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Head of State
- English
Subject to the provisions of the next following section and of section 118(1) of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as an elected member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu if, and shall not be so qualified unless-
a. he or she is a citizen of Kiribati;
b. he or she has attained the age of 21 years; and
c. any other requirements prescribed by law. (Sec. 55)2
Head of State
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate for election as President of the Republic, if they do not meet the following conditions:
1. to possess Congolese nationality of origin;
2. to be at least 30 years of age;
3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
4. to not be subject to one of the cases of exclusion established by the electoral law. (Art. 72) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat à l’élection du Président de la République s’il ne remplit les conditions ci-après:
1. posséder la nationalité congolaise d’origine;
2. être âgé de 30 ans au moins;
3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 72)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic will be elected by direct vote and by absolute majority of the suffrage validly emitted.
… (Art. 26) - SpanishEl Presidente de la República será elegido en votación directa y por mayoría absoluta de los sufragios válidamente emitidos.
… (Art. 26)
Head of State
- EnglishA citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan not younger than thirty five, proficient in the state language and permanently residing on the territory of Uzbekistan for at least 10 years, immediately preceding the elections, may be elected the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. One and the same person may not be the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for more than two consecutive terms.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of the universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for the term of five years. The procedure for electing the President shall be defined by Republic of Uzbekistan law. (Art. 90) - UzbekO‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti lavozimiga o‘ttiz besh yoshdan kichik bo‘lmagan, davlat tilini yaxshi biladigan, bevosita saylovgacha kamida 10 yil O‘zbekiston hududida muqim yashayotgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi saylanishi mumkin. Ayni bir shaxs surunkasiga ikki muddatdan ortiq O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti bo‘lishi mumkin emas.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarolari tomonidan umumiy, teng va to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri saylov huquqi asosida yashirin ovoz berish yo‘li bilan besh yil muddatga saylanadi. Prezidentni saylash tartibi O‘zbekiston Respublikasining qonuni bilan belgilanadi. (90-modda)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Head of State of Samoa to be known as O le Ao o le Malo. (Art. 16)
- SamoanO le a i ai se Ao o le Malo o Samoa o le a taua O le Ao o le Malo. (Mataupu 16)
Head of State
- English(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 229, the Ndlovukazi is traditionally the mother of the King and iNgwenyama and is appointed in accordance with Eswatini law and custom.(2) Until the King and iNgwenyama has been installed, that is to say, until he has publicly assumed the functions and responsibilities of the King and iNgwenyama in accordance with this Constitution and Eswatini law and custom, or during any period when he is by reason of absence from Eswatini or any other cause unable to perform the functions of his office, those functions shall be performed, save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, by the Ndlovukazi acting as Queen Regent.… (Sec. 7)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power is exercised by the male or female President of the Republic, who shall be elected every four years by direct vote. … (Art. 124)
- SpanishEl Poder Ejecutivo lo ejerce el Presidente o la Presidenta de la República, quien será elegido o elegida cada cuatro años por voto directo. … (Art. 124)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President shall be elected directly by the people of the Republic of Belarus for a term of office of five years by universal, free, equal, direct and secret ballot.
… (Art. 81) - BelarusianПрэзідэнт выбіраецца на пяць гадоў непасрэдна народам Рэспублікі Беларусь на аснове ўсеагульнага, свабоднага, роўнага і прамога выбарчага права пры тайным галасаванні.
… (Артыкул 81) - RussianПрезидент избирается на пять лет непосредственно народом Республики Беларусь на основе всеобщего, свободного, равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании.
… (Статья 81)
Head of State
- EnglishAny indigenous Vanuatu citizen qualified to be elected to Parliament shall be eligible for election as President of the Republic. (Art. 35)
- FrenchTout citoyen vanuatuan ayant la capacité d'être élu membre du Parlement peut être élu Président de la République. (Art. 35)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State.
He sees to the respect for the Constitution, for the international engagements, for the laws and the decisions of justice.
He assures the regular functioning of the public powers and the continuity of the State.
He determines and controls the conduct of the policy of the Nation.
… (Art. 45) - FrenchLe président de la République est le chef de l'État.
Il veille au respect de la Constitution, des engagements internationaux, des lois et des décisions de justice.
Il assure le fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics et la continuité de l'État.
Il détermine et contrôle la conduite de la politique de la Nation.
… (Art. 45)