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Legislature

Belarus
  • English

    The Parliament - National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the representative and legislative body of the Republic of Belarus.
    Parliament consists of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic. (Art. 90)

  • Belarusian

    Парламент — Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь з’яўляецца прадстаўнічым і заканадаўчым органам Рэспублікі Беларусь.
    Парламент складаецца з дзвюх палат — Палаты прадстаўнікоў і Савета Рэспублікі. (Артыкул 90)

  • Russian

    Парламент – Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь является представительным и законодательным органом Республики Беларусь.
    Парламент состоит из двух палат – Палаты представителей и Совета Республики. (Статья 90)

Legislature

Ethiopia
  • English
    1. Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections held by secret ballot.
    2. Members of the House shall be elected from candidates in each electoral district by a plurality of the votes cast. Provisions shall be made by law for special representation for minority Nationalities and Peoples.
    3. Members of the House, on the basis of population and special representation of minority Nationalities and Peoples, shall not exceed 550; of these, minority Nationalities and Peoples shall have at least 20 seats. Particulars shall be determined by law.
    … (Art. 54)
  • Amharic
    1. የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት፤ ሁሉ አቀፍ፣ ነጻ ፣ ቀጥተኛ፣ ትክክለኛ በሆነና ድምጽ በሚስጥር በሚሰጥበት ሥርዓት በየአምስት ዓመቱ በሕዝብ ይመረጣሉ፡፡
    2. የምክር ቤቱ አባላት በአንድ የምርጫ ክልል ውስጥ ከሌሎች ተወዳዳሪዎች መካከል አብላጫ ድምጽ ያገኘ ተወዳዳሪ አሸናፊ በሚሆንበት የምርጫ ሥርዓት ይመረጣሉ፡፡ የተለየ ውክልና ያሰፈልጋቸዋል ተብሎ የታመነባቸው አናሳ ብሔረሰቦች እና ሕዝቦች በምርጫ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባል ይሆናሉ፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡
    3. የምክር ቤቱ አባላት ቁጥር የሕዝብ ብዛትንና በልዩ ትኩረት ውክልና የሚሰጣቸው አናሳ ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦችን ቁጥር መሰረት በማድረግ 550 የማይበልጥ ሆኖ ከዚህ ውስጥ አናሳ ብሔረሰቦች 20 የማያንስ መቀመጫ ይኖራቸዋል፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይደነግጋል፡፡
    … (አንቀጽ 54)

Legislature

Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • English
    There are to be two hundred seventy members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly which, keeping in view the human, political, geographic and other similar factors, may increase by not more than twenty for each ten-year period from the date of the national referendum of the year 1368 of the solar Islamic calendar. The Zoroastrians and Jews will each elect one representative; Assyrian and Chaldean Christians will jointly elect one representative; and Armenian Christians in the north and those in the south of the country will each elect one representative.
    The limits of the election constituencies and the number of representatives will be determined by law. (Art. 64)
  • Persian
    عده نمایندگان مجلس شورای اسلامی دویست و هفتاد نفر است و از تاریخ همهپرسی سال یک هزار و سیصد و شصت و هشت هجری شمسی پس از هر ده سال، با در نظر گرفتن عوامل انسانی، سیاسی، جغرافیایی و نظایر آنها حداکثر بیست نفر نماینده می‌تواند اضافه شود. زرتشتیان و کلیمیان هر کدام یک نماینده و مسیحیان آشوری و کلدانی مجموعا یک نماینده و مسیحیان ارمنی جنوب و شمال هر کدام یک نماینده انتخاب می‌کنند. محدوده حوزههای انتخابیه و تعداد نمایندگان را قانون معین می‌کند. (اصل 64)

Legislature

Spain
  • English
    (1) The Congress shall consist of a minimum of three hundred and a maximum of four hundred Members, elected by universal, free, equal, direct and secret suffrage, under the terms to be laid down by the law.
    ...
    (3) The election in each constituency shall be conducted on the basis of proportional representation.
    ...
    (5) All Spaniards entitled to the full exercise of their political rights shall be electors and may be elected.
    ... (Sec. 68)
  • Spanish
    1. El Congreso se compone de un mínimo de 300 y un máximo de 400 Diputados, elegidos por sufragio universal,libre, igual, directo y secreto, en los términos que establezca la ley.
    …
    3. La elección se verificará en cada circunscripción atendiendo a criterios de representación proporcional.
    …
    5. Son electores y elegibles todos los españoles que estén en pleno uso de sus derechos políticos.
    … (Art. 68)

