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Head of State
Sri Lanka
- English(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Sri Lanka, who is the Head of the State, the Head of the Executive and of the Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
(2) The President of the Republic shall be elected by the People and shall hold office for a term of five years. (Art. 30) - Sinhala(1) ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපතිවරයෙක් වන්නේ ය, ජනාධිපතිවරයා රජයේ ප්රධානයා ද විධායකයේ ප්රධානයා ද ආණ්ඩුවේ ප්රධානයා ද සන්නද්ධ සේවාවන්හි සේනාධිනායකවරයා ද වන්නේ ය.
(2) ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපතිවරයා ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබිය යුතු අතර පස් අවුරුදු කාලයක් ධූරය දරන්නේ ය. (30 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
Guyana
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President and shall not be so qualified unless he or she -
(a) is a citizen of Guyana and is Guyanese by birth or parentage as defined in articles 43 and 44;
(b) is residing in Guyana on the date of nomination for election and was continuously residing therein for a period of seven years immediately before that date; and
(c) is otherwise qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 90)
Head of State
Gabon
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for seven (7) years by direct universal suffrage. He is re-eligible.
The election of the President of the Republic takes place by uninominal majority [majoritaire uninominal/first-past-the-post] ballot in two (2) rounds.
… (Art. 9) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu pour sept (7) ans au suffrage universel direct. Il est rééligible.
L'élection du Président de la République a lieu au scrutin majoritaire uninominal à deux (2) tours.
… (Art. 9)
Head of State
Comoros
- EnglishThe Comorian citizen of origin, from the Island where the rotation falls, having the status of elector, aged at least thirty-five (35) years [on] the day of the presentation of their candidature and having effectively resided in a permanent manner in the national territory in the course of the twelve months preceding the election, may be [a] candidate to the presidency of the Union.
For the purposes of this Article, the Comorian [person] who has ancestors [ascendants], from the maternal or the paternal line [who] were born in this Island[,] is from the Island.
… (Art. 53) - Arabicيجوز للمواطن من أصل قمري ومن الجزيرة حيث يقع التناوب ويتمتع بصفة الناخب وعمره خمسة وثلاثون عاماً (35) يوم تقديم ترشيحه ويقيم فعلياً بشكل مستمر في الإقليم الوطني خلال فترة الإثني عشرة شهراً السابقة للانتخابات، أن يكون مرشحاً لرئاسة الاتحاد.
لأغراض هذه المادة، القمري الذي لديه أسلاف من جهة الأم أو الأب في هذه الجزيرة هو من الجزيرة.
... (المادة 53) - FrenchPeut être candidat à la présidence de l’Union, le citoyen comorien d'origine, issu de l’Ile où échoit la tournante, ayant la qualité d'électeur, âgé d’au moins trente cinq (35) ans le jour de la présentation de sa candidature et ayant effectivement résidé de manière permanente sur le territoire national au cours des douze mois précédant l’élection.
Au sens du présent article, est issu de l’Ile, le Comorien dont l’un des ascendants, de la lignée maternelle ou paternelle est né dans cette Ile.
… (Art. 53)
Head of State
Zambia
- English1. The electoral systems provided for in Article 47 for the election of President, Member of Parliament or councillor shall ensure—
a. that citizens are free to exercise their political rights;
b. universal adult suffrage based on the equality of a vote;
c. fair representation of the various interest groups in society;
... (Art. 45)
Head of State
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall insure respect for the Constitution, the regular running of public authorities, protection of national unity and survival of the state. (Art. 96)
- Arabicيسھر رئيس الجمھورية على احترام الدستور والسير المنتظم للسلطات العامة وحماية الوحدة الوطنية وبقاء الدول ة. (المادّة 96)
Head of State
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected in general and direct elections, by secret ballot, for a term of five years. A person may be elected President of the Republic two times at most. The President of the Republic shall be a citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia. A person may be elected President of the Republic if over the age of at least 40 on the day of election. A person may not be elected President of the Republic if, on the day of election, he/she has not been a resident of the Republic of North Macedonia for at least ten years within the last fifteen years. (Art. 80)
- MacedonianПретседателот на Републиката се избира на општи и непосредни избори, со тајно гласање, за време од пет години. За претседател на Републиката исто лице може да биде избрано најмногу два пати. Претседателот на Републиката мора да биде државјанин на Република Северна Македонија. За претседател на Републиката може да биде избрано лице кое на денот на изборите наполнило најмалку 40 години живот. За претседател на Републиката не може да биде избрано лице кое до денот на изборите не било жител на Република Северна Македонија најмалку десет години во последните 15 години. (Член 80)
Head of State
Fiji
- English(1) The President shall be appointed by Parliament in accordance with this section.
(2) Whenever a vacancy arises in the office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall nominate one name each to the Speaker who shall put both the names to the floor of Parliament for voting by the members of Parliament.
(3) The person who receives the support of the majority of the members of Parliament present shall be appointed as the President, and the Speaker shall publicly announce the name of the President.
… (Sec. 84) - iTaukei(1) Na Palimedi me digitaka na Peresitedi ena iwalewale e virikotori ena tikina qo.
(2) Kevaka e lala na itutu vakaPeresitedi, na Paraiminisita kei na iLiuliu ni iToniveisaqa me rau na vakatura e yadua na yaca vua na Sipika, mera qai digitaka na lewenipalimedi na Peresitedi.
(3) Na yaca vakaturi e tokona e lelevu na lewenipalimedi, ena vakatikori me Peresitedi, ka na vakaraitaka na Sipika na yacana na Peresitedi.
… (Sec. 84)
Head of State
Zimbabwe
- English
(1) A person qualifies for election as President or appointment as Vice-President if he or she—
(a) is a Zimbabwean citizen by birth or descent;
(b) has attained the age of forty years;
(c) is ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe; and
(d) is registered as a voter.
… (Sec. 91)
Head of State
Honduras
- EnglishTo be President or Vice President of the Republic it is required:
1. To be Honduran by birth;
2. To be more than thirty (30) years [of age];
3. To be in the enjoyment of the rights of citizens; and,
4. To be of secular estate. (Art. 238) - SpanishPara ser Presidente o Designado a la Presidencia, se requiere:
1. Ser hondureño por nacimiento;
2. Ser mayor de treinta (30) años;
3. Estar en el goce de los derechos del ciudadano; y,
4. Ser del Estado seglar (Art. 238)