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Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power is composed of the President of the Republic and of the Government.
The President of the Republic is the Head of the Executive.
… (Art. 32) - FrenchLe pouvoir Exécutif est composé du Président de la République et du Gouvernement.
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Exécutif.
… (Art. 32)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power of the Nation shall be vested in a citizen with the title of "President of the Argentine Nation". (Sec. 87)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo de la Nación será desempeñado por un ciudadano con el título de "Presidente de la Nación Argentina". (Art. 87)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is the head of state of Estonia. (Sec. 77)
- EstonianVabariigi President on Eesti riigipea. (§ 77)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China are elected by the National People’s Congress.
Citizens of the People’s Republic of China who have the right to vote and to stand for election and who have reached the age of 45 are eligible for election as President or Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China.
… (Art. 79) - Chinese中华人民共和国主席、副主席由全国人民代表大会选举。
有选举权和被选举权的年满四十五周岁的中华人民共和国公民可以被选为中华人民共和国主席、副主席。
… (第七十九条)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected for five years by universal direct suffrage.
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The candidate to the presidential election must enjoy their civil and political rights and must be thirty-five years of age at least. They must be exclusively of Ivoirian nationality, born to a father or to a mother Ivoirian of origin. (Art. 55) - French
Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct.
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Le candidat à l’élection présidentielle doit jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et doit être âgé de trente-cinq ans au moins. Il doit être exclusivement de nationalité ivoirienne, né de père ou de mère ivoirien d'origine. (Art. 55)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is elected for a four-year term by the direct vote of the people. His re-election for a successive term is permissible only once. (Art. 114)
- Persianرئیسجمهور برای مدت چهار سال با رأی مستقیم مردم انتخاب میشود و انتخاب مجدد او به صورت متوالی تنها برای یک دوره بلامانع است. (اصل 114)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Government and Authority of and over Canada is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 9)
- FrenchÀ la Reine continueront d’être et sont par la présente attribués le gouvernement et le pouvoir exécutifs du Canada. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 9)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by direct, secret ballot of those who are eligible to vote in elections to Althingi.
… (Art. 5) - IcelandicForseti skal kjörinn beinum, leynilegum kosningum af þeim, er kosningarrétt hafa til Alþingis.
… (5. gr.)
Head of State
- English1. The President of Eritrea is the Head of the State and the Government of Eritrea and the Commander-in-Chief of the Eritrean Defense Forces.
2. The executive authority is vested in the President, which he shall exercise, in consultation with the Cabinet, pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution.
3. The President shall ensure respect of the Constitution; the integrity and dignity of the State; the efficient management of the public service; and the interests and safety of all citizens, including the enjoyment of their fundamental rights and freedoms recognized under this Constitution. (Art. 39)
Head of State
- English1. The President shall be the Head of State and represent the State vis-a-vis foreign states.
2. The President shall have the responsibility and duty to safeguard the independence, territorial integrity and continuity of the State and the Constitution.
… (Art. 66) - Korean①대통령은 국가의 원수이며, 외국에 대하여 국가를 대표한다.
②대통령은 국가의 독립ㆍ영토의 보전ㆍ국가의 계속성과 헌법을 수호할 책무를 진다.
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