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Head of State
Spain
- English(1) In the event of the King being under age, the King's father or mother or, in default thereof, the oldest relative of legal age who is nearest in succession to the Crown, according to the order established in the Constitution, shall immediately assume the office of Regent, which shall exercise during the King's minority.
… (Sec. 59) - Spanish1. Cuando el Rey fuere menor de edad, el padre o la madre del Rey y, en su defecto, el pariente mayor de edad más próximo a suceder en la Corona, según el orden establecido en la Constitución, entrará a ejercer inmediatamente la Regencia y la ejercerá durante el tiempo de la minoría de edad del Rey.
… (Art. 59)
Head of State
Trinidad and Tobago
- English(1) There shall be an Electoral College for the purposes of this Chapter which shall be a unicameral body consisting of all the members of the Senate and all the members of the House of Representatives assembled together.
… (Sec. 28)
Head of State
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishNo person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of President of the Republic, Vice-president, Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers, members of the People’s Assembly or members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. (Art. 152)
- Arabicلا يجوز لمن يحمل جنسية أخرى، إضافة للجنسية العربية السورية، أن يتولى مناصب رئيس الجمهورية أو نائبه أو رئيس مجلس الوزراء أو نوابه أو الوزراء أوعضوية مجلس الشعب أو عضوية المحكمة الدستورية العليا. (المادّة 152)
Head of State
Sierra Leone
- English1. A Presidential candidate shall be nominated by a political party.
… (Sec. 42)
Head of State
Australia
- EnglishA Governor General appointed by the Queen shall be Her Majesty’s representative in the Commonwealth, and shall have and may exercise in the Commonwealth during the Queen’s pleasure, but subject to this Constitution, such powers and functions of the Queen as Her Majesty may be pleased to assign to him. (Sec. 2)
Head of State
Benin
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years, renewable one sole time.
... (Art. 42) - French
Le président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq ans, renouvelable une seule fois.
... (Art. 42)
Head of State
Turkmenistan
- EnglishThe President of Turkmenistan shall:
1. implement the Constitution and laws;
… (Art. 71) - RussianПрезидент Туркменистана:
1) проводит в жизнь Конституцию и законы;
… (Статья 71) - TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Prezidenti:
1) Konstitusiýany we kanunlary durmuşa geçirýär;
… (71-nji madda)
Head of State
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English(1) The President shall be elected by the citizen in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and in accordance with the law enacted by Parliament pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution, making provisions concerning the election of the President.
... (Art. 38)
Head of State
Palau
- EnglishAny citizen of Palau who is not less than thirty-five (35) years of age and has been a resident of Palau for the five (5) years immediately preceding the election shall be eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President. (Art. VIII, Sec. 3)
Head of State
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. The President is the Head of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He represents the Azerbaijan State in home and foreign policies.
… (Art. 8) - AzerbaijaniI. Azәrbaycan dövlәtinin başçısı Azәrbaycan Respublikasının Prezidentidir. O, ölkәnin daxilindә vә xarici münasibәtlәrdә Azәrbaycan dövlәtini tәmsil edir.
… (Maddə 8)