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Government
Eritrea
- English1. There shall be a ministerial Cabinet presided over by the President.
2. The President may select ministers from among members of the National Assembly or from among persons who are not members of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 46)
Government
Dominican Republic
- EnglishIn order to be a minister or vice minister, one is required to be a male or female Dominican in full exercise of civil and political rights and to have reached the age of twenty-five years. Naturalized people may only be ministers or vice ministers ten years after having acquired Dominican nationality. Ministers and vice minister may not exercise any professional or commercial activity that could create conflicts of interest. (Art. 135)
- SpanishPara ser ministro o viceministro se requiere ser dominicana o dominicano en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos y haber cumplido la edad de veinticinco años. Las personas naturalizadas sólo pueden ser ministros o viceministros diez años después de haber adquirido la nacionalidad dominicana. Los ministros y viceministros no pueden ejercer ninguna actividad profesional o mercantil que pudiere generar conflictos de intereses. (Art. 135)
Government
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. With the aim of the implementation of executive competence the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan forms the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
II. The Cabinet of Ministers is the supreme executive organ of the executive power of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
… (Art. 114) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti icra səlahiyyətlərinin həyata keçirilməsinin təşkili məqsədi ilə Azərbaycan Respublikasının Nazirlər Kabinetini yaradır.
II. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Nazirlər Kabineti Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin yuxarı icra orqanıdır.
… (Maddə 114)
Government
Georgia
- English1. The Prime Minister of Georgia is the head of the Government.
2. The Prime Minister shall define the main directions of Government activities, organise Government activities, coordinate and control the activities of ministers, and sign legal acts of the Government.
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4. The Prime Minister shall appoint and dismiss ministers.
… (Art. 55) - Georgian1. მთავრობის მეთაურია საქართველოს პრემიერ-მინისტრი.
2. პრემიერ-მინისტრი განსაზღვრავს მთავრობის საქმიანობის ძირითად მიმართულებებს, ორგანიზებას უწევს მთავრობის საქმიანობას, ახორციელებს მინისტრების საქმიანობის კოორდინაციასა და კონტროლს, ხელს აწერს მთავრობის სამართლებრივ აქტებს.
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4. პრემიერ-მინისტრი ნიშნავს და ათავისუფლებს მინისტრებს.
… (მუხლი 55)
Government
Bulgaria
- EnglishEligible for election to the Council of Ministers shall be any Bulgarian citizen qualified to be elected to the National Assembly. (Art. 110)
- BulgarianЧленове на Министерския съвет могат да бъдат само български граждани, коитɨ отговарят на условията за избиране на народни представители. (Чл. 110)
Government
Guinea-Bissau
- English1. The Government is composed of the Prime Minister, Ministers and Secretaries of State.
2. The Prime Minister is the head of the Government, and it is his duty to guide and coordinate governmental actions and ensure the execution of the laws.
… (Art. 97) - Portuguese1 - O Governo é constituído pelo Primeiro-Ministro, pelos Ministros e pelos Secretários de Estado.
2 - O Primeiro-Ministro é o Chefe do Governo, competindo-lhe dirigir e coordenar a acção deste e assegurar a execução das leis;
… (Art. 97)
Government
Haiti
- EnglishTo be appointed Prime Minister, a person must:
1. be a native-born Haitian, and never have renounced Haitian nationality;
2. have attained thirty (30) years of age;
3. enjoy civil and political rights and never have been sentenced to death, personal restraint or penal servitude or the loss of civil rights;
4. own real property in Haiti and practice a profession there;
5. have resided in the county for five (5) consecutive years;
6. have been relieved of his responsibilities if he has been handling public funds. (Art. 157) - FrenchPour être nommé Premier Ministre, il faut:
1) être haïtien d'origine et n'avoir pas renoncé à sa nationalité;
2) être âgé de trente (30) ans accomplis;
3) jouir de ses droits civils et politiques et n'avoir jamais été condamné à une peine afflictive et infamante;
4) être propriétaire en Haïti ou y exercer une profession;
5) résider dans le pays depuis cinq (5) années consécutives;
6) avoir reçu décharge de sa gestion si on a été comptable des deniers publics. (Art. 157)
Government
Cyprus
- EnglishThe executive power is ensured by the President and the Vice-President of the Republic.
