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Government
- English
The Prime Minister is the head of the government, and represents the government in leading and managing the work of the government and local administration organisations; having rights to appoint, transfer, or remove the deputy- minister, the deputy head of ministry-equivalent, head of bureau office, deputy head of bureau, head of department; appoint or remove provincial governor, Vientiane Capital Governor, upon the approval of the provincial assembly meeting, propose the rewarding or degrading high rank of generals, promoting or demoting colonels of the national defence and security. (Art. 72)
- Lao
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ເປັນຫົວໜ້າລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ຕາງໜ້າລັດຖະບານນຳພາ, ຊີ້ນຳ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວວຽກງານຂອງລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ອົງການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ; ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ, ຍົກຍ້າຍ ຫຼື ປົດຕຳແໜ່ງ ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ, ຮອງຫົວໜ້າອົງການລັດທຽບເທົ່າກະຊວງ, ຫົວໜ້າທະບວງ, ຮອງຫົວໜ້າທະບວງ, ຫົວໜ້າກົມ; ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ ຫຼື ປົດຕຳແໜ່ງເຈົ້າແຂວງ, ເຈົ້າຄອງນະຄອນຫຼວງ ພາຍຫຼັງກອງປະຊຸມ ສະພາປະຊາຊົນຂັ້ນແຂວງຮັບຮອງເອົາ; ສະເໜີເລື່ອນຊັ້ນ ຫຼື ປົດຊັ້ນນາຍພົນ; ເລື່ອນຊັ້ນ ຫຼື ປົດຊັ້ນພັນເອກ ຂອງກຳລັງປ້ອງກັນຊາດ-ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ. (ມາດຕາ. 72) (ໃໝ່)
Government
- EnglishWith the approval of the President, the Prime Minister shall choose the members of his Cabinet of Ministers and shall go before Parliament to obtain a vote of confidence on his declaration of general policy.
… (Art. 158) - FrenchLe Premier Ministre en accord avec le Président choisit les membres de son Cabinet ministériel et se présente devant le Parlement afin d'obtenir un vote de confiance sur sa déclaration de politique générale.
… (Art. 158)
Government
- EnglishThe Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall consist of the Prime Minister and Ministers. (Art. 91)
- LithuanianLietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybę sudaro Ministras Pirmininkas ir ministrai. (91 straipsnis)
Government
- EnglishThe Prime Minister is the Head of the Government; on this basis [titre], he directs and coordinates the action of the Government.
… (Art. 55) - FrenchLe Premier Ministre est le Chef du Gouvernement ; à ce titre, il dirige et coordonne l'action gouvernementale.
… (Art. 55)
Government
- English(1) The President shall appoint the leader of a parliamentary party that commands majority in the House of Representatives as the Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers shall be constituted under his or her chairpersonship.
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(9) The President shall, on recommendation of the Prime Minister, constitute the Council of Ministers comprising a maximum of twenty five Ministers including the Prime Minister, in accordance with the inclusive principle, from amongst the members of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 76) - Nepali(१) राष्ट्रपतिले प्रतिनिधि सभामा बहुमत प्राप्त संसदीय दलको नेतालाई प्रधानमन्त्री नियुक्त गर्नेछ र निजको अध्यक्षतामा मन्त्रि परिषदको गठन हुनेछ ।
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(९) राष्ट्रपतिले प्रधानमन्त्रीको सिफारिसमा संघीय संसदका सदस्यमध्येबाट समावेशी सिद्धान्त बमोजिम प्रधानमन्त्री सहित बढीमा पच्चीसजना मन्त्री रहेको मन्त्रिपरिषद गठन गर्नेछ ।
... (धारा ७६)
Government
- EnglishNo person may be appointed Minister of State who is a relative of the President of the Republic within the fourth degree of consanguinity or the second degree of marital relations, or by person of those relationships be members of the same Cabinet Council. (Art. 197)
- SpanishNo podrán ser nombrados Ministros de Estado los parientes del Presidente de la República dentro del cuarto grado de consanguinidad o segundo de afinidad, ni ser miembros de un mismo Gabinete personas unidas entre si por los expresados grados de parentesco. (Art. 197)
Government
- English
1. The Government shall comprise the King and the Ministers.
… (Art. 42) - Dutch
1. De regering wordt gevormd door de Koning en de ministers.
… (Art. 42)
Government
- EnglishThe Prime Minister shall be the leader of Government business in Parliament, shall coordinate the work of the Cabinet as head of administration, and shall perform other functions as may be assigned by the President or the Vice-President. (Art. 36)
Government
- EnglishThe Council Of Ministers shall assist the Emir in discharging his functions and exercising his powers in accordance with this Constitution and the provisions of the law. (Art. 120)
- Arabicيقوم مجلس الوزراء بمعاونة الأمير على أداء مهامه وممارسة سلطاته، وفقاً لهذا الدستور وأحكام القانون. (المادّة 120)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet for Trinidad and Tobago which shall have the general direction and control of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
(2) The Cabinet shall consist of the Prime Minister and such number of other Ministers (of whom one shall be the Attorney General), appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 76, as the Prime Minister may consider appropriate. (Sec. 75)