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Head of State
Jamaica
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Jamaica who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty’s pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty’s representative in Jamaica. (Sec. 27)
Head of State
Latvia
- EnglishThe Saeima shall elect the President for a term of four years. (Art. 35)
- LatvianValsts Prezidentu ievēlē Saeima uz četriem gadiem. (Art. 35)
Head of State
Mauritius
- English1. The executive authority of Mauritius is vested in the President.
… (Sec. 58)
Head of State
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. The President shall be the head of State.
… (Art. 60) - Russian1. Президент является главой государства.
… (Статья 60) - Kyrgyz1. Президент мамлекет башчысы болуп саналат.
… (60-берене)
Head of State
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- EnglishThere shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Governor-General who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Saint Christopher and Nevis. (Sec. 21)
Head of State
Monaco
- EnglishThe succession to the Throne, opened by death or abdication, takes place by the direct and legitimate issue of the reigning prince, by order of primogeniture with priority given to males within the same degree of kinship.
In the absence of direct legitimate issue, the succession passes to the brothers and sisters of the reigning prince and their direct legitimate descendants, by order of primogeniture with priority given to males within the same degree of kinship.
If the heir, who would have acceded by virtue of the preceding paragraphs, is deceased or renounced the Throne before the succession became open, the succession passes to His own direct legitimate descendants, by order of primogeniture with priority given to males within the same degree of kinship.
If the application of the preceding paragraphs does not fill the vacancy of the Throne, the succession passes to a collateral heir appointed by the Crown Council upon same advice of the Regency Council. The powers of the prince are temporarily held by the Regency Council.
The Throne can only pass to a person holding Monegasque citizenship on the day the succession opens.
The procedures of application of this article are set, as needed, by the House Laws of the Sovereign Family, promulgated by Sovereign ordinance. (Art. 10) - FrenchLa succession au Trône, ouverte par suite de décès ou d'abdication, s'opère dans la descendance directe et légitime du Prince régnant, par ordre de primogéniture avec priorité masculine au même degré de parenté.
A défaut de descendance directe et légitime, la succession s'opère au profit des frères et soeurs du Prince régnant et de leurs descendants directs et légitimes, par ordre de primogéniture avec priorité masculine au même degré de parenté.
Si l'héritier qui aurait été appelé à monter sur le Trône en vertu des alinéas précédents est décédé ou a renoncé avant l'ouverture de la succession, la dévolution s'opère au profit de ses propres descendants directs et légitimes, selon l'ordre de primogéniture avec priorité masculine au même degré de parenté.
Si l'application des paragraphes ci-dessus ne permet pas de pourvoir à la vacance du Trône, la succession s'opère au profit d'un collatéral désigné par le Conseil de la Couronne sur avis conforme du Conseil de régence. Les pouvoirs princiers sont provisoirement exercés par le Conseil de régence.
La succession au Trône ne peut s'opérer qu'au profit d'une personne ayant la nationalité monégasque au jour de l'ouverture de la succession.
Les modalités d'application du présent article sont fixées, en tant que de besoin, par les statuts de la Famille Souveraine, pris par Ordonnance Souveraine. (Art. 10)
Head of State
Rwanda
- EnglishA candidate for the office of the President of the Republic must:
1° be of Rwandan nationality by origin;
2° not hold any other nationality;
3° be irreproachable in his or her conduct and social relations;
4° not have been definitively sentenced to an imprisonment of six (6) months or more;
5° not have been deprived of civil and political rights by a Court decision;
6° be at least thirty five (35) years old at the time of his or her candidacy;
7° reside in Rwanda at the time of submitting his or her candidacy. (Art. 99) - KinyarwandaUmukandida ku mwanya wa Perezida wa Repubulika agomba kuba:
1° afite ubwenegihugu nyarwanda bw’inkomoko;
2° nta bundi bwenegihugu afite;
3° indakemwa mu myifatire no mu mibanire ye n’abandi;
4° atarigeze akatirwa burundu igihano cy'igifungo kingana cyangwa kirenze amezi atandatu (6);
5° atarambuwe n’inkiko uburenganzira mbonezamubano n’ubwa politiki;
6° afite nibura imyaka mirongo itatu n’itanu (35) y’amavuko mu gihe cyo kwiyamamariza uwo mwanya;
7° aba mu Rwanda igihe asaba kwiyamamariza uwo mwanya. (Ingingo ya 99) - FrenchPour être candidat à la Présidence de la République, il faut remplir les conditions suivantes:
1° être de nationalité rwandaise d’origine;
2° ne détenir aucune autre nationalité;
3° être irréprochable dans sa conduite et ses relations sociales;
4° n’avoir pas été condamné définitivement à une peine d'emprisonnement égale ou supérieure à six (6) mois;
5° n’avoir pas été déchu par décision judiciaire des droits civiques et politiques;
6° être âgé de trente-cinq (35) ans au moins au moment de sa candidature;
7° résider sur le territoire du Rwanda au moment du dépôt de candidature. (Art. 99)
Head of State
Nepal
- English(1) There shall be a President in Nepal.
(2) The President shall be the head of state of Nepal. He or she shall perform his or her functions in accordance with this Constitution and the Federal law.
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(4) The main duty of the President shall be to abide by and protect this Constitution. (Art. 61) - Nepali(१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रपति रहनेछ ।
(२) राष्ट्रपति नेपालको राष्ट्राध्यक्ष हुनेछ । निजले यस संविधान र संघीय कानून बमोजिम आफ्नो कार्य सम्पादन गर्नेछ ।
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(४) संविधानको पालन र संरक्षण गर्नु राष्ट्रपतिको प्रमुख कर्तव्य हुनेछ । (धारा ६१)
Head of State
United States of America
- EnglishThe executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, …
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. … (Art. II, Sec. 1)
Head of State
Portugal
- EnglishThe President of the Republic represents the Portuguese Republic, guarantees national independence, the unity of the state and the proper operation of the democratic institutions, and is ex officio Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. (Art. 120)
- PortugueseO Presidente da República representa a República Portuguesa, garante a independência nacional, a unidade do Estado e o regular funcionamento das instituições democráticas e é, por inerência, Comandante Supremo das Forças Armadas. (Art. 120)