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- EnglishHis Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall have the power to make laws for the peace, order, security and good government of Brunei Darussalam. (Sec. 39)
- MalayKebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan hendaklah mempunyai kuasa untuk membuat undang-undang bagi keamanan, ketenteraman, keselamatan dan pemerintahan yang baik Negara Brunei Darussalam. (Sec. 39)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral College for the purposes of this Chapter which shall be a unicameral body consisting of all the members of the Senate and all the members of the House of Representatives assembled together.
… (Sec. 28)
Head of State
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate for election as President of the Republic, if they do not meet the following conditions:
1. to possess Congolese nationality of origin;
2. to be at least 30 years of age;
3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
4. to not be subject to one of the cases of exclusion established by the electoral law. (Art. 72) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat à l’élection du Président de la République s’il ne remplit les conditions ci-après:
1. posséder la nationalité congolaise d’origine;
2. être âgé de 30 ans au moins;
3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 72)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected, in accordance with Schedule 1, by secret ballot by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the chairmen of Local Government Councils.
… (Art. 34) - French1) Le Président de la République est élu au scrutin secret par un collège électoral composé des membres du Parlement et des présidents des conseils provinciaux conformément aux dispositions de l'annexe I.
… (Art. 34)
Head of State
- EnglishThe powers of the State shall comprise:
• The Judicial Power
• The Executive Power
• The Organizational Power
All these powers shall cooperate in performing their duties according to this Law and other regulations. The King is the ultimate source of all these authorities. (Basic Law, Art. 44) - Arabicتتكون السلطات في الدولة من:
السلطة القضائية.
السلطة التنفيذية.
السلطة التنظيمية.
وتتعاون هذه السلطات في أداء وظائفها، وفقاً لهذا النظام وغيره من الأنظمة، والملك هو مرجع هذه السلطات. (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 44)
Head of State
- English1. The executive authority of the Republic shall vest in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Seychelles.
...(Art. 66)
Head of State
- English
Every person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected to the office of President unless he is subject to any of the following disqualifications–
(a) if he has not attained the age of thirty years;
(b) if he is not qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament under sub-paragraph (d), (e), (f) or (g) of paragraph (1) of Article 91; and
(c) if he has been twice elected to the office of President by the People.
(d) if he has been removed from the office of President under the provisions of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of Article 38. (Art. 92) - Sinhala
ඡන්ද හිමියකු වීමට සුදුසුකම්ලත් සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම, ඒ තැනැත්තා -
(අ) වයස අවුරුදු තිස් (30) සම්පූර්ණ කර නොසිටීම;
(ආ) 91 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ (1) වැනි අනුව්යවස්ථාවේ (ඈ), (ඉ), (ඊ) හෝ (උ) ඡේද යටතේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයකු ලෙස තෝරා පත් කර ගැනීමට නුසුදුස්සකු වීම;
(ඇ) ඔහු, ජනතාව විසින් ජනාධිපති ධුරයට දෙවරක් තෝරා පත් කොට ගනු ලැබ තිබීම;
(ඈ) 38 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ (2) වැනි අනුව්යවස්ථාවේ (ඉ) ඡේදයේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ ජනාධිපති ධුරයෙන් ඉවත් කරනු ලැබ සිටීම, යන නුසුදුසුකම්වලින් කවර වූ හෝ නුසුදුසුකමකට යටත්ව සිටී නම් මිස, ජනාධිපතිවරයා වශයෙන් තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (92 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Jamaica who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty’s representative in Jamaica. (Sec. 27)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Antigua and Barbuda. (Sec. 22)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by majority ballot in two rounds.
… (Art. 30) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours.
… (Art. 30)