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Head of State
- English
Any citizen who has attained fifty years of age and enjoys civil and political rights may be elected President of the Republic.
… (Art. 84) - Italian
Può essere eletto Presidente della Repubblica ogni cittadino che abbia compiuto cinquanta anni d'età e goda dei diritti civili e politici.
… (Art. 84)
Head of State
- EnglishThe provisions of this Act of Succession relating to The King shall relate to The Queen if The Queen is Head of State. (Act of Succession, Art. 2)
- SwedishVad i denna successionsordning är stadgat om Konungen skall, om Drottning är statschef, gälla henne. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §2)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova is elected by freely-expressed, universal, equal, direct, and secret suffrage.
(2) Any citizen of the Republic of Moldova may run for the office of President of the Republic of Moldova, provided that he/she has the right to vote and is over 40 years of age, had lived or has been living permanently on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for no less than 10 years and speaks the Romanian language.
… (Art. 78) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este ales prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret și liber exprimat.
(2) Poate fi ales Preşedinte al Republicii Moldova cetăţeanul cu drept de vot care are 40 de ani împliniţi, a locuit sau locuieşte permanent pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova nu mai puţin de 10 ani şi posedă limba română.
… (Art. 78)
Head of State
- EnglishThe throne shall be inherited by the descendants of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. (Act of Succession, Sec. 1)
- DanishTronen nedarves inden for kong Christian X og dronning Alexandrines efterslægt. (Tronfølgelov, § 1)
Vice-President
- English1 The President of the Confederation chairs the Federal Council.
2 The President and the Vice-President of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly from the members of the Federal Council for a term of office of one year.
3 Re-election for the following year is not permitted. The President may not be elected Vice-President for the following year. (Art. 176) - French1 La présidence du Conseil fédéral est assurée par le président ou la présidente de la Confédération.
2 L’Assemblée fédérale élit pour un an un des membres du Conseil fédéral à la présidence de la Confédération et un autre à la vice-présidence du Conseil fédéral.
3 Ces mandats ne sont pas renouvelables pour l’année suivante. Le président ou la présidente sortants ne peut être élu à la vice-présidence. (Art. 176) - German1 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident führt den Vorsitz im Bundesrat.
2 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident und die Vizepräsidentin oder der Vizepräsident des Bundesrates werden von der Bundesversammlung aus den Mitgliedern des Bundesrates auf die Dauer eines Jahres gewählt.
3 Die Wiederwahl für das folgende Jahr ist ausgeschlossen. Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident kann nicht zur Vizepräsidentin oder zum Vizepräsidenten des folgenden Jahres gewählt werden. (Art. 176) - Italian1 Il presidente della Confederazione presiede il Consiglio federale.
2 Il presidente della Confederazione e il vicepresidente del Consiglio federale sono eletti per un anno dall’Assemblea federale fra i membri del Consiglio federale.
3 La rielezione degli uscenti è esclusa. È parimenti esclusa l’elezione del presidente uscente alla carica di vicepresidente. (Art. 176)
Vice-President
- English
Any person eligible to vote may be elected to the National Council, the Federal Council or the Federal Supreme Court. (Art. 143)7
- French
Tout citoyen ou citoyenne ayant le droit de vote est éligible au Conseil national, au Conseil fédéral et au Tribunal fédéral. (Art. 143)
- German
In den Nationalrat, in den Bundesrat und in das Bundesgericht sind alle Stimmberechtigten wählbar. (Art. 143)
- Italian
È eleggibile al Consiglio nazionale, al Consiglio federale e al Tribunale federale chiunque abbia diritto di voto. (Art. 143)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe Vice President shall be elected at the same time and on the same ticket as the President, on the same conditions and by the same procedure. (Art. 94)
- BulgarianВицепрезидентът се избира едновременно и в една листа с президента при условиятɚ и по реда за избиране на президент. (Чл. 94)
Vice-President
- English(1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
(2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulgarian citizen over 40 years of age and qualified to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country for the five years preceding the election.
… (Art. 93) - Bulgarian(1) Президентът се избира пряко от избирателите за срок от пет години по ред определен със закон.
(2) За президент може да бъде избиран български гражданин по рождение, навършил 4 години, който отговаря на условията за избиране на народен представител и е живял последните пеɬ години в страната.
… (Чл. 93)
Vice-President
- English…
(2) The President shall be assisted in his actions by a Vice President. (Art. 92) - Bulgarian…
(2) Президентът се подпомага в своята дейност от вицепрезидент. (Чл. 92)
Government
- English(1) The Government shall, in accordance with its government programme accepted by Parliament, ensure the implementation of the domestic and foreign policy of the country, and exercise the general management of public administration.
(2) In the exercise of its powers, the Government shall co-operate with the social bodies concerned.
(3) The Government consists of the Prime Minister, Ministers, and other members as established by an organic law. (Art. 102) - Romanian(1) Guvernul, potrivit programului său de guvernare acceptat de Parlament, asigură realizarea politicii interne şi externe a ţării şi exercită conducerea generală a administraţiei publice.
(2) În îndeplinirea atribuţiilor sale, Guvernul cooperează cu organismele sociale interesate.
(3) Guvernul este alcătuit din prim-ministru, miniştri şi alţi membri stabiliţi prin lege organică. (Art. 102)