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Head of State
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. The President shall be the head of State.
… (Art. 60) - Russian1. Президент является главой государства.
… (Статья 60) - Kyrgyz1. Президент мамлекет башчысы болуп саналат.
… (60-берене)
Head of State
Singapore
- English(1) The executive authority of Singapore shall be vested in the President and exercisable subject to the provisions of this Constitution by him or by the Cabinet or any Minister authorised by the Cabinet.
… (Art. 23)
Head of State
Bahrain
- Englisha. The King is Head of State, and its nominal representative, and his person is inviolate. He is the loyal protector of the religion and the homeland, and the symbol of national unity.
b. The King safeguards the legitimacy of the government and the supremacy of the Constitution and the law, and cares for the rights and freedoms of individuals and organizations.
… (Art. 33) - Arabicأ - المـلك رأس الدولــة، والممثّـل الأسمى لها، ذاته مصونة لا تمس، وهو الحامي الأمين للدين والوطن، ورمز الوحدة الوطنية.
ب - يحمي الملك شرعية الحكم وسيادة الدستور والقانون، ويرعى حقوق الأفراد والهيئات وحرياتهم.
... (المادّة 33)
Head of State
Turkmenistan
- 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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- EnglishProvided always and it is hereby enacted That all and every Person and Persons who shall or may take or inherit the said Crown by vertue of the Limitation of this present Act and is are or shall be reconciled to or shall hold Communion with the See or Church of Rome or shall profess the Popish Religion ... shall be subject to such Incapacities as in such Case or Cases are by the said recited Act provided enacted and established And that every King and Queen of this Realm who shall come to and succeed in the Imperiall Crown of this Kingdom by vertue of this Act shall have the Coronation Oath administred to him her or them at their respective Coronations according to the Act of Parliament made in the First Year of the Reign of His Majesty and the said late Queen Mary intituled An Act for establishing the Coronation Oath and shall make subscribe and repeat the Declaration in the Act first above recited mentioned or referred to in the Manner and Form thereby prescribed. (Act of Settlement 1701, Part II)12
Head of State
Denmark
- 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
El Salvador
- EnglishTo be elected President of the Republic it is required: to be a Salvadoran by birth, [a] child of a Salvadoran father or mother; of secular estate [de estado seglar], over thirty years of age, of notable morality and knowledge; [to] be in the exercise of the rights of citizenship, to have been so for the six years preceding the election and to be affiliated to one of the legally recognized political parties. (Art. 151)
- SpanishPara ser elegido Presidente de la República se requiere: ser salvadoreño por nacimiento, hijo de padre o madre salvadoreño; del estado seglar, mayor de treinta años de edad, de moralidad e instrucción notorias; estar en el ejercicio de los derechos de ciudadano, haberlo estado en los seis años anteriores a la elección y estar afiliado a uno de los partidos políticos reconocidos legalmente. (Art. 151)
Head of State
Chad
- EnglishThe executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic. The President of the Republic is the elected [person] of the Nation and incarnates the national unity.
He is the guarantor of the national independence, of the integrity of the territory and of the respect for the Constitution, [and] for the treaties and international agreements.
... (Art. 65) - Arabicيمارس رئيس الجمهورية السلطة التنفيذية. رئيس الجمهورية هو منتخب الأمة ويجسد الوحدة الوطنية.
إنه ضامن الاستقلال الوطني والسلامة الإقليمية واحترام الدستور والمعاهدات والاتفاقيات الدولية.
... (المادة 65) - FrenchLe pouvoir exécutif est exercé par le Président de la République. Le Président de la République est l'élu de la Nation et incarne l'unité nationale.
Il est le garant de l'indépendance nationale, de l'intégrité territoriale et du respect de la Constitution, des traités et accords internationaux,
... (Art. 65)
Head of State
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishThe Federal Supreme Council elects from among its members a President and a Vice President. … (Art. 51)
- Arabicﻳﻨﺘﺨﺐ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ، ﻣﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻋﻀﺎ ﺋﻪ، رﺋﻴﺴﺎ ﻟﻼﺗﺤﺎﺩ وﻧﺎﺋﺒﺎ ﻟﺮﺋﻴﺲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎﺩ. ... (المادّة 51)
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)