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Head of State
- English
The President of the Republic is the Head of State.
He is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of five years renewable one sole time.
He is the guarantor, by his arbitration, of the regular and continuous functioning of the public powers, of the national independence and of the territorial integrity. He sees to the safeguarding and to the respect for the national sovereignty both in the interior and in the exterior. He is the guarantor of the National Unity.
… (Art. 45) - French
Le Président de la République est le Chef de l’Etat.
Il est élu au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq ans renouvelable une seule fois.
Il est le garant, par son arbitrage, du fonctionnement régulier des pouvoirs publics, de l'indépendance nationale et de l'intégrité territoriale. Il veille à la sauvegarde et au respect de la souveraineté nationale tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. Il est le garant de l'Unité nationale.
… (Art. 45)
Head of State
- EnglishCitizens of Portuguese origin who are registered to vote and have attained the age of thirty-five are eligible for election. (Art. 122)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos eleitores, portugueses de origem, maiores de 35 anos. (Art. 122)
Head of State
- EnglishThe President of the Republic holds the general administration of the State; his attributions are:
1. To comply with and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal provisions;
2. To direct the policies of the state and to represent it;
… (Art. 245) - SpanishEl Presidente de la República tiene a su cargo la administración general del Estado, son sus atribuciones;
1. Cumplir y hacer cumplir la Constitución, los tratados y convenciones, leyes y demás disposiciones legales;
2. Dirigir la política general del Estado y representarlo;
… (Art. 245)
Head of State
- English(1) A person is qualified for election as President if−
(a) the person is a citizen of Seychelles;
(b) the person is not disqualified from registration as a voter under this Constitution.
… (Art. 51)
Head of State
- 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
- EnglishThe President and the Vice-President shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of six years … (Art. VII, Sec. 4)
- FilipinoAng Pangulo at Pangalawang Pangulo ay dapat mahalal sa pamamagitan ng tuwirang boto ng sambayanan para sa taning na anim na taon ... (Art. VII, Seksyon 4)
Head of State
- 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
- English1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be elected for six years by citizens of the Russian Federation on the basis of universal, equal, direct suffrage by secret ballot.
2. Any citizen of the Russian Federation not younger than 35 years of age who has resided in the Russian Federation on a permanent basis for not less than 25 years, who does not have and never had foreign citizenship, residence permit or another document certifying the right of the citizen of the Russian Federation to have residence in the territory of a foreign state may be elected President of the Russian Federation. The requirement for the candidate for election as the President of the Russian Federation to have no and have had no citizenship of a foreign state shall not apply to citizens of the Russian Federation who previously had had a citizenship of a foreign state that was fully or partially accepted into the Russian Federation in accordance with the federal constitutional law and have had permanently lived in the foreign state accepted into the Russian Federation or in the territory of the part of foreign state accepted into the Russian Federation. The President of the Russian Federation in order established by the federal law shall be forbidden from opening and having bank accounts (deposits), keeping cash assets and valuables in foreign banks situated outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
... (Art. 81) - Russian1. Президент Российской Федерации избирается сроком на шесть лет гражданами Российской Федерации на основе всеобщего равного и прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании.
2. Президентом Российской Федерации может быть избран гражданин Российской Федерации не моложе 35 лет, постоянно проживающий в Российской Федерации не менее 25 лет, не имеющий и не имевший ранее гражданства иностранного государства либо вида на жительство или иного документа, подтверждающего право на постоянное проживание гражданина Российской Федерации на территории иностранного государства. Требование к кандидату на должность Президента Российской Федерации об отсутствии у него гражданства иностранного государства не распространяется на граждан Российской Федерации, ранее имевших гражданство государства, которое было принято или часть которого была принята в Российскую Федерацию в соответствии с федеральным конституционным законом, и постоянно проживавших на территории принятого в Российскую Федерацию государства или территории принятой в Российскую Федерацию части государства. Президенту Российской Федерации в порядке, установленном федеральным законом, запрещается открывать и иметь счета (вклады), хранить наличные денежные средства и ценности в иностранных банках, расположенных за пределами территории Российской Федерации.
... (Статья 81)
Head of State
- EnglishAny member of the National Assembly who seeks to be a candidate to the office of the President of Eritrea shall be a citizen of Eritrea by birth. (Art. 40)
Head of State
- 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)