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Government
Sao Tome and Principe
- English1. The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic, following hearings with the political parties represented in the National Assembly and taking into consideration the election results.
2. The Ministers and Secretaries of State shall be appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister.
3. Only a citizen of São Tomé origin, the child of a São Toméan father or mother, who does not hold any other nationality, may be appointed Prime Minister. (Art. 110) - Portuguese1. O Primeiro-Ministro é nomeado pelo Presidente da República, ouvidos os partidos políticos representados na Assembleia Nacional e tendo em conta os resultados eleitorais.
2. Os Ministros e Secretários de Estado são nomeados pelo Presidente da República, sob a proposta do Primeiro-Ministro.
3. Só pode ser nomeado Primeiro-Ministro o cidadão são-tomense de origem, filho de pai ou mãe são-tomense, que não possua outra nacionalidade. (Art. 110)
Government
Bahrain
- Englisha. The incumbent of a Ministry must be a Bahraini, aged not less than 30 years by the Gregorian Calendar and must enjoy full political and civil rights. Unless otherwise provided, the provisions pertaining to Ministers apply also to the Prime Minister.
... (Art. 45) - Arabicأ - يشترط فيمن يلي الوزارة أن يكون بحرينيـاً، وألا تـقل سنه عن ثلاثين سنة ميلادية، وأن يكون متمتعاً بكامل حقوقه السياسية والمدنية. وتســري في شأن رئيس مجلس الوزراء الأحكام الخاصة بالوزراء، ما لم يرد نصّ على خلاف ذلك.
... (المادّة 45)
Government
Türkiye
- English… The deputies of the President of the Republic and the ministers shall be appointed from among those who are eligible to be a deputy and removed from office by the President of the Republic. … (Art. 106)
- Turkish… Cumhurbaşkanı yardımcıları ve bakanlar, milletvekili seçilme yeterliliğine sahip olanlar arasından Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından atanır ve görevden alınır. … (Madde 106)
Government
Switzerland
- English1 The President of the Confederation chairs the Federal Council.
2 The President and the Vice-President of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly from the members of the Federal Council for a term of office of one year.
… (Art. 176) - French1 La présidence du Conseil fédéral est assurée par le président ou la présidente de la Confédération.
2 L’Assemblée fédérale élit pour un an un des membres du Conseil fédéral à la présidence de la Confédération et un autre à la vice-présidence du Conseil fédéral.
… (Art. 176) - German1 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident führt den Vorsitz im Bundesrat.
2 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident und die Vizepräsidentin oder der Vizepräsident des Bundesrates werden von der Bundesversammlung aus den Mitgliedern des Bundesrates auf die Dauer eines Jahres gewählt.
… (Art. 176) - Italian1 Il presidente della Confederazione presiede il Consiglio federale.
2 Il presidente della Confederazione e il vicepresidente del Consiglio federale sono eletti per un anno dall’Assemblea federale fra i membri del Consiglio federale.
… (Art. 176)
Government
Vanuatu
- English1. There shall be a Council of Ministers which shall consist of the Prime Minister and other Ministers.
2. The number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, shall not exceed a quarter of the number of members of Parliament. (Art. 40) - French1) Il est institué un Conseil des Ministres comprenant le Premier Ministre et les autres ministres.
2) Le nombre de ministres, le Premier Ministre compris, ne peut dépasser le quart du nombre des membres du Parlement. (Art. 40)
Government
South Sudan
- English1. Ministers of the National Government shall be appointed and removed from office by the President.
2. Appointment of the Ministers of the National Government shall be approved by a resolution of the National Legislative Assembly adopted by a simple majority vote of all members.
3. Ministers of the National Government shall be selected with due regard to the need for inclusiveness based on integrity, competence, ethnic and regional diversity and gender. (Art. 112)
Government
Cyprus
- EnglishA person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as a Representative if at the time of the election that person
a. is a citizen of the Republic;
b. has attained the age of twenty-five years;
c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as a Representative. (Art. 64) - GreekΠας τις δικαούται να υποβάλει υποψηφιότητα βουλευτού, εφόσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
(β) έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθεί κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ΄ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθεί της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου λόγω οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και
(δ) δεν πάσχει εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης αυτό ανίκανον να ασκήσει τα καθήκοντά του ως βουλευτού. (Αρθρον 64) - TurkishSeçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs Temsilci seçiminde aday olabilir;
a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak;
b. yirmi beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
d. Temsilci olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 64)
Government
Yemen
- EnglishThe government is composed of the Prime Minister and his deputies and Ministers who together shall form the Council of Ministers. The law defines the general basis for organizing ministries and the various bodies of the State. (Art. 130)
- Arabicتتكون الحكومة من رئيس الوزراء ونوابه والوزراء، ويؤلفون جميعاً مجلس الوزراء، ويحدد القانون الأسس العامة لتنظيم الوزارات وأجهزة الدولة المختلفة. (المادّة 130)
Government
Nauru
- English
(1) The executive authority of Nauru is vested in a Cabinet constituted as provided by this Part and the Cabinet has the general direction and control of the government of Nauru.
… (Art. 17)
Government
Botswana
- English(1) There shall be such offices of Minister of the Government (not exceeding six or such other number as Parliament may from time to time provide) as may be established by Parliament or, subject to the provisions of any Act of Parliament, by the President.
(2) There shall be such offices of Assistant Minister (not exceeding three or such number as Parliament may from time to time provide) as may be established by Parliament or, subject to the provisions of any Act of Parliament, by the President.
(3) Appointments to the office of Minister or Assistant Minister shall be made by the President from among Members of the National Assembly: Provided that-
(i) not more than four persons may be appointed as Minister or Assistant Minister from amongst persons who are not Members of the Assembly but are qualified for election as such; and
(ii) if occasion arises for making an appointment to the office of a Minister or an Assistant Minister while Parliament is dissolved a person who was a Member of the Assembly before the dissolution may be appointed as a Minister or an Assistant Minister. (Sec. 42)