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Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the head of the state and ensures confirmed functioning and interaction of the state authorities. (Art. 105)
- Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti davlat boshlig‘idir va davlat hokimiyati organlarining kelishilgan holda faoliyat yuritishini hamda hamkorligini ta’minlaydi. (105-modda)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected through direct, universal, equal and periodic suffrage and by personal and secret ballot.
2. All Mozambican citizens may be candidates for the office of President of the Republic, provided that they meet all of the following conditions:
a. that they possess nationality by origin and do not possess any other nationality;
b. that they are at least thirty-five years of age;
c. that they are in full possession of their civil and political rights;
d. that they have been proposed by at least ten thousand voters.
… (Art. 146) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal directo, igual, secreto, pessoal e periódico.
2. Podem ser candidatos a Presidente da República os cidadãos moçambicanos que cumulativamente:
a) tenham a nacionalidade originária e não possuam outra nacionalidade;
b) possuam a idade mínima de trinta e cinco anos;
c) estejam no pleno gozo dos direitos civis e políticos;
d) tenham sido propostos por um mínimo de dez mil eleitores.
… (Art. 146)
Head of State
- EnglishA Governor General appointed by the Queen shall be Her Majesty’s representative in the Commonwealth, and shall have and may exercise in the Commonwealth during the Queen’s pleasure, but subject to this Constitution, such powers and functions of the Queen as Her Majesty may be pleased to assign to him. (Sec. 2)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State.
He sees to the respect for the Constitution, for the international engagements, for the laws and the decisions of justice.
He assures the regular functioning of the public powers and the continuity of the State.
He determines and controls the conduct of the policy of the Nation.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchLe président de la République est le chef de l'État.
Il veille au respect de la Constitution, des engagements internationaux, des lois et des décisions de justice.
Il assure le fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics et la continuité de l'État.
Il détermine et contrôle la conduite de la politique de la Nation.
… (Art. 45)
Head of State
- Englisha. The King is Head of State, and its nominal representative, and his person is inviolate. He is the loyal protector of the religion and the homeland, and the symbol of national unity.
b. The King safeguards the legitimacy of the government and the supremacy of the Constitution and the law, and cares for the rights and freedoms of individuals and organizations.
… (Art. 33) - Arabicأ - المـلك رأس الدولــة، والممثّـل الأسمى لها، ذاته مصونة لا تمس، وهو الحامي الأمين للدين والوطن، ورمز الوحدة الوطنية.
ب - يحمي الملك شرعية الحكم وسيادة الدستور والقانون، ويرعى حقوق الأفراد والهيئات وحرياتهم.
... (المادّة 33)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by the Nation, in universal, equal and direct elections, conducted by secret ballot.
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3. Only a Polish citizen who, no later than the day of the elections, has attained 35 years of age and has a full electoral franchise in elections to the Sejm, may be elected President of the Republic. Any such candidature shall be supported by the signatures of at least 100,000 citizens having the right to vote in elections to the Sejm.
... (Art. 127) - Polish1. Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej jest wybierany przez Naród w wyborach powszechnych, równych, bezpośrednich i w głosowaniu tajnym.
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3. Na Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej może być wybrany obywatel polski, który najpóźniej w dniu wyborów kończy 35 lat i korzysta z pełni praw wyborczych do Sejmu. Kandydata zgłasza co najmniej 100 000 obywateli mających prawo wybierania do Sejmu.
... (Art. 127)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of the Republic shall be elected for five years by the National Assembly.
(2) Any Hungarian citizen who has reached the age of thirty-five years may be elected President of the Republic.
… (The State, Art. 10) - Hungarian(1) A köztársasági elnököt az Országgyűlés öt évre választja.
(2) Köztársasági elnökké megválasztható bármely magyar állampolgár, aki a harmincötödik életévét betöltötte.
... (Az Állam, 10. cikk)
Head of State
- English(1) A person qualifies for nomination as a presidential candidate if the person—
(a) is a citizen by birth;
(b) is qualified to stand for election as a member of Parliament;
(c) is nominated by a political party, or is an independent candidate; and
(d) is nominated by not fewer than two thousand voters from each of a majority of the counties.
… (Art. 137) - Swahili(1) Mtu anakuwa na sifa za kuteuliwa kuwa mgombea wa urais ikiwa mtu huyo—
(a) ni raia kwa kuzaliwa;
(b) ana sifa za kusimama kwenye uchaguzi kama mbunge;
(c) ameteuliwa na chama cha siasa, au ni mgombea wa kujitegemea; na
(d) ameteuliwa na si chini ya wapiga kura elfu mbili kutoka kila kaunti yenye watu wengi.
… (Kifungu cha 137)
Head of State
- EnglishThe candidate for the office of President of the Republic should:
1. Have completed forty years of age;
2. Be of Syrian nationality by birth, of parents who are of Syrian nationality by birth;
3. Enjoy civil and political rights and not convicted of a dishonorable felony, even if he was reinstated;
4. Not be married to a non-Syrian wife;
5. Be a resident of the Syrian Arab Republic for no less than 10 years continuously upon being nominated. (Art. 84) - Arabicيشترط في المرشح إلى منصب رئيس الجمهورية ما يأتي:
1. أن يكون متماً لأربعين عاماً من عمره.
2. أن يكون متمتعاً بالجنسية العربية السورية بالولادة، من أبوين متمتعين بالجنسية العربية السورية بالولادة.
3. أن يكون متمتعاً بحقوقه المدنية والسياسية، وغير محكوم بجرم شائن ولو رد إليه اعتباره.
4. أن لا يكون متزوجاً من غير سورية.
5. أن يكون مقيماً في الجمهورية العربية السورية لمدة لا تقل عن عشر سنوات إقامة دائمة متّصلة عند تقديم طلب الترشيح .(المادّة 84)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by direct, secret ballot of those who are eligible to vote in elections to Althingi.
… (Art. 5) - IcelandicForseti skal kjörinn beinum, leynilegum kosningum af þeim, er kosningarrétt hafa til Alþingis.
… (5. gr.)