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Government
Switzerland
- EnglishAny person eligible to vote may be elected to the National Council, the Federal Council or the Federal Supreme Court. (Art. 143)
- FrenchTout citoyen ou citoyenne ayant le droit de vote est éligible au Conseil national, au Conseil fédéral et au Tribunal fédéral. (Art. 143)
- GermanIn den Nationalrat, in den Bundesrat und in das Bundesgericht sind alle Stimmberechtigten wählbar. (Art. 143)
- ItalianÈ eleggibile al Consiglio nazionale, al Consiglio federale e al Tribunale federale chiunque abbia diritto di voto. (Art. 143)
Government
Mozambique
- English1. Within the domain of the Government, the President of the Republic is competent:
a. to convoke and to preside over the sessions of the Council of Ministers;
b. to appoint, to exonerate and to dismiss the Prime Minister;
c. to create ministries and commissions of inter-ministerial nature.
2. The President of the Republic is also competent, to appoint, to exonerate and to dismiss:
a. the Ministers and Vice Ministers;
… (Art. 159) - Portuguese1. No domínio do Governo, compete ao Presidente da República:
a) convocar e presidir as sessões do Conselho de Ministros;
b) nomear, exonerar e demitir o Primeiro-Ministro;
c) criar ministérios e comissões de natureza inter-ministerial.
2. Compete, ainda, ao Presidente de la República, nomear, exonerar e demitir:
a) os Ministros e Vice-Ministros;
… (Art. 159)
Government
Saint Lucia
- English(1) There shall be a Prime Minister of Saint Lucia who shall be appointed by the Governor General.
(2) Whenever the Governor General has occasion to appoint a Prime Minister he or she shall appoint a member of the House who appears to him or her likely to command the support of the majority of the members of the House.
(3) There shall be, in addition to the office of Prime Minister, such other offices of Minister of the Government as may be established by Parliament or, subject to the provisions of any law enacted by Parliament, by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(4) Appointments to the office of Minister, other than the office of Prime Minister, shall be made by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, from among the Senators and the members of the House.
… (Sec. 60)
Government
Viet Nam
- EnglishThe Prime Minister shall be elected by the National Assembly from among its deputies.
… (Art. 98) - VietnameseThủ tướng Chính phủ do Quốc hội bầu trong số các đại biểu Quốc hội.
... (Điều 98)
Government
Marshall Islands
- English(1) The executive authority of the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall be vested in the Cabinet, whose members are collectively responsible to the Nitijela.
… (Art. V, Sec. 1)
Government
Nauru
- English
(1) Whenever a President is elected, he shall as soon as practicable appoint five or six members of Parliament to be Ministers of the Cabinet.
… (Art. 19)
Government
Senegal
- EnglishThe Government is composed of the Prime Minister, Head of the Government, and the Ministers.
The Government conducts and coordinates the policy of the Nation under the direction of the Prime Minister. … (Art. 53) - FrenchLe Gouvernement comprend le Premier Ministre, chef du Gouvernement, et les Ministres.
Le Gouvernement conduit et coordonne la politique de la Nation sous la direction du Premier Ministre. … (Art. 53)
Government
Belgium
- EnglishThe King appoints and dismisses his ministers.
… (Art. 96) - DutchDe Koning benoemt en ontslaat zijn ministers.
… (Art. 96) - FrenchLe Roi nomme et révoque ses ministers.
… (Art. 96) - GermanDer König ernennt und entlässt seine Minister.
… (Art. 96)
Government
Tuvalu
- English(1) All members of Parliament are eligible for nomination as candidates for election as Prime Minister.
… (Schedule 2, Sec. 3)
Government
Sudan
- English(1) The Sovereignty Council exercises the following competencies and powers:
(a) Appoint the Prime Minister selected by the forces of Freedom and Change;
(b) Confirm the Cabinet members appointed by the Prime Minister, from a list of candidates provided by the Forces of Freedom and Change;
... (Art. 11) - Arabic1. يمارس مجلس السياده الاختصاصات والساطات الاتية:
ا. تعيين رئيس مجلي الوزراء الذي تختاره قوي اعلان الحرية والتغيير.
ب. اعتماد اعضاء مجلس الوزراء الذين يعينهم رئيس مجلس الوزراء من قائمة مرشحي قوي اعلان الحريه والتغيير.
(الماده 12)