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Head of State

Costa Rica
  • English
    [The following] is required to be President or Vice President of the Republic:
    1. To be Costa Rican by birth and [a] citizen in exercise;
    2. To have secular status;
    3. To be older than thirty years. (Art. 131)
  • Spanish
    Para ser Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República se requiere:
    1) Ser costarricense por nacimiento y ciudadano en ejercicio;
    2) Ser del estado seglar;
    3) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 131)

Head of State

Moldova, Republic of
  • English

    (1) The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be the Head of the State.
    … (Art. 77)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este şeful statului.
    … (Art. 77)

Head of State

Ghana
  • English
    (1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the Head of State and Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana.
    … (Art. 57)

Head of State

Nepal
  • English

    (1) A person who has the following qualifications shall be eligible to become the President:-
    (a) One who is eligible to become a member of the Federal Parliament;
    (b) On who has completed the age of at least forty-five years; and
    (c) One who is not disqualified by any law.
    … (Art. 64)

  • Nepali

    (१) देहायको योग्यता भएको व्यक्ति राष्ट्रपति हुनका लागि योग्य हुनेछः–
    (क) संघीय संसदको सदस्य हुन योग्य भएको,
    (ख) कम्तीमा पैंतालिस वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको, र
    (ग) कुनै कानूनले अयोग्य नभएको ।
    ... (धारा ६४)

Head of State

Guatemala
  • English
    The President of the Republic is the Head of [the] State of Guatemala and [he or she] exercises the functions of the Executive Organ through the mandate of the people.
    … (Art. 182)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente de la República es el Jefe del Estado de Guatemala y ejerce las funciones del Organismo Ejecutivo por mandato del pueblo.
    … (Art. 182)

Head of State

Portugal
  • English
    Citizens of Portuguese origin who are registered to vote and have attained the age of thirty-five are eligible for election. (Art. 122)
  • Portuguese
    São elegíveis os cidadãos eleitores, portugueses de origem, maiores de 35 anos. (Art. 122)

Head of State

Libya
  • English
    • The National Transitional Council shall appoint an Executive Office or an Interim Government consisting of a Chairman and a sufficient number of members in order to manage the different sectors of the State. … (Art. 24)
  • Arabic
    يعيّن المجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت مكتبا تنفيذياً - أو حكومة مؤقّتة يتكوّن من رئيس وعدد كاف من الأعضاء، لتسيير القطاعات المختلفة في البلاد. ... (المادّة 24)

Head of State

Saudi Arabia
  • English

    a. The King shall appoint the Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers and may relieve them of their duties by a Royal order.
    … (Basic Law, Art. 57)

  • Arabic

    يُعين الملك نواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء والوزراء الأعضاء بمجلس الوزراء، ويعفيهم بأمر ملكي. … (النظام الأساسي، المادّة 57)

Head of State

Jamaica
  • English
    1. The executive authority of Jamaica is vested in Her Majesty.
    2. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive authority of Jamaica may be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty by the Governor-General either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
    … (Sec. 68)

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)
  • Spanish
    1. 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)