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Head of State
- EnglishThe right and title of King George Tupou I to the Crown and the Throne of this Kingdom were confirmed by the Constitution of 1875 and it was further declared in the said Constitution that the succession to the Crown and Throne should devolve upon David Uga and then upon Wellington Gu and then upon them begotten by him in marriage and if at any time there be no heirs of Wellington Gu the Crown and Throne shall descend in accordance with the following law of succession:
It shall be lawful only for those born in marriage to succeed.
The succession shall be to the eldest male child and the heirs of his body but if he should have no children to the second male child and the heirs of his body and so on until all the male line shall be ended.
Should there be no male child the eldest female child shall succeed and the heirs of her body and if she should have no children it shall descend to the second female child and the heirs of her body until the female line is ended.
And if there shall be none of this line of David Uga lawful descendants by marriage to succeed to the Crown of Tonga it shall descend to William Tungi and his lawful heirs begotten by him in marriage and to their heirs begotten by them.
And if there should be no lawful heir the King shall appoint his heir if the House of Nobles consent to it (the representatives of the people having no voice in the matter) and he shall be publicly declared heir to the Crown during the King's life.
Should there be no heir to the Crown or successor who has been so publicly proclaimed the Prime Minister or in his absence the Cabinet ministers shall convoke the nobles of the Legislative Assembly (the representatives of the people having no voice in the matter) and when they meet the House of Nobles shall choose by ballot some one of the chiefs whom they wish to succeed as King. And he shall succeed as the first of a new dynasty and he and the heirs of his body born in marriage shall possess the Crown according to law.
And in the event of there being none to succeed according to this law the Prime Minister or in his absence the Cabinet ministers shall again convoke the nobles of the Legislative Assembly in accordance with this law and they shall choose one to succeed to the Throne as the first of a new dynasty and so on according to this law for ever. (Clause 32) - Tongan‘Oku ma‘u ‘a e Kalauni mo e Nofo‘anga Faka-Tu‘i ‘o e Pule‘anga ni ‘e he ‘Ene ‘Afio ko Kingi Siaosi Tupou I pea ‘oku fakapapau ni ‘e ma‘u ‘e ia pea mo ia na‘e tupu ‘iate ia ‘a Tevita ‘Unga pea mo ia na‘e tupu ai ‘a Uelingatoni Ngu mo kinautolu ‘e tupu ‘iate ia ko ‘ene fānau mali pea ka hala ia ‘o ‘ikai ha hako tupu mali ‘o Uelingatoni Ngu ‘e hoko ‘o hangē ko e lao ‘o e hokohoko ni:
Pea ko ‘eni ‘a e anga ‘o e hokohoko ‘e ngofua ke kau ‘i he hokohoko ni ‘a e fanau tupu mali pe.
Pea ‘e hoko ki he tamasi‘i tangata mo e ngaahi ‘ea ‘o hono sino pea ka hala ia ‘o ‘ikai hano hako ‘e hoko ki hono ua ‘o e tamasi‘i tangata mo e ngaahi ‘ea ‘o hono sino pea fai pehē kae ‘oua kuo ‘osi ‘a e fānau tangata.
Pea ka ‘ikai ha tamasi‘i tangata ‘e hoko ki he ‘uluaki tamasi‘i fefine mo e ngaahi ‘ea ‘o hono sino pea ka hala ia ‘o ‘ikai hano hako ‘e hoko ki hono ua ‘o e tamasi‘i fefine mo e ngaahi ‘ea ‘o hono sino pea fai pehē pe kae ‘oua kuo ‘osi ‘a e fānau fefine.
Pea ka ‘ikai ha taha ‘iate kinautolu ‘o Tevita ‘Unga ko e fanau mali hoko totonu ke hoko ki he Kalauni ‘o e Tu‘i ‘o Tonga ‘e hoko kia Uiliami Tungi pe ko hono ngaahi ‘ea totonu ‘a ia ‘oku tupu ‘i hono sino ko e fānau mali pea mo e ngaahi ‘ea ‘oku tupu ‘iate kinautolu foki.
Pea ka ‘ikai ha ‘ea totonu ‘e fakanofo ‘e he Tu‘i ‘a hono ‘ea kapau ‘oku loto ki ai ‘a e Hou‘eiki Nopele (ka ‘oku ‘ikai kau ai ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai) pea ‘e fakahāhā ko e ‘ea ia ki he Kalauni ‘i he kei lakoifie ‘a e Tu‘i.
Pea ka faifai pea ‘ikai ha ‘ea mo e hoko totonu ki he Kalauni ha taha kuo fakahāhā‘o hangē ko e tu‘utu‘uni ni ‘e fakataha leva ‘e he Palemia pea ka mama‘o ia ‘e ‘i he Kapineti (ko e kau Minisita) ‘a e Hou‘eiki Nopele ‘o e Fale Alea (pea ‘e ‘ikai kau ai ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai) pea ka fakataha ‘e fili ‘e he hou‘eiki Nopele ‘o e Fale Alea ‘aki ‘a e paloti ha taha ‘o e Hou‘eiki ‘a ia ‘oku nau loto ki ai ke hoko ko e Tu‘i pea ‘e hoko ia ko e kamata‘anga ‘o e Ha‘a Tu‘i fo‘ou pea ‘e ma’u ‘e hono ngaahi ‘ea ‘oku tupu ‘iate ia ‘i hono sino ko e fānau mali ‘a e Kalauni ‘o hangē ko e lao ni
Pea ka faifai pea ‘ikai ha hoko ‘iate kinautolu ‘o hangē ko e lao ni ‘e toe fakataha ‘e he Palemia pea ka mama‘o ia ‘e ‘i he Kapineti mo e Hou‘eiki Nopele ‘o e Fale Alea ‘o hangē ko e tu‘utu‘uni ni pea te nau toe fili ha taha ke hoko ki he Kalauni ko e kamata‘anga ‘o e Ha‘a Tu‘i fo‘ou pea ‘e fai pehē ai pe ‘o hangē ko e lao ni ‘o lauikuonga. (Kupu 32)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King Head of State, His Supreme Representative, Symbol of the unity of the Nation, Guarantor of the permanence and of the continuity of the State and Supreme Arbiter between the institutions, sees to respect for the Constitution, to the good functioning of the constitutional institutions, to the protection of democratic choice and of the rights and freedoms of the citizens, of the collectivities, and to respect for the international commitments of the Kingdom.
