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Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic exercises the executive power. He presides over the Council of Ministers. (Art. 25)
- Arabicيمارس رئيس الجمهورية السلطة التنفيذية ويترأس مجلس الوزراء. (المادة 25)
- FrenchLe Président de la République exerce le pouvoir exécutif. Il préside le Conseil des Ministres. (Art. 25)
Head of State
- English1. There shall be a President for the Republic of South Sudan who shall be directly elected by the people of South Sudan in general elections according to this Constitution and the provisions set forth by the National Elections Commission in accordance with the electoral law.
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3. The President of the Republic of South Sudan is the head of State and Government, the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the Supreme Commander of all the other regular forces. He or she represents the will of the people, and shall exercise the powers vested in the office of the President by this Constitution.
… (Art. 97)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected by direct secret ballot, with an absolute majority of valid votes.
… (Art. 143) - Arabicينتخب رئيس الجمهورية عن طريق الاقتراع العام السرّي المباشر، وذلك بالأغلبية المطلقة لعدد الأصوات الصّحيحة،
... (المادّة 143)
Head of State
- English(1) The Sovereignty Council is the head of state, the symbol of its sovereignty and unity, and the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, Rapid Support Forces, and other uniformed forces. It is formed by agreement between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change.
(2) The Sovereignty Council consists of 11 members, of whom five are civilians selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change, and five are selected by the Transitional Military Council. The eleventh member is a civilian, selected by agreement between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change.
(3) Over the first 21 months of the transitional period, the Sovereignty Council is chaired by someone selected by the military members, and in the remaining 18 months of the transitional period, starting from ……. 2021, it is chaired by a civilian member selected by the five civilian members who were selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change. (Art. 10) - Arabic1. مجلس السيادة هو رأس الدولة ورمز سيادتها ووحدتها وهو القائد الأعلي للقوات المسلحة وقوات الدعم السريع والقوات النظامية الاخري، ويتكون بالتوافق بين المجلس العسكري الإنتقالي وقوي إعلان الحرية والتغيير.
2. يشكل مجلس السيادة من أحد عشرة عضواً، خوسه مدنيين تختارهم قوي إعلان الحريه والتغيير وخمسه يختارهم المجلس العسكري الإنتقالي، ويكون العضو الحادي عشر مدنياً يتم إختيارهُ بالتوافق بين المجلس العسكري الإنتقالي وقوي إعلان الحريه والتغيير.
3. يرأس مجلس السيادة في الواحد وعشرين شهراً الاولي للفتره الإنتقالية من يختاره الاعضاء العسكريون، ويرأسه في الثماني عشر شهراً المتبقية من الفترة الإنتقاليه والتي تبدأ في السابع عشر من شهر مايو 2021م عضو مدني يختاره الاعضاء الخمسة المدنيون الذين إختارتهم قوي إعلان الحرية والتغيير. (الماده 11)
Head of State
- English
Every candidate to the functions of President of Faso must be Burkinabe by birth, be thirty-five years of age at least and of seventy-five years [of age] at most at the date of deposit of his candidature[,] and meeting the conditions required by the law. (Art. 38)
- French
Tout candidat aux fonctions de Président du Faso doit être Burkinabè de naissance, être âgé de trente cinq ans au moins et de soixante quinze ans au plus à la date du dépôt de sa candidature et réunir les conditions requises par la loi. (Art. 38)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected for five (5) years by direct universal suffrage. He is re-eligible.
The election of the President of the Republic takes place by uninominal majority [majoritaire uninominal/first-past-the-post] ballot in one (1) round.
The election is won by the candidate who obtained the greatest number of votes cast. (Art. 9)7 - French
Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq (5) ans, au suffrage universel direct. Il est rééligible.
L’élection du Président de la République a lieu au scrutin majoritaire uninominal à un (1) tour.
L’élection est acquise au candidat qui a obtenu le plus grand nombre de suffrages exprimés. (Art. 9)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic is the Head of State, symbol of unity, guarantor of national independence and the Constitution and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
… (Art. 62) - Portuguese1 - O Presidente da República é o Chefe do Estado, símbolo da unidade, garante da independência nacional e da Constituição e Comandante Supremo das Forças Armadas.
… (Art. 62)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be responsible for:
a) Defending the Constitution of the Republic;
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i) Requesting from the Constitutional Court preventive review of the constitutionality or legality of legislation and of international treaties;
… (Art. 80) - PortugueseCompete ao Presidente da República:
a) Defender a Constituição da República;
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i) Requerer ao Tribunal de Constitucional a fiscalização preventiva da constitucionalidade ou legalidade das dos diplomas legais e dos tratados internacionais;
… (Art. 80)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia is:
(a) The Head of the State of the Federal Republic of Somalia;
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(c) The guardian and promoter of the founding principles of the Constitution.
(2) The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia shall carry out his duties in accordance with the Constitution and the other laws of the Federal Republic of Somalia. (Art. 87) - Somali(1) Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya waa:
(a) Madaxa Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka ee Soomaaliya;
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(c) Ilaaliyaha iyo horumariyaha mabaadi'da asaasiga ah ee Dastuurka.
(2) Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka wuxuu xilkiisa u gudanayaa si waafaqsan Dastuurkan iyo sharciyada kale ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya. (Qodobka 87aad.)
Head of State
- 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)