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Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected in duo [en duo/jointly] with a Vice President of the Republic. The election of the duo President of the Republic and Vice President of the Republic takes place by majority ballot in two (02) rounds. (Art. 43)
- French
Le Président de la République est élu en duo avec un vice-président de la République. L'élection du duo Président de la République et vice-président de la République a lieu ou scrutin majoritaire à deux (02) tours. (Art. 43)
Head of State
- English
The election of the President and Vice-President of the Republic shall take place simultaneously,
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Paragraph 2. The candidate who, being registered by a political party, obtains an absolute majority of votes, not counting blank or void votes, shall be considered elected President.
... (Art. 77) - Portuguese
A eleição do Presidente e do Vice-Presidente da República realizar-se-á, simultaneamente,
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§ 2º Será considerado eleito Presidente o candidato que, registrado por partido político, obtiver a maioria absoluta de votos, não computados os em branco e os nulos.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- English(1) Only children born in lawful wedlock are entitled to succeed to the throne.
(2) The King or the reigning Queen shall not marry without the consent of the Folketing.
(3) If a person who is entitled to succeed to the throne decides to marry without the King’s or reigning Queen’s consent which shall be given during a meeting of the Council of State, he/she forfeits his/her right to succeed to the throne and so do his/her children born in lawful wedlock and their issue. (Act of Succession, Sec. 5) - DanishStk. 1. Kun børn født i lovligt ægteskab har arveret til tronen.
Stk. 2. Til kongens eller den regerende dronnings indgåelse af ægteskab kræves Folketingets samtykke.
Stk. 3. Indgår en til tronen arveberettiget person ægteskab uden kongens i statsrådet givne samtykke, mister den pågældende arveretten til tronen for sig og de I ægteskabet fødte børn og disses afkom. (Tronfølgelov, § 5)
Head of State
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic [it] is required:
a) To be Equatoguinean of origin.
b) To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship.
c) To have resided in the Country for five uninterrupted years.
d) To be able to interpret the Fundamental Law.
e) To have been elected in accordance with this Fundamental Law and other laws.
f) To be forty years [of age] as [a] minimum.
g) To not have other nationality. (Art. 35) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere:
a) Ser ecuatoguineano de origen.
b) Estar en gozo del derecho de la ciudadanía.
c) Tener arraigo en el País durante cinco años ininterrumpidos.
d) Saber interpretar la Ley Fundamental.
e) Haber sido elegido conforme a esta Ley Fundamental y demás leyes.
f) Tener cuarenta años como mínimo.
g) No tener ninguna otra nacionalidad. (Art. 35) - FrenchPour être Président de la République, il faut:
a) Être d'origine équatoguinéenne.
b) Jouir de ses droits civiques.
c) Vivre dans le pays depuis cinq ans sans interruption.
d) Savoir interpréter la Loi fondamentale.
e) Avoir été élu conformément à la présente Loi fondamentale et aux autres lois.
f) Être âgé d'au moins quarante ans.
g) Ne pas avoir d'autre nationalité. (Art. 35).
Head of State
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic, one must have reached the age of thirty-five, enjoy full civil and political rights, be a Cuban citizen by birth, and not possess any other citizenship.
One must also be under the age of sixty in order to be elected to a first term in office. (Art. 127) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República se requiere haber cumplido treinta y cinco años de edad, hallarse en pleno goce de los derechos civiles y políticos, ser ciudadano cubano por nacimiento y no tener otra ciudadanía.
Se exige además tener hasta sesenta años de edad para ser elegido en este cargo en un primer período. (Art. 127)
Head of State
- EnglishAfter the office of Leadership, the President is the highest official in the country. He is responsible for implementing the Constitution and acting as the head of the executive, except in matters directly concerned with (the office of) the Leadership. (Art. 113)
- Persianپس از مقام رهبری رئیسجمهور عالیترین مقام رسمی کشور است و مسئولیت اجرای قانون اساسی و ریاست قوه مجریه را جز در اموری که مستقیماً به رهبری مربوط میشود، برعهده دارد. (اصل 113)
Head of State
- EnglishAny person who is at least thirty-five years of age and fulfils the requirements necessary to vote in elections to Althingi, with the exception of the residency requirement, is eligible to be elected President. (Art. 4)
- IcelandicKjörgengur til forseta er hver 35 ára gamall maður, sem fullnægir skilyrðum kosningarréttar til Alþingis, að fráskildu búsetuskilyrðinu. (4. gr.)
Head of State
- 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
- EnglishThe 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) - SpanishEl 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
- English
The First Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, who represents the State. (Art. 100)
- Korean
조선민주주의인민공화국 국무위원회 위원장은 국가를 대표하는 조선민주주의인민공화국의 최고령도자이다. (제100조)