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Head of State
- English
(1) The executive authority of Barbados is vested in the President.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Barbados may be exercised by the President either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
... (Sec. 63)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova is elected by freely-expressed, universal, equal, direct, and secret suffrage.
(2) Any citizen of the Republic of Moldova may run for the office of President of the Republic of Moldova, provided that he/she has the right to vote and is over 40 years of age, had lived or has been living permanently on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for no less than 10 years and speaks the Romanian language.
… (Art. 78) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este ales prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret și liber exprimat.
(2) Poate fi ales Preşedinte al Republicii Moldova cetăţeanul cu drept de vot care are 40 de ani împliniţi, a locuit sau locuieşte permanent pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova nu mai puţin de 10 ani şi posedă limba română.
… (Art. 78)
Head of State
- EnglishIn order to be President of the Republic, one is required:
1. To be Dominican by birth or origin
2. To have reached thirty years of age
3. To be in full exercise of civil and political rights
4. To not be in active military or police service for at least the three years prior to the presidential elections (Art. 123) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere:
1) Ser dominicana o dominicano de nacimiento u origen;
2) Haber cumplido treinta años de edad;
3) Estar en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos;
4) No estar en el servicio militar o policial activo por lo menos durante los tres años previos a las elecciones presidenciales. (Art. 123)
Head of State
- English(1) Any candidate for President or Vice-President shall be a citizen of Indonesia since birth, shall never have acquired another citizenship by his/her own will, shall never have committed an act of treason against the State, and shall be mentally and physically capable of implementing the duties and obligations of President or Vice-President.
(2) The requirements to become President or Vice-President shall be further regulated by law. (Art. 6) - Indonesian(1) Calon Presiden dan calon Wakil Presiden harus seorang warga negara Indonesia sejak kelahirannya dan tidak pernah menerima kewarganegaraan lain karena kehendaknya sendiri, tidak pernah mengkhianati negara, serta mampu secara rohani dan jasmani untuk melaksanakan tugas dan kewajiban sebagai Presiden dan Wakil Presiden.
(2) Syarat-syarat untuk menjadi Presiden dan Wakil Presiden diatur lebih lanjut dengan undang-undang. (Pasal 6)
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
- 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
- English
The title to the Throne shall be hereditary and shall vest in the legitimate descendants of King William I, Prince of Orange-Nassau. (Art. 24)
- Dutch
Het koningschap wordt erfelijk vervuld door de wettige opvolgers van Koning Willem I, Prins van Oranje-Nassau. (Art. 24)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power of the Commonwealth is vested in the Queen and is exercisable by the Governor-General as the Queen’s representative, and extends to the execution and maintenance of this Constitution, and of the laws of the Commonwealth. (Sec. 61)
Head of State
- English
The election of the President and Vice-President of the Republic shall take place simultaneously,
…
Paragraph 2. The candidate who, being registered by a political party, obtains an absolute majority of votes, not counting blank or void votes, shall be considered elected President.
... (Art. 77) - Portuguese
A eleição do Presidente e do Vice-Presidente da República realizar-se-á, simultaneamente,
...
§ 2º Será considerado eleito Presidente o candidato que, registrado por partido político, obtiver a maioria absoluta de votos, não computados os em branco e os nulos.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Grenada who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Grenada. (Sec. 19)