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Head of State
- English
1. The President shall be the Head of State and embodiment of the unity of the Mongolian people.
2. An indigenous citizen of Mongolia, who has attained the age of fifty years and has permanently resided in Mongolia for at least five years, shall be elected as the President once only for a term of office for six years. (Art. 30) - Mongolian
1. Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч бол төрийн тэргүүн, Монголын ард түмний эв нэгдлийг илэрхийлэгч мөн.
2. Ерөнхийлөгчөөр тавин нас хүрсэн, сүүлийн таваас доошгүй жил эх орондоо байнга оршин суусан, Монгол Улсын уугуул иргэнийг зургаан жилийн хугацаагаар зөвхөн нэг удаа сонгоно. (Гучдугаар зүйл)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the head of the State and personifies the Nation.
To be elected President of the Republic it is required to be Peruvian by birth, to be thirty-five years of age at the moment of postulation and to enjoy the right of suffrage. (Art. 110) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República es el Jefe del Estado y personifica a la Nación.
Para ser elegido Presidente de la República se requiere ser peruano por nacimiento, tener más de treinta y cinco años de edad al momento de la postulación y gozar del derecho de sufragio. (Art. 110)
Head of State
- EnglishThe citizens elect in direct form the President and Vice President of the Republic, Senators, Representatives, Governors, Deputies, Mayors, municipal and district Councilors, members of the local administrative boards [juntas] and, when opportune, the members of the Constituent Assembly and the other authorities or functionaries that the Constitution specifies. (Art. 260)
- SpanishLos ciudadanos eligen en forma directa Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República, Senadores, Representantes, Gobernadores, Diputados, Alcaldes, Concejales municipales y distritales, miembros de las juntas administradoras locales, y en su oportunidad, los miembros de la Asamblea Constituyente y las demás autoridades o funcionarios que la Constitución señale. (Art. 260)
Head of State
- EnglishThe religion of the President of the Republic is Islam; … (Art. 3)
- Arabicدين رئيس الجمهورية الإسلام؛ ... (المادّة 3)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of Iceland shall be elected by the people. (Art. 3)
- IcelandicForseti Íslands skal vera þjóðkjörinn. (3. gr.)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of Belarus shall be the Head of State, the guarantor of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the rights and liberties of man and citizen.
… (Art. 79) - BelarusianПрэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь з’яўляецца Кіраўніком дзяржавы, гарантам Канстытуцыі Рэспублікі Беларусь, правоў і свабод чалавека і грамадзяніна.
… (Артыкул 79) - RussianПрезидент Республики Беларусь является Главой государства, гарантом Конституции Республики Беларусь, прав и свобод человека и гражданина.
… (Статья 79)
Head of State
- EnglishThe State is headed by a President. (Basic Law: The President of the State (1964), Sec. 1)
- Hebrewבראש המדינה עומד נשיא. (חוק יסוד: נשיא המדינה (1964), סעיף 1)
Head of State
- EnglishAny candidate to the functions of President of the Republic must be of Djiboutian nationality, to the exclusion of any other, enjoy their civil and political rights and be forty years of age at least, and of sixty-five years at most on the date of the deposit of his candidature. (Art. 23)
- Arabicيتوجب على أي مرشح لتسلم مهام رئيس الجمهورية أن يحمل الجنسية الجيبوتية باستثناء أي جنسية أخرى، يتمتع بحقوقه المدنية والسياسية ويكون في الأربعين من العمر على الأقل ويبلغ خمسة وستين عاماً على الأكثر بتاريخ تقديم ترشيحه. (المادة 23)
- FrenchTout candidat aux fonctions de président de la République doit être de nationalité djiboutienne, à l'exclusion de toute autre, jouir de ses droits civiques et politiques et être âgé de quarante ans au moins et de soixante quinze ans au plus à la date de dépôt de sa candidature. (Art. 23)
Head of State
- English…
b. The regime of the Kingdom of Bahrain is that of a hereditary constitutional monarchy, which has been handed down by the late Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa to his eldest son Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King. Thenceforward it will pass to his eldest son, one generation after another, unless the King in his lifetime appoints a son other than his eldest son as successor, in accordance with the provisions of the Decree on inheritance stated in the following clause.
c. All provisions governing inheritance are regulated by a special Royal Decree that will have a constitutional character, and which can only be amended under the provisions of Article 120 of the Constitution.
… (Art. 1) - Arabic...
ب - حكم مملكة البحرين ملكي دستوري وراثي، وقد تم انتـقاله من المغفور لـه الشيخ عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة إلى ابنه الأكبر الشيخ حـمد بن عيسى آل خليفة ملك البلاد، وينتـقل من بعده إلى أكبر أبنائه، وهكذا طبقة بعد طبقة، إلا إذا عين الملك قيد حياته خلفاً لـه ابناً آخر من أبنائه غير الابن الأكبر، وذلك طبقاً لأحكام مرسوم التوارث المنصوص عليه في البند التالي.
ج - تـنظم سائر أحكام التوارث بمرسوم ملكي خاص تكون لـه صفــة دستوريــة، فلا يجوز تعديله إلا وفقاً لأحكام المادة (120) من الدستور.
(المادّة 1) ...
Head of State
- EnglishThe citizens of Tajikistan on the basis of universal, direct, and equal suffrage shall elect the President by secret ballot for a term of 7 years.
Any person who is at least 30 years old, has citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan only, has higher education, speaks the state language and has lived in the territory of the republic at least for the last 10 years may be nominated as a candidate for the post of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Only a person whose nomination is signed by at least five percent of the electorate shall be eligible for candidacy to the post of President. … (Art. 65) - RussianПрезидент избирается гражданами Таджикистана на основе всеобщего, равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании сроком на семь лет.
Кандидатом на пост Президента Республики Таджикистан может быть выдвинуто лицо не моложе 30 лет, имеющее только гражданство Республики Таджикистан, высшее образование, владеющий государственным языком и проживающее на территории республики не менее последних 10 лет.
Кандидатом на пост Президента может быть зарегистрировано лицо, за выдвижение кандидатурой которого собраны подписи не менее 5 процентов избирателей. … (Статья 65) - TajikПрезидентро шаҳрвандони Тоҷикистон ба тарзи умумӣ,мустақим, баробар ва овоздиҳии пинҳонӣ ба мӯҳлати 7 сол интихоб менамоянд.
Шахсе ба номзадии Президенти Їуміурии Тоїикистон пешниіод шуда метавонад, ки таніо шаірвандии Їуміурии Тоїикистонро дошта бошад, синни ў аз 30 кам набуда, дорои таісилоти олњ бошад, забони давлатиро донад ва дар іудуди їуміурњ на камтар аз 10 соли охир истиѕомат дошта бошад.
Шахсе ба номзадии Президент ба қайд гирифта мешавад, ки ҳадди ақал 5 фоизи интихобкунандагон ба пешниҳоди номзадии ӯ имзо гузошта бошанд. … (Моддаи 65)