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Vice-President
- English(1) There shall be a Vice-President, who shall be the principal assistant to the President in respect of all the matters in the United Republic generally and, …
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 37(5), the Vice-President shall be elected in the same election together with the President, after being nominated by his party at the same time as the Presidential candidate and being voted for together on the same ticket. When the Presidential candidate is elected the Vice-President shall have been elected.
(3) A person shall be nominated to contest for the office of Vice-President on the basis of the principle that where the President of the United Republic hails from one part of the United Republic, then the Vice-President shall be a person who hails from the other part of the Union.
(4) A person shall not be nominated to contest for the office of Vice-President of the United Republic, save only if -
(a) he is a citizen of the United Republic by birth in accordance with the citizenship law;
(b) he has attained the age of forty;
(c) he is a member of, and a candidate nominated by, a political party;
(d) he is qualified to be a Member of Parliament or a Member of the House of Representatives; and
(e) within the period of five years before the elections he has not been convicted by any court for any offence relating to evasion to pay any tax due to the Government.
… (Art. 47)
Vice-President
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The Vice-President shall replace the President in the event of impediment and shall succeed him in the event of vacancy.
Sole paragraph. In addition to other duties attributed to him by a supplementary law, the Vice-President shall assist the President whenever summoned by him for special missions. (Art. 79) - Portuguese
Substituirá o Presidente, no caso de impedimento, e suceder- lhe-á, no de vaga, o Vice-Presidente.
Parágrafo único. O Vice-Presidente da República, além de outras atribuições que lhe forem conferidas por lei complementar, auxiliará o Presidente, sempre que por ele convocado para missões especiais. (Art. 79)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe Guatemalans of origin who are citizens in good standing and who are above forty years of age can opt for the office of President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 185)
- SpanishPodrán optar a cargo de Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República, los guatemaltecos de origen que sean ciudadanos en ejercicio y mayores de cuarenta años. (Art. 185)
Vice-President
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The President of the Republic is elected by direct suffrage. The candidate is elected who obtains more than half of the votes.
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Two Vice Presidents are elected together with the President of the Republic, in the same manner, with the same requirements and for an equal term. (Art. 111) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República se elige por sufragio directo. Es elegido el candidato que obtiene más de la mitad de los votos.
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Junto con el Presidente de la República son elegidos, de la misma manera, con los mismos requisitos y por igual término, dos vicepresidentes. (Art. 111)
Vice-President
- EnglishProvisions relating to the qualification, procedures of election and term of office of the Vice-President shall be the same as that of the President. (Art. 69)
- Nepaliउपराष्ट्रपतिको योग्यता, निर्वाचन प्रक्रिया, पदावधि सम्बन्धी व्यवस्था राष्ट्रपतिको सरह हुनेछ । (धारा ६९)
Vice-President
- 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)
Vice-President
- English(1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
(2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulgarian citizen over 40 years of age and qualified to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country for the five years preceding the election.
… (Art. 93) - Bulgarian(1) Президентът се избира пряко от избирателите за срок от пет години по ред определен със закон.
(2) За президент може да бъде избиран български гражданин по рождение, навършил 4 години, който отговаря на условията за избиране на народен представител и е живял последните пеɬ години в страната.
… (Чл. 93)
Vice-President
- English1. The Vice-President shall be an auxiliary office of the President of the Republic in the exercise of his executive functions.
2. The Vice-President shall substitute the President of the Republic when he is absent from the country, unable to perform his duties and in any situations in which he is temporarily unable to perform his functions and they shall, in these circumstances, be responsible for the daily management of executive functions.
… (Art. 131)4 - Portuguese1. O Vice-Presidente é um órgão auxiliar do Presidente da República no exercício da função executiva.
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3. O Vice-Presidente substitui o Presidente da República nas suas ausências no exterior do País, quando impossibilitado de exercer as suas funções, e nas situações de impedimento temporário, cabendo-lhe neste caso assumir a gestão corrente da função executiva.
… (Art. 131)
Vice-President
- English(1) There shall be a Vice-President of The Gambia who shall be the principal assistant of the President in the discharge of his or her executive functions and shall exercise such other functions as may be conferred on him or her by this Constitution or assigned to him or her by the President.
(2) A person shall be qualified to be appointed as Vice-President if he or she has the qualifications required for the election of the President under Section 62. Provided that the Vice President shall not be a member of the National Assembly.
(3) The Vice-President shall be appointed by the President.
… (Sec. 70)
Vice-President
- EnglishThere shall be for the Federation a Vice-President. (Sec. 141)