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Head of State
- EnglishThe order of succession is lineal, so that only a child born in lawful wedlock of the Queen or King, or of one who is herself or himself entitled to the succession, may succeed, and so that the nearest line shall take precedence over the more remote and the elder in the line over the younger.
An unborn child shall also be included among those entitled to the succession and shall immediately take her or his proper place in the line of succession as soon as she or he is born into the world.
The right of succession shall not, however, belong to any person who is not born in the direct line of descent from the last reigning Queen or King or a sister or brother thereof, or is not herself or himself a sister or brother thereof.
When a Princess or Prince entitled to succeed to the Crown of Norway is born, her or his name and time of birth shall be notified to the first Stoning in session and be entered in the record of its proceedings.
For those born before the year 1971, Article 6 of the Constitution as it was passed on 18 November 1905 shall, however, apply. For those born before the year 1990 it shall nevertheless be the case that a male shall take precedence over a female. (Art. 6) - NorwegianArvefølgen er lineal, således at bare i lovlig ekteskap født barn av konge eller dronning eller av en som selv er arveberettiget, kan arve, og at den nærmere linje går foran den fjernere og den eldre i linjen foran den yngre.
Blant arveberettigede regnes også den ufødte, som straks inntar sitt tilbørlige sted i arvelinjen når han eller hun fødes til verden.
Dog tilkommer arverett ikke noen som ikke er født i rett nedstigende linje fra den sist regjerende konge eller dronning eller fra dennes bror eller søster, eller selv er dennes bror eller søster.
Når en til Norges krone arveberettiget prins eller prinsesse fødes, skal hans eller hennes navn og fødselstid tilkjennegis førstholdende storting og antegnes i dets protokoll.
For dem som er født tidligere enn året 1971, gjelder dog denne Grunnlovs § 6 således som den ble vedtatt den 18. november 1905. For dem som er født tidligere enn året 1990, gjelder likevel at mann går foran kvinne. (§ 6)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected on direct elections, by secret ballot, in accordance with the Law.
... (Art. 114) - Serbian CyrillicПредседник Републике бира се на непосредним изборима, тајним гласањем, у складу са законом.
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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.
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Head of State
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That the Succession to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and of the Dominions thereto belonging after Her most Sacred Majesty and in default of Issue of Her Majesty be remain and continue to the most Excellent Princess Sophia Electoress and Dutchess Dowager of Hanover and the Heirs of her body being Protestants upon whom the Crown of England is settled by an Act of Parliament made in England in the Twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Third intituled an Act for the further Limitation of the Crown and better securing the rights and Liberites of the Subject And that all Papists and persons marrying Papists shall be excluded from and for ever incapable to inherit possess or enjoy the Imperial Crown of Great Britain and the Dominions thereunto belonging or any part thereof and in every such Case the Crown and Government shall from time to time descend to and be enjoyed by such person being a Protestant as should have inherited and enjoyed the same in case such Papist or person marrying a Papist was naturally dead according to the Provision for the descent of the Crown of England made by another Act of Parliament in England in the first year of the reign of Their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary intituled an Act declaring the Rights and Liberites of the Subject and settling the Succession of the Crown. (Union with Scotland Act 1706, Art. II)4
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected directly by secret ballot, on the basis of universal and equal suffrage, for a term of five years.
… (Art. 95) - CroatianPredsjednik Republike bira se na temelju općeg i jednakog biračkog prava na neposrednim izborima tajnim glasovanjem na vrijeme od pet godina.
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Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall ensure due respect for the Constitution. He shall ensure, by his arbitration, the proper functioning of the public authorities and the continuity of the State.
He shall be the guarantor of national independence, territorial integrity and due respect for Treaties. (1958 Constitution, Art. 5) - FrenchLe Président de la République veille au respect de la Constitution. Il assure, par son arbitrage, le fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics ainsi que la continuité de l'État.
Il est le garant de l'indépendance nationale, de l'intégrité du territoire et du respect des traités. (Constitution 1958, Art. 5)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic shall be the Head of the State and shall represent national unity.
… (Art. 87) - Italian
Il Presidente della Repubblica è il capo dello Stato e rappresenta l'unità nazionale.
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Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power is exercised by the highest authority of the Prince.
… (Art. 3) - FrenchLe pouvoir exécutif relève de la haute autorité du Prince.
… (Art. 3)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by the Nation, in universal, equal and direct elections, conducted by secret ballot.
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3. Only a Polish citizen who, no later than the day of the elections, has attained 35 years of age and has a full electoral franchise in elections to the Sejm, may be elected President of the Republic. Any such candidature shall be supported by the signatures of at least 100,000 citizens having the right to vote in elections to the Sejm.
... (Art. 127) - Polish1. Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej jest wybierany przez Naród w wyborach powszechnych, równych, bezpośrednich i w głosowaniu tajnym.
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3. Na Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej może być wybrany obywatel polski, który najpóźniej w dniu wyborów kończy 35 lat i korzysta z pełni praw wyborczych do Sejmu. Kandydata zgłasza co najmniej 100 000 obywateli mających prawo wybierania do Sejmu.
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Head of State
- English
The right of succession to the throne of Sweden is vested in the male and female descendants of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Prince Johan Baptist Julii, later King Karl XIV Johan’s, issue in direct line of descent. In this connection, older siblings and their descendants have precedence over younger siblings and their descendants. (Act of Succession, Art. 1)
- Swedish
Successionsrätt till Sveriges tron tillkommer manliga och kvinnliga efterkommande till kronprins Johan Baptist Julii, sedermera Konung Karl XIV Johans, avkomling i rätt nedstigande led, Konung Carl XVI Gustaf. Äldre syskon och äldre syskons efterkommande ha därvid företräde framför yngre syskon och yngre syskons efterkommande. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §1)