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Head of State

Uzbekistan
  • English

    The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
    1) guarantee observance of rights and freedoms of citizens, the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
    …
    3) … ensure the observance of the negotiated by the Republic treaties, agreements and the assumed by it obligations;
    … (Art. 109)

  • Uzbek

    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti:
    1) fuqarolarning huquqlari va erkinliklariga, O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasi va qonunlariga rioya etilishining,
    ...
    3) ... respublika tomonidan tuzilgan shartnomalarga, bitimlarga va uning qabul qilingan majburiyatlariga rioya etilishini ta’minlaydi;
    … (109-modda)

Head of State

Uganda
  • English
    A person is not qualified for election as President unless that person is-
    a. is a citizen of Uganda by birth;
    b. is a registered voter; and
    c. has completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level standard or its equivalent.
    … (Art. 102)

Head of State

Samoa
  • English
    1. The Head of State shall be appointed by the Legislative Assembly acting on the recommendation of the party or parties in Government.
    2. A person shall not be qualified to be appointed to the office of Head of State
    a. if he is not a person qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament; or
    b. if he does not possess such other qualifications as the Legislative Assembly may determine from time to time by resolution; or
    … (Art. 18)
  • Samoan
    (1) O Le Ao o le Malo, o le a tofia e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono, i le faia i luga o le fautuaga a le vaega faaupufai po o ni vaega faaupufai o pulea le Malo.
    (2) O le a le tauagavaaina se tasi ina ia tofia i le tofi o le Ao o le Malo:
    (a) pe afai e le o ia o se tasi e tauagavaaina ina ia tofia e avea ma se Sui Usufono o le Palemene; po o
    (e) afai e le ia te ia nisi uiga agavaa e pei ona o le a fuafua-tatauina e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono mai lea vaitaimi i lea vaitaimi i se iugafono; po o
    … (Mataupu 18)

Head of State

Chad
  • English
    The President is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of six (6) years, renewable one time. (Art. 66)
  • Arabic
    الرئيس منتخب بالاقتراع العام المباشر لولاية مدتها ستة (6) أعوام قابلة للتجديد مرة واحدة. (المادة 66)
  • French
    Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de six (6) ans, renouvelable une fois. (Art. 66)

Head of State

Belgium
  • English
    The federal executive power, as regulated by the Constitution, belongs to the King. (Art. 37)
  • Dutch
    De federale uitvoerende macht, zoals zij door de Grondwet is geregeld, berust bij de Koning. (Art. 37)
  • French
    Au Roi appartient le pouvoir exécutif fédéral, tel qu’il est réglé par la Constitution. (Art. 37)
  • German
    Die föderale ausführende Gewalt, so wie sie durch die Verfassung geregelt wird, liegt beim König. (Art. 37)

Head of State

Bahamas
  • English
    1. The executive authority of The Bahamas is vested in Her Majesty.
    2. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of The Bahamas may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General, either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
    ... (Art. 71)

Head of State

Barbados
  • English

    A person is qualified to be nominated for election as President if he is a citizen of Barbados by birth or descent. (Sec. 29)

Head of State

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • English
    No one may be a candidate for election as President of the Republic, if they do not meet the following conditions:
    1. to possess Congolese nationality of origin;
    2. to be at least 30 years of age;
    3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
    4. to not be subject to one of the cases of exclusion established by the electoral law. (Art. 72)
  • French
    Nul ne peut être candidat à l’élection du Président de la République s’il ne remplit les conditions ci-après:
    1. posséder la nationalité congolaise d’origine;
    2. être âgé de 30 ans au moins;
    3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
    4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 72)

Head of State

Denmark
  • English
    (1) Upon the death of a King or a reigning Queen, the throne shall pass to his/her son or daughter, the elder child taking precedence over the younger child.
    ... (Act of Succession, Sec. 2)
  • Danish
    Stk. 1. Ved en konges eller en regerende dronnings død overgår tronen til den pågældendes søn eller datter, således at den ældre går forud for den yngre.
    ... (Tronfølgelov, § 2)

Head of State

Chile
  • English
    The President of the Republic will be elected by direct vote and by absolute majority of the suffrage validly emitted.
    … (Art. 26)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente de la República será elegido en votación directa y por mayoría absoluta de los sufragios válidamente emitidos.
    … (Art. 26)