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Government
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Belize who shall be appointed by the Governor-General.
(2) Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives who is the leader of the political party which commands the support of the majority of the members of that House; and if no political party has an overall majority, he shall appoint a member of that House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the members of that House:
… (Sec. 37)
Government
- EnglishTo be designated a Minister, a person must meet the following requisites: satisfy the general requirements for entering public service, be twenty five years of age on the day of his or her nomination, not be a member of the Pluri-National Legislative Assembly, nor a director, shareholder or owner of financial entities or enterprises that have a contractual relationship or conflicts of interest with the State; not be the spouse or natural parent or related in the second degree to the acting President or Vice President of the State. (Art. 176)
- SpanishPara ser designada o designado Ministra o Ministro de Estado se requiere cumplir con las condiciones generales de acceso al servicio público; tener cumplidos veinticinco años al día del nombramiento; no formar parte de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional; no ser directivo, accionista ni socio de entidades financieras o empresas que mantengan relación contractual o que enfrenten intereses opuestos con el Estado; no ser cónyuge ni pariente consanguíneo o afín dentro del segundo grado de quienes se hallaren en ejercicio de la Presidencia o la Vicepresidencia del Estado. (Art. 176)
Government
- English
(1) The President shall, in consultation with the Prime Minister, where he considers such consultation to be necessary, determine the number of Ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministries and the assignment of subjects and functions to such Ministers.
(2) The President shall, in consultation with the Prime Minister, appoint from among Members of Parliament, Ministers, to be in charge of the Ministries so determined.
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(4) The President may at any time change the assignment of subjects and functions and the composition of the Cabinet of Ministers. ... (Art. 44) - Sinhala
(1) අග්රාමාත්යවරයාගේ අදහස් විමසීම අවශ්යයැයි ජනාධිපතිවරයා සලකන අවස්ථාවන්හි අග්රාමාත්යවරයාගේ අදහස් ද විමසා, ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයේ අමාත්යවරයන්ගේ සංඛ්යාව ද අමාත්යාංශ සංඛ්යාව ද ඒ අමාත්යවරයන්ට පවරන විෂය සහ කාර්ය ද නිශ්චය කළ යුත්තේ ය.
(2) ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් එසේ නිශ්චය කරනු ලබන අමාත්යාංශ භාරව කටයුතු කිරිම සඳහා අග්රාමාත්යවරයාගේ අදහස් විමසා, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රිවරුන් අතුරෙන් අමාත්යවරයන් පත් කළ යුත්තේ ය.
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(4) ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් කවර අවස්ථාවක දී වුව ද, අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලය වෙත පවරන ලද විෂය සහ කාර්ය වෙනස් කිරීම සහ අමාත්ය මණ්ඩලයේ සංයුතිය වෙනස් කිරීම ද කරනු ලැබිය හැක්කේ ය. ... (44 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Government
- English
The Government of the Slovak Republic shall be the supreme highest executive body. (Art. 108)
- Slovak
Vláda Slovenskej republiky je vrcholným orgánom výkonnej moci. (Čl. 108)
Government
- English1. No person shall be appointed as a Minister unless he is a citizen of the Republic and has the qualifications required for a candidate for election as a member of the House of Representatives.
… (Art. 59) - GreekΟυδείς διορίζεται ως υπουργός, ειμή όταν είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας και έχει τα προσόντα εκλογιμότητας τα απαιτούμενα δι’ υποψήφιον βουλευτήν.
… (Αρθρον 59) - Turkish1. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmayan ve Temsilciler Meclisi üyesi seçiminde aday olabilmek için gerekli vasıflara sahip bulunmayan bir şahıs Bakan tayin edilemez.
... (Madde 59)
Government
- EnglishThe Prime Minister assures the execution of the laws and exercises the regulatory power under reserve of the prerogatives assigned to the President of the Republic by this Constitution.
… (Art. 92) - FrenchLe Premier ministre assure l’exécution des lois et dispose du pouvoir réglementaire sous réserve des prérogatives dévolues au Président de la République par la présente Constitution.
… (Art. 92)
Government
- EnglishThe Council of Ministers is the maximum executive and administrative organ and it constitutes the Government of the Republic. (Art. 133)
- SpanishEl Consejo de Ministros es el máximo órgano ejecutivo y administrativo y constituye el Gobierno de la República. (Art. 133)
Government
- English… He/she [the President of the Republic] shall appoint and dismiss the deputies of the President of the Republic and the ministers. … (Art. 104)
- Turkish… Cumhurbaşkanı yardımcıları ile bakanları atar ve görevlerine son verir. … (Madde 104)
Government
- English1 The Federal Council has seven members.
2 The members of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly following each general election to the National Council.
3 They are elected for a term of office of four years. Any Swiss citizen eligible for election to the National Council may be elected to the Federal Council.
4 In electing the Federal Council, care must be taken to ensure that the various geographical and language regions of the country are appropriately represented. (Art. 175) - French1 Le Conseil fédéral est composé de sept membres.
2 Les membres du Conseil fédéral sont élus par l’Assemblée fédérale après chaque renouvellement intégral du Conseil national.
3 Ils sont nommés pour quatre ans et choisis parmi les citoyens et citoyennes suisses éligibles au Conseil national.
4 Les diverses régions et les communautés linguistiques doivent être équitablement représentées au Conseil fédéral. (Art. 175) - German1 Der Bundesrat besteht aus sieben Mitgliedern.
2 Die Mitglieder des Bundesrates werden von der Bundesversammlung nach jeder Gesamterneuerung des Nationalrates gewählt.
3 Sie werden aus allen Schweizerbürgerinnen und Schweizerbürgern, welche als Mitglieder des Nationalrates wählbar sind, auf die Dauer von vier Jahren gewählt.
4 Dabei ist darauf Rücksicht zu nehmen, dass die Landesgegenden und Sprachregionen angemessen vertreten sind. (Art. 175) - Italian1 Il Consiglio federale è composto di sette membri.
2 I membri del Consiglio federale sono eletti dall’Assemblea federale dopo ogni rinnovo integrale del Consiglio nazionale.
3 Sono eletti per quattro anni fra tutti i cittadini svizzeri eleggibili al Consiglio nazionale.
4 Le diverse regioni e le componenti linguistiche del Paese devono essere equamente rappresentate. (Art. 175)
Government
- English…
2. The Prime Minister shall submit for approval to the House of Peoples' Representatives nominees for ministerial posts from among members of the two Houses or from among persons who are not members of either House and possess the required qualifications.
… (Art. 74) - Amharic…
2. ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት አባሎችን ከሁለቱ ምክር ቤቶች አባላት ወይም ለሥራው ብቃት ካላቸው ሌሎች ግለሰቦች መካከል ለሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት በእጩነት አቅርቦ ሹመታቸውን ያጸድቃል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 74)