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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery Lebanese citizen, twenty-one years old, has a right to be an elector, pending meeting the requirements prescribed by the Electoral Law. (Art. 21)
- Arabicلكلّ وطنيّ لبنانيّ بلغ من العمر إحدى وعشرين سنة كاملة الحقّ في أن يكون ناخباً على أن تتوفّر فيه الشّروط المطلوبة بمقتضى قانون الانتخاب. (المادّة 21)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe government shall take no action to deny or impair the right of any person to peacefully assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances or to associate with others for any lawful purpose including the right to organize and to bargain collectively. (Art. IV, Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Any citizen, male or female, who has attained the age of majority, shall be a voter.
… (Art. 48) - Italian
Sono elettori tutti i cittadini, uomini e donne, che hanno raggiunto la maggiore età.
… (Art. 48)
Political Rights and Association
- English...
2. Subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4), every person who—
a. is a citizen of Lesotho; and
b. has attained the age of twenty-one years; and
c. possesses such qualifications as to residence as may be prescribed by Parliament, shall be qualified to be registered as an elector in elections to the National Assembly under a law in that behalf; and no other person may be so registered.
… (Sec. 57)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe quality of [being] in full exercise of citizenship [ciudadano en ejercicio] is a prior and indispensable condition for exercising the right of suffrage, to be elected and to perform public responsibilities [cargos] which have authority or jurisdiction attached [to them]. (Art. 99)
- SpanishLa calidad de ciudadano en ejercicio es condición previa e indispensable para ejercer el derecho de sufragio, para ser elegido y para desempeñar cargos públicos que lleven anexa autoridad o jurisdicción. (Art. 99)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Persons who are committed to common political ideology, philosophy and program may, subject to laws made pursuant to sub-clause (c) of clause (2) of Article 17, form and operate political parties, and generate, or cause to be generated, publicity in order to secure support and cooperation from public-in-general for their ideology, philosophy and program or carry out other necessary activity for this purpose.
… (Art. 269) - Nepali
(१) समान राजनीतिक विचारधारा, दर्शन र कार्यक्रममा प्रतिबद्ध व्यक्तिहरूले धारा १७ को उपधारा (२) को खण्ड (ग) अन्तर्गत बनेको कानूनको अधीनमा रही राजनीतिक दल गठन गरी सञ्चालन गर्न र दलको विचारधारा, दर्शन र कार्यक्रम प्रति जनसाधारणको समर्थन र सहयोग प्राप्त गर्नकालागि त्यसको प्रचार र प्रसार गर्न, गराउन वा सो प्रयोजनकालागि अन्य आवश्यक काम गर्न सक्नेछन् ।
... (धारा २६९)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part and in particular to-
(a) subsection (3); and
(b) section 29 (protection of Tuvaluan values, etc.);
…
(g) section 36 (restrictions on certain rights and freedoms during public emergencies),
except with his consent no-one shall be hindered in the exercise of his freedom of assembly and association.
(2) For the purposes of this section, freedom of assembly and association includes-
(a) the right to assemble freely and to associate with other persons; and
(b) the right to form or belong to political parties; and
(c) the right, as regulated by law, to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection or advancement of one’s interests.
... (Sec. 25)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishPalestinians shall have the right to participate in political life, both individually and in groups. They shall have the following rights in particular:
1. To form, establish and join political parties in accordance with the law.
…
3. To vote, to nominate candidates and to run as candidates for election, in order to have representatives elected through universal suffrage in accordance with the law.
4. To hold public office and positions, in accordance with the principle of equal opportunities.
… (Art. 26) - Arabicللفلسطينيين حقّ المشاركة في الحياة السياسيّة أفرادا و جماعات ولهم على وجه الخصوص الحقوق الآتية:
1- تشكيل الأحزاب السياسية و الانضمام إليها وفقا للقانون.
...
3- التّصويت و الترشيح في الانتخابات لاختيار ممثلين منهم يتم انتخابهم بالاقتراع العام وفقا للقانون.
4- تقلّد المناصب و الوظائف العامة على قاعدة تكافؤ الفرص.
... (المادّة 26)
Political Rights and Association
- English
1. The Assembly consists of 140 deputies, elected according to a system of proportional elections with regional competition and national threshold.
...
3. ...
The law on elections shall guarantee that no less than two-thirds of the multi-name list will be subject to preferential voting and that gender representation is guaranteed. (Art. 64) - Albanian
1. Kuvendi përbëhet nga 140 deputetë, të zgjedhur sipas një sistemi zgjedhjesh proporcional me konkurrim rajonal dhe prag kombëtar.
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3. ...
Ligji për zgjedhjet garanton që votimit parapëlqyes t’i nënshtrohen jo më pak se dy të tretat e listës shumemërore dhe të sigurojë përfaqësim gjinor. (Neni 64)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) The will of the people shall constitute the basis of the State power. This will is expressed by free elections which are periodically conducted by way of a universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed ballot.
(2) The citizens of the Republic of Moldova having attained the age of 18 on or by the voting day inclusively are entitled to vote, except for the persons banned from voting by the law.
(3) The right to stand for election is guaranteed to all citizens of the Republic of Moldova enjoying the right to vote, according to the law. (Art. 38) - Moldovian
(1) Voinţa poporului constituie baza puterii de stat. Această voinţă se exprimă prin alegeri libere, care au loc în mod periodic prin sufragiu universal, egal, direct, secret şi liber exprimat.
(2) Cetăţenii Republicii Moldova au drept de vot de la vîrsta de 18 ani, împliniţi pînă în ziua alegerilor inclusiv, excepţie făcînd cei puşi sub interdicţie în modul stabilit de lege.
(3) Dreptul de a fi aleşi le este garantat cetăţenilor Republicii Moldova cu drept de vot, în condiţiile legii. (Art. 38)