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Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Government and Authority of and over Canada is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 9)
- FrenchÀ la Reine continueront d’être et sont par la présente attribués le gouvernement et le pouvoir exécutifs du Canada. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 9)
Head of State
- 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)
Head of State
- English
To be eligible for the Presidency of the Republic, the candidate must:
– enjoy solely Algerian nationality of origin and to attest to the Algerian nationality of origin of the father and of the mother;
– not to have acquired a foreign nationality;
– be of Muslim faith;
– be at least forty (40) years of age on the day of the deposit of the request for candidature;
– enjoy the plenitude of his civil and political rights;
– attest to the Algerian sole nationality of origin of their spouse;
– give proof [justifier] of exclusive permanent residence in Algeria during a minimum of ten (10) years preceding the deposit of the candidature;
– give proof of participation in the Revolution of 1st of November 1954 for candidates born before July 1942;
– give proof of the fulfilment of the military service or of any other legal motive of its non-fulfilment.
– give proof of the non-involvement [non-implication] of his parents for candidates born after July 1942, in acts hostile to the Revolution of 1st of November 1954;
– produce a public declaration of his movable and immovable patrimony, both within Algeria and outside it.
An organic law establishes the modalities for the application of the provisions of this Article. (Art. 87) - Arabic
يشترط في المترشّح لرئاسة الجمهورية أن:
– يتمتّع بالجنسيّة الجزائريّة الأصليّة فقط، ويثبت الجنسية الجزائرية الأصلية للأب والأم،
– لا يكون قد تجنّس بجنسية أجنبية،
– يَدين بالإسلام،
– يبلغ سن الأربعين (٤٠) كاملة يوم إيداع طلب الترشّح،
– يتمتّع بكامل حقوقه المدنيّة والسّياسيّة،
– يُثبِت أن زوجه يتمتع بالجنسية الجزائرية الأصلية فقط،
– يثبت إقامة دائمة بالجزائر دون سواها لمدة عشر (١٠) سنوات، على الأقل، قبل إيداع الترشح،
– يُثبِت مشاركته في ثورة أوّل نوفمبر 1954 إذا كان مولودا قبل يوليو 1942،
– يثبت تأديته الخدمة الوطنية أو المبرر القانوني لعدم تأديتها،
– يُثبِت عدم تورّط أبويه في أعمال ضدّ ثورة أوّل نوفمبر 1954 إذا كان مولودا بعد يوليو 1942،
– يقدّم التّصريح العلنيّ بممتلكاته العقاريّة والمنقولة داخل الوطن وخارجه.
يحدد قانون عضوي كيفيات تطبيق أحكام هذه المادة. (المادة 87) - French
Pour être éligible à la Présidence de la République, le candidat doit:
— jouir uniquement de la nationalité algérienne d’origine et attester de la nationalité algérienne d’origine du père et de la mère;
— ne pas avoir acquis une nationalité étrangère;
— être de confession musulmane;
— avoir quarante (40) ans révolus au jour du dépôt de la demande de candidature;
— jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
— attester de la nationalité algérienne d’origine unique du conjoint;
— justifier d’une résidence permanente exclusive en Algérie durant un minimum de dix (10) années précédant le dépôt de la candidature;
— justifier de la participation à la Révolution du 1er novembre 1954 pour les candidats nés avant juillet 1942;
— justifier de l’accomplissement du service national ou de tout autre motif légal de son non accomplissement;
— justifier de la non implication des parents du candidat né après juillet 1942, dans des actes hostiles à la Révolution du 1er novembre 1954;
— produire la déclaration publique du patrimoine mobilier et immobilier, tant à l’intérieur qu’à l’extérieur de l’Algérie.
Une loi organique fixe les modalités d’application des dispositions de cet article. (Art. 87)
Head of State
- EnglishThe rule of the State is hereditary in the family of Al Thani and in the line of the male descendants of Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Hamad Bin Abdullah Bin Jassim. The rule shall be inherited by the son named as Heir Apparent by the Emir.
