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Head of State
- 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)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Executive Power shall be vested in the King, and he shall exercise it through his Ministers in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 26)
- Arabicتناط السلطة التنفيذية بالملك ويتولاها بواسطة وزرائه وفق احكام الدستور. (المادّة 26)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Saint Vincent who shall be appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Saint Vincent. (Sec. 19)
Head of State
- English(1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Sri Lanka, who is the Head of the State, the Head of the Executive and of the Government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
(2) The President of the Republic shall be elected by the People and shall hold office for a term of five years. (Art. 30) - Sinhala(1) ශ්රී ලංකා ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපතිවරයෙක් වන්නේ ය, ජනාධිපතිවරයා රජයේ ප්රධානයා ද විධායකයේ ප්රධානයා ද ආණ්ඩුවේ ප්රධානයා ද සන්නද්ධ සේවාවන්හි සේනාධිනායකවරයා ද වන්නේ ය.
(2) ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපතිවරයා ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත් කර ගනු ලැබිය යුතු අතර පස් අවුරුදු කාලයක් ධූරය දරන්නේ ය. (30 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic is elected by the universal, direct and secret suffrage of Portuguese citizens who are registered to vote in Portuguese territory and, in accordance with the following paragraph, of Portuguese citizens who reside abroad.
... (Art. 121) - Portuguese1. O Presidente da República é eleito por sufrágio universal, directo e secreto dos cidadãos portugueses eleitores recenseados no território nacional, bem como dos cidadãos portugueses residentes no estrangeiro nos termos do número seguinte.
... (Art. 121)
Head of State
- EnglishA person is not qualified for election as President unless that person is-
a. is a citizen of Uganda by birth;
b. is a registered voter; and
c. has completed a minimum formal education of Advanced Level standard or its equivalent.
… (Art. 102)
Head of State
- English
1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be elected in accordance with the constitutional law by adult citizens of the Republic based on universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of seven years.
2. A citizen of the Republic by birth who is at least forty years old, fluent in the state language, has lived in Kazakhstan for the last fifteen years and has a higher education, may be elected President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The constitutional law may establish additional requirements for candidates for the President of the Republic.
… (Art. 41) - Kazak
1. Қазақстан Республикасының Президентін конституциялық заңға сәйкес жалпыға бірдей, тең және төте сайлау құқығы негізінде Республиканың кәмелетке толған азаматтары жасырын дауыс беру арқылы жеті жыл мерзімге сайлайды.
2. Республика Президентi болып тумысынан Республика азаматы болып табылатын қырық жасқа толған, мемлекеттiк тiлдi еркiн меңгерген әрi Қазақстанда соңғы он бес жыл бойы тұратын және жоғары білімі бар Республика азаматы сайлана алады. Конституциялық заңда Республика Президенттігіне кандидаттарға қосымша талаптар белгіленуі мүмкін.
… (41-бап)
Head of State
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President and shall not be so qualified unless he or she -
(a) is a citizen of Guyana and is Guyanese by birth or parentage as defined in articles 43 and 44;
(b) is residing in Guyana on the date of nomination for election and was continuously residing therein for a period of seven years immediately before that date; and
(c) is otherwise qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 90)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall insure respect for the Constitution, the regular running of public authorities, protection of national unity and survival of the state. (Art. 96)
- Arabicيسھر رئيس الجمھورية على احترام الدستور والسير المنتظم للسلطات العامة وحماية الوحدة الوطنية وبقاء الدول ة. (المادّة 96)
Head of State
- English1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Head of State.
2. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the guarantor of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and of human and civil rights and freedoms. In accordance with the procedure established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, he (she) shall adopt measures to protect the sovereignty of the Russian Federation, its independence and State integrity, shall support civil peace and conciliation in the country, and shall ensure the coordinated functioning and interaction of bodies forming the unified system of public authority.
… (Art. 80) - Russian1. Президент Российской Федерации является главой государства.
2. Президент Российской Федерации является гарантом Конституции Российской Федерации, прав и свобод человека и гражданина. В установленном Конституцией Российской Федерации порядке он принимает меры по охране суверенитета Российской Федерации, ее независимости и государственной целостности, поддерживает гражданский мир и согласие в стране, обеспечивает согласованное функционирование и взаимодействие органов, входящих в единую систему публичной власти.
… (Статья 80)