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Head of State
- English
Every candidate to the functions of President of Faso must be Burkinabe by birth, be thirty-five years of age at least and of seventy-five years [of age] at most at the date of deposit of his candidature[,] and meeting the conditions required by the law. (Art. 38)
- French
Tout candidat aux fonctions de Président du Faso doit être Burkinabè de naissance, être âgé de trente cinq ans au moins et de soixante quinze ans au plus à la date du dépôt de sa candidature et réunir les conditions requises par la loi. (Art. 38)
Head of State
- EnglishThe religion of the President of the Republic is Islam; … (Art. 3)
- Arabicدين رئيس الجمهورية الإسلام؛ ... (المادّة 3)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of Belarus shall be the Head of State, the guarantor of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the rights and liberties of man and citizen.
… (Art. 79) - BelarusianПрэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь з’яўляецца Кіраўніком дзяржавы, гарантам Канстытуцыі Рэспублікі Беларусь, правоў і свабод чалавека і грамадзяніна.
… (Артыкул 79) - RussianПрезидент Республики Беларусь является Главой государства, гарантом Конституции Республики Беларусь, прав и свобод человека и гражданина.
… (Статья 79)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by direct suffrage. The candidate is elected who obtains more than half of the votes.
… (Art. 111) - Spanish
El Presidente de la República se elige por sufragio directo. Es elegido el candidato que obtiene mes de la mitad de los votos.
… (Art. 111)
Head of State
- EnglishThe provisions of this Act of Succession relating to The King shall relate to The Queen if The Queen is Head of State. (Act of Succession, Art. 2)
- SwedishVad i denna successionsordning är stadgat om Konungen skall, om Drottning är statschef, gälla henne. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §2)
Head of State
- EnglishThe citizens of Tajikistan on the basis of universal, direct, and equal suffrage shall elect the President by secret ballot for a term of 7 years.
Any person who is at least 30 years old, has citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan only, has higher education, speaks the state language and has lived in the territory of the republic at least for the last 10 years may be nominated as a candidate for the post of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Only a person whose nomination is signed by at least five percent of the electorate shall be eligible for candidacy to the post of President. … (Art. 65) - RussianПрезидент избирается гражданами Таджикистана на основе всеобщего, равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании сроком на семь лет.
Кандидатом на пост Президента Республики Таджикистан может быть выдвинуто лицо не моложе 30 лет, имеющее только гражданство Республики Таджикистан, высшее образование, владеющий государственным языком и проживающее на территории республики не менее последних 10 лет.
Кандидатом на пост Президента может быть зарегистрировано лицо, за выдвижение кандидатурой которого собраны подписи не менее 5 процентов избирателей. … (Статья 65) - TajikПрезидентро шаҳрвандони Тоҷикистон ба тарзи умумӣ,мустақим, баробар ва овоздиҳии пинҳонӣ ба мӯҳлати 7 сол интихоб менамоянд.
Шахсе ба номзадии Президенти Їуміурии Тоїикистон пешниіод шуда метавонад, ки таніо шаірвандии Їуміурии Тоїикистонро дошта бошад, синни ў аз 30 кам набуда, дорои таісилоти олњ бошад, забони давлатиро донад ва дар іудуди їуміурњ на камтар аз 10 соли охир истиѕомат дошта бошад.
Шахсе ба номзадии Президент ба қайд гирифта мешавад, ки ҳадди ақал 5 фоизи интихобкунандагон ба пешниҳоди номзадии ӯ имзо гузошта бошанд. … (Моддаи 65)
Head of State
- English1. The Head of State shall be appointed by the Legislative Assembly acting on the recommendation of the party or parties in Government.
2. A person shall not be qualified to be appointed to the office of Head of State
a. if he is not a person qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament; or
b. if he does not possess such other qualifications as the Legislative Assembly may determine from time to time by resolution; or
… (Art. 18) - Samoan(1) O Le Ao o le Malo, o le a tofia e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono, i le faia i luga o le fautuaga a le vaega faaupufai po o ni vaega faaupufai o pulea le Malo.
(2) O le a le tauagavaaina se tasi ina ia tofia i le tofi o le Ao o le Malo:
(a) pe afai e le o ia o se tasi e tauagavaaina ina ia tofia e avea ma se Sui Usufono o le Palemene; po o
(e) afai e le ia te ia nisi uiga agavaa e pei ona o le a fuafua-tatauina e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono mai lea vaitaimi i lea vaitaimi i se iugafono; po o
… (Mataupu 18)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Imperial Throne shall be dynastic and succeeded to in accordance with the Imperial House Law passed by the Diet. (Art. 2)
- Japanese皇位は、世襲のものであつて、国会の議決した皇室典範の定めるところにより、これを継承する。(第2条)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is the Head of the State. He is the guarantor of the national independence and [national] unity, of the territorial integrity, of the respect for the Constitution and of the international treaties and Agreements. … (Art. 58)
- FrenchLe Président de la République est le Chef de l'Etat. Il est garant de l'indépendance et de l'unité nationales, de l'intégrité territoriale, du respect de la Constitution et des traités et accords internationaux. … (Art. 58)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor General of Saint Lucia who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Saint Lucia. (Sec. 19)