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Head of State
- EnglishNo person may be elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election. (Art. VII, Sec. 2)
- FilipinoHindi maaaring mahalal na Pangulo ang sino mang tao matangi kung siya ay isang katutubong inianak na mamamayan ng Pilipinas, isang reshistradong botante, nakababasa at nakasusulat, apatnapung taon man lamang ang gulang sa araw ng halalan, at isang residente ng Pilipinas sa loob ng sampung taon man lamang kagyat bago ang gayong halalan. (Art. VII, Seksyon 2)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power of the national government is vested in the President of the Federated States of Micronesia. He is elected by Congress for a term of four years by a majority vote of all the members.
… (Art. X, Sec. 1)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of State.
…
He sees to the respect for the Constitution. …
He is the guarantor of the national independence, of the integrity of the territory, [and] of respect for the Agreements and Treaties.
He establishes the grand orientations of the policy of the Nation.
… (Art. 33) - FrenchLe President de la Republique est le chef de l’Etat.
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Il veille au respect de la Constitution. …
Il est le garant de l’indépendance nationale, de l’intégrité du territoire et du respect des Accords et Traités.
Il fixe les grandes orientations de la politique de la nation.
… (Art. 33)
Head of State
- EnglishA candidate for the office of the President shall:
a. be a South Sudanese by birth;
b. be of sound mind;
c. be at least forty years of age;
d. be literate; and
e. not have been convicted of an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude. (Art. 98)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Crown of Morocco and its constitutional rights are hereditary and are transmitted from father to son through male descendants in direct line and by order of primogeniture of His Majesty The King Mohammed VI, unless the King has designated, in His lifetime, a successor from among His sons, other than His eldest son. When there are no male descendants in direct line, the succession to the Throne is devolved in the closest male collateral line and in the same conditions. (Art. 43)
- Arabicإن عرش المغرب وحقوقه الدستورية تنتقل بالوراثة إلى الولد الذكر الأكبر سنا من ذرية جلالة الملك محمد السادس، ثم إلى ابنه الأكبر سنا وهكذا ما تعاقبوا، ما عدا إذا عين الملك قيد حياته خلفا له ولدا آخر من أبنائه غير الولد الأكبر سنا، فإن لم يكن ولد ذكر من ذرية الملك، فالمُلك ينتقل إلى أقرب أقربائه من جهة الذكور، ثم إلى ابنه طبق الترتيب والشروط السابقة الذكر. (الفصل 43)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Belize who shall be a citizen of Belize appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Belize. (Sec. 30)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of the Republic shall be elected for five years by the National Assembly.
(2) Any Hungarian citizen who has reached the age of thirty-five years may be elected President of the Republic.
… (The State, Art. 10) - Hungarian(1) A köztársasági elnököt az Országgyűlés öt évre választja.
(2) Köztársasági elnökké megválasztható bármely magyar állampolgár, aki a harmincötödik életévét betöltötte.
... (Az Állam, 10. cikk)
Head of State
- English
The First Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who represents the State. (Art. 100)
- Korean
조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 위원장은 국가를 대표하는 조선민주주의인민공화국의 최고령도자이다. (제100조)
Head of State
- English
The provisions of this Constitution referring to the Sovereign extend, in accordance with section 13 (references to the Sovereign of Tuvalu) of Schedule 1, to the Heirs and Successors of the Sovereign according to law. (Sec. 50)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Emir shall, by an Emiri Order, appoint an Heir Apparent after consultation with the members of the Ruling Family and the people of wisdom (Ahal Alhal wal agd) in the State. The Heir Apparent must be a Muslim of a Qatari Muslim Mother. (Art. 9)
- Arabicيعيّن الأمير ولي العهد بأمر أميري و ذلك بعد التّشاور مع العائلة الحاكمة و أهل الحلّ و العقد في البلاد. و يشترط في وليّ العهد أم يكون مسلما من أم قطرية مسلمة. (المادّة 9)