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Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the guarantor of the national independence, of the integrity of the territory, of the respect for the Constitution and for the law as well as of the execution of the treaties.
… (Art. 91) - Arabic
رئيس الجمهوريّة هو الضّامن لاستقلال الوطن، وسلامة ترابه ولاحترام الدّستور والقانون ولتنفيذ المعاهدات،
... (الفصل 91) - French
Le Président de la République est le garant de l'indépendance nationale, de l'intégrité du territoire, du respect de la Constitution et de la loi ainsi que de l'exécution des traités.
... (Art. 91)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, free, direct, secret, and personal suffrage.
… (Sec. 76) - Tetum1. Atu sai Prezidente-Repúblika, sei hili tuir sufrájiu universál, livre, diretu, sekretu no idaidak.
… (Art. 76) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, livre, directo, secreto e pessoal.
… (Art. 76)
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 President of the Republic and the Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by universal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage, under the terms of the Constitution and the law. (Art. 106)
- PortugueseO Presidente da República e os Deputados à Assembleia Nacional são eleitos por sufrágio universal, directo, secreto e periódico, nos termos da Constituição e da lei. (Art. 106)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power is vested in the President. (Art. 99)
- DutchDe uitvoerende Macht berust bij de President. (Art. 99)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall be the head of the state and executive power, the highest official of Turkmenistan, acting as guarantor of the state independence and the status of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan, its territorial integrity, compliance with the Constitution, rights and freedoms of people and citizens and fulfillment of international obligations. (Art. 68)
- RussianПрезидент Туркменистана является главой государства и исполнительной власти, высшим должностным лицом Туркменистана, выступает гарантом государственной независимости и статуса постоянного нейтралитета Туркменистана, его территориальной целостности, соблюдения Конституции, прав и свобод человека и гражданина и выполнения международных обязательств. (Статья 68)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti döwletiň we ýerine ýetiriji häkimiýetiň baştutanydyr, Türkmenistanyň iň ýokary wezipeli adamydyr, Türkmenistanyň döwlet garaşsyzlygynyň we hemişelik bitaraplyk hukuk ýagdaýynyň, çäk bitewüliginiň, Konstitusiýany, adamyň we raýatyň hukuklaryny we azatlyklaryny berjaý etmegiň we halkara borçnamalaryny ýerine ýetirmegiň kepili hökmünde çykyş edýär. (68-nji madda)
Head of State
- EnglishIf a King or a reigning Queen dies without issue who is entitled to inherit the throne, the brother or sister of the King or reigning Queen shall succeed to the throne. If the King or the reigning Queen has several brothers or sisters or if some of their respective brothers or sisters have died, the rules laid down in Section 2 shall apply correspondingly. (Act of Succession, Sec. 3)
- DanishDør en konge eller en regerende dronning uden at efterlade sig til tronen arveberettiget afkom, overgår tronen til den pågældendes broder eller søster. Har kongen eller den regerende dronning flere søskende, eller er nogen af en pågældendes søskende afgået ved døden, finder reglerne i § 2 tilsvarende anvendelse. (Tronfølgelov, § 3)
Head of State
- English
Any citizen who has attained fifty years of age and enjoys civil and political rights may be elected President of the Republic.
… (Art. 84) - Italian
Può essere eletto Presidente della Repubblica ogni cittadino che abbia compiuto cinquanta anni d'età e goda dei diritti civili e politici.
… (Art. 84)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President of Pakistan who shall be the Head of State and shall represent the unity of the Republic.
(2) A person shall not be qualified for election as President unless he is a Muslim of not less than forty-five years of age and is qualified to be elected as member of the National Assembly.
(3) The President shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of the Second Schedule10 by the members of an electoral college consisting of--
(a) the members of both Houses; and
(b) the members of the Provincial Assemblies.
… (Art. 41) - Urdu(ا) پاکستان کا ایک صدر ہو گا جو مملکت کا سربراہ ہو گا اور جمہوریہ کے اتحاد کی نمائندگی کرے گا۔
(۲) کوئی شخص اس وقت تک صدر کی حیثیت سے انتخاب کا اہل نہیں ہو گا تاوقتیکہ وہ کم از کم پینتالیس سال کی عمرکا مسلمان نہ ہو اور قومی اسمبلی کا رکن منتخب ہونے کا اہل نہ ہو۔
(۳) صدر جدول دوم کے احکام کے مطابق ذیل پر مشتمل انتخابی ادارے کے ارکان کی طرف سے منتخب کیا جائےگا--
(الف) دونوں ایوانوں کے ارکان؛ اور
(ب) صوبائی اسمبلیوں کے ارکان۔
… (آرٹیکل ۴۱)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a President of the Republic of Botswana who shall be the Head of State. (Sec. 30)