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
- English
The provisions of this Constitution referring to the Sovereign extend, in accordance with section 13 (references to the Sovereign of Tuvalu) of Schedule 1, to the Heirs and Successors of the Sovereign according to law. (Sec. 50)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the Head of State. He is the elect [l'élu] of the Nation and embodies the national unity.
He is the guarantor of national independence of the territorial integrity and of respect for the Constitution, [and] for the treaties and international agreements.
... (Art. 41) - French
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l'Etat. Il est l'élu de la Nation et incarne l'unité nationale.
Il est le garant de l'indépendance nationale, de l'intégrité territoriale et du respect de la Constitution, des traités et accords internationaux.
... (Art. 41)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President of the United Republic.
(2) The President shall be the Head of State, the Head of Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. (Art. 33)
Head of State
- English(1) The election of president shall be held in the form of a secret ballot based on the universal, equal and direct right to vote.
…
(5) Each citizen of the Czech Republic who has reached the age of 18 years is entitled to nominate a candidate provided that such a nomination is supported by a petition signed by at least 50.000 citizens of the Czech Republic who are eligible to vote for the president of the republic. A candidate can [also] be nominated by at least twenty deputies or by at least ten senators.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 56) - Czech(1) Volba prezidenta republiky se koná tajným hlasováním na základě všeobecného, rovného a přímého volebního práva.
…
(5) Navrhovat kandidáta je oprávněn každý občan České republiky, který dosáhl věku 18 let, podpoří-li jeho návrh petice podepsaná nejméně 50 000 občany České republiky oprávněnými volit prezidenta republiky. Navrhovat kandidáta je oprávněno nejméně dvacet poslanců nebo nejméně deset senátorů.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 56)
Head of State
- English1. Citizens of Angolan origin aged at least thirty-five who have habitually resided in the country for at least ten years and are in full possession of their civil and political rights and physical and mental capacities shall be eligible for election as President of the Republic.
… (Art. 110) - Portuguese1. São elegíveis ao cargo de Presidente da República os cidadãos angolanos de origem, com idade mínima de trinta e cinco anos, que residam habitualmente no País há pelo menos dez anos e se encontrem em pleno gozo dos seus direitos civis, políticos e capacidade física e mental.
… (Art. 110)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, direct and secret ballot, by voting citizens registered in the election census within the national and foreign territory, under the terms of the law. (Art. 109)
- PortugueseO Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, directo e secreto, pelos cidadãos eleitores recenseados no território nacional e no estrangeiro, nos termos da lei. (Art. 109)
Head of State
- English1. A President shall be elected by registered voters in accordance with Article 47 (1) and this Article.
2. The Returning Officer shall declare the presidential candidate who receives more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast during the election as President-elect.
3. If at the initial ballot a presidential candidate does not receive more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast, a second ballot shall be held within thirty-seven days of the initial ballot, where the only candidates shall be the presidential candidates who obtained—
a. the highest and second highest number of valid votes cast in the initial ballot; or
b. an equal number of the valid votes cast in the initial ballot, being the highest votes amongst the presidential candidates that stood for election to the office of President.
... (Art. 101)
Head of State
- English
1. The President of Georgia is the Head of the state of Georgia and is the guarantor of the country’s unity and national independence.
… (Art. 49) - Georgian
1. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი არის საქართველოს სახელმწიფოს მეთაური, ქვეყნის ერთიანობისა და ეროვნული დამოუკიდებლობის გარანტი.
… (მუხლი 49)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King of Cambodia shall reign, but not govern.
The King is the Head of State for life.
… (Art. 7) - Khmerព្រះមហាក្សត្រកម្ពុជា ទ្រង់គ្រងរាជសម្បត្តិ ប៉ុន្តែទ្រង់មិនកាន់អំណាចឡើយ។
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ទ្រង់ជាព្រះប្រមុខរដ្ឋមួយជីវិត។
... (មាត្រា៧)
Head of State
- English(1) The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate. Any German who is entitled to vote in Bundestag elections and has attained the age of forty may be elected.
(2) The term of office of the Federal President shall be five years. Re-election for a consecutive term shall be permitted only once.
(3) The Federal Convention shall consist of the Members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the parliaments of the Länder on the basis of proportional representation.
…
(6) The person receiving the votes of a majority of the members of the Federal Convention shall be elected. If after two ballots no candidate has obtained such a majority, the person who receives the largest number of votes on the next ballot shall be elected.
… (Art. 54) - German(1) Der Bundespräsident wird ohne Aussprache von der Bundesversammlung gewählt. Wählbar ist jeder Deutsche, der das Wahlrecht zum Bundestage besitzt und das vierzigste Lebensjahr vollendet hat.
(2) Das Amt des Bundespräsidenten dauert fünf Jahre. Anschließende Wiederwahl ist nur einmal zulässig.
(3) Die Bundesversammlung besteht aus den Mitgliedern des Bundestages und einer gleichen Anzahl von Mitgliedern, die von den Volksvertretungen der Länder nach den Grundsätzen der Verhältniswahl gewählt werden.
…
(6) Gewählt ist, wer die Stimmen der Mehrheit der Mitglieder der Bundesversammlung erhält. Wird diese Mehrheit in zwei Wahlgängen von keinem Bewerber erreicht, so ist gewählt, wer in einem weiteren Wahlgang die meisten Stimmen auf sich vereinigt.
… (Art. 54)