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Government
Israel
- English…
(c) The Knesset Member who has formed a Government shall head it.
(d) Once the Government has been formed, it shall present itself before the Knesset, announce the guidelines of its policy, its composition and the distribution of functions among the Ministers, and shall request for an expression of confidence. The Government shall be established once the Knesset has expressed confidence in it, and the Ministers shall thereupon assume office. (Basic Law: The Government (2001), Sec. 13) - Hebrew...
(ג) חבר הכנסת שהרכיב ממשלה יעמוד בראשה.
(ד) משהורכבה הממשלה, תתייצב לפני הכנסת, תודיע על קווי היסוד של מדיניותה, על הרכבה ועל חלוקת התפקידים בין השרים, ותבקש הבעת אמון; הממשלה תיכון משהביעה בה הכנסת אמון, ומאותה שעה ייכנסו השרים לכהונתם. (חוק יסוד: הממשלה (2001), סעיף 13)
Government
Guatemala
- EnglishThe following are the requirements to be a Minister of State:
a. To be Guatemalan;
b. To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship; and
c. To be thirty years of age or greater. (Art. 196) - SpanishPara ser ministro de Estado se requiere:
a) Ser guatemalteco;
b) Hallarse en el goce de los derechos de ciudadanos; y
c) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 196)
Government
Finland
- English…
Notwithstanding the provision in paragraph (1), the President makes decisions on the following matters without a motion from the Government:
(1) The appointment of the Government or a Minister, as well as the acceptance of the resignation of the Government or a Minister;
… (Sec. 58) - Finnish…
Presidentti päättää 1 momentissa säädetystä poiketen ilman valtioneuvoston ratkaisuehdotusta:
1) valtioneuvoston ja sen jäsenen nimittämisestä sekä eron myöntämisestä valtioneuvostolle tai sen jäsenelle;
… (58 §) - Swedish…
Med avvikelse från vad som sägs i 1 mom. fattar presidenten i följande fall beslut utan att statsrådet lägger fram förslag till avgörande:
1) utnämning av statsrådet och dess medlemmar samt avsked åt statsrådet eller en medlem av statsrådet,
… (58 §)
Government
China
- EnglishThe State Council is composed of the following:
the Premier,
the Vice-Premiers,
the State Councilors,
the ministers in charge of ministries,
the ministers in charge of commissions,
the Auditor-General,
and the Secretary-General.
… (Art. 86) - Chinese国务院由下列人员组成:
总理,
副总理若干人,
国务委员若干人,
各部部长,
各委员会主任,
审计长,
秘书长。
… (第八十六条)
Government
Liberia
- EnglishThe Executive Power of the Republic shall be vested in the President who shall be Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The president shall be elected by universal adult suffrage of registered voters in the Republic … (Art. 50)
Government
Korea, Republic of
- English1. The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the National Assembly.
2. The Prime Minister shall assist the President and shall direct the Executive Ministries under order of the President.
3. No member of the military shall be appointed Prime Minister unless s/he is retired from active duty. (Art. 86) - Korean①국무총리는 국회의 동의를 얻어 대통령이 임명한다.
②국무총리는 대통령을 보좌하며, 행정에 관하여 대통령의 명을 받아 행정각부를 통할한다.
③군인은 현역을 면한 후가 아니면 국무총리로 임명될 수 없다. (제86조)
Government
Jamaica
- English1. Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he, acting in his discretion, shall appoint the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is best able to command the confidence of a majority of the members of that House and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint from among the members of the two Houses such number of other Ministers as the Prime Minister may advise.
… (Sec. 70)
Government
Hungary
- English(1) The Members of the Government shall be the Prime Minister and the ministers.
(2) By means of a decree, the Prime Minister shall designate one or more Deputy Prime Minister(s) from among the ministers.
(3) The Prime Minister shall be elected by the National Assembly on the proposal of the President of the Republic.
(4) The Prime Minister shall be elected with the votes of more than half of the Members of the National Assembly. The Prime Minister shall take office upon his or her election.
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(7) Ministers shall be appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister. ...
… (The State, Art. 16) - Hungarian(1) A Kormány tagjai a miniszterelnök és a miniszterek.
(2) A miniszterelnök rendeletben a miniszterek közül egy vagy több miniszterelnök-helyettest jelöl ki.
(3) A miniszterelnököt az Országgyűlés a köztársasági elnök javaslatára választja meg.
(4) A miniszterelnök megválasztásához az országgyűlési képviselők több mint a felének szavazata szükséges. A miniszterelnök a megválasztásával hivatalba lép.
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(7) A minisztert a miniszterelnök javaslatára a köztársasági elnök nevezi ki. ...
… (Az Állam, 16. cikk)
Government
Morocco
- EnglishThe King appoints the Head of Government from within the political party arriving ahead in the elections of the members of the Chamber of Representatives, and with a view to their results.
On proposal of the Head of Government, He appoints the members of the government.
… (Art. 47) - Arabicيعيّن الملك رئيس الحكومة من الحزب السياسي الذي تصدر انتخابات أعضاء مجلس النواب، وعلى أساس نتائجها.
ويعين أعضاء الحكومة باقتراح من رئيسها.
… (الفصل 47)
Government
Lebanon
- EnglishA Representative may combine the representative and the ministerial functions. Ministers may be selected from the members of the Chamber of Deputies or from persons outside it, or from both. (Art. 28)
- Arabicيجوز الجمع بين النيابة ووظيفة الوزارة. أما الوزراء فيجوز انتقاؤهم من أعضاء المجلس النيابي أو من أشخاص خارجين عنه أو من كليهما. (المادّة 28)