SEARCH DATABASE
The Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database is a repository of gender equality related provisions in 194 constitutions from around the world. The Database was updated in partnership with the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Japan. Experience its wealth and depth of information by starting your search now.
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by universal direct suffrage.
… (Art. 27) - FrenchLe président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct.
… (Art. 27)
Head of State
- English1. The legislative powers shall be exercised by the Parliament and the President of the Republic.
2. The executive powers shall be exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government.
… (Art. 26) - Greek1. H νομοθετική λειτουργία ασκείται από τη Bουλή και τον Πρόεδρο της Δημοκρατίας.
2. H εκτελεστική λειτουργία ασκείται από τον Πρόεδρο της Δημοκρατίας και την Kυβέρνηση.
… ('Αρθρο 26)
Head of State
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President and shall not be so qualified unless he or she -
(a) is a citizen of Guyana and is Guyanese by birth or parentage as defined in articles 43 and 44;
(b) is residing in Guyana on the date of nomination for election and was continuously residing therein for a period of seven years immediately before that date; and
(c) is otherwise qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 90)
Head of State
- English
Every Israeli citizen, who is a resident of Israel, is eligible to be a candidate for the office of President of the State. (Basic Law: The President of the State (1964), Sec. 4)
- Hebrew
כל אזרח ישראלי שהוא תושב ישראל כשיר להיות מועמד לכהונת נשיא המדינה. (חוק יסוד: נשיא המדינה (1964), סעיף 4)
Head of State
- English
...
2. The President shall be elected by a majority of more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast through direct, universal and equal suffrage and, where such majority is not obtained by any candidate in the first poll, a second poll shall be held within thirty days after the declaration of the result in which the candidates who obtained the highest and second highest number of valid votes cast in the first poll shall be the only candidates.
…
6. Notwithstanding any provision of this Constitution to the contrary, a person shall only be qualified for nomination for election as President or First Vice-President or for appointment as First Vice-President or Second Vice-President if that person—
a. is a citizen of Malawi by birth or descent; and
b. has attained the age of thirty-five years.
… (Sec. 80)
Head of State
- EnglishAny person who enjoys full rights of citizenship and who has attained the age of forty years may be elected President. A person with dual citizenship may not be elected President. (Art. 37)
- LatvianPar Valsts Prezidentu var ievēlēt pilntiesīgu Latvijas pilsoni, kurš sasniedzis četrdesmit gadu vecumu. Par Valsts Prezidentu nevar ievēlēt pilsoni ar dubultpilsonību. (Art. 37)
Head of State
- English
The Executive Power is exercised by the President of the Republic, who is Head of State, Head of Government and Supreme Head of the Army of Nicaragua. (Art. 144)
- Spanish
El Poder Ejecutivo lo ejerce el Presidente de la República, quien es Jefe de Estado, Jefe de Gobierno y Jefe Supremo del Ejército de Nicaragua. (Art. 144)
Head of State
- English
1. A citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic who has reached the age of 35, speaks the state language and has resided in the republic for at least 15 years in total may be elected President.
2. There is no limit to the number of candidates for the office of president. A person who has presented a national development programme and collected at least 30,000 signatures of voters may be registered as a presidential candidate.
The procedure for the election of the President is determined by constitutional law. (Art. 68) - Russian
1. Президентом может быть избран гражданин Кыргызской Республики, достигший 35-летнего возраста, владеющий государственным языком и проживающий в республике в совокупности не менее 15 лет.
2. Количество кандидатов на пост Президента не ограничивается. Кандидатом в Президенты может быть зарегистрировано лицо, представившее общегосударственную программу развития и собравшее не менее 30 тысяч подписей избирателей.
Порядок выборов Президента определяется конституционным законом. (Статья 68) - Kyrgyz
1. Президент болуп 35 жашка толгон, мамлекеттик тилди билген жана республикада жалпысынан 15 жылдан кем эмес жашаган Кыргыз Республикасынын жараны шайлана алат.
2. Президенттин кызмат ордуна талапкерлердин саны чектелбейт. Жалпы мамлекеттик өнүгүү программасын сунуштаган жана 30 миңден кем эмес шайлоочунун кол тамгасын топтогон адам Президенттикке талапкер болуп каттала алат.
Президентти шайлоо тартиби конституциялык мыйзам менен аныкталат. (68-берене)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be the Head of State and of the Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force.
… (Art. 27)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Montenegro shall be elected on the basis of a general and equal electoral right, through direct and secret ballot.
A Montenegrin citizen residing in Montenegro for minimum 10 years in the past 15 years may be elected for the President of Montenegro.
… (Art. 96) - MontenegrinPredsjednik Crne Gore bira se na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava, neposrednim i tajnim glasanjem.
Za predsjednika Crne Gore može biti biran crnogorski državljanin koji ima prebivalište u Crnoj Gori najmanje 10 godina u posljednjih 15 godina.
… (Član 96)