It is only a norm that only a Sinhalese Buddhist can become a president in Sri Lanka. According to the Article 31 of the Sri Lankan constitution it says any citizen can become a president!
The election and the term of office of President.
31. (1) Any citizen who is qualified to be elected to the office of President may be nominated as a candidate for such office -
(a) by a recognized political party, or
(b) if he is or has been an elected member of the legislature, by any other political party or by an elector whose name has been entered in any register of electors.
According to the Sri Lankan constitution, only a Buddhist can become president.
No. Anyone can run for president. You just have to be a natural born citizen of the US. And, you have to be above a certain age.
anyone
To become US President you have to be a born US citizen.
Their entire life. To become a U.S. President, you must have been born a citizen.
president.
Anyone could apply to become a Roman citizen, but not everyone was accepted.
The requirement for a person to become president is that they must have been born in the US or, if outside the US, of an US citizen parent. An example is John McCain, born in Panama, whose mother was a US citizen.
yes you do
No.
you have to be an american citizen
A non us citizen cannot become president because he or she needs to reside in the United States of America and be an official citizen.