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Head of State
- EnglishThe President and the Vice-President shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of six years … (Art. VII, Sec. 4)
- FilipinoAng Pangulo at Pangalawang Pangulo ay dapat mahalal sa pamamagitan ng tuwirang boto ng sambayanan para sa taning na anim na taon ... (Art. VII, Seksyon 4)
Head of State
- English
(1) Any citizen who is qualified to be elected to the office of President may be nominated as a candidate for such office –
(a) by a recognized political party ; or
(b) if he is or has been an elected member of the legislature, by any other political party or by an elector whose name has been entered in any register of electors.
... (Art. 31) - Sinhala
(1) ජනාධිපති ධුරයට තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබීම සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇති කවර වූ හෝ පුරවැසියකුගේ නම -
(අ) පිළිගත් දේශපාලන පක්ෂයක් විසින්; හෝ
(ආ) ඔහු ව්යවස්ථාදායකයෙහි තෝරා පත් කළ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්ව සිටී නම් නැතහොත් එසේ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්ව සිටියේ නම්, වෙනත් යම් දේශපාලන පක්ෂයක් විසින් හෝ යම්කිසි ඡන්ද හිමි නාම ලේඛනයක නම ඇතුළත් ඡන්ද හිමියකු විසින්;
... (31 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by universal, free, direct, secret, and personal suffrage.
… (Sec. 76) - Tetum1. Atu sai Prezidente-Repúblika, sei hili tuir sufrájiu universál, livre, diretu, sekretu no idaidak.
… (Art. 76) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, livre, directo, secreto e pessoal.
… (Art. 76)
Head of State
- Englisha. The President of the Republic is the President of the state and shall be elected according to the Constitution.
… (Art. 106) - Arabicأ. رئيس الجمهورية هو رئيس الدولة ويتم انتخابه وفقاً للدستور.
… (المادّة 106)
Head of State
- English...
b. Legislative authority is vested in the King and the National Assembly in accordance with the Constitution. Executive authority is vested in the King together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers, and judicial rulings are issued in his name, the whole being in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. (Art. 32) - Arabic…
ب - السلطة التـشريعية يتولاها الملك والمجلس الوطني وفقاً للدستور، ويتولى الملك السلطـة التـنفيذية مع مجلس الوزراء والوزراء، وباسمه تصدر الأحكام القضائية، وذلك كله وفقا لأحكام الدستور. (المادّة 32)
Head of State
- EnglishHis Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall have the power to make laws for the peace, order, security and good government of Brunei Darussalam. (Sec. 39)
- MalayKebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan hendaklah mempunyai kuasa untuk membuat undang-undang bagi keamanan, ketenteraman, keselamatan dan pemerintahan yang baik Negara Brunei Darussalam. (Sec. 39)
Head of State
- English
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2. The office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia may not be held by a citizen of Georgia who is simultaneously the citizen of a foreign country. (Art. 25) - Georgian
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2. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის, პრემიერ-მინისტრის ან პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარის თანამდებობა არ შეიძლება ეკავოს საქართველოს მოქალაქეს, რომელიც იმავდროულად სხვა სახელმწიფოს მოქალაქეა. (მუხლი 25)
Head of State
- English
The State is headed by a President. (Basic Law: The President of the State (1964), Sec. 1)
- Hebrew
בראש המדינה עומד נשיא. (חוק יסוד: נשיא המדינה (1964), סעיף 1)
Head of State
- English
1. The President is the head of state, the highest official and head of the executive power of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. The President ensures the unity of the people and state power.
3. The President is the guarantor of the Constitution and of human and civil rights and freedoms.
… (Art. 66) - Russian
1. Президент является главой государства, высшим должностным лицом и возглавляет исполнительную власть Кыргызской Республики.
2. Президент обеспечивает единство народа и государственной власти.
3. Президент является гарантом Конституции, прав и свобод человека и гражданина.
… (Статья 66) - Kyrgyz
1. Президент – мамлекет башчысы, жогорку кызмат адамы жана Кыргыз Республикасынын аткаруу бийлигин жетектейт.
2. Президент элдин жана мамлекеттик бийликтин биримдигин камсыз кылат.
3. Президент Конституциянын, адамдын жана жарандын укуктарынын жана эркиндиктеринин кепили болуп саналат.
… (66-берене)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President in Nepal.
(2) The President shall be the head of state of Nepal. He or she shall perform his or her functions in accordance with this Constitution and the Federal law.
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(4) The main duty of the President shall be to abide by and protect this Constitution. (Art. 61) - Nepali(१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रपति रहनेछ ।
(२) राष्ट्रपति नेपालको राष्ट्राध्यक्ष हुनेछ । निजले यस संविधान र संघीय कानून बमोजिम आफ्नो कार्य सम्पादन गर्नेछ ।
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(४) संविधानको पालन र संरक्षण गर्नु राष्ट्रपतिको प्रमुख कर्तव्य हुनेछ । (धारा ६१)