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Head of State
- EnglishThe provisions of this Act of Succession relating to The King shall relate to The Queen if The Queen is Head of State. (Act of Succession, Art. 2)
- SwedishVad i denna successionsordning är stadgat om Konungen skall, om Drottning är statschef, gälla henne. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §2)
Head of State
- EnglishExecutive power and function shall be exercised and carried out by the President of the Republic in conformity with the Constitution and laws. (Art. 8)
- TurkishYürütme yetkisi ve görevi, Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından, Anayasaya ve kanunlara uygun olarak kullanılır ve yerine getirilir. (Madde 8)
Head of State
- English1. The executive authority of the Republic shall vest in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Seychelles.
...(Art. 66)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Antigua and Barbuda. (Sec. 22)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic is the Head of State, symbol of unity, guarantor of national independence and the Constitution and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
… (Art. 62) - Portuguese1 - O Presidente da República é o Chefe do Estado, símbolo da unidade, garante da independência nacional e da Constituição e Comandante Supremo das Forças Armadas.
… (Art. 62)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage.
Election is acquired with an absolute majority of the suffrage expressed.
The modalities for the application of the provisions of this Article are established by an organic law. (Art. 85) - Arabic
يُنتخَب رئيس الجمهوريّة عن طريق الاقتراع العام المباشر والسرّي.
يتمّ الفوز في الانتخاب بالحصول على الأغلبيّة المطلقة من أصوات النّاخبين المعبّر عنها.
يحدّد قانون عضوي كيفيّات تطبيق أحكام هذه المادة. (المادة 85) - French
Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct et secret.
L’élection est acquise à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
Les modalités d’application des dispositions du présent article sont fixées par une loi organique. (Art. 85)
Head of State
- English
1. The President of Georgia is the Head of the state of Georgia and is the guarantor of the country’s unity and national independence.
… (Art. 49) - Georgian
1. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი არის საქართველოს სახელმწიფოს მეთაური, ქვეყნის ერთიანობისა და ეროვნული დამოუკიდებლობის გარანტი.
… (მუხლი 49)
Head of State
- English…
Montenegro shall be represented by the President of Montenegro.
… (Art. 11) - Montenegrin…
Crnu Goru predstavlja predsjednik Crne Gore.
… (Član 11)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be responsible for:
a) Defending the Constitution of the Republic;
…
i) Requesting from the Constitutional Court preventive review of the constitutionality or legality of legislation and of international treaties;
… (Art. 80) - PortugueseCompete ao Presidente da República:
a) Defender a Constituição da República;
…
i) Requerer ao Tribunal de Constitucional a fiscalização preventiva da constitucionalidade ou legalidade das dos diplomas legais e dos tratados internacionais;
… (Art. 80)
Head of State
- EnglishIn order to be President of the Republic, one is required:
1. To be Dominican by birth or origin
2. To have reached thirty years of age
3. To be in full exercise of civil and political rights
4. To not be in active military or police service for at least the three years prior to the presidential elections (Art. 123) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere:
1) Ser dominicana o dominicano de nacimiento u origen;
2) Haber cumplido treinta años de edad;
3) Estar en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos;
4) No estar en el servicio militar o policial activo por lo menos durante los tres años previos a las elecciones presidenciales. (Art. 123)