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Government
Japan
- 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
Finland
- 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
Burundi
- EnglishThe activities of the Government are coordinated by a Prime Minister appointed by the President of the Republic, after prior approval of his candidature by the National Assembly and the Senate voting separately and with an absolute majority of their members.
The Prime Minister must solely enjoy the Burundian nationality of origin. (Art. 130) - KirundiIbikorwa vya Reta bikurikiranirwa hafi n’Umushikiranganji wa Mbere agenwa n’Umukuru w’Igihugu, abanje kwemezwa n’abagize Inama Nshingamateka n’Inama Nkenguzamateka bamwe bose bagatora ukwabo ku bice birenga ica kabiri c’abatoye.
Umushikiranganji wa Mbere ategerezwa kuba afise ubwenegihugu bw’umurundi yavukanye. (Ingingo ya 130) - FrenchLes activités du Gouvernement sont coordonnées par un Premier Ministre nommé par le Président de la République, après approbation préalable de sa candidature par l’Assemblée Nationale et le Sénat votant séparément et à la majorité absolue de leurs membres.
Le Premier Ministre doit jouir uniquement de la nationalité Burundaise d’origine. (Art. 130)
Government
Bahrain
- EnglishThe Council of Ministers shall consist of the Prime Minister and a number of Ministers. (Art. 44)
- Arabicيؤلَّف مجلس الوزراء من رئيس مجلس الوزراء وعدد من الوزراء. (المادّة 44)
Government
Antigua and Barbuda
- English1. There shall be a Cabinet for Antigua and Barbuda which shall have the general direction and control of the Government and shall be collectively responsible therefore to Parliament.
2. The Cabinets 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 69 of this Constitution as the Prime Minister may consider appropriate. (Sec. 70)
Government
Korea, Republic of
- 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
Iceland
- 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
Comoros
- EnglishThe Government of the Union is composed in a manner to assure the just and equitable representation of the Islands and a just and equitable division between men and women. (Art. 61)
- Arabicتتألف حكومة الاتحاد بشكل يكفل التمثيل العادل والمنصف للجزر وتوزيع عادل ومنصف بين المرأة والرجل. (المادة 61)
- FrenchLe Gouvernement est composé de manière à assurer une représentation juste et équitable des Iles et une juste et équitable répartition entre les hommes et les femmes. (Art. 61)
Government
Cyprus
- 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
Chile
- English
The special attributions of the President of the Republic [are]:
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7. To appoint and remove at his will the Ministers of State,
… (Art. 32) - Spanish
Son atribuciones especiales del Presidente de la República:
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7º.- Nombrar y remover a su voluntad a los ministros de Estado,
… (Art. 32)