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Government
- EnglishExecutive power shall be vested in the Cabinet. (Art. 65)
- Japanese行政権は、内閣に属する。(第65条)
Government
- EnglishThe Parliament elects the Prime Minister, who is thereafter appointed to the office by the President of the Republic. The President appoints the other Ministers in accordance with a proposal made by the Prime Minister.
Before the Prime Minister is elected, the groups represented in the Parliament negotiate on the political programme and composition of the Government. On the basis of the outcome of these negotiations, and after having heard the Speaker of the Parliament and the parliamentary groups, the President informs the Parliament of the nominee for Prime Minister. The nominee is elected Prime Minister if his or her election has been supported by more than half of the votes cast in an open vote in the Parliament.
… (Sec. 61) - FinnishEduskunta valitsee pääministerin, jonka tasavallan presidentti nimittää tähän tehtävään. Muut ministerit presidentti nimittää pääministeriksi valitun tekemän ehdotuksen mukaisesti.
Ennen pääministerin valintaa eduskuntaryhmät neuvottelevat hallitusohjelmasta ja valtioneuvoston kokoonpanosta. Näiden neuvottelujen tuloksen perusteella, kuultuaan eduskunnan puhemiestä presidentti antaa eduskunnalle tiedon pääministeriehdokkaasta. Ehdokas valitaan pääministeriksi, jos eduskunnassa toimitetussa avoimessa äänestyksessä enemmän kuin puolet annetuista äänistä on kannattanut hänen valitsemistaan.
… (61 §) - SwedishRiksdagen väljer statsministern, som republikens president därefter utnämner till uppdraget. De övriga ministrarna utnämns av presidenten i enlighet med förslag av den som valts till statsminister.
Innan statsministern väljs förhandlar riksdagsgrupperna om regeringsprogrammet och statsrådets sammansättning. Utifrån resultatet av dessa överläggningar meddelar presidenten efter att ha hört riksdagens talman vem som är statsministerkandidat. Om kandidaten vid öppen omröstning i riksdagen har fått mer än hälften av de avgivna rösterna, väljs han eller hon till statsminister.
… (61 §)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and such number of Ministers as the King, after consultations with the Prime Minister, may deem necessary for the purpose of administering and executing the functions of the Government.
(2) The Prime Minister shall be the chairman of the Cabinet and leader of Government business in Parliament. (Sec. 66)
Government
- English
The following are the attributions and duties of the President of the Republic, in addition to those stipulated by law:
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9. To appoint and remove from office Ministers of State
… (Art. 147) - Spanish
Son atribuciones y deberes de la Presidenta o Presidente de la República, además de los que determine la ley:
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9. Nombrar y remover a las ministras y ministros de Estado
… (Art. 147)
Government
- English1. The State Council shall deliberate on important policies that fall within the power of the Executive.
2. The State Council shall be composed of the President, the Prime Minister, and other members whose number shall be no more than thirty and no less than fifteen.
3. The President shall be the chairman of the State Council, and the Prime Minister shall be the Vice-Chairman. (Art. 88) - Korean①국무회의는 정부의 권한에 속하는 중요한 정책을 심의한다.
②국무회의는 대통령·국무총리와 15인 이상 30인 이하의 국무위원으로 구성한다.
③대통령은 국무회의의 의장이 되고, 국무총리는 부의장이 된다. (제88조)
Government
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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
- EnglishThe Prime Minister proposes to the President of the Republic the structure and the composition of the Government.
The President of the Republic appoints the Ministers and terminates their function, after consultation with the Prime Minister.
… (Art. 53) - FrenchLe premier ministre propose au président de la République la structure et la composition du Gouvernement.
Le président de la République nomme les ministres et met fin à leur fonction, après consultation du premier ministre.
… (Art. 53)
Government
- EnglishThe President of the Republic chooses a Prime Minister from among the members of the Party having the absolute majority in the Parliament. The majority is established on the basis of the electoral results of those elected in each of the two Chambers. In default of this majority, the President of the Republic chooses the Prime Minister in consultation with the President of the Senate and that of the Chamber of Deputies. (Art. 137)
- FrenchLe Président de la République choisit un Premier Ministre parmi les membres du parti ayant la majorité au Parlement. La majorité est établie sur la base des résultats électoraux des élus dans chacune des deux Chambres. A défaut de cette majorité, le Président de la République choisit son Premier Ministre en consultation avec le Président du Sénat et celui de la Chambre des députés. (Art. 137)
Government
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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
- 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)