Legislature

Belgium
  • English
    The federal legislative power is exercised jointly by the King, the House of Representatives and the Senate. (Art. 36)
  • Dutch
    De federale wetgevende macht wordt gezamenlijk uitgeoefend door de Koning, de Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers en de Senaat. (Art. 36)
  • French
    Le pouvoir législatif fédéral s’exerce collectivement par le Roi, la Chambre des représentants et le Sénat. (Art. 36)
  • German
    Die föderale gesetzgebende Gewalt wird vom König, von der Abgeordnetenkammer und vom Senat gemeinsam ausgeübt. (Art. 36)

Legislature

Côte d’Ivoire
  • English

    The legislative power is exercised by the Parliament. The Parliament is composed of the National Assembly and of the Senate. (Art. 85)

  • French

    Le pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Parlement. Le Parlement est composé de l’Assemblée nationale et du Sénat. (Art. 85)

Legislature

Armenia
  • English
    1. The National Assembly shall consist of at least 101 parliamentarians.
    2. In the manner stipulated by the Electoral Code, places shall be assigned in the National Assembly for representatives of national minorities.
    3. The National Assembly shall be elected by a proportional electoral contest. The Electoral Code shall guarantee the formation of a stable parliamentary majority. ... (Art. 89)
  • Armenian
    1. Ազգային ժողովը կազմված է առնվազն հարյուր մեկ պատգամավորից:
    2. Ազգային ժողովում Ընտրական օրենսգրքով սահմանված կարգով տեղեր են հատկացվում ազգային փոքրամասնությունների ներկայացուցիչներին:
    3. Ազգային ժողովն ընտրվում է համամասնական ընտրակարգով: Ընտրական օրենսգիրքը երաշխավորում է կայուն խորհրդարանական մեծամասնության ձևավորումը: ... (Հոդված 89)

Legislature

United States of America
  • English
    The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; … (Amendment XVII)

Legislature

Iraq
  • English
    First: The Council of Representatives shall consist of a number of members, at a ratio of one seat per 100,000 Iraqi persons representing the entire Iraqi people. They shall be elected through a direct secret general ballot. The representation of all components of the people shall be upheld in it.
    Second: A candidate to the Council of Representatives must be a fully qualified Iraqi.
    Third: A law shall regulate the requirements for the candidate, the voter, and all that is related to the elections.
    Fourth: The elections law shall aim to achieve a percentage of representation for women of not less than one-quarter of the members of the Council of Representatives.
    … (Art. 49)
  • Arabic
    اولاً :ـ يتكون مجلس النواب من عدد من الاعضاء بنسبة مقعد واحد لكل مائة ألف نسمة من نفوس العراق يمثلون الشعب العراقي بأكمله، يتم انتخابهم بطريق الاقتراع العام السري المباشر، ويراعى تمثيل سائر مكونات الشعب فيه.
    ثانياً :ـ يشترط في المرشح لعضوية مجلس النواب ان يكون عراقياً كامل الاهلية.
    ثالثاً :ـ تنظم بقانونٍ، شروط المرشح والناخب وكل ما يتعلق بالانتخاب.
    رابعاً :ـ يستهدف قانون الانتخابات تحقيق نسبة تمثيل للنساء لا تقل عن الربع من عدد اعضاء مجلس النواب.
    ... (المادة 49)

Legislature

Montenegro
  • English
    The Parliament shall consist of the Members of the Parliament elected directly on the basis of the general and equal electoral right and by secret ballot.
    The Parliament shall have 81 Members. (Art. 83)
  • Montenegrin
    Skupštinu čine poslanici koji se biraju neposredno, na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava i tajnim glasanjem.
    Skupština ima 81 poslanika. (Član 83)