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Legislature
- English(1) The Senate shall consist of thirteen members (in this Constitution referred to as "Senators") who shall be appointed by the Governor-General in accordance with this section.
(2) Of the Senators-
(a) seven shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) three shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(c) three shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister after the Prime Minister has consulted the organisations or interests which the Prime Minister considers the Senators should be selected to represent. (Sec. 24)
Legislature
- English
(1) The members of the Federal Council and their substitutes are elected by the Provincial Parliament for the duration of their respective legislative periods in accordance with the principle of proportional representation but at least one seat must fall to the party having the second largest number of seats in a Provincial Parliament or, should several parties have the same number of seats, the second highest number of votes at the last election to the Provincial Parliament. When the claims of several parties are equal, the issue shall be decided by lot.
… (Art. 35) - German
(1) Die Mitglieder des Bundesrates und ihre Ersatzmitglieder werden von den Landtagen für die Dauer ihrer Gesetzgebungsperiode nach dem Grundsatz der Verhältniswahl gewählt, jedoch muss wenigstens ein Mandat der Partei zufallen, die die zweithöchste Anzahl von Sitzen im Landtag oder, wenn mehrere Parteien die gleiche Anzahl von Sitzen haben, die zweithöchste Zahl von Wählerstimmen bei der letzten Landtagswahl aufweist. Bei gleichen Ansprüchen mehrerer Parteien entscheidet das Los.
… (Art. 35)
Legislature
- English(1) The Senate shall represent the regional and local authorities.
(2) Each region shall be represented in the Senate by 10 (ten) Senators of whom 7 (seven) shall be elected by indirect universal suffrage on a regional basis and 3 (three) appointed by the President of the Republic.
(3) Candidates for the post of Senator and personalities appointed to the post of Senator by the President of the Republic must have attained the age of 40 (forty) by the date of the election or appointment.
... (Art. 20) - French(1) Le Sénat représente les collectivités territoriales décentralisées.
(2) Chaque région est représentée au Sénat par dix (10) sénateurs dont sept (7) sont élus au suffrage universel indirect sur la base régionale et trois (3) nommés par le Président de la République.
(3) Les candidats à la fonction de sénateur ainsi que les personnalités nommées à ladite fonction par le Président de la République, doivent avoir quarante (40) ans révolus à la date de l’élection ou de la nomination.
... (Art. 20)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Diet shall consist of two Houses, namely the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. (Art. 42)
- Japanese国会は、衆議院及び参議院の両議院でこれを構成する。 (第42条)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to the provisions contained in this Article, any person shall be qualified for election or appointment as a Member of Parliament if he -
(a) is a citizen of the United Republic who has attained the age of twenty-one years and who can read and write in Kiswahili or English; and
(b) is a member and a candidate proposed by a political party.
… (Art. 67)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is a body composed of members elected by direct suffrage of the citizens and charged with exercising on their behalf, in concert with the Chamber of Deputies, the duties of the Legislative Power. (Art. 94)
- FrenchLe Sénat est un Corps composé de membres élus au suffrage direct par les citoyens et chargé d'exercer en leur nom, de concert avec la Chambre des Députés, les attributions du Pouvoir législatif. (Art. 94)
Legislature
- English(1) Elections to the Chamber of Deputies shall be held by secret ballot on the basis of a universal, equal, and direct right to vote, according to the principle of proportional representation.
(2) Elections to the Senate shall be held by secret ballot on the basis of a universal, equal, and direct right to vote, according to the principle of majority rule.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 18) - Czech(1) Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny se konají tajným hlasováním na základě všeobecného, rovného a přímého volebního práva, podle zásady poměrného zastoupení.
(2) Volby do Senátu se konají tajným hlasováním na základě všeobecného, rovného a přímého volebního práva, podle zásady většinového systému.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 18)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies are elected by direct universal suffrage.
… (Art. 113) - Arabicيُنتخب النواب باقتراع عام مباشر.
... (المادة 113) - FrenchLes députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct. … (Art. 113)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament shall consist of two Houses: The Senate and the House of Representatives. (Art. 62)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس الامة من مجلسين . مجلس الاعيان . ومجلس النواب. (المادة 6)
Legislature
- English… The state works to attain parity between women and men in elected Assemblies. … (Art. 46)
- Arabic...تسعى الدولة إلى تحقيق الّتناصف بين المرأة و الرجل في المجالس المنتخبة. ... (الفصل 46)
- French… L’État s’emploie à consacrer la parité entre la femme et l’homme dans les assemblées élues.
… (Art. 46)