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Government
- English(1) The Prime Minister must be a member of Parliament.
(2) After a general election, the member elected to Parliament who is the leader of one political party which has won more than 50% of the total number of seats in Parliament assumes office as the Prime Minister by taking before the President the oath or affirmation of allegiance and office (which the President must administer) as set out in the Schedule.
… (Sec. 93) - iTaukei(1) Na Paraiminisita e dodonu me lewenipalimedi.
(2) Ni oti na veidigidigi, na mata e sa digitaki me lewenipalimedi ka iliuliu ni isoqosoqo vakapolitiki e qaqa ni sivia na 50% na idabedabe ni Palimedi e rawata, me cabeta na itutu vakaParaiminisita, vosa bubului e matai Peresitedi (me liutaka na Peresitedi) me vaka e virikotori ena iKuri ni Yavunivakavulewa qo.
… (Sec. 93)
Government
- English(1) Ministers of State shall be appointed by the President with the prior approval of Parliament from among members of Parliament or persons qualified to be elected as members of Parliament, except that the majority of Ministers of State shall be appointed from among members of Parliament.
… (Art. 78)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet for Guyana, which shall consist of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vice-Presidents, and such other Ministers as may be appointed to it by the President.
(2) The Cabinet shall aid and advise the President in the general direction and control of the Government of Guyana and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament.
… (Art. 106)
Government
- English
1. Minister may be appointed anyone who has the qualifications to be a deputy.
… (Art. 103) - Albanian
1. Ministër mund të caktohet kushdo që ka cilësitë për deputet.
… (Neni 103)
Government
- English(1) A National Executive Council is hereby established.
(2) The Council shall consist of all the Ministers (including the Prime Minister when he is present as Chairman).
(3) The functions of the Council are-
(a) to be responsible, in accordance with this Constitution, for the executive government of Papua New Guinea; and
(b) such other functions as are allocated to it by this Constitution or any other law.
… (Sec. 149)
Government
- English
The President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister, presented by the majority party or group of parties in the National Assembly.
… (Art. 54) - French
Le Président de la République nomme le Premier ministre, présenté par le parti ou le groupe de partis majoritaire à l’Assemblée Nationale.
… (Art. 54)
Government
- English
The following are attributions of the President of the Republic:
...
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…
2. The office of the President, the Prime Minister and the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia may not be held by a citizen of Georgia who is simultaneously the citizen of a foreign country. (Art. 25) - Georgian…
2. საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის, პრემიერ-მინისტრის ან პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარის თანამდებობა არ შეიძლება ეკავოს საქართველოს მოქალაქეს, რომელიც იმავდროულად სხვა სახელმწიფოს მოქალაქეა. (მუხლი 25)
Government
- English(1) The Council of Ministers shall direct and conduct State's domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
… (Art. 105) - Bulgarian(1) Министерският съвет ръководи и осъществява вътрешната и външната политика на страната в съответствие с Конституцията и законите.
… (Чл. 105)
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)