… (Art. 42) - Arabicالملك رئيس الدولة، وممثلها الأسمى، ورمز وحدة الأمة، وضامن دوام الدولة واستمرارها، والحكم الأسمى بين مؤسساتها، يسهر على احترام الدستور، وحسن سير المؤسسات الدستورية، وعلى صيانة الاختيار الديمقراطي، وحقوق وحريات المواطنين والمواطنات والجماعات، وعلى احترام التعهدات الدولية للمملكة.
… (الفصل 42)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power is composed of the President of the Republic and of the Government.
The President of the Republic is the Head of the Executive.
… (Art. 32) - FrenchLe pouvoir Exécutif est composé du Président de la République et du Gouvernement.
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Exécutif.
… (Art. 32)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power is exercised by the President of the Republic. (Art. 226)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo es ejercido por el Presidente de la República. (Art. 226)
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
a. The King shall appoint the Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers and may relieve them of their duties by a Royal order.
… (Basic Law, Art. 57) - Arabic
يُعين الملك نواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء والوزراء الأعضاء بمجلس الوزراء، ويعفيهم بأمر ملكي. … (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 57)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected in general and direct elections, by secret ballot, for a term of five years. A person may be elected President of the Republic two times at most. The President of the Republic shall be a citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia. A person may be elected President of the Republic if over the age of at least 40 on the day of election. A person may not be elected President of the Republic if, on the day of election, he/she has not been a resident of the Republic of North Macedonia for at least ten years within the last fifteen years. (Art. 80)
- MacedonianПретседателот на Републиката се избира на општи и непосредни избори, со тајно гласање, за време од пет години. За претседател на Републиката исто лице може да биде избрано најмногу два пати. Претседателот на Републиката мора да биде државјанин на Република Северна Македонија. За претседател на Републиката може да биде избрано лице кое на денот на изборите наполнило најмалку 40 години живот. За претседател на Републиката не може да биде избрано лице кое до денот на изборите не било жител на Република Северна Македонија најмалку десет години во последните 15 години. (Член 80)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be appointed by Parliament in accordance with this section.
(2) Whenever a vacancy arises in the office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall nominate one name each to the Speaker who shall put both the names to the floor of Parliament for voting by the members of Parliament.
(3) The person who receives the support of the majority of the members of Parliament present shall be appointed as the President, and the Speaker shall publicly announce the name of the President.
… (Sec. 84) - iTaukei(1) Na Palimedi me digitaka na Peresitedi ena iwalewale e virikotori ena tikina qo.
(2) Kevaka e lala na itutu vakaPeresitedi, na Paraiminisita kei na iLiuliu ni iToniveisaqa me rau na vakatura e yadua na yaca vua na Sipika, mera qai digitaka na lewenipalimedi na Peresitedi.
(3) Na yaca vakaturi e tokona e lelevu na lewenipalimedi, ena vakatikori me Peresitedi, ka na vakaraitaka na Sipika na yacana na Peresitedi.
… (Sec. 84)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is the Head of State and shall represent the Socialist Republic of Vietnam internally and externally. (Art. 86)
- VietnameseChủ tịch nước là người đứng đầu Nhà nước, thay mặt nước Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam về đối nội và đối ngoại. (Điều 86)
Head of State
- English
1. A citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic who has reached the age of 35, speaks the state language and has resided in the republic for at least 15 years in total may be elected President.
2. There is no limit to the number of candidates for the office of president. A person who has presented a national development programme and collected at least 30,000 signatures of voters may be registered as a presidential candidate.
The procedure for the election of the President is determined by constitutional law. (Art. 68) - Russian
1. Президентом может быть избран гражданин Кыргызской Республики, достигший 35-летнего возраста, владеющий государственным языком и проживающий в республике в совокупности не менее 15 лет.
2. Количество кандидатов на пост Президента не ограничивается. Кандидатом в Президенты может быть зарегистрировано лицо, представившее общегосударственную программу развития и собравшее не менее 30 тысяч подписей избирателей.
Порядок выборов Президента определяется конституционным законом. (Статья 68) - Kyrgyz
1. Президент болуп 35 жашка толгон, мамлекеттик тилди билген жана республикада жалпысынан 15 жылдан кем эмес жашаган Кыргыз Республикасынын жараны шайлана алат.
2. Президенттин кызмат ордуна талапкерлердин саны чектелбейт. Жалпы мамлекеттик өнүгүү программасын сунуштаган жана 30 миңден кем эмес шайлоочунун кол тамгасын топтогон адам Президенттикке талапкер болуп каттала алат.
Президентти шайлоо тартиби конституциялык мыйзам менен аныкталат. (68-берене)