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Government
- EnglishThe Parliament elects the Prime Minister, who is thereafter appointed to the office by the President of the Republic. The President appoints the other Ministers in accordance with a proposal made by the Prime Minister.
Before the Prime Minister is elected, the groups represented in the Parliament negotiate on the political programme and composition of the Government. On the basis of the outcome of these negotiations, and after having heard the Speaker of the Parliament and the parliamentary groups, the President informs the Parliament of the nominee for Prime Minister. The nominee is elected Prime Minister if his or her election has been supported by more than half of the votes cast in an open vote in the Parliament.
… (Sec. 61) - FinnishEduskunta valitsee pääministerin, jonka tasavallan presidentti nimittää tähän tehtävään. Muut ministerit presidentti nimittää pääministeriksi valitun tekemän ehdotuksen mukaisesti.
Ennen pääministerin valintaa eduskuntaryhmät neuvottelevat hallitusohjelmasta ja valtioneuvoston kokoonpanosta. Näiden neuvottelujen tuloksen perusteella, kuultuaan eduskunnan puhemiestä presidentti antaa eduskunnalle tiedon pääministeriehdokkaasta. Ehdokas valitaan pääministeriksi, jos eduskunnassa toimitetussa avoimessa äänestyksessä enemmän kuin puolet annetuista äänistä on kannattanut hänen valitsemistaan.
… (61 §) - SwedishRiksdagen väljer statsministern, som republikens president därefter utnämner till uppdraget. De övriga ministrarna utnämns av presidenten i enlighet med förslag av den som valts till statsminister.
Innan statsministern väljs förhandlar riksdagsgrupperna om regeringsprogrammet och statsrådets sammansättning. Utifrån resultatet av dessa överläggningar meddelar presidenten efter att ha hört riksdagens talman vem som är statsministerkandidat. Om kandidaten vid öppen omröstning i riksdagen har fått mer än hälften av de avgivna rösterna, väljs han eller hon till statsminister.
… (61 §)
Government
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The President and other governmental authorities referred to in this Constitution and elsewhere in the law exercise executive power.
… (Art. 2) - Icelandic…
Forseti og önnur stjórnarvöld samkvæmt stjórnarskrá þessari og öðrum landslögum fara með framkvæmdarvaldið.
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Government
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The Government is composed of one Prime Minister, of one or more Vice Prime Ministers, of Ministers and, the case arising, of one or more Ministers by delegation and Secretaries of State.
The Grand Duke appoints the Prime Minister and the other members of the Government and ends their functions.
... (Art. 88)
Government
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of North Macedonia is obliged, within 10 days of the constitution of the Assembly, to entrust the mandate for constituting the Government to a candidate from the party or parties which has/have a majority in the Assembly. Within 20 days from the day of being entrusted with the mandate, the mandator submits a programme to the Assembly and proposes the composition of the Government. The Government is elected by the Assembly on the proposal of the mandator and on the basis of the programme by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives. (Art. 90)
- MacedonianПретседателот на Република Северна Македонија е должен во рок од десет дена од конституирањето на Собранието мандатот за состав на Владата да го довери на кандидат на партијата, односно партиите што имаат мнозинство во Собранието. Мандаторот во рок од 20 дена од денот на доверувањето на мандатот, на Собранието му поднесува програма и го предлага составот на Владата. Владата, на предлог на мандаторот и врз основа на програмата, ја избира Собранието со мнозинство гласови од вкупниот број пратеници. (Член 90)
Government
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The Congress of State shall be vested with the executive power, according to the principles of collegiality and responsibility. It shall be politically answerable, both collegially and individually, before the Great and General Council on the basis of the constitutional law.
The members of the Congress of State shall be appointed by the Great and General Council. The constitutional law shall establish and govern their powers. A law passed by a qualified majority shall discipline the organisation and operation of the Congress, specify eligibility requirements, appointment procedures, incompatibilities, disqualification of single members and of the Congress of State and regulate ordinary administration.
… (Art. 3) - Italian
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Al Congresso di Stato spetta il potere di governo secondo i principi di collegialità e di responsabilità. E' politicamente responsabile davanti al Consiglio al quale rende conto, sia collegialmente che individualmente, in base a legge costituzionale.
I membri del Congresso di Stato sono nominati dal Consiglio Grande e Generale. La legge costituzionale ne indica e ne disciplina i poteri. La legge costituzionale ne indica e ne disciplina i poteri. Una legge qualificata ne disciplina l'organizzazione ed il funzionamento; individua i requisiti di eleggibilità, le procedure di nomina, le incompatibilità, i casi di decadenza dei singoli membri e del Congresso di Stato; disciplina il regime dell'ordinaria amministrazione.
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Government
- EnglishThe Government consists of the Prime Minister and other ministers.
The Prime Minister is appointed in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 4 to 6. The Prime Minister appoints the other ministers. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 6, Art. 1) - SwedishRegeringen består av statsministern och övriga statsråd.
Statsministern utses enligt bestämmelserna i 4–6 §§. Statsministern tillsätter övriga statsråd. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 6 kap, 1§)
Government
- EnglishThe Head of Government is appointed by the Coprinces, following his or her election under the terms provided for in the Constitution. (Art. 73)
- CatalanEl cap de Govern és nomenat pels coprínceps, una vegada hagi estat elegit en els termes previstos en la Constitució. (Art. 73)
Government
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(2) The president of the republic shall appoint the prime minister and, on the basis of her proposal, the other members of the government and entrust them with the management of the ministries or other offices.
(3) Within thirty days of its appointment, the government shall go before the Chamber of Deputies and ask it for a vote of confidence.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 68) - Czech…
(2) Předsedu vlády jmenuje prezident republiky a na jeho návrh jmenuje ostatní členy vlády a pověřuje je řízením ministerstev nebo jiných úřadů.
(3) Vláda předstoupí do třiceti dnů po svém jmenování před Poslaneckou sněmovnu a požádá ji o vyslovení důvěry.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 68)
Government
- English(1) The Federal Chancellor shall be elected by the Bundestag without debate on the proposal of the Federal President.
(2) The person who receives the votes of a majority of the Members of the Bundestag shall be elected. The person elected shall be appointed by the Federal President.
(3) If the person proposed by the Federal President is not elected, the Bundestag may elect a Federal Chancellor within fourteen days after the ballot by the votes of more than one half of its Members.
… (Art. 63) - German(1) Der Bundeskanzler wird auf Vorschlag des Bundespräsidenten vom Bundestage ohne Aussprache gewählt.
(2) Gewählt ist, wer die Stimmen der Mehrheit der Mitglieder des Bundestages auf sich vereinigt. Der Gewählte ist vom Bundespräsidenten zu ernennen.
(3) Wird der Vorgeschlagene nicht gewählt, so kann der Bundestag binnen vierzehn Tagen nach dem Wahlgange mit mehr als der Hälfte seiner Mitglieder einen Bundeskanzler wählen.
… (Art. 63)
Government
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The Government of the Republic shall be made up by the President of the Council and the Ministers who together form the Council of Ministers.
The President of the Republic shall appoint a President of the Council of Ministers, on whose proposal the President of the Republic shall appoint Ministers. (Art. 92) - Italian
Il Governo della Repubblica è composto del Presidente del Consiglio e dei Ministri, che costituiscono insieme il Consiglio dei Ministri.
Il Presidente della Repubblica nomina il Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri e, su proposta di questo, i Ministri. (Art. 92)