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Political Rights and Association
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. All citizens have the right to participate freely in the formation, exercise and control of political power, directly or through their representatives, individually or collectively. Participation shall be equitable and under equal conditions for men and women.
II. The right to participate includes:
1. Organization for purposes of political participation, in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
2. The right to suffrage, by equal, universal, direct, individual, secret, free and obligatory vote, which is publicly counted.3
3. Where communitarian democracy is practiced, the electoral processes shall be exercised according to their own norms and procedures, and shall supervised by the Electoral Organ (Organo Electoral) only if the electoral act is not subject to equal, universal, direct, secret, free and obligatory vote.
… (Art. 26) - SpanishI. Todas las ciudadanas y los ciudadanos tienen derecho a participar libremente en la formación, ejercicio y control del poder político, directamente o por medio de sus representantes, y de manera individual o colectiva. La participación será equitativa y en igualdad de condiciones entre hombres y mujeres.
II. El derecho a la participación comprende:
1. La organización con fines de participación política, conforme a la Constitución y a la ley.
2. El sufragio, mediante voto igual, universal, directo, individual, secreto, libre y obligatorio, escrutado públicamente. El sufragio se ejercerá a partir de los dieciocho años cumplidos.
3. Donde se practique la democracia comunitaria, los procesos electorales se ejercerán según normas y procedimientos propios, supervisados por el Órgano Electoral, siempre y cuando el acto electoral no esté sujeto al voto igual, universal, directo, secreto, libre y obligatorio.
... (Art. 26)
Political Rights and Association
Pakistan
- English…
(2) A person shall be entitled to vote if-
(a) he is a citizen of Pakistan;
(b) he is not less than eighteen years of age;
(c) his name appears on the electoral roll; and
(d) he is not declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind.
… (Art. 51) - Urdu…
(۲) کوئی شخص ووٹ دینے کا حقدار ہو گا اگر،۔۔
(الف) وہ پاکستان کا شہری ہو؛
(ب) وہ عمر میں اٹھارہ سال سے کم نہ ہو؛
(ج) اس کا نام انتخابی فہرست میں موجود ہو؛ اور
(د) اسے کسی با اختیار عدالت نے فاتر العقل قرار نہ دیا ہو۔
…(آرٹیکل ۵۱)
Political Rights and Association
Paraguay
- EnglishAll persons are free to associate or unionize themselves with licit ends[;] also no one is obligated to belong to a specific [determinado] association.
… (Art. 42) - SpanishToda persona es libre de asociarse o agremiarse con fines lícitos, así como nadie está obligado a pertenecer a determinada asociación.
… (Art. 42)
Political Rights and Association
Malta
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of article 58 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter for the election of members of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be qualified to be so registered unless –
(a) he is a citizen of Malta;
(b) he has attained the age of sixteen years; and
(c) he is resident in Malta and has during the eighteen months immediately preceding his registration been a resident for a continuous period of six months or for periods amounting in the aggregate to six months:
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a person who is ordinarily resident in Malta but has not been resident in Malta as required by this paragraph by reason of service abroad in the public service, including service in the offices referred to in sub-article (3) of article 124 of this Constitution, or by reason of service abroad in, or as a member of, a disciplined force as defined in article 47 of this Constitution. (Art. 57) - MalteseBla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 58 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, persuna tkun kwalifikata biex tkun reġistrata bħala elettur għall-elezzjoni ta’ membri tal-Kamra tad-Deputati jekk tkun, u ma tkunx kwalifikata biex tkun hekk reġistrata jekk ma tkunx –
(a) ċittadin ta’ Malta;
(b) għalqet l-età ta’ sittax-il sena; u
(ċ) residenti f’Malta u matul it-tmintax-il xahar minnufih qabel ir-reġistrazzjoni tagħha hekk residenti għal perijodu kontinwu ta’ sitt xhur jew għal perijodi li jammontaw fit-total globali għal sitt xhur:
Iżda dan il-paragrafu ma japplikax għal persuna li tkun ordinarjament tirrisjedi f’Malta iżda ma tkunx tirrisjedi f’Malta kif meħtieġ b’dan il-paragrafu minħabba servizz barra minn Malta fis-servizz pubbliku, magħdud servizz fil-karigi msemmija fis-subartikolu (3) tal-artikolu 124 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, jew minħabba servizz barra minn Malta f’korp, jew bħala membru ta’ korp, dixxiplinat kif imfisser fl-artikolu 47 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni. (Art. 57)
Political Rights and Association
Kiribati
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 118(3) of this Constitution, every person who—
a. is a citizen of Kiribati;
b. has attained the age of eighteen years; and
c. is a person resident within an electoral district established by or under this Constitution, shall be entitled to be registered as an elector in the electoral district in which he is resident, and when so registered to vote at an election of a member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu for that electoral district.
