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Head of State
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- EnglishThat the Succession to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and of the Dominions thereto belonging after Her most Sacred Majesty and in default of Issue of Her Majesty be remain and continue to the most Excellent Princess Sophia Electoress and Dutchess Dowager of Hanover and the Heirs of her body being Protestants upon whom the Crown of England is settled by an Act of Parliament made in England in the Twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Third intituled an Act for the further Limitation of the Crown and better securing the rights and Liberites of the Subject And that all Papists and persons marrying Papists shall be excluded from and for ever incapable to inherit possess or enjoy the Imperial Crown of Great Britain and the Dominions thereunto belonging or any part thereof and in every such Case the Crown and Government shall from time to time descend to and be enjoyed by such person being a Protestant as should have inherited and enjoyed the same in case such Papist or person marrying a Papist was naturally dead according to the Provision for the descent of the Crown of England made by another Act of Parliament in England in the first year of the reign of Their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary intituled an Act declaring the Rights and Liberites of the Subject and settling the Succession of the Crown. (Union with Scotland Act 1706, Art. II)11
Head of State
Bahrain
- English...
b. Legislative authority is vested in the King and the National Assembly in accordance with the Constitution. Executive authority is vested in the King together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers, and judicial rulings are issued in his name, the whole being in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. (Art. 32) - Arabic…
ب - السلطة التـشريعية يتولاها الملك والمجلس الوطني وفقاً للدستور، ويتولى الملك السلطـة التـنفيذية مع مجلس الوزراء والوزراء، وباسمه تصدر الأحكام القضائية، وذلك كله وفقا لأحكام الدستور. (المادّة 32)
Head of State
Haiti
- EnglishThe Executive power is vested in:
a. the President of the Republic, who is the Head of State.
… (Art. 133) - FrenchLe pouvoir exécutif est exercé par:
a) le Président de la République, Chef de l'Etat;
… (Art. 133)
Head of State
Finland
- English…
The governmental powers are exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government, the members of which shall have the confidence of the Parliament.
… (Sec. 3) - Finnish…
Hallitusvaltaa käyttävät tasavallan presidentti sekä valtioneuvosto, jonka jäsenten tulee nauttia eduskunnan luottamusta.
… (3 §) - Swedish…
Regeringsmakten utövas av republikens president samt statsrådet, vars medlemmar skall ha riksdagens förtroende.
… (3 §)
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)
Head of State
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by the simple majority of the suffrage expressed. (Art. 71)
- FrenchLe Président de la République est élu à la majorité simple des suffrages exprimés. (Art. 71)
Head of State
Viet Nam
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by the National Assembly from among its deputies.
... (Art. 87) - VietnameseChủ tịch nước do Quốc hội bầu trong số các đại biểu Quốc hội.
... (Điều 87)
Head of State
Honduras
- EnglishThe President of the Republic holds the general administration of the State; his attributions are:
1. To comply with and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal provisions;
2. To direct the policies of the state and to represent it;
… (Art. 245) - SpanishEl Presidente de la República tiene a su cargo la administración general del Estado, son sus atribuciones;
1. Cumplir y hacer cumplir la Constitución, los tratados y convenciones, leyes y demás disposiciones legales;
2. Dirigir la política general del Estado y representarlo;
… (Art. 245)
Head of State
Norway
- EnglishA Prince or Princess entitled to succeed to the Crown of Norway may not marry without the consent of the King. Nor may he or she accept any other crown or government without the consent of the King and the Storting. For the consent of the Storting two thirds of the votes are required.
If he or she acts contrary to this rule, they and their descendants forfeit their right to the throne of Norway. (Art. 36) - NorwegianEn til Norges krone arveberettiget prins eller prinsesse må ikke gifte seg uten kongens tillatelse. Heller ikke må han eller hun motta noen annen krone eller regjering uten kongens og Stortingets samtykke. Til Stortingets samtykke fordres to tredjedeler av stemmene.
Handler han eller hun i strid med dette, taper vedkommende så vel som etterkommerne retten til Norges trone. (§ 36)