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Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and subject thereto.
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(2) Election of the President shall be:
(a) by direct, universal and equal suffrage; and
(b) conducted in accordance with principles and procedures to be determined by Act of Parliament:
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(3) Every citizen of Namibia by birth or descent, over the age of thirty-five (35) years, and who is eligible to be elected to office as a member of the National Assembly shall be eligible for election as President.
… (Art. 28)
Head of State
- English(1) The President shall be the head of State.
… (Art. 92) - Bulgarian(1) Президентът е държавен глава.
... (Чл. 92)
Head of State
- English1. The President is Head of State of the Republic of Suriname, Head of Government, Chairman of the Council of State and of the Security Council.
… (Art. 90) - Dutch1. De President is Staatshoofd van de Republiek Suriname, Hoofd van de Regering, Voorzitter van de Staatsraad en van de Veiligheidsraad.
… (Art. 90)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic, Head of State, incarnates the unity of the Nation and sees to the integrity of the territory and to national sovereignty in all circumstances.
He is the guarantor of the Constitution and sees to respect for it.
… (Art. 84) - Arabic
يُجسّد رئيس الجمهوريّة، رئيس الدّولة، وحدة الأمّة، ويسهر في كل الظروف على وحدة التراب الوطني والسيادة الوطنية.
يحمي الدّستور ويسهر على احترامه.
... (المــادة 84) - French
Le Président de la République, Chef de l’Etat, incarne l’unité de la Nation et veille en toutes circonstances à l’intégrité du territoire et à la souveraineté nationale.
Il est garant de la Constitution et veille à son respect.
… (Art. 84)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the guardian of the Constitution.
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He is the guarantor of the regular functioning of the institutions, of the national independence and of the integrity of the territory.
He determines the policy of the Nation.
… (Art. 42) - French
Le Président de la République est le gardien de la Constitution.
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Il est le garant du fonctionnement régulier des institutions, de l’indépendance nationale et de l’intégrité du territoire.
Il détermine la politique de la Nation.
… (Art. 42)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is elected by the Riigikogu or, in the case provided in paragraph four of this section, by the Electoral College.
The right to nominate a candidate for the election of the President rests with not less than one-fifth of the members of the Riigikogu.
Nominations of candidates for President may be made from among citizens of Estonia by birth who have attained at least forty years of age.
… (Sec. 79) - EstonianVabariigi Presidendi valib Riigikogu või käesoleva paragrahvi neljandas lõikes sätestatud juhul valimiskogu.
Vabariigi Presidendi kandidaadi ülesseadmise õigus on vähemalt viiendikul Riigikogu koosseisust.
Vabariigi Presidendi kandidaadiks võib seada sünnilt Eesti kodaniku, kes on vähemalt nelikümmend aastat vana.
… (§ 79)
Head of State
- EnglishThe election of the President of the Republic shall be by universal suffrage by direct and secret ballot, in accordance with law. The candidate who has received a majority of the valid votes cast shall be proclaimed elected. (Art. 228)
- SpanishLa elección del Presidente o Presidenta de la República se hará por votación universal, directa y secreta, en conformidad con la ley. Se proclamará electo o electa el candidato o la candidata que hubiere obtenido la mayoría de votos válidos (Art. 228)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President must be elected from among religious and political personalities possessing the following qualifications:
Iranian origin; Iranian nationality; administrative capacity and resourcefulness; a good past-record; trustworthiness and piety; convinced belief in the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the official madhhab of the country. (Art. 115) - Persianرئیسجمهور باید از میان رجال مذهبی و سیاسی که واجد شرایط زیر باشند انتخاب گردد:
ایرانیالاصل، تابع ایران، مدیر و مدبر، دارای حسن سابقه و امانت و تقوی، مؤمن و معتقد به مبانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران و مذهب رسمی کشور. (اصل 115)
Head of State
- English1. There shall be a President for the Republic of South Sudan who shall be directly elected by the people of South Sudan in general elections according to this Constitution and the provisions set forth by the National Elections Commission in accordance with the electoral law.
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3. The President of the Republic of South Sudan is the head of State and Government, the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the Supreme Commander of all the other regular forces. He or she represents the will of the people, and shall exercise the powers vested in the office of the President by this Constitution.
… (Art. 97)
Head of State
- English...
2. Everyone who has attained the age of 40, has been a citizen of only the Republic of Armenia for the preceding six years, has permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for the preceding six years, has voting right, and has a command of the Armenian language may be elected as President of the Republic.
... (Art. 124) - Armenian…
2. Հանրապետության նախագահ կարող է ընտրվել քառասուն տարին լրացած, վերջին վեց տարում միայն Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացի հանդիսացող, վերջին վեց տարում Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում մշտապես բնակվող, ընտրական իրավունք ունեցող և հայերենին տիրապետող յուրաքանչյուր ոք:
… (Հոդված 124)