… (Sec. 64)
Political Rights and Association
Guinea-Bissau
- EnglishMen and women are equal before the law in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 25)
- PortugueseO homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 25)
Political Rights and Association
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishEvery citizen shall have the right to participate in the political, economic, social and cultural life and the law shall regulate this. (Art. 34)
- Arabicلكل مواطن حق الإسهام في الحياة السياسية والإقتصادية والإجتماعية والثقافية وينظم القانون ذلك. (المادة 34)
Political Rights and Association
Saint Lucia
- English…
(2)
(a) Every Commonwealth citizen of the prescribed age who possesses such qualifications relating to residence or domicile in Saint Lucia as Parliament may prescribe shall, unless he or she is disqualified by Parliament from registration as a voter for the purpose of electing members of the House, be entitled to be registered as such a voter in accordance with the provisions of any law in that behalf, and no other person may be so registered.
(b) Every person who is registered as aforesaid in any constituency shall, unless he or she is disqualified by Parliament from voting in that constituency in any election of members of the House, be entitled so to vote, in accordance with the provisions of any law in that behalf, and no other person may so vote.
(c) For the purposes of this subsection the prescribed age shall be the age of 21 years or such lower age, not being less than 18 years, as Parliament may prescribe.
… (Sec. 33)
Political Rights and Association
Poland
- English1. The freedom of association shall be guaranteed to everyone.
… (Art. 58) - Polish1. Każdemu zapewnia się wolność zrzeszania się.
… (Art. 58)
Political Rights and Association
Tajikistan
- EnglishA citizen shall have the right to take part in political life and state administration directly or via his representatives.
Citizens shall have the equal rights to state service.
A citizen shall have the right to take part in referendum, to elect from the age of 18 years and also be elected from the age fixed by Constitution, Constitutional laws and laws.
Persons deemed incompetent by a court or who have been deprived of liberty in accordance with a court sentence shall not have the right to take part in the elections and referendums.
Constitutional laws and laws shall regulate the procedure of elections. Referendum shall be held in accordance with Constitutional Law. (Art. 27) - RussianГражданин имеет право участвовать в политической жизни и управлении государственном непосредственно или через представителей.
Граждане имеют равное право на государственную службу.
Гражданин по достижении 18‐летнего возраста вправе участвовать в референдуме, избирать, а также быть избранным по достижении возраста, установленного Конституцией, конституционными законами и законами.
Лица, признанные судом недееспособными, либо содержащиеся в местах лищения свободы по приговору суда, не имеют права участвовать в выборах и референдумах.
Порядок проведения выборов регулируется конституционными законами и законами. Референдум проводится согласно конституционного закона. (Статья 27) - TajikШаҳрванд ҳақ дорад дар ҳаёти сиёсӣ ва идораи давлатӣ бевосита ва ё ба воситаи вакилонаш иштирок намояд.
Шаҳрвандон ба хидмати давлатӣ ҳуқуқи баробар доранд.
Шаҳрванд аз синни 18 ҳуқуқи дар раъйпурсӣ иштирок кардан, интихоб намудан, инчунин аз синни муқаррарнамудаи Конститутсия, қонунҳои конститутсионӣ ва қонунҳо ҳуқуқи интихоб шуданро дорад.
Шаірвандоне, ки аз тарафи суд љайри ѕобили амал дониста шудаанд ва ё мувофиѕи іукми суд дар їойіои аз озодњ маірумшудагон нигоі дошта мешаванд, іуѕуѕи дар интихобот ва раъйпурсњ иштирок кардан надоранд.
Тартиби гузаронидани интихоботро қонунҳои конститутсионӣ ва қонунҳо танзим менамоянд. Баргузории раъйпурсӣ тибқи қонуни конститутсионӣ сурат мегирад. (Моддаи 27)