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Legislature
- English
The law establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, the conditions of eligibility, the minimum of votes to obtain by the lists of candidatures at national level [plan] to be eligible to the attribution of seats, the regime of incompatibilities and the conditions within which vacant seats are provided for.
... (Art. 81) - French
La loi fixe le nombre des membres de l’Assemblée nationale, les conditions d’éligibilité, le minimum de suffrages à recueillir par les listes de candidatures au plan national pour être éligibles à l’attribution des sièges, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants.
... (Art. 81)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies to the National Assembly are elected for five years by direct and secret universal suffrage. They are re-eligible.
All Djiboutian citizens, enjoying their civil and political rights, twenty-three years of age or more, are eligible. (Art. 45) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس الوطني لفترة خمسة أعوام باقتراع عام مباشر وسري.إنهم مؤهلون لإعادة انتخابهم.
جميع المواطنين الجيبوتيين المتمتعين بحقوقهم المدنية والسياسية الذين أتموا ثلاثة وعشرين عاماُ أو أكثر هم مؤهلون. (المادة 45) - FrenchLes députés à l'Assemblée nationale sont élus pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et secret. Ils sont rééligibles.
Sont éligibles tous les citoyens djiboutiens, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques, âgés de vingt trois ans au moins. (Art. 45)
Legislature
- English(1) The Senate consists of eighty Senators, of whom—
(a) six are elected from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, by a system of proportional representation conforming with subsection (2);
(b) sixteen are Chiefs, of whom two are elected by the provincial assembly of Chiefs from each of the provinces, other than the metropolitan provinces, into which Zimbabwe is divided;
(c) the President and Deputy President of the National Council of Chiefs; and
(d) two are elected in the manner prescribed in the Electoral Law to represent persons with disabilities.
(2) Elections of Senators must be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Law, which must ensure that the Senators referred to in subsection (1)(a) are elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(a) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in each of the provinces in the general election for Members of the National Assembly; and
(b) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately, every list being headed by a female candidate. (Sec. 120)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament is composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. It votes the law. It controls the action of the Government. It evaluates the public policies. (Art. 68)
- FrenchLe Parlement comprend l’Assemblée Nationale et le Sénat. Il vote la loi. Il contrôle l’action du Gouvernement. Il évalue les politiques publiques. (Art. 68)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person who is registered as an elector of an electoral district, but no other person, is qualified to be a candidate and to be elected a member of Parliament, whether for that electoral district, any other electoral district or as a consequence of the inclusion of that person’s name in a party list submitted pursuant to section 127.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), if a person is disqualified for registration as an elector, that person shall not be qualified to be a candidate or to be elected.
(3) Regardless of anything in subsection (1), a person is not qualified to be a candidate or to be elected unless he or she is a New Zealand citizen. (Electoral Act 1993, Sec. 47)
Legislature
- English1. No person shall be a member of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
a. Who is not a Jordanian.
b. Who was adjudged bankrupt and has not been legally discharged.
c. Who was interdicted and the interdiction has not been removed.
d. Who was sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding one year for a non-political crime and has not been pardoned.
e. Who is insane or imbecile.
f. Who is of the relatives of the King in the degree of consanguinity to be prescribed by a special law.
... (Art. 75) - Arabic1 .لا يكون عضواً في مجلسي الاعيان والنواب:
أ. من لم يكن اردنيا.
ب. من كان محكوماً عليه بالافلاس ولم يستعد اعتباره قانونيا.
ج. من كان محجوراً عليه ولم يرفع الحجر عنه.
د. من كان محكوماً عليه بالسجن مدة تزيد على سنة واحدة بجريمة غير سياسية ولم يعف عنه.
ه. من كان مجنوناً او معتوهاً.
و. من كان من اقارب الملك في الدرجة التي تعين بقانون خاص.
(المادة 75)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. (Art. VI, Sec. 1)
- FilipinoDapat masalalay sa isang Kongreso ng Pilipinas ang kapangyarihang Tagapagbatas, na dapat binubuo ng isang Senado at isang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan, maliban sa lawak na inilaan sa mga taongbayan ng tadhana tungkol sa pagpapatiuna at reperendum. (Art. VI, Seksyon 1)
Legislature
- EnglishElections shall be direct and the elected persons shall be elected directly by the citizens. (Art. 121)
- RussianВыборы являются прямыми и выборные лица избираются гражданами непосредственно. (Статья 121)
- TurkmenSaýlawlar göni saýlawlardyr we saýlanylýan adamlar raýatlar tarapyndan gös-göni saýlanýarlar. (121-nji madda)
Legislature
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this section, the House shall consist of a number of elected members equal to the number of constituencies from time to time established by Order under Part 4 of this Chapter6, who shall be elected in such a manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any Act of Parliament.
... (Sec. 36)
Legislature
- EnglishLegislative authority is vested in the Riigikogu. (Sec. 59)
- EstonianSeadusandlik võim kuulub Riigikogule. (§ 59)