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Head of State
- English
(1) Whenever the office of President is vacant, or if the term of office of the President is due to expire within not more than ninety days, the Prime Minister shall consult with the Leader of the Opposition with a view to their joint nomination of a candidate for election as President.
(2) If the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition make in writing to the Speaker a joint nomination of a qualified candidate for election as President, being a nomination to which that candidate has consented, the Speaker shall notify both Houses of the joint nomination and, at a joint meeting of both Houses, shall ask the members whether any member has an objection to the candidate being declared duly elected, if no member objects thereto, the Speaker shall declare the candidate duly elected.
(3) If there is an objection under subsection (2) the Speaker shall not declare the candidate duly elected but shall suspend the joint meeting.
(4) The members of each House shall, immediately following the suspension, resume in their respective House and the presiding officer of each House shall put the question referred to in subsection (2) to a vote.
(5) Immediately upon announcing the result of the vote in each House, the joint sitting shall resume and the President of the Senate and the Speaker shall each announce the result of the vote.
(6) If the candidate receives not less than two-thirds of the votes cast in each House, the Speaker shall then declare the candidate duly elected.
... (Sec. 32)
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
- EnglishIf a King or a reigning Queen dies without issue who is entitled to inherit the throne, the brother or sister of the King or reigning Queen shall succeed to the throne. If the King or the reigning Queen has several brothers or sisters or if some of their respective brothers or sisters have died, the rules laid down in Section 2 shall apply correspondingly. (Act of Succession, Sec. 3)
- DanishDør en konge eller en regerende dronning uden at efterlade sig til tronen arveberettiget afkom, overgår tronen til den pågældendes broder eller søster. Har kongen eller den regerende dronning flere søskende, eller er nogen af en pågældendes søskende afgået ved døden, finder reglerne i § 2 tilsvarende anvendelse. (Tronfølgelov, § 3)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of seven years renewable.
… (Art. 97) - KirundiUmukuru w’Igihugu yitorerwa n’abarundi bo nyene ubwabo, akamara muri iryo banga ikiringo c’imyaka indwi gishobora kwisubiriza.
… (Ingingo ya 97) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de sept ans renouvelable.
… (Art. 97)
Head of State
- English1. The election of the President shall be by universal adult suffrage through a secret ballot.
2. A person shall not be a candidate in a presidential election unless-
a. that person submits to the Electoral Commission on or before the day appointed as nomination day in relation to the election, a document which is signed by that person nominating him or her as a candidate; and
b. the nomination is supported by one hundred voters in each of at least two-thirds of all the districts in Uganda.
… (Art. 103)
Head of State
- English(1) The President and Vice-President shall be elected as a single ticket directly by the people.
(2) Each ticket of candidates for President and Vice-President shall be proposed prior to the holding of general elections by political parties or coalitions of political parties which are participants in the general elections.
… (Art. 6A) - Indonesian(1) Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dipilih dalam satu pasangan secara langsung oleh rakyat.
(2) Pasangan calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden diusulkan oleh partai politik atau gabungan partai politik peserta pemilihan umum sebelum pelaksanaan pemilihan umum.
… (Pasal 6A)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Iceland shall be elected by the people. (Art. 3)
- IcelandicForseti Íslands skal vera þjóðkjörinn. (3. gr.)
Head of State
- EnglishChadians of the two (2) sexes meeting the following conditions[,] may make the act of candidature to the functions of President of the Republic:
- to be Chadian by birth, born of father and of mother themselves Chadian of origin and not having a nationality other than Chadian;
- to be forty-five (45) years old at a minimum;
- to enjoy all their civil and political rights;
- to have a good physical and mental health;
- to be of good morality;
- to reside on the territory of the Republic of Chad.
The candidate must also pay a surety [cautionnement] the amount of which is established by the law.
... (Art. 67) - Arabicيستطيع أن يترشح لمهام رئيس الجمهورية التشاديون من النوعين الاجتماعيين (2) الذين يفون بالشروط التالية:
- أن يكونوا تشاديين بالولادة، مولودين من أب وأم تشاديي الأصل ولا يحملون جنسية غير الجنسية التشادية؛
- أن لا يقل عمرهم عن 45 سنة
- يتمتعون بحقوقهم المدنية والسياسية؛
- يتمتعون بصحة جسدية وعقلية سليمة؛
- ذوي أخلاق حميدة؛
- يقيمون على أراضي جمهورية تشاد.
ويتعيّن على المرشح أيضاً دفع كفالة يحدد القانون قيمتها.
... (المادة 67) - FrenchPeuvent faire acte de candidature aux fonctions de Président de la République, les Tchadiens des deux (2) sexes remplissant les conditions suivantes:
- être Tchadien de naissance, né de père et de mère eux-mêmes Tchadiens d'origine et n'avoir pas une nationalité autre que tchadienne;
- avoir quarante cinq (45) ans au minimum;
- jouir de tous ses droits civiques et politiques;
- avoir une bonne santé physique et mentale;
- être de bonne moralité;
- résider sur le territoire de la République du Tchad,
Le candidat doit en outre verser un cautionnement dont le montant est fixé par la loi.
... (Art. 67)
Head of State
- English
(1) There shall be a President who shall be the Head of State.
... (Sec. 28)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Supreme People’s Assembly has the authority to:
...
5) elect or recall the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
... (Art. 91) - Korean최고인민회의는 다음과 같은 권한을 가진다.
…
5. 조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 위원장을 선거 또는 소환한다.
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