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Government
- English…
The President and other governmental authorities referred to in this Constitution and elsewhere in the law exercise executive power.
… (Art. 2) - Icelandic…
Forseti og önnur stjórnarvöld samkvæmt stjórnarskrá þessari og öðrum landslögum fara með framkvæmdarvaldið.
… (2. gr.)
Government
- English1. There shall be a Cabinet consisting of the President, the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President and such Ministers and Deputy Ministers as may, from time to time, be appointed by the President.
2. The Cabinet shall exercise the powers and functions assigned to it by this Constitution or an Act of Parliament and shall be responsible for advising the President with respect to the policies of the Government and with respect to such other matters as may be referred to it by the President.
… (Sec. 92)
Government
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To be [a] Minister, Vice Minister, President or Director of Autonomous and Governmental Entities, Ambassadors and Superior Heads of the Army and the Police, the following qualifications [calidades] are required:
1) To be a national of Nicaragua. Those that have acquired other nationality must have renounced it at least four years prior to the date of their appointment.
2) To be in full enjoyment of one's political and civil rights.
3) To have completed twenty-five years of age.
4) To have resided in continuous form in the country [for] the four years prior to the date of their appointment, save that during this period [periodo] fulfilling [a] diplomatic mission, working in international organizations [organismos] or realizing study abroad.
... (Art. 152) - Spanish
Para ser Ministro, Viceministro, Presidente o Director de Entes Autónomos y Gubernamentales, Embajadores y Jefes Superiores del Ejército y la Policía, se requiere de las siguientes calidades:
1) Ser nacional de Nicaragua. Los que hubiesen adquirido otra nacionalidad deberán haber renunciado a ella al menos cuatro años antes de la fecha de su nombramiento.
2) Estar en pleno goce de sus derechos políticos y civiles.
3) Haber cumplido veinticinco años de edad.
4) Haber residido en forma continua en el país los cuatro años anteriores a la fecha de su nombramiento, salvo que durante dicho período cumpliere misión diplomática, trabajare en organismos internacionales o realizare estudios en el extranjero.
... (Art. 152)
Government
- English
The Prime Minister is the Head of Government. He represents it, speaks in its name, and is responsible for executing the public policy made by the Council of Ministers.
… (Art. 64) - Arabic
رئيس مجلس الوزراء هو رئيس الحكومة يمثلها ويتكلم باسمها ويعتبر مسؤولاً عن تنفيذ السياسة العامة التي يضعها مجلس الوزراء.
... (المادّة 64)
Government
- English
The Government is composed of one Prime Minister, of one or more Vice Prime Ministers, of Ministers and, the case arising, of one or more Ministers by delegation and Secretaries of State.
The Grand Duke appoints the Prime Minister and the other members of the Government and ends their functions.
... (Art. 88)
Government
- English1. The Council of Ministers shall secure the administration of the country, shall guarantee its territorial integrity, shall safeguard public order and the security and stability of citizens, shall promote economic development, shall implement the State’s social agenda, shall develop and consolidate legality and shall carry out the country’s foreign policy.
2. The defence of public order shall be guaranteed by the appropriate entities operating under government control. (Art. 202) - Portuguese1. O Conselho de Ministros assegura a administração do país, garante a integridade territorial, vela pela ordem pública e pela segurança e estabilidade dos cidadãos, promove o desenvolvimento económico, implementa a acção social do Estado, desenvolve e consolida a legalidade e realiza a política externa do país.
2. A defesa da ordem pública é assegurada por órgãos apropriados que funcionam sob controlo governamental. (Art. 202)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Saint Vincent who shall be appointed by the Governor-General.
(2) Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he shall appoint a Representative who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of the Representatives.
(3) There shall be, in addition to the office of Prime Minister, such officers of Minister of the Government as may be established by Parliament or, subject to the provisions of any law enacted by Parliament, by the Governor-General, casting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(4) Appointments to the office of Minister, other than the office of Prime Minister, shall be made by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, from among the members of the House:
Provided that not more than two Ministers shall be appointed from among the Senators.
… (Sec. 51)
Government
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Those appointed prime minister, deputy prime minister, or minister shall meet the following conditions:
– Be of Omani nationality by origin.
– Be at least thirty Gregorian years of age. (Art. 56) - Arabic
يشترط فيمن يعين رئيسا لمجلس الوزراء أو نائبا له أو وزيرا الآتي:
– أن يكون عماني الجنسية بصفة أصلية.
– ألا تقل سنه عن ثلاثين سنة ميلادية. (المادّة ٥٦)
Government
- EnglishThe Government shall be formed within a 15-day period of the appointment of the Prime Minister. After his appointment, the Prime Minister shall within a five-day period propose to the President of the Republic the candidates of the Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers. The President of the Republic shall, within a three-day period, either appoint the Deputy Prime Ministers and the ministers or apply to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court shall examine the application and make a decision within a five-day period. If the President of the Republic does not fulfill the requirements stipulated by this Article within a three-day period, then the relevant Deputy Prime Minister or minister shall be deemed appointed by virtue of law. (Art. 150)
- ArmenianԿառավարությունը կազմավորվում է վարչապետ նշանակվելուց հետո՝ տասնհինգօրյա ժամկետում: Իր նշանակումից հետո վարչապետը հնգօրյա ժամկետում Հանրապետության նախագահին առաջարկում է փոխվարչապետների և նախարարների թեկնածուներին: Հանրապետության նախագահը եռօրյա ժամկետում կամ նշանակում է փոխվարչապետներին և նախարարներին, կամ դիմում է Սահմանադրական դատարան: Սահմանադրական դատարանը դիմումը քննում և որոշում է կայացնում հնգօրյա ժամկետում: Եթե Հանրապետության նախագահը եռօրյա ժամկետում չի կատարում սույն հոդվածով սահմանված պահանջները, ապա համապատասխան փոխվարչապետը կամ նախարարը նշանակված է համարվում իրավունքի ուժով: (Հոդված 150)
Government
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of North Macedonia is obliged, within 10 days of the constitution of the Assembly, to entrust the mandate for constituting the Government to a candidate from the party or parties which has/have a majority in the Assembly. Within 20 days from the day of being entrusted with the mandate, the mandator submits a programme to the Assembly and proposes the composition of the Government. The Government is elected by the Assembly on the proposal of the mandator and on the basis of the programme by a majority vote of the total number of Representatives. (Art. 90)
- MacedonianПретседателот на Република Северна Македонија е должен во рок од десет дена од конституирањето на Собранието мандатот за состав на Владата да го довери на кандидат на партијата, односно партиите што имаат мнозинство во Собранието. Мандаторот во рок од 20 дена од денот на доверувањето на мандатот, на Собранието му поднесува програма и го предлага составот на Владата. Владата, на предлог на мандаторот и врз основа на програмата, ја избира Собранието со мнозинство гласови од вкупниот број пратеници. (Член 90)