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Head of State
- EnglishThe King shall at all times profess the Evangelical-Lutheran religion. (Art. 4)
- NorwegianKongen skal alltid bekjenne seg til den evangelisk-lutherske religion. (§ 4)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive shall exercise the executive powers on all matters as set forth in Schedules A, C and D read together with Schedule E of this Constitution and any other competence conferred upon it by this Constitution and the law. (Art. 96)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King shall be the Supreme Commander of the armed forces … (Basic Law, Art. 60)
- Arabicالملك هو القائد الأعلى لكافة القوات العسكرية، … (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 60)
Head of State
- EnglishThe federal executive power, as regulated by the Constitution, belongs to the King. (Art. 37)
- DutchDe federale uitvoerende macht, zoals zij door de Grondwet is geregeld, berust bij de Koning. (Art. 37)
- FrenchAu Roi appartient le pouvoir exécutif fédéral, tel qu’il est réglé par la Constitution. (Art. 37)
- GermanDie föderale ausführende Gewalt, so wie sie durch die Verfassung geregelt wird, liegt beim König. (Art. 37)
Head of State
- EnglishThe bodies of the transitional government consist of the following:
(1) The Sovereignty Council, which is the head of state and symbol of its sovereignty and unity;
… (Art. 9) - Arabicتتكون أجهزة الحكم الإنتقالي علي النحو الأتي:
1.مجلس السيادة، وهو رأس الدولة ورمز سيادتها ووحدتها…
(الماده 10)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage.
Election is acquired with an absolute majority of the suffrage expressed.
The modalities for the application of the provisions of this Article are established by an organic law. (Art. 85) - Arabic
يُنتخَب رئيس الجمهوريّة عن طريق الاقتراع العام المباشر والسرّي.
يتمّ الفوز في الانتخاب بالحصول على الأغلبيّة المطلقة من أصوات النّاخبين المعبّر عنها.
يحدّد قانون عضوي كيفيّات تطبيق أحكام هذه المادة. (المادة 85) - French
Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct et secret.
L’élection est acquise à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
Les modalités d’application des dispositions du présent article sont fixées par une loi organique. (Art. 85)
Head of State
- EnglishExecutive Power is vested in the President of the Republic and in Cabinet. (Art. 97)
- KinyarwandaUbutegetsi Nyubahirizategeko bushinzwe Perezida wa Repubulika na Guverinoma. (Ingingo ya 97)
- FrenchLe Pouvoir Exécutif est exercé par le Président de la République et le Gouvernement. (Art. 97)
Head of State
- EnglishSubject to section 21, the succession to the Throne shall be in accordance with the Palace Law on Succession, B.E. 2467 (1924). … (Sec. 20)
- Thaiภายใต้บังคับมาตรา ๒๑ การสืบราชสมบัติให้เป็นไปโดยนัยแห่งกฎมณเฑียรบาลว่าด้วยการสืบราชสันตติวงศ์ พระพุทธศักราช ๒๔๖๗ … (มาตรา ๒๐)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be the head of State.
… (Art. 92) - Bulgarian(1) Президентът е държавен глава.
... (Чл. 92)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of Romania shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage.
… (Art. 81) - Romanian(1) Preşedintele României este ales prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret şi liber exprimat.
... (Art. 81)