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Head of State
Sao Tome and Principe
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage.
2. Only a citizen of São Toméan origin, the child of a São Toméan father or mother, more than 35 years of age, who does not possess any other nationality and who over the three years immediately prior to the date of candidacy has had permanent residence in the national territory, may be elected President of the Republic.
… (Art. 78) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, directo e secreto.
2. Só pode ser eleito Presidente da República o cidadão são-tomense de origem, filho de pai ou mãe são-tomense, maior de 35 anos, que não possua outra nacionalidade e que nos três anos imediatamente anteriores à data da candidatura tenha residência permanente no território nacional.
… (Art. 78)
Head of State
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State. He represents the Nation and is the symbol of the national unity.
He sees to the respect for the Constitution.
… He is the guarantor … of respect for the international treaties and agreements. (Art. 69) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le Chef de l’Etat. Il représente la nation et il est le symbole de l’unité nationale.
Il veille au respect de la Constitution.
… Il est le garant … du respect des traités et accords internationaux. (Art. 69)
Head of State
Mali
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He is the guardian of the Constitution. … He is the guarantor … of respect for the International Treaties and Agreements. … (Art. 29) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le chef de l'Etat.
Il est le gardien de la Constitution. … Il est le garant … du respect des Traités et Accords internationaux. … (Art. 29)
Head of State
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic [it] is required:
a) To be Equatoguinean of origin.
b) To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship.
c) To have resided in the Country for five uninterrupted years.
d) To be able to interpret the Fundamental Law.
e) To have been elected in accordance with this Fundamental Law and other laws.
f) To be forty years [of age] as [a] minimum.
g) To not have other nationality. (Art. 35) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere:
a) Ser ecuatoguineano de origen.
b) Estar en gozo del derecho de la ciudadanía.
c) Tener arraigo en el País durante cinco años ininterrumpidos.
d) Saber interpretar la Ley Fundamental.
e) Haber sido elegido conforme a esta Ley Fundamental y demás leyes.
f) Tener cuarenta años como mínimo.
g) No tener ninguna otra nacionalidad. (Art. 35) - FrenchPour être Président de la République, il faut:
a) Être d'origine équatoguinéenne.
b) Jouir de ses droits civiques.
c) Vivre dans le pays depuis cinq ans sans interruption.
d) Savoir interpréter la Loi fondamentale.
e) Avoir été élu conformément à la présente Loi fondamentale et aux autres lois.
f) Être âgé d'au moins quarante ans.
g) Ne pas avoir d'autre nationalité. (Art. 35).
Head of State
Mauritius
- English1. The executive authority of Mauritius is vested in the President.
… (Sec. 58)
Head of State
Eswatini
- English(1) Succession to the office of King and iNgwenyama is hereditary and governed by this Constitution and Swazi law and custom.
(2) Where the office of King and iNgwenyama becomes vacant the successor to the Throne shall be determined and declared in accordance with Swazi law and custom. (Sec. 5)
Head of State
Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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
Cabo Verde
- EnglishThe candidates for President of the Republic shall be proposed by a minimum of one thousand and a maximum of four thousand voting citizens and must be introduced to the Constitutional Court up to the sixtieth day prior to the date of the elections. (Art. 111)
- PortugueseAs candidaturas para Presidente da República são propostas por um mínimo de mil e um máximo de quatro mil cidadãos eleitores e devem ser apresentadas no Tribunal Constitucional até ao sexagésimo dia anterior à data das eleições. (Art. 111)
Head of State
Namibia
- English(1) As the Head of State, the President shall uphold, protect and defend the Constitution as the Supreme Law, and shall perform with dignity and leadership all acts necessary, expedient, reasonable and incidental to the discharge of the executive functions of the Government, subject to the overriding terms of this Constitution and the laws of Namibia, which he or she is constitutionally obliged to protect to administer and to execute.
… (Art. 32)
Head of State
Gambia
- English(1) There shall be a President of The Gambia who shall be the Head of State and of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
(2) The President shall uphold and defend this Constitution as the supreme law of The Gambia. (Sec. 61)