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Head of State
Palau
- EnglishAny citizen of Palau who is not less than thirty-five (35) years of age and has been a resident of Palau for the five (5) years immediately preceding the election shall be eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President. (Art. VIII, Sec. 3)
Head of State
Yemen
- EnglishThe Presidency of the Republic in the transitional period shall be exercised by a Presidency Council composed of 5 members elected by the National Transitional Council and their election shall be ratified by the Revolutionary Committee. (Art. 8, Constitutional Declaration to organize the foundations of governance during the transitional period in Yemen)
- Arabicيتولى رئاسة الجمهورية في المرحلة الانتقالية مجلس رئاسة مكون من 5 اعضاء ينتخبهم المجلس الوطني وتصادق عليه انتخاباتهم اللجنة الثورية.( مادة8 الإعلان الدستوري لتنظيم قواعد الحكم خلال المرحلة الانتقالية في اليمن)
Head of State
Qatar
- EnglishThe Emir is the head of State. His person shall be inviolable and he must be respected by all. (Art. 64)
- Arabicالأمير هو رئيس الدولة. ذاته مصونة، واحترامه واجب. (المادّة 64)
Head of State
Burundi
- EnglishThe candidate for the functions of President of the Republic must:
1. Have the quality of elector within the conditions specified by the electoral law;
2. Solely enjoy the Burundian nationality of origin [d’origine];
3. Be already [révolus] forty years old at the moment of the election;
4. Reside on the territory of Burundi at the moment of the presentation of their candidature;
5. Enjoy all their civil and political rights;
6. Subscribe to the Constitution and to the Charter of National Unity.
… (Art. 98) - KirundiUwitoza mu mabanga y’Umukuru w’Igihugu ategerezwa:
1. Kuba afise uburenganzira bwo gutora nk’uko bitegekanijwe n’Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora ;
2. Kuba afise gusa ubwenegihugu bw’umurundi yavukanye;
3. Kuba akwije imyaka mirongo ine igihe c’amatora ;
4. Kuba aba mu Burundi igihe yiyandikisha ngo yitoze ;
5. Kuba ata kimubuza kurangura amabanga y’igihugu n’ayaporitike;
6. Kwemeza mu rwandiko ko azokwisunga Ibwirizwa Shingiro n’Amasezerano y’Ubumwe bw’abarundi.
… (Ingingo ya 98) - FrenchLe candidat aux fonctions de Président de la République doit:
1. Avoir la qualité d’électeur dans les conditions précisées par la loi électorale ;
2. Jouir uniquement de la nationalité burundaise d’origine;
3. Etre âgé de quarante ans révolus au moment de l’élection;
4. Résider sur le territoire du Burundi au moment de la présentation de sa candidature;
5. Jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques ;
6. Souscrire à la Constitution et à la Charte de l’Unité Nationale.
… (Art. 98)
Head of State
China
- EnglishThe President and Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China are elected by the National People’s Congress.
Citizens of the People’s Republic of China who have the right to vote and to stand for election and who have reached the age of 45 are eligible for election as President or Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China.
… (Art. 79) - Chinese中华人民共和国主席、副主席由全国人民代表大会选举。
有选举权和被选举权的年满四十五周岁的中华人民共和国公民可以被选为中华人民共和国主席、副主席。
… (第七十九条)
Head of State
Serbia
- EnglishThe President of the Republic shall express state unity of the Republic of Serbia. (Art. 111)
- Serbian CyrillicПредседник Републике изражава државно јединство Републике Србије. (Члан 111)
Head of State
Mexico
- English
The election of the President will be direct and in the terms that the electoral law provides. ... (Art. 81)
- Spanish
La elección del Presidente será directa y en los términos que disponga la ley electoral. ... (Art. 81)
Head of State
Kuwait
- EnglishExecutive power shall be vested in the Amir, the Cabinet and the Ministers in the manner specified in the Constitution. (Art. 52)
- Arabicالسلطة التنفيذية يتولاها الأمير ومجلس الوزراء والوزراء على النحو المبين بالدستور. (المادة 52)
Head of State
Papua New Guinea
- English(1) The Governor-General must be a citizen who-
(a) is qualified to be a member of the Parliament (except for the reason that he occupies the office of Governor-General); and
(b) is a mature person of good standing who enjoys the general respect of the community.
… (Sec. 87)
Head of State
Latvia
- EnglishAny person who enjoys full rights of citizenship and who has attained the age of forty years may be elected President. A person with dual citizenship may not be elected President. (Art. 37)
- LatvianPar Valsts Prezidentu var ievēlēt pilntiesīgu Latvijas pilsoni, kurš sasniedzis četrdesmit gadu vecumu. Par Valsts Prezidentu nevar ievēlēt pilsoni ar dubultpilsonību. (Art. 37)