SEARCH DATABASE
The Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database is a repository of gender equality related provisions in 194 constitutions from around the world. The Database was updated in partnership with the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Japan. Experience its wealth and depth of information by starting your search now.
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the Chief of State, and the symbol of the unity of the Homeland. He ensures the respect of the Constitution, …
The President of the Republic is elected by secret ballot, by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in the Chamber of Deputies in the first round. The President's term in office is six years. He may only be reelected after a period of six years has lapsed since the end of his previous term. Nobody is eligible for the Presidency of the Republic if he does not meet the conditions for election to the Chamber of Deputies or is barred by them from being a candidate.
… (Art. 49) - Arabic
رئيس الجمهورية هو رئيس الدولة ورمز وحدة الوطن. یسهر على احترام الدستور ...
ينتخب رئيس الجمهورية بالاقتراع السري بغالبية الثلثين من مجلس النواب في الدورة الأولى، ويكتفي بالغالبية المطلقة في دورات الاقتراع التي تلي. وتدوم رئاسته ست سنوات ولا تجوز إعادة انتخابه إلا بعد ست سنوات لانتهاء ولايته ولا يجوز انتخاب أحد لرئاسة الجمهورية ما لم يكن حائزاً على الشروط التي تؤهله للنيابة وغير المانعة لأهلية الترشيح.
… (المادّة 49)
Head of State
- EnglishAfter the office of Leadership, the President is the highest official in the country. He is responsible for implementing the Constitution and acting as the head of the executive, except in matters directly concerned with (the office of) the Leadership. (Art. 113)
- Persianپس از مقام رهبری رئیسجمهور عالیترین مقام رسمی کشور است و مسئولیت اجرای قانون اساسی و ریاست قوه مجریه را جز در اموری که مستقیماً به رهبری مربوط میشود، برعهده دارد. (اصل 113)
Head of State
- English
(1) Any citizen who is qualified to be elected to the office of President may be nominated as a candidate for such office –
(a) by a recognized political party ; or
(b) if he is or has been an elected member of the legislature, by any other political party or by an elector whose name has been entered in any register of electors.
... (Art. 31) - Sinhala
(1) ජනාධිපති ධුරයට තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබීම සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇති කවර වූ හෝ පුරවැසියකුගේ නම -
(අ) පිළිගත් දේශපාලන පක්ෂයක් විසින්; හෝ
(ආ) ඔහු ව්යවස්ථාදායකයෙහි තෝරා පත් කළ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්ව සිටී නම් නැතහොත් එසේ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්ව සිටියේ නම්, වෙනත් යම් දේශපාලන පක්ෂයක් විසින් හෝ යම්කිසි ඡන්ද හිමි නාම ලේඛනයක නම ඇතුළත් ඡන්ද හිමියකු විසින්;
... (31 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be the head of the state.
2. The President of the Republic shall observe compliance with the Constitution.
… (Art. 123) - Armenian1. Հանրապետության նախագահը պետության գլուխն է:
2. Հանրապետության նախագահը հետևում է Սահմանադրության պահպանմանը:
… (Հոդված 123)
Head of State
- EnglishSubject to section 21, the succession to the Throne shall be in accordance with the Palace Law on Succession, B.E. 2467 (1924). … (Sec. 20)
- Thaiภายใต้บังคับมาตรา ๒๑ การสืบราชสมบัติให้เป็นไปโดยนัยแห่งกฎมณเฑียรบาลว่าด้วยการสืบราชสันตติวงศ์ พระพุทธศักราช ๒๔๖๗ … (มาตรา ๒๐)
Head of State
- EnglishExecutive power shall be vested in the Amir, the Cabinet and the Ministers in the manner specified in the Constitution. (Art. 52)
- Arabicالسلطة التنفيذية يتولاها الأمير ومجلس الوزراء والوزراء على النحو المبين بالدستور. (المادة 52)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, free, direct, secret, and personal suffrage.
… (Sec. 76) - Tetum1. Atu sai Prezidente-Repúblika, sei hili tuir sufrájiu universál, livre, diretu, sekretu no idaidak.
… (Art. 76) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, livre, directo, secreto e pessoal.
… (Art. 76)
Head of State
- English
The President of the State is the Head of State of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the representative of the multi-ethnic Lao people both within the country and abroad; The President of the State is also the head of national defence and national security, the general of the armed civilian army for independent protection, democracy, defending the homeland and securing peace and stability of the nation. (Art. 65)
- Lao
ປະທານປະເທດ ເປັນປະມຸກລັດ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, ເປັນຜູ້ຕາງໜ້າປະຊາຊົນລາວບັນດາເຜົ່າ ທັງຢູ່ພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ, ເປັນປະທານສະພາປ້ອງກັນຊາດ-ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບແຫ່ງຊາດ, ເປັນແມ່ທັບກຳລັງປະກອບອາວຸດປະຊາຊົນ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນ ຄວາມເປັນເອກະລາດ, ອຳນາດອະທິປະໄຕ, ຜືນແຜ່ນດິນອັນຄົບຖ້ວນ, ສະຖຽນລະພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ຂອງປະເທດຊາດ. (ມາດຕາ. 65) (ປັບປຸງ)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall be the head of the state and executive power, the highest official of Turkmenistan, acting as guarantor of the state independence and the status of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan, its territorial integrity, compliance with the Constitution, rights and freedoms of people and citizens and fulfillment of international obligations. (Art. 68)
- RussianПрезидент Туркменистана является главой государства и исполнительной власти, высшим должностным лицом Туркменистана, выступает гарантом государственной независимости и статуса постоянного нейтралитета Туркменистана, его территориальной целостности, соблюдения Конституции, прав и свобод человека и гражданина и выполнения международных обязательств. (Статья 68)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti döwletiň we ýerine ýetiriji häkimiýetiň baştutanydyr, Türkmenistanyň iň ýokary wezipeli adamydyr, Türkmenistanyň döwlet garaşsyzlygynyň we hemişelik bitaraplyk hukuk ýagdaýynyň, çäk bitewüliginiň, Konstitusiýany, adamyň we raýatyň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny berjaý etmegiň we halkara borçnamalaryny ýerine ýetirmegiň kepili hökmünde çykyş edýär. (68-nji madda)
Head of State
- English
1. The President of Georgia shall be elected for a term of 5 years by the Electoral College, without debates and by open ballot. The same person may be elected President of Georgia only twice.
2. Any citizen of Georgia having the electoral right, who has attained the age of 40 and who has lived in Georgia for at least 15 years, may be elected President of Georgia.
… (Art. 50) - Georgian
1. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტს 5 წლის ვადით დებატების გარეშე ღია კენჭისყრით ირჩევს საარჩევნო კოლეგია. ერთი და იგივე პირი საქართველოს პრეზიდენტად შეიძლება აირჩეს მხოლოდ ორჯერ.
2. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტად შეიძლება აირჩეს საარჩევნო უფლების მქონე საქართველოს მოქალაქე 40 წლის ასაკიდან, რომელსაც საქართველოში უცხოვრია 15 წელს მაინც.
… (მუხლი 50)