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Vice-President
- English…
Second: The Vice President shall replace the President in case of his absence.
… (Art. 75) - Arabic…
ثانياً :ـ يحل نائب رئيس الجمهورية محل الرئيس عند غيابه
(المادّة 75) …
Vice-President
- EnglishThe President and the Vice President of the Republic shall be elected jointly and directly by the Electoral Body by absolute majority of voters. …
Only natural citizens in full exercise of their civil rights and who have attained thirty-five years of age may be elected. (Art. 151) - SpanishEl Presidente y el Vicepresidente de la República serán elegidos conjunta y directamente por el Cuerpo Electoral por mayoría absoluta de votantes. …
Sólo podrán ser elegidos los ciudadanos naturales en ejercicio, que tengan treinta y cinco años cumplidos de edad. (Art. 151)
Vice-President
- English…
b. The President shall have a Vice President to be appointed by the President. The rules of Article 107, 117, 118 and 128 shall be applied to the Vice President. (Art. 106) - Arabic...
ب. يكون لرئيس الجمهورية نائباً يعينه الرئيس وتطبق بشان النائب أحكام المواد 107 ، 117 ، 118 ، 128 من الدستور. (المادّة 106)
Vice-President
- English
No one may be a candidate to the function of the President of the Republic or Vice President of the Republic if:
- [they are] not of Beninese nationality by birth or have acquired [it for] at least ten years;
- [they are] not of good morals and of grand probity;
- [they] do not enjoy all their civil and political rights;
- [they] are not at least already 40 years old and at most already 70 years old at the date of entering into [their] function;
- [they were] elected two (02) times President of the Republic and exercised two mandates as such;
- [they were] not present in the Republic of Benin at the time of the deposit of their candidature;
- [they] do not enjoy a complete state of physical and mental well-being duly stated by a board [college] of three (03) doctors designated under oath by the Constitutional Court.
- [they] are not duly sponsored [parraint/supported] by [persons] elected within the conditions and following the modalities established by the law. (Art. 44) - French
Nul ne peut être candidat aux fonctions de Président de la République ou de vice-président de la République s'il :
- n'est de nationalité béninoise de naissance ou acquise depuis au moins dix ans ;
- n'est de bonne moralité et d'une grande probité;
- ne jouit de tous ses droits civils et politiques ;
- n'est âgé d’au moins 40 ans révolus et au plus 70 ans révolus à la date d’entrée en fonction ;
- a été élu deux (02) fois Président de la République et a exercé comme tel deux mandats ;
- n'est présent en République du Bénin lors du dépôt de sa candidature ;
- ne jouit d'un état complet de bien-être physique et mental dûment constaté par un collège de trois médecins assermentés désignés par la Cour constitutionnelle.
- n'est dûment parrainé par des élus dans les conditions et suivant les modalités fixées par la loi. (Art. 44)
Vice-President
- English...
3. The President of the Republic shall be assisted by a Vice President of the Republic, to whom he can delegate any of his Constitutional faculties.
4. Before carrying out his functions, the [person] appointed Vice President of the Republic is confirmed [ratificado] by both Chambers of the Parliament in Plenum and by simple majority of their members in the course of one extraordinary session convoked to [this] effect by the President of the Republic. (Art. 33) - Spanish...
3. El Presidente de la República está asistido de un Vice-Presidente de la República, en quien puede delegar algunas de sus facultades Constitucionales.
4. Antes del desempeño de sus funciones, el nombramiento del Vice-Presidente de la República es ratificado por ambas Cámaras del Parlamento en Pleno y por mayoría simple de sus miembros en el curso de una sesión extraordinaria convocada al efecto por el Presidente de la República. (Art. 33) - French...
3. Le Président de la République est assisté d'un Vice-Président de la République à qui il peut déléguer certains de ses pouvoirs constitutionnels.
4. La nomination du Vice-Président de la République est, avant sa prise de fonctions, ratifiée par les deux chambres du Parlement en séance plénière et à la majorité relative de ses membres au cours d'une session extraordinaire convoquée à cet effet par le Président de la République. (Art. 33)
Vice-President
- English…
(1A) A Vice-President shall be appointed by the President from the elected members of the National Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 28)
Vice-President
- EnglishA 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)
Vice-President
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic, it is required to be Colombian by birth, in full exercise of citizenship, and over thirty years of age. (Art. 191)
- SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere ser colombiano por nacimiento, ciudadano en ejercicio y mayor de treinta años. (Art. 191)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe President and the Vice President of the Republic, the Ministers and [the] Vice-Ministers of State and their dependant functionaries, compose the Executive Organ. (Art. 150)
- SpanishEl Presidente y el Vicepresidente de la República, los Ministros y Viceministros de Estado y sus funcionarios dependientes, integran el Órgano Ejecutivo. (Art. 150)
Vice-President
- EnglishThere will be a Vice President of the Republic who, in case of impediment or temporary absence of the President or permanent vacancy of such office, will immediately substitute him, with all his attributions. (Art. 227)
- SpanishHabrá un Vicepresidente de la República quién, en caso de impedimento o ausencia temporal del Presidente o vacancia definitiva de dicho cargo, lo sustituirá de inmediato, con todas sus atribuciones. (Art. 227)