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Head of State
Yemen
- EnglishThe powers of the National Transitional Council and the Presidency Council shall be determined by a decree supplementing the Constitutional Declaration issued by the Revolutionary Committee. (Art. 12, Constitutional Declaration to organize the foundations of governance during the transitional period in Yemen)
- Arabicتحدد اختصاصات المجلس الوطني ومجلس الرئاسة والحكومة بقرار مكمل للاعلان تصدره اللجنة الثورية. (مادة12 الإعلان الدستوري لتنظيم قواعد الحكم خلال المرحلة الانتقالية في اليمن)
Head of State
Tonga
- EnglishThe King is the Sovereign of all the Chiefs and all the people. The person of the King is sacred. He reigns the country but ministers are responsible.
… (Clause 41) - TonganKo e Tu‘i ko e Pule ‘o e kau Nopele mo e kakai kotoa pe. ‘Oku toputapu ‘a e sino ‘o e Tu‘i. ‘Oku ‘iate ia ‘a hono pule ‘o e fonua ka ‘oku ‘i he ‘ene kau Minisita ‘a hono fai ‘a e ngaue ‘o e fonua (responsible). Neongo ‘e fokotu‘u ‘e he Fale Alea ‘a e ngaahi lao ‘e ‘ikai ke hoko kae ‘oua kuo ‘ai ki ai ‘e he Tu‘i hono huafa.
... (Kupu 41)
Head of State
Niger
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected by universal, free, direct, equal and secret suffrage for a mandate of five (5) years, renewable one (1) sole time.
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Nigeriens of the two (2) sexes, of [Nigerien] nationality of origin, at least thirty-five (35) years old the day the dossier is deposited, enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are eligible to the Presidency of the Republic.
No one is eligible to the Presidency of the Republic if he does not enjoy a good state of physical and mental health, as well as of a good morality attested by the competent services.
The organic law specifies the conditions of eligibility, of the presentation of the candidatures, of development of the ballot, of counting [dépouillement] and of proclamation of the results.
... (Art. 47) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel, libre, direct, égal et secret pour un mandat de cinq (5) ans, renouvelable une (1) seule fois.
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Sont éligibles à la Présidence de la République, les Nigériens des deux (2) sexes, de nationalité d'origine, âgés de trente- cinq (35) ans au moins au jour du dépôt du dossier, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques.
Nul n'est éligible à la Présidence de la République s'il ne jouit d'un bon état de santé physique et mental, ainsi que d'une bonne moralité attestée par les services compétents.
Une loi organique précise les conditions d'éligibilité, de présentation des candidatures, de déroulement du scrutin, de dépouillement et de proclamation des résultats.
... (Art. 47)
Head of State
Suriname
- EnglishThe executive power is vested in the President. (Art. 99)
- DutchDe uitvoerende Macht berust bij de President. (Art. 99)
Head of State
Croatia
- 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.
… (Članak 95)
Head of State
Angola
- EnglishThe President of the Republic and the Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by universal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage, under the terms of the Constitution and the law. (Art. 106)
- PortugueseO Presidente da República e os Deputados à Assembleia Nacional são eleitos por sufrágio universal, directo, secreto e periódico, nos termos da Constituição e da lei. (Art. 106)
Head of State
Seychelles
- English1. The executive authority of the Republic shall vest in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Seychelles.
...(Art. 66)
Head of State
Afghanistan
- EnglishThe President shall be elected by receiving more than fifty percent of votes cast by voters through free, general, secret and direct voting. ... (Art. 61)
- Dariرئیس جمهور با كسب اكثریت بیش از پنجاه فیصد آرای رأی دهندگان از طریق رأی گیری آزاد، عمومی، سری و مستقیم انتخاب می گردد. ... (مادۀ ۶۱)
- Pashtoجمهور رئيس د راي وركوونكيو د آزادو، عمومي، پټو او مستقيمو رايو له لارې په سلو كې تر پنځوسو زياتو رايو په تر لاسه كولو انتخابېږي. (۶۱ ماده)
Head of State
France
- 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
Sudan
- English(1) The Sovereignty Council is the head of state, the symbol of its sovereignty and unity, and the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, Rapid Support Forces, and other uniformed forces. It is formed by agreement between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change.
(2) The Sovereignty Council consists of 11 members, of whom five are civilians selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change, and five are selected by the Transitional Military Council. The eleventh member is a civilian, selected by agreement between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change.
(3) Over the first 21 months of the transitional period, the Sovereignty Council is chaired by someone selected by the military members, and in the remaining 18 months of the transitional period, starting from ……. 2021, it is chaired by a civilian member selected by the five civilian members who were selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change. (Art. 10) - Arabic1. مجلس السيادة هو رأس الدولة ورمز سيادتها ووحدتها وهو القائد الأعلي للقوات المسلحة وقوات الدعم السريع والقوات النظامية الاخري، ويتكون بالتوافق بين المجلس العسكري الإنتقالي وقوي إعلان الحرية والتغيير.
2. يشكل مجلس السيادة من أحد عشرة عضواً، خوسه مدنيين تختارهم قوي إعلان الحريه والتغيير وخمسه يختارهم المجلس العسكري الإنتقالي، ويكون العضو الحادي عشر مدنياً يتم إختيارهُ بالتوافق بين المجلس العسكري الإنتقالي وقوي إعلان الحريه والتغيير.
3. يرأس مجلس السيادة في الواحد وعشرين شهراً الاولي للفتره الإنتقالية من يختاره الاعضاء العسكريون، ويرأسه في الثماني عشر شهراً المتبقية من الفترة الإنتقاليه والتي تبدأ في السابع عشر من شهر مايو 2021م عضو مدني يختاره الاعضاء الخمسة المدنيون الذين إختارتهم قوي إعلان الحرية والتغيير. (الماده 11)