In the case that there is no such son, the prerogatives of rule shall pass to the member of the family named by the Emir as Heir Apparent. In this case, his male descendants shall inherit the rule. The provisions of the rule of the State and accession shall be determined by a special law that shall be issued within a year commencing as from the date of coming into force of this Constitution. This law shall have the power of the Constitution. (Art. 8) - Arabicحكم الدولة وراثيّ في عائلة آل ثاني، و في ذرّية حمد بن خليفة بن حمد بن عبد الله بن جاسم من الذّكور ، و تكون وراثة الحكم إلى الابن الذي يسمّيه الأمير وليّا للعهد.
فإن لم يوجد ابن ينتقل الحكم إلى من يسمّيه الأمير من العائلة وليا للعهد، و في هذه الحالة تكون وراثة الحكم في ذريته من الذكور. و ينظّم سائر الأحكام الخاصة بحكم الدولة ووراثته قانون خاصّ يصدر خلال سنة من تاريخ العمل بهذا الدستور. و تكون له صفة دستورية. ( المادّة 8)
Head of State
- EnglishAlthingi and the President of Iceland jointly exercise legislative power. The President and other governmental authorities referred to in this Constitution and elsewhere in the law exercise executive power.
… (Art. 2) - IcelandicAlþingi og forseti Íslands fara saman með löggjafarvaldið. Forseti og önnur stjórnarvöld samkvæmt stjórnarskrá þessari og öðrum landslögum fara með framkvæmdarvaldið.
… (2. gr.)
Head of State
- English1. There shall be a President of the Republic who shall be the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force.
2. The executive authority of the State vests in the President and, subject to this Constitution, shall be exercised directly by the President or through public officers or other persons appointed by the President.
3. The President shall, in exercise of the executive authority of the State—
a. respect, uphold and safeguard this Constitution;
...
e. promote and protect the rights and freedoms of a person; and
f. uphold the rule of law. (Art. 91)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic shall be the Head of the State and shall represent national unity.
… (Art. 87) - Italian
Il Presidente della Repubblica è il capo dello Stato e rappresenta l'unità nazionale.
… (Art. 87)
Head of State
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic of Haiti, one must:
1. be Haitian of origin and never to have renounced his Haitian nationality and not holding any other nationality at the moment of his inscription;
2. be thirty-five (35) years of age on the day of the elections;
3. enjoy ones civil and political rights and to never have been condemned to a afflictive and infamous penalty for a crime of common law;
4. be the owner of real assets at the least and have a habitual residence in the country;
5. have resided in the country for five (5) consecutive years at least before the date of the elections;
6. have received discharge from his management if one has been accountable for public monies. (Art. 135) - FrenchPour être élu Président de la République d'Haïti, il faut:
1. être haïtien d'origine, n'avoir jamais renoncé à sa nationalité et ne détenir aucune autre nationalité au moment de l'inscription;
2. être âgé de trente-cinq (35) ans accomplis au jour des élections;
3. jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et n'avoir jamais été condamné à une peine afflictive et infamante pour crime de droit commun;
4. être propriétaire en Haïti d'un immeuble au moins et avoir dans le pays une résidence habituelle;
5. résider dans le pays depuis cinq (5) années consécutives avant la date des élections;
6. avoir reçu décharge de sa gestion si on a été comptable des deniers publics. (Art. 135)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of State. …
He is the guarantor … of the respect for the Constitution, and for the international treaties and agreements. (Art. 22) - Arabicرئيس الجمهورية هو رئيس الدولة. …
إنه الضامن... لاحترام الدستور والمعاهدات والاتفاقيات الدولية. (المادة 22) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le chef de l’État. …
Il est le garant … du respect de la Constitution, des traités et accords internationaux. (Art. 22)
Head of State
- EnglishThailand adopts a democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State. (Sec. 2)
- Thaiประเทศไทยมีการปกครองระบอบประชาธิปไตยอันมีพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงเป็นประมุข (มาตรา ๒)