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Head of State
- EnglishOnly a voting citizen who is Cabo Verdean by origin may be elected President of the Republic, and one who does not possess any other nationality, is more than thirty-five years old on the date of application and who, in the three years immediately preceding that date, has had permanent residence within the national territory. (Art. 110)
- PortugueseSó pode ser eleito Presidente da República o cidadão eleitor caboverdiano de origem, que não possua outra nacionalidade, maior de trinta e cinco anos à data da candidatura e que, nos três anos imediatamente anteriores àquela data tenha tido residência permanente no território nacional. (Art. 110)
Head of State
- English
1. The executive power of Samoa shall vest in the Head of State and shall be exercised by him or her under the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 31) - Samoan
(1) O le pulega faatonu o Samoa o le a i le Ao o le Malo ma o le a faaaogaina e ia e tusa ma aiaiga o lenei Faavae.
… (Mataupu 31)
Head of State
- EnglishIn accordance with the express provision of Article 2 of the Instrument of Government of 1809 that The King shall always profess the pure evangelical faith, as adopted and explained in the unaltered Confession of Augsburg and in the Resolution of the Uppsala Meeting of the year 1593, princes and princesses of the Royal House shall be brought up in that same faith and within the Realm. Any member of the Royal Family not professing this faith shall be excluded from all rights of succession. (Act of Succession, Art. 4)
- SwedishSåsom 2 § i 1809 års regeringsform uttryckligen stadgar, att Konung alltid skall vara av den rena evangeliska läran, sådan som den, uti den oförändrade Augsburgiska bekännelsen, samt Uppsala mötes beslut av år 1593, antagen och förklarad är, sålunda skola ock prinsar och prinsessor av det kungl. huset uppfödas i samma lära och inom riket. Den av kungl. familjen som ej sig till samma lära bekänner, vare från all successionsrätt utesluten. (Successionsordning (1979:935) §4)
Head of State
- English(1) Any reference in this Constitution to the functions of the Governor General shall be construed as a reference to his or her powers and duties in the exercise of the executive authority of Saint Lucia and to any other powers and duties conferred or imposed on him or her as Governor General by or under this Constitution or any other law.
(2) Where by this Constitution the Governor General is required to perform any function after consultation with any person or authority he or she shall not be obliged to exercise that function in accordance with the advice of that person or authority.
(3) Where by this Constitution the Governor General is required to perform any function in accordance with the advice of, or after consultation with, any person or authority, the question whether the Governor General has so exercised that function shall not be enquired into in any court of law. (Sec. 121)
Head of State
- Englisha. The King is Head of State, and its nominal representative, and his person is inviolate. He is the loyal protector of the religion and the homeland, and the symbol of national unity.
b. The King safeguards the legitimacy of the government and the supremacy of the Constitution and the law, and cares for the rights and freedoms of individuals and organizations.
… (Art. 33) - Arabicأ - المـلك رأس الدولــة، والممثّـل الأسمى لها، ذاته مصونة لا تمس، وهو الحامي الأمين للدين والوطن، ورمز الوحدة الوطنية.
ب - يحمي الملك شرعية الحكم وسيادة الدستور والقانون، ويرعى حقوق الأفراد والهيئات وحرياتهم.
... (المادّة 33)
Head of State
- English(a) The President of the State is elected by the Knesset for seven years. (b) The President will serve for one term only.
... (Basic Law: The President of the State (1964), Sec. 3) - Hebrew(א) נשיא המדינה נבחר על ידי הכנסת לשבע שנים; (ב)נשיא המדינה יכהן תקופת כהונה אחת בלבד.
… (חוק יסוד: נשיא המדינה (1964), סעיף 3)
Head of State
- English
(1) The President of the Republic of Moldova shall be the Head of the State.
… (Art. 77) - Moldovian
(1) Preşedintele Republicii Moldova este şeful statului.
… (Art. 77)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for a five-year term during the last sixty day period of the presidential term by means of universal, free, direct, secret, fair, and transparent elections, by an absolute majority of votes cast. … (Art. 75)
- Arabicيُنتخب رئيس الجمهورية لمدة خمسة (5) أعوام خلال الأيّام الستين الأخيرة من المدة الرئاسية انتخابا عاما، حرّا، مباشرا، سريا، نزيها، وشفّافا، وبالأغلبية المطلقة للأصوات المصرّح بها. ... (الفصل 75)
- FrenchLe Président de la République est élu au cours des soixante derniers jours du mandat présidentiel, pour un mandat de cinq ans au suffrage universel, libre, direct, secret, honnête et transparent et à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
... (Art. 75)
Head of State
- EnglishThe form of government for this Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy under His Majesty King George Tupou V and his successors. (Clause 30)
- TonganKo e anga ‘o e fai ‘a e Pule ‘o e Fonua ni ko e Pule‘anga Tu‘i Faka-Konisitutone ‘I he malumalu ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio ko e Tu‘i ko Tupou VI mo kinautolu ‘e hoko kiate ia. (Kupu 30)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by majority ballot in two rounds.
… (Art. 30) - FrenchLe Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin majoritaire à deux tours.
… (Art. 30)