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Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
(2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulgarian citizen over 40 years of age and qualified to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country for the five years preceding the election.
… (Art. 93) - Bulgarian(1) Президентът се избира пряко от избирателите за срок от пет години по ред определен със закон.
(2) За президент може да бъде избиран български гражданин по рождение, навършил 40 години, който отговаря на условията за избиране на народен представител и е живял последните пеɬгодини в страната.
… (Чл. 93)
Head of State
- English
I. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is elected for a term of seven years by universal, direct and equal elections by free, individual and secret ballot.
… (Art. 101) - Azerbaijani
I. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti ümumi, bərabər və birbaşa seçki hüququ əsasında, sərbəst, şəxsi və gizli səsvermə yolu ilə 7 il müddətinə seçilir.
… (Maddə 101)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Grenada who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Grenada. (Sec. 19)
Head of State
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate for the office of the President of the Republic if they:
– are not exclusively of Togolese nationality by birth;
– are not thirty-five (35) years of age on the date of the deposit of the candidature;
– do not enjoy all their civil and political rights;
– do not present a general state of physical and mental well-being duly declared by three (03) sworn physicians, designated by the Constitutional Court;
– do not reside in the national territory for at least twelve (12) months. (Art. 62) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat aux fonctions de Président de la République s'il :
- n'est exclusivement de nationalité togolaise de naissance.
- n'est âgé de trente cinq (35) ans révolus à la date du dépôt de la candidature.
- ne jouit de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
- ne présente un état général de bien-être physique et mental dûment constaté par trois (3) médecins assermentés désignés par la Cour constitutionnelle.
- ne réside sur le territoire national depuis douze (12) mois au moins. (Art. 62)
Head of State
- English
The President of the State is elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds of the votes of all members of the National Assembly attending the session.
… (Art. 66) - Lao
ປະທານປະເທດ ແມ່ນສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ເປັນຜູ້ເລືອກຕັ້ງໂດຍໄດ້ຮັບ ຄະແນນສຽງຢ່າງໜ້ອຍສອງສ່ວນສາມ ຂອງຈໍານວນສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດທີ່ເຂົ້າ ຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມ.
... (ມາດຕາ 66) (ປັບປຸງ)
Head of State
- English
(1) The function of Head of the State is hereditary in the direct descendants of His Royal Highness Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, by order of primogeniture and by representation. Only children born of a marriage have the right to succeed.
... (Art. 56)
Head of State
- EnglishA prince or princess of the Swedish Royal House may not become the sovereign ruler of a foreign state whether by election, succession, or marriage without the consent of The King and the Riksdag. Should this occur, neither he nor she nor their descendants shall be entitled to succeed to the throne of Sweden. (Act of Succession, Art. 8)
- SwedishPrins och prinsessa av kungl. svenska huset må ej, utan Konungens och riksdagens samtycke, bliva regent i utländsk stat, vare sig genom val, arv eller gifte. Sker annorlunda, vare han eller hon samt efterkommande ej berättigade att succedera till svenska tronen. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §8)
Head of State
- English1. The executive authority of Uganda is vested in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Uganda.
2. The President shall execute and maintain this Constitution and all laws made under or continued in force by this Constitution.
3. It shall be the duty of the President to abide by, uphold and safeguard this Constitution and the laws of Uganda and to promote the welfare of the citizens and protect the territorial integrity of Uganda.
... (Art. 99)
Head of State
- English1. (1) A Ruler is qualified to be elected Yang di-Pertuan Agong unless—
(a) he is a minor; or
(b) he has notified the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal that he does not desire to be elected; or
(c) the Conference of Rulers by secret ballot resolves that he is unsuitable by reason of infirmity of mind or body or for any other cause to exercise the functions of Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
… (Third Schedule, Part I, [Articles 32 and 33]) - Malay1. (1) Seseorang Raja layak dipilih menjadi Yang di-Pertuan Agong melainkan jika—
(a) Raja itu belum dewasa: atau
(b) Raja itu telah memberitahu Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja bahawa Raja itu tidak berhasrat dipilih; atau
(c) Majlis Raja-Raja mengambil ketetapan melalui undi sulit bahawa Raja itu tidak sesuai untuk menjalankan fungsi Yang di-Pertuan Agong disebabkan oleh kelemahan akal atau tubuhnya, atau kerana apa-apa sebab lain.
… (Jadual Ketiga, Senarai I, [Perkara 32, 33])
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall guarantee the unity of the Nation and State, the integrity of the territory, national independence and shall oversee and guarantee compliance with the Constitution and international treaties.
… (Art. 125) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é o garante da unidade da Nação e do Estado, da integridade do território, da independência nacional e vigia e garante o cumprimento da Constituição e dos tratados internacionais.
… (Art. 125)