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Government
- English
The following are attributions of the President of the Republic:
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6) To appoint and to remove the Ministers and Vice Ministers of State, Procurator and Sub-Procurator General of the Republic, Directors of Autonomous and Governmental Entities, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, and Heads of Special Missions, duly bringing the appointment to the cognizance of the National Assembly, within the time [termino] of three days for its ratification, which will be considered final [firme] when the National Assembly ratifies it, as well as to remove the functionaries from their offices [cargos] in the cases in which the National Assembly has so decided in use of its attributions.
... (Art. 150) - Spanish
Son atribuciones del Presidente de la República, las siguientes:
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6) Nombrar y remover a los Ministros y Viceministros de Estado, Procurador y Subprocurador General de la República, Directores de entes autónomos y gubernamentales, Jefes de Misiones Diplomáticas, y Jefes de Misiones Especiales, debiendo poner en conocimiento de la Asamblea Nacional, dentro del término de tres días, el nombramiento para su ratificación, el cual se considerará firme hasta que la Asamblea Nacional lo ratifique, así como destituir de sus cargos a los funcionarios en los casos que la Asamblea Nacional lo haya decidido en uso de sus atribuciones.
... (Art. 150)
Government
- English
1. The Council of Ministers consists of the Prime Minister, deputy prime minister, and ministers.
2. The Council of Ministers exercises every state function, which is not given to other bodies of state power or local government. (Art. 95) - Albanian
1. Këshilli i Ministrave përbëhet nga Kryeministri, zëvendëskryeministri dhe ministrat.
2. Këshilli i Ministrave ushtron çdo funksion shtetëror, i cili nuk u është dhënë organeve të pushteteve të tjera shtetërore ose të qeverisjes vendore. (Neni 95)
Government
- EnglishThe cabinet shall consist of the heads of the major executive departments created by law. The cabinet members shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the will of the President. No person may serve in a legislature and the cabinet at the same time. (Art. VIII, Sec. 5)
Government
- English1. Within the domain of the Government, the President of the Republic is competent:
a. to convoke and to preside over the sessions of the Council of Ministers;
b. to appoint, to exonerate and to dismiss the Prime Minister;
c. to create ministries and commissions of inter-ministerial nature.
2. The President of the Republic is also competent, to appoint, to exonerate and to dismiss:
a. the Ministers and Vice Ministers;
… (Art. 159) - Portuguese1. No domínio do Governo, compete ao Presidente da República:
a) convocar e presidir as sessões do Conselho de Ministros;
b) nomear, exonerar e demitir o Primeiro-Ministro;
c) criar ministérios e comissões de natureza inter-ministerial.
2. Compete, ainda, ao Presidente de la República, nomear, exonerar e demitir:
a) os Ministros e Vice-Ministros;
… (Art. 159)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Saint Lucia who shall be appointed by the Governor General.
(2) Whenever the Governor General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he or she shall appoint a member of the House who appears to him or her likely to command the support of the majority of the members of the House.
(3) There shall be, in addition to the office of Prime Minister, such other offices 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, acting 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 Senators and the members of the House.
… (Sec. 60)
Government
- EnglishNo member of the royal family may be a minister. (Art. 98)
- DutchGeen lid van de koninklijke familie kan minister zijn. (Art. 98)
- FrenchAucun membre de la famille royale ne peut être ministre. (Art. 98)
- GermanKein Mitglied der königlichen Familie darf Minister sein. (Art. 98)
Government
- EnglishThe Cabinet implements national policies agreed upon by the President of the Republic and the Cabinet meeting.
… (Art. 117) - KinyarwandaGuverinoma ishyira mu bikorwa politiki y’Igihugu Perezida wa Repubulika yumvikanyeho n’Inama y’Abaminisitiri.
… (Ingingo ya 117) - FrenchLe Gouvernement exécute la politique nationale arrêtée de commun accord par le Président de la République et le Conseil des Ministres.
… (Art. 117)
Government
- English
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(c) The Member of the Knesset who formed a government shall head it.
(d) Once the Government has been formed, it shall present itself before the Knesset, announce the guidelines of its policy, its make-up, and the distribution of functions, or spheres of activity among the Ministers, and shall request an expression of confidence. The Government shall be formed once the Knesset has expressed confidence in it, and from that moment the Ministers shall assume office. (Basic Law: The Government (2001), Sec. 13) - Hebrew
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(ג) חבר הכנסת שהרכיב ממשלה יעמוד בראשה.
(ד) משהורכבה הממשלה, תתייצב לפני הכנסת, תודיע על קווי היסוד של מדיניותה, על הרכבה ועל חלוקת התפקידים בין השרים, ותבקש הבעת אמון; הממשלה תיכון משהביעה בה הכנסת אמון, ומאותה שעה ייכנסו השרים לכהונתם. (חוק יסוד: הממשלה (2001), סעיף 13)
Government
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Notwithstanding the provision in paragraph (1), the President makes decisions on the following matters without a motion from the Government:
(1) The appointment of the Government or a Minister, as well as the acceptance of the resignation of the Government or a Minister;
… (Sec. 58) - Finnish…
Presidentti päättää 1 momentissa säädetystä poiketen ilman valtioneuvoston ratkaisuehdotusta:
1) valtioneuvoston ja sen jäsenen nimittämisestä sekä eron myöntämisestä valtioneuvostolle tai sen jäsenelle;
… (58 §) - Swedish…
Med avvikelse från vad som sägs i 1 mom. fattar presidenten i följande fall beslut utan att statsrådet lägger fram förslag till avgörande:
1) utnämning av statsrådet och dess medlemmar samt avsked åt statsrådet eller en medlem av statsrådet,
… (58 §)
Government
- English1. The Prime Minister shall appoint the other Ministers from among the members of Parliament and may designate one of them as Deputy Prime Minister.
… (Art. 42) - French1) Le Premier Ministre nomme les autres ministres parmi les membres du Parlement et peut désigner l'un d'eux comme vice-Premier Ministre.
… (Art. 42)