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Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the Chief of State, and the symbol of the unity of the Homeland. He ensures the respect of the Constitution, …
The President of the Republic is elected by secret ballot, by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in the Chamber of Deputies in the first round. The President's term in office is six years. He may only be reelected after a period of six years has lapsed since the end of his previous term. Nobody is eligible for the Presidency of the Republic if he does not meet the conditions for election to the Chamber of Deputies or is barred by them from being a candidate.
… (Art. 49) - Arabic
رئيس الجمهورية هو رئيس الدولة ورمز وحدة الوطن. یسهر على احترام الدستور ...
ينتخب رئيس الجمهورية بالاقتراع السري بغالبية الثلثين من مجلس النواب في الدورة الأولى، ويكتفي بالغالبية المطلقة في دورات الاقتراع التي تلي. وتدوم رئاسته ست سنوات ولا تجوز إعادة انتخابه إلا بعد ست سنوات لانتهاء ولايته ولا يجوز انتخاب أحد لرئاسة الجمهورية ما لم يكن حائزاً على الشروط التي تؤهله للنيابة وغير المانعة لأهلية الترشيح.
… (المادّة 49)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected in direct, general elections by secret ballot.
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Only a citizen of Slovenia may be elected President of the Republic.
… (Art. 103) - SlovenePredsednik republike se izvoli na neposrednih, splošnih in tajnih volitvah.
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Za predsednika republike je lahko izvoljen le državljan Slovenije.
… (103. Člen)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Antigua and Barbuda. (Sec. 22)
Head of State
- EnglishA person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as President or Vice-President of the Republic if at the time of election such person-
a. is a citizen of the Republic;
b. has attained the age of thirty-five years;
c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 40) - GreekΠας τις δικαιούται να θέση υποψηφιότητα προς εκλογήν αυτού ως Προέδρου ή ως Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, εφ’ όσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
(β) συνεπλήρωσε το τριακοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθή κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ’ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθή της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου ένεκα οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και τέλος
(δ) δεν πάσχη εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης τούτον ανίκανον να ασκήση τα καθήκοντα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας. (Αρθρον 40) - TurkishSeçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı seçiminde aday olabilir:
a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak;
b. otuz beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
d. Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 40)
Head of State
- EnglishLegislative authority shall be vested in the King and the Folketing conjointly. Executive authority shall be vested in the King.
… (Sec. 3) - DanishDen lovgivende magt er hos kongen og Folketinget i forening. Den udøvende magt er hos kongen.
… (§ 3)
Head of State
- EnglishA Lithuanian citizen by descent who has lived in Lithuania for not less than the last three years, provided that he has reached the age of not less than 40 prior to the election day and may stand for election as a Member of the Seimas, may stand for election as the President of the Republic.
The President of the Republic shall be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania for a five-year term by universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
… (Art. 78) - LithuanianRespublikos Prezidentu gali būti renkamas Lietuvos pilietis pagal kilmę, ne mažiau kaip trejus pastaruosius metus gyvenęs Lietuvoje, jeigu jam iki rinkimų dienos yra suėję ne mažiau kaip keturiasdešimt metų ir jeigu jis gali būti renkamas Seimo nariu.
Respublikos Prezidentą renka Lietuvos Respublikos piliečiai penkeriems metams, remdamiesi visuotine, lygia ir tiesiogine rinkimų teise, slaptu balsavimu.
... (78 straipsnis)
Head of State
- EnglishThe National Assembly of People's Power, in the exercise of its duties:
a. Chooses the President and Vice President of the Republic;
… (Art. 109) - SpanishLa Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, en ejercicio de sus atribuciones:
a) elige al Presidente y al Vicepresidente de la República;
… (Art. 109)
Head of State
- EnglishTo be President it is required:
I. To be [a] Mexican citizen by birth, in full enjoyment of their rights, [a] child of Mexican father or mother and to have resided in the country for at least twenty years.
II. To be [tener] 35 years of age at the time of the election;
III. To have resided in the country during all of the year prior to the day of the election. The absence [ausencia] from the country for up to thirty days, does not interrupt residency.
IV. To not possess ecclesiastical status or be a minister of any belief [culto].
... (Art. 82) - SpanishPara ser Presidente se requiere:
I. Ser ciudadano mexicano por nacimiento, en pleno goce de sus derechos, hijo de padre o madre mexicanos y haber residido en el país al menos durante veinte años.
II. Tener 35 años cumplidos al tiempo de la elección;
III. Haber residido en el país durante todo el año anterior al día de la elección. La ausencia del país hasta por treinta días, no interrumpe la residencia.
IV. No pertenecer al estado eclesiástico ni ser ministro de algún culto.
... (Art. 82)
Head of State
- English1. The President shall be elected from amongst the members of the National Assembly by all absolute majority vote of its members. A candidate for the office of the President must be nominated by at least 20 percent vote of all the members of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 41)
Head of State
- EnglishThe candidates for President of the Republic shall be proposed by a minimum of one thousand and a maximum of four thousand voting citizens and must be introduced to the Constitutional Court up to the sixtieth day prior to the date of the elections. (Art. 111)
- PortugueseAs candidaturas para Presidente da República são propostas por um mínimo de mil e um máximo de quatro mil cidadãos eleitores e devem ser apresentadas no Tribunal Constitucional até ao sexagésimo dia anterior à data das eleições. (Art. 111)