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Government

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • English
    The Government is composed of the Prime Minister, of Ministers, of Deputy Ministers and, the case arising, of Vice Prime Ministers, of Ministers of State and of Delegated Ministers.
    It is directed by the Prime Minister, the Head of the Government.
    … (Art. 90)
  • French
    Le Gouvernement est composé du Premier ministre, de ministres, de Viceministres et, le cas échéant, de Vice-premier ministres, de ministres d’Etat et de ministres délégués.
    Il est dirigé par le Premier ministre, chef du Gouvernement.
    … (Art. 90)

Government

Costa Rica
  • English
    To be a Minister it is required:
    1. To be a citizen in exercise;
    2. To be a Costa Rican by birth, or by naturalization with ten years of residence in the country, after having obtained the nationality;
    3. To have [a] secular status;
    4. To be already twenty-five years of age. (Art. 142)
  • Spanish
    Para ser Ministro se requiere:
    1) Ser ciudadano en ejercicio;
    2) Ser costarricense por nacimiento, o por naturalización con diez años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalidad;
    3) Ser del estado seglar;
    4) Haber cumplido veinticinco años de edad. (Art. 142)

Government

Myanmar
  • English

    The President, with the approval of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, may :
    (a) designate the Ministries of the Union Government as necessary, and may make changes and additions to the ministries;
    … (Sec. 202)

  • Burmese

    နိုင်ငံတော်သမ္မတသည် ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော်၏ သဘောတူညီချက်ဖြင့် -
    (က) ပြည်ထောင်စုအစိုးရ ဝန်ကြီးဌာနများကို လိုအပ်သလို သတ်မှတ်နိုင်သည်။ ထို့ပြင် ဝန်ကြီးဌာနများကို ပြင်ဆင်သတ်မှတ်ခြင်း၊ ဖြည့်စွတ်ခြင်း ပြုနိုင်သည်၊
    ... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၀၂)

Government

Montenegro
  • English
    The Parliament shall:
    …
    12) Elect and dismiss from duty the Prime Minister and members of the Government
    … (Art. 82)
  • Montenegrin
    Skupština:
    ...
    12) bira i razrješava predsjednika i članove Vlade;
    ... (Član 82)

Government

Ethiopia
  • English
    1. The highest executive powers of the Federal Government are vested in the Prime Minister and in the Council of Ministers.
    … (Art. 72)
  • Amharic
    1. የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራል መንግሥት ከፍተኛ የአስፈጻሚነት ሥልጣን የተሰጠው ለጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩና ለሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ነው፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 72)

Government

El Salvador
  • English
    The President and the Vice President of the Republic, the Ministers and [the] Vice-Ministers of State and their dependant functionaries, compose the Executive Organ. (Art. 150)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente y el Vicepresidente de la República, los Ministros y Viceministros de Estado y sus funcionarios dependientes, integran el Órgano Ejecutivo. (Art. 150)

Government

Qatar
  • English
    The Emir shall appoint the Prime Minister, accept his resignation and remove him from office by an Emiri order; … (Art. 72)
  • Arabic
    يعيّن الأمير رئيس مجلس الوزراء ويقبل استقالته ويعفيه من منصبه بأمر أميري، ... (المادّة 72)

Government

Portugal
  • English
    1. The President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister after consulting the parties with seats in Assembly of the Republic and in the light of the electoral results.
    2. The President of the Republic appoints the remaining members of the Government upon a proposal from the Prime Minister. (Art. 187)
  • Portuguese
    1. O Primeiro-Ministro é nomeado pelo Presidente da República, ouvidos os partidos representados na Assembleia da República e tendo em conta os resultados eleitorais.
    2. Os restantes membros do Governo são nomeados pelo Presidente da República, sob proposta do Primeiro-Ministro. (Art. 187)

Government

Guinea-Bissau
  • English
    1. The Government is the supreme executive and administrative body of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
    2. The Government implements the general policies of the country in accordance with its Program, approved by the National Popular Assembly. (Art. 96)
  • Portuguese
    1 - O Governo é o órgão executivo e administrativo supremo da República da Guiné-Bissau.
    2 - O Governo conduz a política geral do País de acordo com o seu Programa, aprovado pela Assembleia Nacional Popular. (Art. 96)

Government

Haiti
  • English
    The Government conducts the policy of the Nation. … (Art. 156)
  • French
    Le Gouvernement conduit la politique de la Nation. … (Art. 156)