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Government
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
Government
- English(1) The Cabinet consists of the President, as head of the Cabinet, a Deputy President and Ministers.
(2) The President appoints the Deputy President and Ministers, assigns their powers and functions, and may dismiss them.
(3) The President –
(a) must select the Deputy President from among the members of the National Assembly;
(b) may select any number of Ministers from among the members of the Assembly; and
(c) may select no more than two Ministers from outside the Assembly.
(4) The President must appoint a member of the Cabinet to be the leader of government business in the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 91)
Government
- English… The deputies of the President of the Republic and the ministers shall be appointed from among those who are eligible to be a deputy and removed from office by the President of the Republic. … (Art. 106)
- Turkish… Cumhurbaşkanı yardımcıları ve bakanlar, milletvekili seçilme yeterliliğine sahip olanlar arasından Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından atanır ve görevden alınır. … (Madde 106)
Government
- English1 The President of the Confederation chairs the Federal Council.
2 The President and the Vice-President of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly from the members of the Federal Council for a term of office of one year.
… (Art. 176) - French1 La présidence du Conseil fédéral est assurée par le président ou la présidente de la Confédération.
2 L’Assemblée fédérale élit pour un an un des membres du Conseil fédéral à la présidence de la Confédération et un autre à la vice-présidence du Conseil fédéral.
… (Art. 176) - German1 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident führt den Vorsitz im Bundesrat.
2 Die Bundespräsidentin oder der Bundespräsident und die Vizepräsidentin oder der Vizepräsident des Bundesrates werden von der Bundesversammlung aus den Mitgliedern des Bundesrates auf die Dauer eines Jahres gewählt.
… (Art. 176) - Italian1 Il presidente della Confederazione presiede il Consiglio federale.
2 Il presidente della Confederazione e il vicepresidente del Consiglio federale sono eletti per un anno dall’Assemblea federale fra i membri del Consiglio federale.
… (Art. 176)
Government
- English
... the Prime Minister or the Head of the Government, according to the case, exercises the following attributions:
1 - he directs, coordinates and controls the action of the Government;
... (Art. 112) - Arabic
مارس الوزير الأول أو رئيس الحكومة، حسب الحالة، ... الصّلاحيّات الآتية:
-1 يوجه وينسق ويراقب عمل الحكومة،
... (المادة 112) - French
… le Premier ministre ou le Chef du Gouvernement, selon le cas, exerce les attributions suivantes:
1)- il dirige, coordonne et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement ;
... (Art. 112)
Government
- EnglishThe government shall be composed of a Head of Government, Ministers, and secretaries of state selected by the Head of Government, and in the case of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, in consultation with the President of the Republic.
Within one week of the declaration of the definitive election results, the President of the Republic shall ask the candidate of the party or the electoral coalition which won the largest number of seats in the assembly of the Representatives of the People to form a government, within a one month period, extendable once. If two or more parties or coalitions have the same number of seats, then the party or coalition having received the largest number of votes shall be asked to form a government. …
Should the government thus gain the confidence of the Assembly, the President of the Republic shall appoint the Head of Government and the members of the government. … (Art. 89) - Arabicتتكون الحكومة من رئيس ووزراء وكتاب دولة يختارهم رئيس الحكومة وبالتشاور مع رئيس الجمهورية بالنسبة لوزارتيْ الخارجية والدفاع في أجل أسبوع من الإعلان عن النتائج النهائية للانتخابات، يكلف رئيس الجمهورية، مرشح الحزب أو الائتلاف الانتخابي المتحصل على أكبر عدد من المقاعد بمجلس نواب الشعب، بتكوين الحكومة خلال شهر يجدد مرة واحدة. وفي صورة التساوي في عدد المقاعد يُعتمد للتكليف عدد الأصوات المتحصل عليها.
عند تجاوز الأجل المحدد دون تكوين الحكومة، أو في حالة عدم الحصول على ثقة مجلس نواب الشعب، يقوم رئيس الجمهورية في أجل عشرة أيام بإجراء مشاورات مع الأحزاب والائتلافات والكتل النيابية لتكليف الشخصية الأقدر من أجل تكوين حكومة. ... (الفصل 89) - FrenchLe Gouvernement se compose du Chef du Gouvernement, de ministres et de secrétaires d’État choisis par le Chef du Gouvernement, et en concertation avec le Président de la République en ce qui concerne les ministères des Affaires étrangères et de la Défense.
Dans un délai d’une semaine suivant la proclamation des résultats définitifs des élections, le Président de la République charge le candidat du parti politique ou de la coalition électorale ayant obtenu le plus grand nombre de sièges au sein de l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple de former le Gouvernement dans un délai d’un mois renouvelable une seule fois. En cas d’égalité du nombre de sièges, il est tenu compte pour la désignation, du nombre de voix obtenues.
... Dans le cas où le Gouvernement obtient la confiance de l’Assemblée, le Président de la République procède sans délai à la nomination du Chef du Gouvernement et de ses membres. … (Art. 89)
Government
- EnglishThe government is composed of the Prime Minister and his deputies and Ministers who together shall form the Council of Ministers. The law defines the general basis for organizing ministries and the various bodies of the State. (Art. 130)
- Arabicتتكون الحكومة من رئيس الوزراء ونوابه والوزراء، ويؤلفون جميعاً مجلس الوزراء، ويحدد القانون الأسس العامة لتنظيم الوزارات وأجهزة الدولة المختلفة. (المادّة 130)
Government
- English
(1) The executive authority of Nauru is vested in a Cabinet constituted as provided by this Part and the Cabinet has the general direction and control of the government of Nauru.
… (Art. 17)
Government
- English(1) The President of the Republic shall appoint the Prime Minister and, on the proposal of the latter, the other members of Government.
... (Art. 10) - French(1) le Président de la République nomme le Premier ministre et, sur proposition de celui-ci, les autres membres du Gouvernement.
... (Art. 10)
Government
- English(1) There shall be a Cabinet for Barbados which shall consist of the Prime Minister and not less than five other Ministers appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 65.
(2) The Cabinet shall be the principal instrument of policy and shall be charged with the general direction and control of the government of Barbados and shall be collectively responsible therefor to Parliament. (Sec. 64)