The Prime Minister must be appointed from a person who is approved by the House of Representatives under section 159. ... (Sec 158) - Thaiพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงแต่งตั้งนายกรัฐมนตรีและรัฐมนตรีอื่นอีกไม่เกินสามสิบห้าคน ประกอบเป็นคณะรัฐมนตรีมีหน้าที่บริหารราชการแผ่นดินตามหลักความรับผิดชอบร่วมกัน
นายกรัฐมนตรีต้องแต่งตั้งมาจากบุคคลซึ่งสภาผู้แทนราษฎรให้ความเห็นชอบตามมาตรา ๑๕๙ … (มาตรา ๑๕๘)
Government
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
Government
- English(1) The Government shall consist of the President, Vice-Presidents, when appropiate, Ministers and other members as may be created by law.
... (Sec. 98) - Spanish1. El Gobierno se compone del Presidente, de los Vicepresidentes, en su caso, de los Ministros y de los demás miembros que establezca la ley.
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