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Head of State
- EnglishThe President shall be the chief executive of the national government. (Art. VIII, Sec. 1)
Head of State
- English
Every candidate to the functions of President of Faso must be Burkinabe by birth, be thirty-five years of age at least and of seventy-five years [of age] at most at the date of deposit of his candidature[,] and meeting the conditions required by the law. (Art. 38)
- French
Tout candidat aux fonctions de Président du Faso doit être Burkinabè de naissance, être âgé de trente cinq ans au moins et de soixante quinze ans au plus à la date du dépôt de sa candidature et réunir les conditions requises par la loi. (Art. 38)
Head of State
- EnglishThe following are attributions and duties of the President of the Republic:
1. To comply with and enforce this Constitution and the law.
… (Art. 236) - SpanishSon atribuciones y obligaciones del Presidente o Presidenta de la República:
1. Cumplir y hacer cumplir esta Constitución y la ley.
… (Art. 236)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Principality is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy on a democratic and parliamentary basis (articles 79 and 80); the power of the State is embodied in the Reigning Prince and the People and shall be exercised by both under the conditions set forth in the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 2)
- GermanDas Fürstentum ist eine konstitutionelle Erbmonarchie auf demokratischer und parlamentarischer Grundlage (Art. 79 und 80); die Staatsgewalt ist im Fürsten und im Volke verankert und wird von beiden nach Massgabe der Bestimmungen dieser Verfassung ausgeübt. (Art. 2)
Head of State
- English(1) A person is qualified to be nominated for election as President if, and is not so qualified unless, he is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of thirty-five years or upwards who at the date of his nomination has been ordinarily resident in Trinidad and Tobago for ten years immediately preceding his nomination.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to reside in Trinidad and Tobago if he holds an office in the service of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and lives outside Trinidad and Tobago because he is required to do so for the proper discharge of his functions.
… (Sec. 23)
Head of State
- English(1) The King is the Head of State, the symbol of its unity and permanence. He arbitrates and moderates the regular functioning of the institutions, assumes the highest representation of the Spanish State in international relations, especially with those nations belonging to the same historic community, and exercices the functions expressly conferred on him by the Constitution and the law.
… (Sec. 56) - Spanish1. El Rey es el Jefe del Estado, símbolo de su unidad y permanencia, arbitra y modera el funcionamiento regular de las instituciones, asume la más alta representación del Estado español en las relaciones internacionales, especialmente con las naciones de su comunidad histórica, y ejerce las funciones que le atribuyen expresamente la Constitución y las leyes.
… (Art. 56)
Head of State
- English(1) Her Majesty the Queen-
(a) having been requested by the people of Papua New Guinea, through their Constituent Assembly, to become the Queen and Head of State of Papua New Guinea; and
(b) having graciously consented so to become, is the Queen and Head of State of Papua New Guinea.
(2) Subject to and in accordance with this Constitution, the privileges, powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of the Head of State may be had, exercised and performed through a Governor-General appointed in accordance with Division 3 (appointment, etc., of Governor-General) and, except where the contrary intention appears, reference in any law to the Head of State shall be read accordingly. (Sec. 82)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He is the guardian of the Constitution. … He is the guarantor … of respect for the International Treaties and Agreements. … (Art. 29) - FrenchLe Président de la République est le chef de l'Etat.
Il est le gardien de la Constitution. … Il est le garant … du respect des Traités et Accords internationaux. … (Art. 29)
Head of State
- English(1) The president of the republic is the head of state.
(2) The president of the republic is elected directly in a national popular vote.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 54) - Czech(1) Prezident republiky je hlavou státu.
(2) Prezident republiky je volen v přímých volbách.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 54)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power of the Nation shall be vested in a citizen with the title of "President of the Argentine Nation". (Sec. 87)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo de la Nación será desempeñado por un ciudadano con el título de "Presidente de la Nación Argentina". (Art. 87)