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Vice-President
- EnglishThe President and the Vice-President of the Republic shall be elected simultaneously …
§1°. Election of the President of the Republic shall signify election of his running mate as Vice-President.
… (Art. 77) - PortugueseA eleição do Presidente e do Vice-Presidente da República realizar-se-á, simultaneamente, …
§ 1º A eleição do Presidente da República importará a do Vice¬Presidente com ele registrado.
… (Art. 77)
Vice-President
- EnglishCandidates to the office of the President and Vice-President of the Republic shall appear on the same voting ballot. The President or Vice-President shall be elected by absolute majority of the valid ballots that were cast. … (Art. 143)
- SpanishLas candidaturas a la Presidencia y a la Vicepresidencia de la República constarán en la misma papeleta. La Presidenta o Presidente y la Vicepresidenta o Vicepresidente serán elegidos por mayoría absoluta de votos válidos emitidos. … (Art. 143)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected in a popular direct election by a majority of votes for a term of five years. Together with the President there shall be elected, in the same manner and for the same term, a Vice-President who shall replace the President during his or her absence in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 177)
- SpanishEl Presidente de la República será elegido por sufragio popular directo y por la mayoría de votos, para un periodo de cinco años. Con el Presidente de la República será elegido, de la misma manera y por igual periodo, un Vicepresidente, quien lo reemplazará en sus faltas, conforme a lo prescrito en esta Constitución. (Art. 177)
Vice-President
- EnglishProvisions relating to the qualification, procedures of election and term of office of the Vice-President shall be the same as that of the President. (Art. 69)
- Nepaliउपराष्ट्रपतिको योग्यता, निर्वाचन प्रक्रिया, पदावधि सम्बन्धी व्यवस्था राष्ट्रपतिको सरह हुनेछ । (धारा ६९)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe National People’s Congress exercises the following functions and powers:
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(4) To elect the President and the Vice-President of the People's Republic of China;
… (Art. 62) - Chinese全国人民代表大会行使下列职权:
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(四)选举中华人民共和国主席、副主席;
… (第六十二条)
Vice-President
- English(1) The President shall be elected directly by the voters for a period of five years by a procedure established by law.
(2) Eligible for President shall be any natural-born Bulgarian citizen over 40 years of age and qualified to be elected to the National Assembly, who has resided in the country for the five years preceding the election.
… (Art. 93) - Bulgarian(1) Президентът се избира пряко от избирателите за срок от пет години по ред определен със закон.
(2) За президент може да бъде избиран български гражданин по рождение, навършил 4 години, който отговаря на условията за избиране на народен представител и е живял последните пеɬ години в страната.
… (Чл. 93)
Vice-President
- English1. The Vice-President shall be an auxiliary office of the President of the Republic in the exercise of his executive functions.
2. The Vice-President shall substitute the President of the Republic when he is absent from the country, unable to perform his duties and in any situations in which he is temporarily unable to perform his functions and they shall, in these circumstances, be responsible for the daily management of executive functions.
… (Art. 131)4 - Portuguese1. O Vice-Presidente é um órgão auxiliar do Presidente da República no exercício da função executiva.
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3. O Vice-Presidente substitui o Presidente da República nas suas ausências no exterior do País, quando impossibilitado de exercer as suas funções, e nas situações de impedimento temporário, cabendo-lhe neste caso assumir a gestão corrente da função executiva.
… (Art. 131)
Vice-President
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President if—
(a) he or she is a citizen of The Gambia by birth or descent;
(b) he or she has attained the minimum age of thirty years;
(c) he or she has been ordinarily resident in The Gambia for at least the five years immediately preceding the election;
(d) he or she has completed senior secondary school education; and
(e) he or she is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly.
(2) A person who holds the citizenship or nationality of a country other than The Gambia, shall not be qualified for election as President.
… (Sec. 62)
Vice-President
- English
A person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if –
(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth;
(b) he has attained the age of thirty-five years;
(c) he is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party; and
(d) he has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent. (Sec. 131)
Vice-President
- English1. A person qualifies to be nominated as a candidate for election as President if that person—
a. is a citizen by birth or descent;
b. has been ordinarily resident in Zambia;
c. is at least thirty-five years old;
d. is a registered voter;
e. has obtained, as a minimum academic qualification, a grade twelve certificate or its equivalent;
f. is fluent in the official language;
g. has paid that person’s taxes or has made arrangements, satisfactory to the appropriate tax authority, for the payment of the taxes;
h. declares that person’s assets and liabilities, as prescribed;
i. pays the prescribed election fee on, or before, the date fixed for the delivery of nomination papers; and
j. is supported by at least one hundred registered voters from each Province.
... (Art. 100)