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Government
- EnglishThe Prime Minister is selected, appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic.
Other Cabinet members are appointed by the President of the Republic after consultation with the Prime Minister.
… (Art. 116) - KinyarwandaMinisitiri w’Intebe atoranywa, ashyirwaho kandi avanwaho na Perezida wa Repubulika.
Abandi bagize Guverinoma bashyirwaho na Perezida wa Repubulika amaze kugisha inama Minisitiri w’Intebe.
… (Ingingo ya 116) - FrenchLe Premier Ministre est choisi, nommé et démis de ses fonctions par le Président de la République.
Les autres membres du Gouvernement sont nommés par le Président de la République après consultation du Premier Ministre.
… (Art. 116)
Government
- EnglishThe Prime Minister shall, upon the assent of the Seimas, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
Ministers shall, upon submission by the Prime Minister, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
… (Art. 92) - LithuanianMinistrą Pirmininką Seimo pritarimu skiria ir atleidžia Respublikos Prezidentas.
Ministrus skiria ir atleidžia Ministro Pirmininko teikimu Respublikos Prezidentas.
… (92 straipsnis)
Government
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
Government
- English
The Sultan shall undertake the following functions and powers:
…
– Appointing deputy prime ministers, ministers, and their equivalent, and relieving them of their office.
... (Art. 49) - Arabic
يقوم السلطان بالمهام والصلاحيات الآتية:
...
– تعيين نواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء والوزراء ومن في حكمهم، وإعفائهم من مناصبهم.
... (المادّة ٤٩)
Government
- English(1) The Cabinet consists of the President, as head of the Cabinet, a Deputy President and Ministers.
(2) The President appoints the Deputy President and Ministers, assigns their powers and functions, and may dismiss them.
(3) The President –
(a) must select the Deputy President from among the members of the National Assembly;
(b) may select any number of Ministers from among the members of the Assembly; and
(c) may select no more than two Ministers from outside the Assembly.
(4) The President must appoint a member of the Cabinet to be the leader of government business in the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 91)
Government
- English
The Prime Minister and the other Ministers shall be appointed and dismissed by Royal Decree. (Art. 43)
- Dutch
De minister-president en de overige ministers worden bij koninklijk besluit benoemd en ontslagen. (Art. 43)
Government
- English
... the Prime Minister or the Head of the Government, according to the case, exercises the following attributions:
1 - he directs, coordinates and controls the action of the Government;
... (Art. 112) - Arabic
مارس الوزير الأول أو رئيس الحكومة، حسب الحالة، ... الصّلاحيّات الآتية:
-1 يوجه وينسق ويراقب عمل الحكومة،
... (المادة 112) - French
… le Premier ministre ou le Chef du Gouvernement, selon le cas, exerce les attributions suivantes:
1)- il dirige, coordonne et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement ;
... (Art. 112)
Government
- EnglishThe Government shall be comprised of Ministers who work under the chairmanship of the President. The number of Ministers as well as their duties shall be regulated by law. (Art. 71)
- Dariحكومت متشكل است از وزرا كه تحت ریاست رئیس جمهور اجرای وظیفه می نمایند. تعداد وزرا و وظایف شان توسط قانون تنظیم می گردد. (مادۀ ۷۱)
- Pashtoحكومت له وزيرانو څخه جوړ دى چې د جمهور رئيس تر رياست لاندې كار كوي. د وزيرانو شمير او وظايف د قانون له ليارې تنظيمېږي. (۷۱ ماده)
Government
- EnglishThe King shall be the Prime Minister and shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by members of the Council of Ministers according to the rulings of this law and other laws. The Council of Ministers Law shall specify the Council's Powers with regard to internal and external affairs, organizing government bodies and co-ordinating their activities. Likewise the Law shall specify the conditions which the Ministers must satisfy, their eligibility, the method of their accountability along with all other matters related to them. … (Basic Law, Art. 56)
- Arabicالملك هو رئيس مجلس الوزراء، ويعاونه في أداء مهامه أعضاء مجلس الوزراء، وذلك وفقاً لأحكام هذا النظام وغيره من الأنظمة، ويبين نظام مجلس الوزراء صلاحيات المجلس فيما يتعلق بالشؤون الداخلية والخارجية، وتنظيم الأجهزة الحكومية، والتنسيق بينها، كما يبين الشروط اللازم توافرها في الوزراء، وصلاحياتهم، وأسلوب مساءلتهم، وكافة شؤونهم، ويُعدل نظام مجلس الوزراء واختصاصاته، وفقاً لهذا النظام. ... (النظام الأساسي، المادة 56)
Government
- EnglishThe government shall be composed of a Head of Government, Ministers, and secretaries of state selected by the Head of Government, and in the case of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, in consultation with the President of the Republic.
Within one week of the declaration of the definitive election results, the President of the Republic shall ask the candidate of the party or the electoral coalition which won the largest number of seats in the assembly of the Representatives of the People to form a government, within a one month period, extendable once. If two or more parties or coalitions have the same number of seats, then the party or coalition having received the largest number of votes shall be asked to form a government. …
Should the government thus gain the confidence of the Assembly, the President of the Republic shall appoint the Head of Government and the members of the government. … (Art. 89) - Arabicتتكون الحكومة من رئيس ووزراء وكتاب دولة يختارهم رئيس الحكومة وبالتشاور مع رئيس الجمهورية بالنسبة لوزارتيْ الخارجية والدفاع في أجل أسبوع من الإعلان عن النتائج النهائية للانتخابات، يكلف رئيس الجمهورية، مرشح الحزب أو الائتلاف الانتخابي المتحصل على أكبر عدد من المقاعد بمجلس نواب الشعب، بتكوين الحكومة خلال شهر يجدد مرة واحدة. وفي صورة التساوي في عدد المقاعد يُعتمد للتكليف عدد الأصوات المتحصل عليها.
عند تجاوز الأجل المحدد دون تكوين الحكومة، أو في حالة عدم الحصول على ثقة مجلس نواب الشعب، يقوم رئيس الجمهورية في أجل عشرة أيام بإجراء مشاورات مع الأحزاب والائتلافات والكتل النيابية لتكليف الشخصية الأقدر من أجل تكوين حكومة. ... (الفصل 89) - FrenchLe Gouvernement se compose du Chef du Gouvernement, de ministres et de secrétaires d’État choisis par le Chef du Gouvernement, et en concertation avec le Président de la République en ce qui concerne les ministères des Affaires étrangères et de la Défense.
Dans un délai d’une semaine suivant la proclamation des résultats définitifs des élections, le Président de la République charge le candidat du parti politique ou de la coalition électorale ayant obtenu le plus grand nombre de sièges au sein de l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple de former le Gouvernement dans un délai d’un mois renouvelable une seule fois. En cas d’égalité du nombre de sièges, il est tenu compte pour la désignation, du nombre de voix obtenues.
... Dans le cas où le Gouvernement obtient la confiance de l’Assemblée, le Président de la République procède sans délai à la nomination du Chef du Gouvernement et de ses membres. … (Art. 89)