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Head of State
Cameroon
- English(1) The President of the Republic shall be the Head of State.
(2) Elected by the whole Nation, he shall be the symbol of national unity.
He shall define the policy of the Nation.
He shall ensure respect for the Constitution.
He shall, through his arbitration, ensure the proper functioning of public authorities.
He shall be the guarantor ... of the respect of international treaties and agreements. (Art. 5) - French(1) Le Président de la République est le Chef de lʼEtat.
(2) Elu de la Nation tout entière, il incarne l’unité nationale;
Il définit la politique de la Nation;
Il veille au respect de la Constitution;
Il assure, par son arbitrage, le fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics;
Il est le garant ... du respect des traités et accords internationaux. (Art. 5)
Head of State
Ukraine
- EnglishThe President of Ukraine is elected by the citizens of Ukraine, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot for a five-year term.
A citizen of Ukraine who has attained the age of thirty-five, has the right to vote, has resided in Ukraine for the past ten years prior to the day of elections, and has command of the state language, may be elected as the President of Ukraine.
... (Art. 103) - UkrainianПрезидент України обирається громадянами України на основі загального, рівного і прямого виборчого права шляхом таємного голосування строком на п'ять років.
Президентом України може бути обраний громадянин України, який досяг тридцяти п'яти років, має право голосу, проживає в Україні протягом десяти останніх перед днем виборів років та володіє державною мовою.
… (Стаття 103)
Head of State
Finland
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by a direct vote for a term of six years. The President shall be a native-born Finnish citizen.
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The right to nominate a candidate in the election for President is held by any registered political party from whose candidate list at least one Representative was elected to the Parliament in the most recent parliamentary elections, as well as by any group of twenty thousand persons who have the right to vote.
… (Sec. 54) - FinnishTasavallan presidentti valitaan välittömällä vaalilla syntyperäisistä Suomen kansalaisista kuuden vuoden toimikaudeksi.
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Oikeus asettaa ehdokas presidentin vaaliin on rekisteröidyllä puolueella, jonka ehdokaslistalta on viimeksi toimitetuissa eduskuntavaaleissa valittu vähintään yksi kansanedustaja, sekä kahdellakymmenellätuhannella äänioikeutetulla.
… (54 §) - SwedishRepublikens president utses genom direkt val för en ämbetsperiod av sex år. Presidenten skall vara infödd finsk medborgare.
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Rätt att ställa upp en kandidat vid presidentval har dels ett registrerat parti från vars kandidatlista valts in minst en riksdagsledamot vid det senaste riksdagsvalet, dels tjugotusen röstberättigade.
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Head of State
Cambodia
- EnglishShall be elected King of Cambodia, a member of the Royal family, aged at least 30 years, descendant of King Ang Duong or of King Norodom or also of King Sisowath.
... (Art. 14) - Khmerត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសជាព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា សមាជិកនៃព្រះរាជវង្សានុវង្សខ្មែរ ដែលមានព្រះជន្មាយុយ៉ាងតិច ៣០ ព្រះវស្សា ហើយដែលជាព្រះរាជបច្ឆាញាតិនៃព្រះមហាក្សត្រអង្គឌួង ឬព្រះមហាក្សត្រនរោត្តម ឬក៏ព្រះមហាក្សត្រស៊ីសុវត្ថិ ។
... (មាត្រា ១៤)
Head of State
Saudi Arabia
- 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
Vanuatu
- 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.
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Head of State
Germany
- English(1) The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate. Any German who is entitled to vote in Bundestag elections and has attained the age of forty may be elected.
(2) The term of office of the Federal President shall be five years. Re-election for a consecutive term shall be permitted only once.
(3) The Federal Convention shall consist of the Members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the parliaments of the Länder on the basis of proportional representation.
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(6) The person receiving the votes of a majority of the members of the Federal Convention shall be elected. If after two ballots no candidate has obtained such a majority, the person who receives the largest number of votes on the next ballot shall be elected.
… (Art. 54) - German(1) Der Bundespräsident wird ohne Aussprache von der Bundesversammlung gewählt. Wählbar ist jeder Deutsche, der das Wahlrecht zum Bundestage besitzt und das vierzigste Lebensjahr vollendet hat.
(2) Das Amt des Bundespräsidenten dauert fünf Jahre. Anschließende Wiederwahl ist nur einmal zulässig.
(3) Die Bundesversammlung besteht aus den Mitgliedern des Bundestages und einer gleichen Anzahl von Mitgliedern, die von den Volksvertretungen der Länder nach den Grundsätzen der Verhältniswahl gewählt werden.
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(6) Gewählt ist, wer die Stimmen der Mehrheit der Mitglieder der Bundesversammlung erhält. Wird diese Mehrheit in zwei Wahlgängen von keinem Bewerber erreicht, so ist gewählt, wer in einem weiteren Wahlgang die meisten Stimmen auf sich vereinigt.
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Head of State
Ghana
- English(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the Head of State and Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana.
… (Art. 57)
Head of State
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English(1) A person shall not be entitled to be elected to hold the office of President of the United Republic save only if -
(a) he is a citizen of the United Republic by birth in accordance with the citizenship law;
(b) he has attained the age of forty years;
(c) he is a member of, and a candidate nominated by, a political party;
(d) he is qualified to be a Member of Parliament or a Member of the House of Representatives; and
(e) within the period of five years before the General Elections, he has not been convicted by any court for any offence relating to evasion to pay any tax due to the Government.
(2) Without prejudice to any person’s right and freedom of expression to hold his own views, to profess a religious faith of his choice, to associate with others and to participate with others in community work in accordance with the laws of the land, no person shall be qualified to be elected to hold the office of President of the United Republic unless he is a member of, and a candidate proposed by, a political party. (Art. 39)
Head of State
Norway
- EnglishThe King shall at all times profess the Evangelical-Lutheran religion. (Art. 4)
- NorwegianKongen skal alltid bekjenne seg til den evangelisk-lutherske religion. (§ 4)