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Legislature
Congo
- EnglishThe Parliament is composed of two Chambers: the National Assembly and the Senate.
The Parliament exercises the legislative power and controls the action of the Government.
… (Art. 107) - FrenchLe Parlement est composé de deux chambres: l’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat.
Le Parlement exerce le pouvoir législatif et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement.
… (Art. 107)
Legislature
Uganda
- English1. Parliament shall consist of-
a. members directly elected to represent constituencies;
b. one woman representative for every district;
c. such numbers of representatives of the army, youth, workers, persons with disabilities and other groups as Parliament may determine; and
d. the Vice President and Ministers, who, if not already elected members of Parliament, shall be ex officio members of Parliament without the right to vote on any issue requiring a vote in Parliament.
2. Upon the expiration of a period of ten years after the commencement of this Constitution and thereafter, every five years,
Parliament shall review the representation under clause (1)(b) and (c) of this article for the purposes of retaining, increasing or abolishing any such representation and any other matter incidental to it.
3. The representatives referred to in clause (l)(a) of this article shall be elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage and by secret ballot.
4. Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the procedure for elections of representatives referred to in clause (1)(b) and (c) of this article. (Art. 78)
Legislature
Jamaica
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Jamaica.
… (Sec. 48)
Legislature
India
- EnglishA person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in Parliament unless he—
(a) is a citizen of India, and makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule;
(b) is, in the case of a seat in the Council of States, not less than thirty years of age and, in the case of a seat in the House of the People, not less than twenty-five years of age; and
(c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament. (Art. 84) - Hindiकोई व्यक्ति संसद के किसी स्थान को भरने के लिए चुने जाने के लिए अर्हित तभी होगा जब—
(क) वह भारत का नागरिक है और निर्वाचन आयोग द्वारा इस निमित्त प्राधिकृत किसी व्यक्ति के समक्ष तीसरी अनुसूची में इस प्रयोजन के लिए दिए गए प्ररूप के अनुसार शपथ लेता है या प्रतिज्ञान करता है और उस पर अपने हस्ताक्षर करता है;
(ख) वह राज्य सभा में स्थान के लिए कम से कम तीस वर्ष की आयु का और लोक सभा में स्थान के लिए कम से कम पच्चीस वर्ष की आयु का है; और
(ग) उसके पास ऐसी अन्य अर्हताएँ हैं जो संसद द्वारा बनाई गई किसी विधि द्वारा या उसके अधीन इस निमित्त विहित की जाएँ। (अनुच्छेद 84)
Legislature
Belarus
- EnglishThe Parliament - the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is a representative and legislative body of the Republic of Belarus.
The Parliament shall consist of two chambers - the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic. (Art. 90) - BelarusianПарламент — Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь з’яўляецца прадстаўнічым і заканадаўчым органам Рэспублікі Беларусь.
Парламент складаецца з дзвюх палат — Палаты прадстаўнікоў і Савета Рэспублікі. (Артыкул 90) - RussianПарламент – Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь является представительным и законодательным органом Республики Беларусь.
Парламент состоит из двух палат – Палаты представителей и Совета Республики. (Статья 90)
Legislature
Djibouti
- 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
Zimbabwe
- English…
(3) Members must be appointed or elected to the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders as soon as possible after the beginning of the first session of each Parliament, and they must be selected so that the committee reflects as nearly as possible the political and gender composition of the combined Houses of Parliament.
… (Sec. 151)
Legislature
Peru
- English
Attributions of the Congress are:
1. To enact [dar] laws and legislative resolutions, as well as to interpret, modify or abrogate those extant;
… (Art. 102) - Spanish
Son atribuciones del Congreso:
1. Dar leyes y resoluciones legislativas, así como interpretar, modificar o derogar las existentes.
… (Art. 102)
Legislature
Japan
- English(1) Both Houses shall consist of elected members, representative of all the people.
(2) The number of the members of each House shall be fixed by law. (Art. 43) - Japanese1 両議院は、全国民を代表する選挙された議員でこれを組織する。
2 両議院の議員の定数は、法律でこれを定める。 (第43条)
Legislature
Czech Republic
- English(1) Any citizen of the Czech Republic who has the right to vote and has attained the age of twenty-one is eligible for election to the Chamber of Deputies.
(2) Any citizen of the Czech Republic who has the right to vote and has attained the age of forty is eligible for election to the Senate.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 19) - Czech(1) Do Poslanecké sněmovny může být zvolen každý občan České republiky, který má právo volit a dosáhl věku 21 let.
(2) Do Senátu může být zvolen každý občan České republiky, který má právo volit a dosáhl věku 40 let.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 19)