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Head of State
Argentina
- EnglishThe President of the Nation has the following powers:
1.- He is the supreme head of the Nation, head of the government and he is politically responsible for the general administration of the country.
… (Sec. 99) - SpanishEl Presidente de la Nación tiene las siguientes atribuciones:
1. Es el jefe supremo de la Nación, jefe del gobierno y responsable político de la administración general del país.
… (Art. 99)
Head of State
Lithuania
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be the Head of State.
The President of the Republic shall represent the State of Lithuania and shall perform everything with which he is charged by the Constitution and laws. (Art. 77) - LithuanianRespublikos Prezidentas yra valstybės vadovas.
Jis atstovauja Lietuvos valstybei ir daro visa, kas jam pavesta Konstitucijos ir įstatymų. (77 straipsnis)
Head of State
Saudi Arabia
- Englisha. The King shall appoint the Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers and may relieve them of their duties by a Royal order.
… (Basic Law, Art. 57) - Arabicيُعين الملك نواب رئيس مجلس الوزراء والوزراء الأعضاء بمجلس الوزراء، ويعفيهم بأمر ملكي. …
(النظام الأساسي، المادّة 57)
Head of State
South Sudan
- EnglishA candidate for the office of the President shall:
a. be a South Sudanese by birth;
b. be of sound mind;
c. be at least forty years of age;
d. be literate; and
e. not have been convicted of an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude. (Art. 98)
Head of State
Belize
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Belize who shall be a citizen of Belize appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Belize. (Sec. 30)
Head of State
Paraguay
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic or Vice President, it is required:
1. to have natural Paraguayan nationality;
2. to be already thirty years old, and
3. to be in full exercise of their civil and political rights. (Art. 228) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República o Vicepresidente se requiere:
1. tener nacionalidad paraguaya natural;
2. haber cumplido treinta y cinco años, y
3. estar en pleno ejercicio de sus derechos civiles y políticos. (Art. 228)
Head of State
Kyrgyzstan
- English1. A citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, no younger than 35 years of age and not older than 70 years of age, who has a command of the state language and who has been resident in the republic for no less than 15 years in total may be elected President.
2. There shall be no limit on the number of candidates for the office of the President. A person who has collected not less than 30,000 voters’ signatures may be registered as a presidential candidate.
The procedure for presidential elections shall be defined by the constitutional law. (Art. 62) - Russian1. Президентом может быть избран гражданин Кыргызской Республики не моложе 35 лет и не старше 70 лет, владеющий государственным языком и проживающий в республике в совокупности не менее 15 лет.
2. Число кандидатов на пост Президента не ограничивается. Кандидатом в Президенты может быть зарегистрировано лицо, собравшее не менее 30 тысяч подписей избирателей.
Порядок выборов Президента определяется конституционным законом. (Статья 62) - Kyrgyz1. Президент болуп 35 жаштан төмөн эмес жана 70 жаштан жогору эмес, мамлекеттик тилди билген жана республикада жалпысынан 15 жылдан кем эмес жашаган Кыргыз Республикасынын жараны шайлана алат.
2. Президенттин кызмат ордуна талапкерлердин саны чектелбейт. 30 миңден кем эмес шайлоочунун колтамгасын топтогон адам Президенттикке талапкер болуп каттала алат.
Президентти шайлоо тартиби конституциялык мыйзам менен аныкталат. (62-берене)
Head of State
Morocco
- EnglishThe Crown of Morocco and its constitutional rights are hereditary and are transmitted from father to son through male descendants in direct line and by order of primogeniture of His Majesty The King Mohammed VI, unless the King has designated, in His lifetime, a successor from among His sons, other than His eldest son. When there are no male descendants in direct line, the succession to the Throne is devolved in the closest male collateral line and in the same conditions. (Art. 43)
- Arabicإن عرش المغرب وحقوقه الدستورية تنتقل بالوراثة إلى الولد الذكر الأكبر سنا من ذرية جلالة الملك محمد السادس، ثم إلى ابنه الأكبر سنا وهكذا ما تعاقبوا، ما عدا إذا عين الملك قيد حياته خلفا له ولدا آخر من أبنائه غير الولد الأكبر سنا، فإن لم يكن ولد ذكر من ذرية الملك، فالمُلك ينتقل إلى أقرب أقربائه من جهة الذكور، ثم إلى ابنه طبق الترتيب والشروط السابقة الذكر. (الفصل 43)
Head of State
Tonga
- EnglishThe King is the Sovereign of all the Chiefs and all the people. The person of the King is sacred. He reigns the country but ministers are responsible.
… (Clause 41) - TonganKo e Tu‘i ko e Pule ‘o e kau Nopele mo e kakai kotoa pe. ‘Oku toputapu ‘a e sino ‘o e Tu‘i. ‘Oku ‘iate ia ‘a hono pule ‘o e fonua ka ‘oku ‘i he ‘ene kau Minisita ‘a hono fai ‘a e ngaue ‘o e fonua (responsible). Neongo ‘e fokotu‘u ‘e he Fale Alea ‘a e ngaahi lao ‘e ‘ikai ke hoko kae ‘oua kuo ‘ai ki ai ‘e he Tu‘i hono huafa.
... (Kupu 41)
Head of State
Sudan
- EnglishThe chairman and members of the Sovereignty Council meet the following conditions:
(1) He is of Sudanese nationality by birth, and not hold the nationality of any other country;
(2) He is not be less than 35 years of age;
(3) He possesses integrity and competence;
(4) He has not have been convicted by a final ruling from a competent court for a crime related to honor, trustworthiness or financial responsibility. (Art. 12) - Arabicيشترط في رئيس وعضو مجلس السيادة:
1. ان يكون سودانياً بالميلاد ولا يحمل جنسية دوله اخري
2. الا يقل عمره عن خمسة وثلاثين عاماً.
3. الا يكون قد ادين بحكم نهائي من محكمة مختصة في جريمة متعلقة بالشرف او الأمانة او الذمة المالية. (الماده 13)