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Head of State
- EnglishIn accordance with the express provision of Article 2 of the Instrument of Government of 1809 that The King shall always profess the pure evangelical faith, as adopted and explained in the unaltered Confession of Augsburg and in the Resolution of the Uppsala Meeting of the year 1593, princes and princesses of the Royal House shall be brought up in that same faith and within the Realm. Any member of the Royal Family not professing this faith shall be excluded from all rights of succession. (Act of Succession, Art. 4)
- SwedishSåsom 2 § i 1809 års regeringsform uttryckligen stadgar, att Konung alltid skall vara av den rena evangeliska läran, sådan som den, uti den oförändrade Augsburgiska bekännelsen, samt Uppsala mötes beslut av år 1593, antagen och förklarad är, sålunda skola ock prinsar och prinsessor av det kungl. huset uppfödas i samma lära och inom riket. Den av kungl. familjen som ej sig till samma lära bekänner, vare från all successionsrätt utesluten. (Successionsordning (1979:935) §4)
Head of State
- English
1. The President of Georgia shall be elected for a term of 5 years by the Electoral College, without debates and by open ballot. The same person may be elected President of Georgia only twice.
2. Any citizen of Georgia having the electoral right, who has attained the age of 40 and who has lived in Georgia for at least 15 years, may be elected President of Georgia.
… (Art. 50) - Georgian
1. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტს 5 წლის ვადით დებატების გარეშე ღია კენჭისყრით ირჩევს საარჩევნო კოლეგია. ერთი და იგივე პირი საქართველოს პრეზიდენტად შეიძლება აირჩეს მხოლოდ ორჯერ.
2. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტად შეიძლება აირჩეს საარჩევნო უფლების მქონე საქართველოს მოქალაქე 40 წლის ასაკიდან, რომელსაც საქართველოში უცხოვრია 15 წელს მაინც.
… (მუხლი 50)
Head of State
- English
1. The executive power of Samoa shall vest in the Head of State and shall be exercised by him or her under the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 31) - Samoan
(1) O le pulega faatonu o Samoa o le a i le Ao o le Malo ma o le a faaaogaina e ia e tusa ma aiaiga o lenei Faavae.
… (Mataupu 31)
Head of State
- English(1) A person shall be qualified to be nominated for election as President if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he is a citizen of Dominica of the age of forty years or upwards who at the date of his nomination has been resident in Dominica for five years immediately preceding his nomination.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section a person shall be deemed to reside in Dominica if he holds an office in the service of the Government, or is employed with any intergovernmental organisation or institution of the Commonwealth Caribbean or any international organisation or institution of which Dominica is a member and lives outside Dominica because he is required to do so for the proper discharge of his functions.
(3) Parliament may, by resolution supported by the votes of not less than three-fourths of all the elected members of the House waive the residence qualification laid down in subsection (1) of this section with respect to any particular person to be proposed for nomination. (Sec. 20)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be the Head of the State.
… (Art. 77) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este şeful statului.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- EnglishLegislative authority shall be vested in the King and the Folketing conjointly. Executive authority shall be vested in the King.
… (Sec. 3) - DanishDen lovgivende magt er hos kongen og Folketinget i forening. Den udøvende magt er hos kongen.
… (§ 3)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of the Republic of Indonesia shall hold the power of government in accordance with the Constitution.
… (Art. 4) - Indonesian(1) Presiden Republik Indonesia memegang kekuasaan pemerintahan menurut Undang-Undang Dasar.
… (Pasal 4)
Head of State
- EnglishThe form of government for this Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy under His Majesty King George Tupou V and his successors. (Clause 30)
- TonganKo e anga ‘o e fai ‘a e Pule ‘o e Fonua ni ko e Pule‘anga Tu‘i Faka-Konisitutone ‘I he malumalu ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio ko e Tu‘i ko Tupou VI mo kinautolu ‘e hoko kiate ia. (Kupu 30)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by universal direct suffrage and by secret majority ballot in two (2) rounds.
… (Art. 35) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin secret, majoritaire à deux (2) tours.
… (Art. 35)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive authority of Belize is vested in Her Majesty.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Belize may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
... (Sec. 36)