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Head of State
South Africa
- English(1) At its first sitting after its election, and whenever necessary to fill a vacancy, the National Assembly must elect a woman or a man from among its members to be the President.
… (Sec. 86)
Head of State
Cabo Verde
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, direct and secret ballot, by voting citizens registered in the election census within the national and foreign territory, under the terms of the law. (Art. 109)
- PortugueseO Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, directo e secreto, pelos cidadãos eleitores recenseados no território nacional e no estrangeiro, nos termos da lei. (Art. 109)
Head of State
Ethiopia
- EnglishThe President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is the Head of State. (Art. 69)
- Amharicኘሬዚዳንቱ የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ርዕሰ ብሔር ነው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 69)
Head of State
Mauritania
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the guardian of the Constitution. He incarnates the State. He assures, through his arbitration, the continuous and regular functioning of the public powers.
… (Art. 24) - Arabicرئيس الجمهورية هو حامي الدستور وهو الذي يجسد الدولة ويضمن، بوصفه حكما، السير المطرد والمنتظم للسلطات العمومية.
... (المادّة 24) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le gardien de la Constitution. Il incarne l'État. Il assure, par son arbitrage, le fonctionnement continu et régulier des pouvoirs publics.
… (Art. 24)
Head of State
South Sudan
- EnglishThe Executive shall exercise the executive powers on all matters as set forth in Schedules A, C and D read together with Schedule E of this Constitution and any other competence conferred upon it by this Constitution and the law. (Art. 96)
Head of State
Zambia
- English1. A person qualifies to be nominated as a candidate for election as President if that person—
a. is a citizen by birth or descent;
b. has been ordinarily resident in Zambia;
c. is at least thirty-five years old;
d. is a registered voter;
e. has obtained, as a minimum academic qualification, a grade twelve certificate or its equivalent;
f. is fluent in the official language;
g. has paid that person’s taxes or has made arrangements, satisfactory to the appropriate tax authority, for the payment of the taxes;
h. declares that person’s assets and liabilities, as prescribed;
i. pays the prescribed election fee on, or before, the date fixed for the delivery of nomination papers; and
j. is supported by at least one hundred registered voters from each Province.
... (Art. 100)
Head of State
Zimbabwe
- English
(1) The President must uphold, defend, obey and respect this Constitution as the supreme law of the nation and must ensure that this Constitution and all the other laws are faithfully observed.
… (Sec. 90)
Head of State
Niger
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by universal, free, direct, equal and secret suffrage for a mandate of five (5) years, renewable one (1) sole time.
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Nigeriens of the two (2) sexes, of [Nigerien] nationality of origin, at least thirty-five (35) years old the day the dossier is deposited, enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are eligible to the Presidency of the Republic.
No one is eligible to the Presidency of the Republic if he does not enjoy a good state of physical and mental health, as well as of a good morality attested by the competent services.
The organic law specifies the conditions of eligibility, of the presentation of the candidatures, of development of the ballot, of counting [dépouillement] and of proclamation of the results.
... (Art. 47) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel, libre, direct, égal et secret pour un mandat de cinq (5) ans, renouvelable une (1) seule fois.
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Sont éligibles à la Présidence de la République, les Nigériens des deux (2) sexes, de nationalité d'origine, âgés de trente- cinq (35) ans au moins au jour du dépôt du dossier, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques.
Nul n'est éligible à la Présidence de la République s'il ne jouit d'un bon état de santé physique et mental, ainsi que d'une bonne moralité attestée par les services compétents.
Une loi organique précise les conditions d'éligibilité, de présentation des candidatures, de déroulement du scrutin, de dépouillement et de proclamation des résultats.
... (Art. 47)
Head of State
Angola
- English1. Nominations for President of the Republic shall be proposed by the political parties or coalitions of political parties.
2. The nominations referred to in the previous point may include citizens who are not affiliated to a competing political party or coalition of political parties. (Art. 111) - Portuguese1. As candidaturas para Presidente da República são propostas pelos partidos políticos ou coligações de partidos políticos.
2. As candidaturas a que se refere o número anterior podem incluir cidadãos não filiados no partido político ou coligação de partidos políticos concorrente. (Art. 111)
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)