The President and the Vice-President of the Republic in order to ensure the executive power shall have a Council of Ministers composed of seven Greek Ministers and three Turkish Ministers. The Ministers shall be designated respectively by the President and the Vice-President of the Republic who shall appoint them by an instrument signed by them both. The Ministers may be chosen from outside the House of Representatives.
One of the following Ministries that is to say the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of Finance, shall be entrusted to a Turkish Minister. If the President and the Vice-President of the Republic agree they may replace this system by a system of rotation.
The Council of Ministers shall exercise executive power as in Article 54 provided.
… (Art. 46) - GreekΗ εκτελεστική εξουσία διασφαλίζεται υπό του Προέδρου και του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας.
Ο Πρόεδρος και ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας προς τον σκοπόν της διασφαλίσεως της εκτελεστικής εξουσίας έχουσιν Υπουργικόν Συμβούλιον αποτελούμενον εξ επτά ελλήνων υπουργών και εκ τριών τούρκων υπουργών. Οι υπουργοί υποδεικνύονται αντιστοίχως υπό του Προέδρου και του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, οίτινες διορίζουσι τούτους διά πράξεως υπογραφομένης υπό αμφοτέρων. Οι υπουργοί δύνανται να επιλέγωνται και εκτός της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων.
Εν εκ των κάτωθι υπουργείων, ήτοι το υπουργείον των εξωτερικών, το υπουργείον αμύνης ή το υπουργείον των οικονομικών ανατίθεται εις τούρκον υπουργόν. Εάν ο Πρόεδρος και ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας συμφωνώσι, δύνανται ν’ αντικαταστήσωσι το σύστημα τούτο διά συστήματος εναλλαγής εκ περιτροπής.
Το Υπουργικόν Συμβούλιον ασκεί εκτελεστικήν εξουσίαν κατά τα εν άρθρω 54 οριζόμενα.
… (Αρθρον 46) - TurkishYürütme yetkisi, Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı tarafından kullanılır.
Yürütme yetkisini kullanmak için Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının yedi Rum Bakan ve üç Türk Bakandan müteşekkil bir Bakanlar Kurulu vardır. Bakanlar, durumuna göre, Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı tarafından inha edilir ve her ikisi tarafından imzalanacak bir kararname ile tayin olunur. Bakanlar Temsilciler Meclisi dışından seçilebilir.
Müteakip bakanlıklardan, yani Dış İşleri, Milli Savunma veya Maliye Bakanlıklarından biri, bir Türk Bakana verilir. Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı anlaştıkları takdirde bu sistemin yerine bir rotasyon sistemi koyabilir.
Bakanlar Konseyi, 54. maddede belirtildiği şekilde yürütme yetkisini kullanır.
... (Madde 46)
Government
Japan
- English(1) The Emperor shall appoint the Prime Minister as designated by the Diet.
… (Art. 6) - Japanese1 天皇は、国会の指名に基いて、内閣総理大臣を任命する。
... (第6条)
Government
Finland
- EnglishThe Government consists of the Prime Minister and the necessary number of Ministers. The Ministers shall be Finnish citizens known to be honest and competent.
… (Sec. 60) - FinnishValtioneuvostoon kuuluu pääministeri ja tarvittava määrä muita ministereitä. Ministerien on oltava rehellisiksi ja taitaviksi tunnettuja Suomen kansalaisia.
… (60 §) - SwedishTill statsrådet hör statsministern och ett behövligt antal andra ministrar. Ministrarna skall vara för redbarhet och skicklighet kända finska medborgare.
… (60 §)