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- English1. Citizens of Angolan origin aged at least thirty-five who have habitually resided in the country for at least ten years and are in full possession of their civil and political rights and physical and mental capacities shall be eligible for election as President of the Republic.
… (Art. 110) - Portuguese1. São elegíveis ao cargo de Presidente da República os cidadãos angolanos de origem, com idade mínima de trinta e cinco anos, que residam habitualmente no País há pelo menos dez anos e se encontrem em pleno gozo dos seus direitos civis, políticos e capacidade física e mental.
… (Art. 110)
Head of State
- EnglishCitizens of Portuguese origin who are registered to vote and have attained the age of thirty-five are eligible for election. (Art. 122)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos eleitores, portugueses de origem, maiores de 35 anos. (Art. 122)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive authority of Grenada is vested in Her Majesty.
(2) Subject to the provision so this Constitution, the executive authority of Grenada may be exercise on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
… (Sec. 57)
Head of State
- English
(1) Any citizen who is qualified to be elected to the office of President may be nominated as a candidate for such office –
(a) by a recognized political party ; or
(b) if he is or has been an elected member of the legislature, by any other political party or by an elector whose name has been entered in any register of electors.
... (Art. 31) - Sinhala
(1) ජනාධිපති ධුරයට තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබීම සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇති කවර වූ හෝ පුරවැසියකුගේ නම -
(අ) පිළිගත් දේශපාලන පක්ෂයක් විසින්; හෝ
(ආ) ඔහු ව්යවස්ථාදායකයෙහි තෝරා පත් කළ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්ව සිටී නම් නැතහොත් එසේ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්ව සිටියේ නම්, වෙනත් යම් දේශපාලන පක්ෂයක් විසින් හෝ යම්කිසි ඡන්ද හිමි නාම ලේඛනයක නම ඇතුළත් ඡන්ද හිමියකු විසින්;
... (31 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic will be elected by direct vote and by absolute majority of the suffrage validly emitted.
… (Art. 26) - SpanishEl Presidente de la República será elegido en votación directa y por mayoría absoluta de los sufragios válidamente emitidos.
… (Art. 26)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is elected for a four-year term by the direct vote of the people. His re-election for a successive term is permissible only once. (Art. 114)
- Persianرئیسجمهور برای مدت چهار سال با رأی مستقیم مردم انتخاب میشود و انتخاب مجدد او به صورت متوالی تنها برای یک دوره بلامانع است. (اصل 114)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be elected for six years by citizens of the Russian Federation on the basis of universal, equal, direct suffrage by secret ballot.
2. Any citizen of the Russian Federation not younger than 35 years of age who has resided in the Russian Federation on a permanent basis for not less than 25 years, who does not have and never had foreign citizenship, residence permit or another document certifying the right of the citizen of the Russian Federation to have residence in the territory of a foreign state may be elected President of the Russian Federation. The requirement for the candidate for election as the President of the Russian Federation to have no and have had no citizenship of a foreign state shall not apply to citizens of the Russian Federation who previously had had a citizenship of a foreign state that was fully or partially accepted into the Russian Federation in accordance with the federal constitutional law and have had permanently lived in the foreign state accepted into the Russian Federation or in the territory of the part of foreign state accepted into the Russian Federation. The President of the Russian Federation in order established by the federal law shall be forbidden from opening and having bank accounts (deposits), keeping cash assets and valuables in foreign banks situated outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
... (Art. 81) - Russian1. Президент Российской Федерации избирается сроком на шесть лет гражданами Российской Федерации на основе всеобщего равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании.
2. Президентом Российской Федерации может быть избран гражданин Российской Федерации не моложе 35 лет, постоянно проживающий в Российской Федерации не менее 25 лет, не имеющий и не имевший ранее гражданства иностранного государства либо вида на жительство или иного документа, подтверждающего право на постоянное проживание гражданина Российской Федерации на территории иностранного государства. Требование к кандидату на должность Президента Российской Федерации об отсутствии у него гражданства иностранного государства не распространяется на граждан Российской Федерации, ранее имевших гражданство государства, которое было принято или часть которого была принята в Российскую Федерацию в соответствии с федеральным конституционным законом, и постоянно проживавших на территории принятого в Российскую Федерацию государства или территории принятой в Российскую Федерацию части государства. Президенту Российской Федерации в порядке, установленном федеральным законом, запрещается открывать и иметь счета (вклады), хранить наличные денежные средства и ценности в иностранных банках, расположенных за пределами территории Российской Федерации.
... (Статья 81)
Head of State
- EnglishNo person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of President of the Republic, Vice-president, Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers, members of the People’s Assembly or members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. (Art. 152)
- Arabicلا يجوز لمن يحمل جنسية أخرى، إضافة للجنسية العربية السورية، أن يتولى مناصب رئيس الجمهورية أو نائبه أو رئيس مجلس الوزراء أو نوابه أو الوزراء أوعضوية مجلس الشعب أو عضوية المحكمة الدستورية العليا. (المادّة 152)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic shall be elected by Parliament in joint session of its members.
Three delegates from each Region, as shall have been elected by their respective Regional Councils so as to ensure the representation of the opposition, shall participate in the election. Valle d’Aosta shall have one delegate.
The President of the Republic shall be elected by secret ballot by a majority of two thirds of the assembly. After the third ballot an absolute majority shall suffice. (Art. 83) - Italian
Il Presidente della Repubblica è eletto dal Parlamento in seduta comune dei suoi membri.
All’elezione partecipano tre delegati per ogni Regione eletti dal Consiglio regionale in modo che sia assicurata la rappresentanza delle minoranze. La Valle d’Aosta ha un solo delegato.
L’elezione del Presidente della Repubblica ha luogo per scrutinio segreto a maggioranza di due terzi dell’assemblea. Dopo il terzo scrutinio è sufficiente la maggioranza assoluta. (Art. 83)
Head of State
- English
The President of Faso is elected by universal, direct, equal and secret suffrage for a mandate of five years.
… (Art. 37) - French
Le Président du Faso est élu au suffrage universel direct, égal et secret pour un mandat de cinq ans.
… (Art. 37)