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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
Albania
- English
1. Minister may be appointed anyone who has the qualifications to be a deputy.
… (Art. 103) - Albanian
1. Ministër mund të caktohet kushdo që ka cilësitë për deputet.
… (Neni 103)
Government
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) A National Executive Council is hereby established.
(2) The Council shall consist of all the Ministers (including the Prime Minister when he is present as Chairman).
(3) The functions of the Council are-
(a) to be responsible, in accordance with this Constitution, for the executive government of Papua New Guinea; and
(b) such other functions as are allocated to it by this Constitution or any other law.
… (Sec. 149)
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
Georgia
- English…
2. The office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia may not be held by a citizen of Georgia who is simultaneously the citizen of a foreign country. (Art. 25) - Georgian…
2. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის, პრემიერ-მინისტრის ან პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარის თანამდებობა არ შეიძლება ეკავოს საქართველოს მოქალაქეს, რომელიც იმავდროულად სხვა სახელმწიფოს მოქალაქეა. (მუხლი 25)
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
Bulgaria
- English(1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
… (Art. 105) - Bulgarian(1) Министерският съвет ръководи и осъществява вътрешната и външната политика на страната в съответствие с Конституцията и законите.
… (Чл. 105)
Government
Uruguay
- EnglishThe Council of Ministers shall be composed of the heads of the several Ministries or the persons acting in their place, and it shall have exclusive competence over all acts of government and administration submitted to it by the President of the Republic or his Ministers on topics relating to their respective departments. ... (Art. 160)
- SpanishEl Consejo de Ministros se integrará con los titulares de los respectivos Ministerios o quienes hagan sus veces, y tendrá competencia privativa en todos los actos de gobierno y administración que planteen en su seno el Presidente de la República o sus Ministros en temas de sus respectivas carteras. ... (Art. 160)
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)
Government
Israel
- English(a) When a new Government has to be constituted, the President of the State shall, after consultation with representatives of party groups in the Knesset, assign the task of forming a Government to a Knesset Member who has notified him that he is prepared to accept the task.
… (Basic Law: The Government (2001), Sec. 7) - Hebrew(א) משיש לכונן ממשלה חדשה יטיל נשיא המדינה, לאחר שהתייעץ עם נציגי הסיעות בכנסת, את התפקיד להרכיב ממשלה על אחד מחברי הכנסת שהסכים לכך;
… (חוק יסוד: הממשלה (2001), סעיף 7)