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Head of State
Egypt
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the head of State and the head of executive power. … (Art. 139)
- Arabicرئيس الجمهورية هو رئيس الدّولة، ورئيس السّلطة التنفيذية. ... (المادّة 139)
Head of State
Sudan
- EnglishThe chairman and members of the Sovereignty Council meet the following conditions:
(1) He is of Sudanese nationality by birth, and not hold the nationality of any other country;
(2) He is not be less than 35 years of age;
(3) He possesses integrity and competence;
(4) He has not have been convicted by a final ruling from a competent court for a crime related to honor, trustworthiness or financial responsibility. (Art. 12) - Arabicيشترط في رئيس وعضو مجلس السيادة:
1. ان يكون سودانياً بالميلاد ولا يحمل جنسية دوله اخري
2. الا يقل عمره عن خمسة وثلاثين عاماً.
3. الا يكون قد ادين بحكم نهائي من محكمة مختصة في جريمة متعلقة بالشرف او الأمانة او الذمة المالية. (الماده 13)
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
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
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
Uganda
- English1. There shall be a President of Uganda who shall be the Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces and the Fountain of Honour.
… (Art. 98)
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)
Head of State
Zambia
- 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
Seychelles
- EnglishThere shall be a President of Seychelles who shall be the Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of Seychelles. (Art. 50)
Head of State
Congo
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate for the functions of President of the Republic if:
• he is not of Congolese nationality of origin;
• he does not enjoy his civil and political rights;
• he is not of [a] good morality;
• he does not attest to a professional experience of eight (8) years at least;
• he is not aged thirty (30) years;
• if he does not enjoy a state of physical and mental well-being duly declared by a college of three sworn doctors, designated by the Constitutional Court. (Art. 66) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat aux fonctions de Président de la République s’il:
- n’est de nationalité congolaise d’origine;
- ne jouit de ses droits civils et politiques;
- n’est de bonne moralité;
- n’atteste d’une expérience professionnelle de huit (8) ans au moins;
- n’est âgé de trente (30) ans révolus;
- ne jouit d’un état de bien-être physique et mental dûment constaté par un collège de trois médecins assermentés désignés par la Cour constitutionnelle. (Art. 66)