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Head of State
- English
(1) The President must uphold, defend, obey and respect this Constitution as the supreme law of the nation and must ensure that this Constitution and all the other laws are faithfully observed.
… (Sec. 90)
Head of State
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President if—
(a) he or she is a citizen of The Gambia by birth or descent;
(b) he or she has attained the minimum age of thirty years;
(c) he or she has been ordinarily resident in The Gambia for at least the five years immediately preceding the election;
(d) he or she has completed senior secondary school education; and
(e) he or she is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly.
(2) A person who holds the citizenship or nationality of a country other than The Gambia, shall not be qualified for election as President.
… (Sec. 62)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China are elected by the National People’s Congress.
Citizens of the People’s Republic of China who have the right to vote and to stand for election and who have reached the age of 45 are eligible for election as President or Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China.
… (Art. 79) - Chinese中华人民共和国主席、副主席由全国人民代表大会选举。
有选举权和被选举权的年满四十五周岁的中华人民共和国公民可以被选为中华人民共和国主席、副主席。
… (第七十九条)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and subject thereto.
…
(2) Election of the President shall be:
(a) by direct, universal and equal suffrage; and
(b) conducted in accordance with principles and procedures to be determined by Act of Parliament:
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(3) Every citizen of Namibia by birth or descent, over the age of thirty-five (35) years, and who is eligible to be elected to office as a member of the National Assembly shall be eligible for election as President.
… (Art. 28)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic holds the general administration of the State; his attributions are:
1. To comply with and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal provisions;
2. To direct the policies of the state and to represent it;
… (Art. 245) - SpanishEl Presidente de la República tiene a su cargo la administración general del Estado, son sus atribuciones;
1. Cumplir y hacer cumplir la Constitución, los tratados y convenciones, leyes y demás disposiciones legales;
2. Dirigir la política general del Estado y representarlo;
… (Art. 245)
Head of State
- EnglishAny indigenous Vanuatu citizen qualified to be elected to Parliament shall be eligible for election as President of the Republic. (Art. 35)
- FrenchTout citoyen vanuatuan ayant la capacité d'être élu membre du Parlement peut être élu Président de la République. (Art. 35)
Head of State
- English
1. The President of the Republic is the Head of State and represents the unity of the people.
2. President may be elected only an Albanian citizen by birth, who has been a resident for not less than the past 10 years in Albania and who has reached the age of 40 years old. (Art. 86) - Albanian
1. Presidenti i Republikës është Kryetar i Shtetit dhe përfaqëson unitetin e popullit.
2. President mund të zgjidhet vetëm shtetasi shqiptar që nga lindja, me qëndrim jo më pak se 10 vjetët e fundit në Shqipëri dhe që ka mbushur moshën 40 vjeç. (Neni 86)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State. He is the guarantor … of the respect for the Constitution and for the international treaties and agreements.
… (Art. 64) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le Chef de l’Etat. Il est garant … du respect de la Constitution et des traités et accords internationaux.
… (Art. 64)
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
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by majority ballot in two rounds. The election of the President of the Republic is acquired with the absolute majority of the suffrage expressed.
… (Art. 56) - French
Le Président de la République est élu au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours. L'élection du Président de la République est acquise à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
… (Art. 56)