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Political Rights and Association
- English
Lao citizens aged eighteen years and above have the right to vote and those aged twenty one years and above have the right to be elected, except insane persons, persons with mental disorders and persons whose rights to vote and to be elected have been revoked by a court. (Art. 36)
- Lao
ພົນລະເມືອງລາວ ຜູ້ມີອາຍຸແຕ່ສິບແປດປີຂຶ້ນໄປ ມີສິດປ່ອນບັດເລືອກຕັ້ງ ແລະ ຜູ້ມີອາຍຸ ແຕ່ຊາວເອັດປີຂຶ້ນໄປ ມີສິດສະໝັກຮັບເລືອກຕັ້ງ ເວັ້ນເສຍແຕ່ຜູ້ເປັນບ້າ, ເສຍຈິດ ແລະ ຜູ້ຖືກສານ ຕັດສີນລົງໂທດຕັດອິດສະລະພາບ, ປົດສິດເລືອກຕັ້ງ ແລະ ສະໝັກຮັບເລືອກຕັ້ງ. (ມາດຕາ. 36) (ປັບປຸງ)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen shall have the right to participate in managing the affairs of the society and state, either directly or through freely elected representatives. (Art. 45)
- RussianГраждане Туркменистана имеют право участвовать в управлении делами общества и государства как непосредственно, так и через своих свободно избранных представителей. (Статья 45)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanyň raýatlarynyň jemgyýetiň we döwletiň işlerini dolandyrmaga gös-göni, şeýle-de erkin saýlanan wekilleriniň üsti bilen gatnaşmaga hukugy bardyr. (45-nji madda)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 3)
- FrenchTout citoyen canadien a le droit de vote et est éligible aux élections législatives fédérales ou provinciales. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCabo Verdean citizen voters shall be eligible except in case of ineligibilities foreseen in the law. (Art. 117)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos cabo-verdianos eleitores ressalvadas as inelegibilidades previstas na lei. (Art. 117)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishNo Congolese person may, in matters of education or of access to public functions or any other matter, be subject to a discriminatory measure, that results from the law or from an act of the executive, for reason of his religion, of his family origin, of his social condition, of his residence, of his opinion or political convictions, or his belonging to a certain race, to an ethnicity, to a tribe, [or] to a cultural or linguistic minority. (Art. 13)
- FrenchAucun Congolais ne peut, en matière d’éducation et d’accès aux fonctions publiques ni en aucune autre matière, faire l’objet d’une mesure discriminatoire, qu’elle résulte de la loi ou d’un acte de l’exécutif, en raison de sa religion, de son origine familiale, de sa condition sociale, de sa résidence, de ses opinions ou de ses convictions politiques, de son appartenance à une race, à une ethnie, à une tribu, à une minorité culturelle ou linguistique. (Art. 13)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll citizens of Latvia who have the right to vote in elections of the Saeima may participate in national referendums. (Art. 80)
- LatvianTautas nobalsošanā var piedalīties visi Latvijas pilsoņi, kuriem ir balsstiesība Saeimas vēlēšanās. (Art. 80)
Political Rights and Association
- English
In the popular votes, suffrage will be personal, egalitarian and secret.
Suffrage will be obligatory for the electors in all the elections and plebiscites, except in the primary elections. ...
Popular votes may only be convoked for [the] elections and plebiscites expressly specified in this Constitution. (Art. 15) - Spanish
En las votaciones populares, el sufragio será personal, igualitario y secreto.
El sufragio será obligatorio para los electores en todas las elecciones y plebiscitos, salvo en las elecciones primarias. ...
Sólo podrá convocarse a votación popular para las elecciones y plebiscitos expresamente previstos en esta Constitución. (Art. 15)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishFreedom of association and assembly is guaranteed provided its exercise is not contrary to the public policy or to public morals. (Art. 78)
- SpanishSe garantizan las libertades de asociación y de reunión siempre que no sean contrarias al orden público y a las buenas costumbres. (Art. 78)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery Rwandan has a right to join a political organisation of his or her choice, or not to join any.
… (Art. 55) - KinyarwandaBuri Munyarwanda afite uburenganzira bwo kujya mu mutwe wa politiki yihitiyemo cyangwa ubwo kutawujyamo.
… (Ingingo ya 55) - FrenchTout Rwandais a le droit d’adhérer à une formation politique de son choix ou de n’adhérer à aucune.
… (Art. 55)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of Article 39, 47 and 67 of this Constitution and of the laws of the land in connection with the conditions for electing and being elected or for appointing and being appointed to take part in matters related to governance of the country, every citizen of the United Republic is entitled to take part in matters pertaining to the governance of the country, either directly or through representatives freely elected by the people, in conformity with the procedures laid down by, or in accordance with, the law.
(2) Every citizen has the right and the freedom to participate fully in the process leading to the decision on matters affecting him, his well-being or the nation. (Art. 21)