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Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall be elected directly by the public from among Turkish citizens over forty years of age who are eligible to be a deputy and have completed higher education.
The President of the Republic’s term of office shall be five years. A person may be elected as President of the Republic for two terms at most.
The President of the Republic may be nominated by political party groups, political parties which received at least five percent of valid votes on their own or collectively in the latest parliamentary elections or at least one hundred thousand voters. ...
In presidential elections conducted by universal suffrage, the candidate who receives the absolute majority of the valid votes shall be elected President of the Republic. If absolute majority cannot be obtained in the first ballot, the second ballot shall be held on the second Sunday following this ballot. Two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first ballot run for the second ballot, and the candidate who receives majority of valid votes shall be elected President of the Republic. ...
The other procedures and principles concerning the presidential elections shall be regulated by law. (Art. 101) - TurkishCumhurbaşkanı, kırk yaşını doldurmuş ve yüksek öğrenim yapmış Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeleri veya bu niteliklere ve milletvekili seçilme yeterliğine sahip Türk vatandaşları arasından, halk tarafından seçilir.
Cumhurbaşkanının görev süresi beş yıldır. Bir kimse en fazla iki defa Cumhurbaşkanı seçilebilir.
Cumhurbaşkanlığına Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeleri içinden veya Meclis dışından aday gösterilebilmesi yirmi milletvekilinin yazılı teklifi ile mümkündür. Ayrıca, en son yapılan milletvekili genel seçimlerinde geçerli oylar toplamı birlikte hesaplandığında yüzde onu geçen siyasî partiler ortak aday gösterebilir. ...
Genel oyla yapılacak seçimde, geçerli oyların salt çoğunluğunu alan aday, Cumhurbaşkanı seçilir. İlk oylamada bu çoğunluk sağlanamazsa, bu oylamayı izleyen ikinci pazar günü ikinci oylama yapılır. Bu oylamaya, ilk oylamada en çok oy almış iki aday katılır ve geçerli oyların çoğunluğunu alan aday, Cumhurbaşkanı seçilir.
Cumhurbaşkanı seçilenin, varsa partisi ile ilişiği kesilir ve Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi üyeliği sona erer. ...
Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerine ilişkin diğer usul ve esaslar kanunla düzenlenir. (Madde 101)
Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage.
Election is acquired with an absolute majority of the suffrage expressed.
The modalities for the application of the provisions of this Article are established by an organic law. (Art. 85) - Arabic
يُنتخَب رئيس الجمهوريّة عن طريق الاقتراع العام المباشر والسرّي.
يتمّ الفوز في الانتخاب بالحصول على الأغلبيّة المطلقة من أصوات النّاخبين المعبّر عنها.
يحدّد قانون عضوي كيفيّات تطبيق أحكام هذه المادة. (المادة 85) - French
Le Président de la République est élu au suffrage universel direct et secret.
L’élection est acquise à la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés.
Les modalités d’application des dispositions du présent article sont fixées par une loi organique. (Art. 85)
Head of State
- English(1) The President of Romania shall represent the Romanian State and is the safeguard of the national independence, unity and territorial integrity of the country.
(2) The President of Romania shall guard the observance of the Constitution and the proper functioning of the public authorities. To this effect, he shall act as a mediator between the Powers in the State, as well as between the State and society. (Art. 80) - Romanian(1) Preşedintele României reprezintă statul român şi este garantul independenţei naţionale, al unităţii şi al integrităţii teritoriale a ţării.
(2) Preşedintele României veghează la respectarea Constituţiei şi la buna funcţionare a autorităţilor publice. În acest scop, Preşedintele exercită funcţia de mediere între puterile statului, precum şi între stat şi societate. (Art. 80)
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
- EnglishAll Powers, Authorities, and Functions which under any Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of the Legislature of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, are at the Union vested in or exerciseable by the respective Governors or Lieutenant Governors of those Provinces, with the Advice, or with the Advice and Consent, of the respective Executive Councils thereof, or in conjunction with those Councils, or with any Number of Members thereof, or by those Governors or Lieutenant Governors individually, shall, as far as the same continue in existence and capable of being exercised after the Union in relation to the Government of Canada, be vested in and exerciseable by the Governor General, with the Advice or with the Advice and Consent of or in conjunction with the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, or any Members thereof, or by the Governor General individually, as the Case requires, subject nevertheless (except with respect to such as exist under Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) to be abolished or altered by the Parliament of Canada. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 12)
- FrenchTous les pouvoirs, attributions et fonctions qui, — par une loi du parlement de la Grande-Bretagne, ou du parlement du Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande, ou de la législature du Haut-Canada, du Bas-Canada, du Canada, de la Nouvelle-Écosse ou du Nouveau-Brunswick, lors de l’union, — sont conférés aux gouverneurs ou lieutenants-gouverneurs respectifs de ces provinces ou peuvent être par eux exercés, de l’avis ou de l’avis et du consentement des conseils exécutifs de ces provinces, ou avec la coopération de ces conseils, ou d’aucun nombre de membres de ces conseils, ou par ces gouverneurs ou lieutenants-gouverneurs individuellement, seront, — en tant qu’ils continueront d’exister et qu’ils pourront être exercés, après l’union, relativement au gouvernement du Canada, — conférés au gouverneur-général et pourront être par lui exercés, de l’avis ou de l’avis et du consentement ou avec la coopération du Conseil Privé de la Reine pour le Canada ou d’aucun de ses membres, ou par le gouverneur-général individuellement, selon le cas; mais ils pourront, néanmoins (sauf ceux existant en vertu de lois de la Grande- Bretagne ou du parlement du Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande), être révoqués ou modifiés par le parlement du Canada. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 12)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President is elected for a four-year term by the direct vote of the people. His re-election for a successive term is permissible only once. (Art. 114)
- Persianرئیسجمهور برای مدت چهار سال با رأی مستقیم مردم انتخاب میشود و انتخاب مجدد او به صورت متوالی تنها برای یک دوره بلامانع است. (اصل 114)
Head of State
- English(1) The executive power of Botswana shall vest in the President and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, shall be exercised by him or her either directly or through officers subordinate to him or her.
… (Sec. 47)
Head of State
- English(1) The supreme executive authority of Brunei Darussalam shall be vested in His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
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(2) The executive authority shall be exercised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
… (Sec. 4) - Malay(1) Kuasa memerintah yang tertinggi bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam adalah terletak dalam tangan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
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(2) Kuasa memerintah hendaklah dijalankan oleh Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan.
… (Sec. 4)
Head of State
- 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)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President and Vice President shall be elected in a nationwide election for a term of four years. ... (Art. VIII, Sec. 4)