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Government
Finland
- English…
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
Gambia
- English(1) There shall be such number of Ministers, including Attorney-General, as the President may consider necessary.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed, or hold the office of a Minister if, he or she is a member of the National Assembly or if he holds the citizenship or nationality of any country other than The Gambia. In addition, a person shall not be qualified to be appointed Attorney General unless he or she is a legal practitioner of at least five years standing at the Gambia bar.
(3) Ministers shall be appointed by the President and shall, before assuming the functions of their office, take and subscribe the prescribed oaths.
… (Sec. 71)
Government
Guatemala
- EnglishThe following are the requirements to be a Minister of State:
a. To be Guatemalan;
b. To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship; and
c. To be thirty years of age or greater. (Art. 196) - SpanishPara ser ministro de Estado se requiere:
a) Ser guatemalteco;
b) Hallarse en el goce de los derechos de ciudadanos; y
c) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 196)
Government
Korea, Republic of
- English1. The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the National Assembly.
2. The Prime Minister shall assist the President and shall direct the Executive Ministries under order of the President.
3. No member of the military shall be appointed Prime Minister unless s/he is retired from active duty. (Art. 86) - Korean①국무총리는 국회의 동의를 얻어 대통령이 임명한다.
②국무총리는 대통령을 보좌하며, 행정에 관하여 대통령의 명을 받아 행정각부를 통할한다.
③군인은 현역을 면한 후가 아니면 국무총리로 임명될 수 없다. (제86조)
Government
Hungary
- English(1) The Members of the Government shall be the Prime Minister and the ministers.
(2) By means of a decree, the Prime Minister shall designate one or more Deputy Prime Minister(s) from among the ministers.
(3) The Prime Minister shall be elected by the National Assembly on the proposal of the President of the Republic.
(4) The Prime Minister shall be elected with the votes of more than half of the Members of the National Assembly. The Prime Minister shall take office upon his or her election.
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(7) Ministers shall be appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister. ...
… (The State, Art. 16) - Hungarian(1) A Kormány tagjai a miniszterelnök és a miniszterek.
(2) A miniszterelnök rendeletben a miniszterek közül egy vagy több miniszterelnök-helyettest jelöl ki.
(3) A miniszterelnököt az Országgyűlés a köztársasági elnök javaslatára választja meg.
(4) A miniszterelnök megválasztásához az országgyűlési képviselők több mint a felének szavazata szükséges. A miniszterelnök a megválasztásával hivatalba lép.
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(7) A minisztert a miniszterelnök javaslatára a köztársasági elnök nevezi ki. ...
… (Az Állam, 16. cikk)
Government
Liberia
- EnglishThe Executive Power of the Republic shall be vested in the President who shall be Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The president shall be elected by universal adult suffrage of registered voters in the Republic … (Art. 50)
Government
Jamaica
- English1. Whenever the Governor-General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he, acting in his discretion, shall appoint the member of the House of Representatives who, in his judgment, is best able to command the confidence of a majority of the members of that House and shall, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint from among the members of the two Houses such number of other Ministers as the Prime Minister may advise.
… (Sec. 70)
Government
Lebanon
- EnglishA Representative may combine the representative and the ministerial functions. Ministers may be selected from the members of the Chamber of Deputies or from persons outside it, or from both. (Art. 28)
- Arabicيجوز الجمع بين النيابة ووظيفة الوزارة. أما الوزراء فيجوز انتقاؤهم من أعضاء المجلس النيابي أو من أشخاص خارجين عنه أو من كليهما. (المادّة 28)
Government
Lithuania
- EnglishThe Prime Minister shall represent the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and shall head its activities.
… (Art. 97) - LithuanianMinistras Pirmininkas atstovauja Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybei ir vadovauja jos veiklai.
… (97 straipsnis)
Government
Morocco
- EnglishThe King appoints the Head of Government from within the political party arriving ahead in the elections of the members of the Chamber of Representatives, and with a view to their results.
On proposal of the Head of Government, He appoints the members of the government.
… (Art. 47) - Arabicيعيّن الملك رئيس الحكومة من الحزب السياسي الذي تصدر انتخابات أعضاء مجلس النواب، وعلى أساس نتائجها.
ويعين أعضاء الحكومة باقتراح من رئيسها.
… (الفصل 47)