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Head of State
- English
The President of Faso is the Head of the State. He sees to the respect of the Constitution.
He establishes the principal orientations of the policy of the State.
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He is the guarantor of … respect for agreements and treaties. (Art. 36) - French
Le Président du Faso est le Chef de l’Etat. Il veille au respect de la Constitution.
Il fixe les grandes orientations de la politique de l’Etat.
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Il est garant … du respect des accords et des traités. (Art. 36)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Amir is the Head of the State. His person is safeguarded and inviolable. (Art. 54)
- Arabicالأمير رئيس الدولة، وذاته مصونة لا تمس. (المادّة 54)
Head of State
- EnglishA prince or princess of the Royal House may not marry unless the Government has given its consent thereto upon an application from The King. Should a prince or princess marry without such consent, that prince or princess forfeits the right of succession for himself, his children and their descendants. (Act of Succession, Art. 5)
- SwedishPrins och prinsessa av det kungl. huset må ej gifta sig, med mindre regeringen på hemställan av Konungen därtill lämnat samtycke. Sker det ändock, have han eller hon förverkat arvsrätt till riket för sig, barn och efterkommande. (Successionsordning (1979:935) §5)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the Head of State and Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana.
… (Art. 57)
Head of State
- English
The President of the State is the Head of State of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the representative of the multi-ethnic Lao people both within the country and abroad; The President of the State is also the head of national defence and national security, the general of the armed civilian army for independent protection, democracy, defending the homeland and securing peace and stability of the nation. (Art. 65)
- Lao
ປະທານປະເທດ ເປັນປະມຸກລັດ ແຫ່ງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, ເປັນຜູ້ຕາງໜ້າປະຊາຊົນລາວບັນດາເຜົ່າ ທັງຢູ່ພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ, ເປັນປະທານສະພາປ້ອງກັນຊາດ-ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບແຫ່ງຊາດ, ເປັນແມ່ທັບກຳລັງປະກອບອາວຸດປະຊາຊົນ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນ ຄວາມເປັນເອກະລາດ, ອຳນາດອະທິປະໄຕ, ຜືນແຜ່ນດິນອັນຄົບຖ້ວນ, ສະຖຽນລະພາບ ແລະ ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ຂອງປະເທດຊາດ. (ມາດຕາ. 65) (ປັບປຸງ)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall guarantee the unity of the Nation and State, the integrity of the territory, national independence and shall oversee and guarantee compliance with the Constitution and international treaties.
… (Art. 125) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é o garante da unidade da Nação e do Estado, da integridade do território, da independência nacional e vigia e garante o cumprimento da Constituição e dos tratados internacionais.
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Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of Azerbaijan can be any citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been residing in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan without interruption for more than 10 years, enjoys the right to vote, has never been tried for a major crime, has no commitments towards other States, has benefited from higher education and does not have dual citizenship. (Art. 100)
- AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasının ərazisində 10 ildən artıq daimi yaşayan, seçkilərdə iştirak etmək hüququna malik olan, o cümlədən ağır cinayətə görə məhkum olunmayan, başqa dövlətlər qarşısında öhdəliyi olmayan, ali təhsilli, ikili vətəndaşlığı olmayan Azərbaycan Respublikasının vətəndaşı Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti seçilə bilər. (Maddə 100)
Head of State
- EnglishTo be elected President of the Republic it is required: to be a Salvadoran by birth, [a] child of a Salvadoran father or mother; of secular estate [de estado seglar], over thirty years of age, of notable morality and knowledge; [to] be in the exercise of the rights of citizenship, to have been so for the six years preceding the election and to be affiliated to one of the legally recognized political parties. (Art. 151)
- SpanishPara ser elegido Presidente de la República se requiere: ser salvadoreño por nacimiento, hijo de padre o madre salvadoreño; del estado seglar, mayor de treinta años de edad, de moralidad e instrucción notorias; estar en el ejercicio de los derechos de ciudadano, haberlo estado en los seis años anteriores a la elección y estar afiliado a uno de los partidos políticos reconocidos legalmente. (Art. 151)
Head of State
- EnglishThe King shall be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. (Sec. 6)
- DanishKongen skal høre til den evangelisk-lutherske kirke. (§ 6)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova is elected by freely-expressed, universal, equal, direct, and secret suffrage.
(2) Any citizen of the Republic of Moldova may run for the office of President of the Republic of Moldova, provided that he/she has the right to vote and is over 40 years of age, had lived or has been living permanently on the territory of the Republic of Moldova for no less than 10 years and speaks the Romanian language.
… (Art. 78) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este ales prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret și liber exprimat.
(2) Poate fi ales Preşedinte al Republicii Moldova cetăţeanul cu drept de vot care are 40 de ani împliniţi, a locuit sau locuieşte permanent pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova nu mai puţin de 10 ani şi posedă limba română.
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