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Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, the National Assembly may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Belize. (Sec. 68)
Legislature
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4. The Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner :–
(a) the legislative power of the People shall be exercised by Parliament, consisting of elected representatives of the People and by the People at a Referendum ;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhala...
4. ජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:-
(අ) ජනතාවගේ ව්යවස්ථාදායක බලය ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලබන මන්ත්රීවරයන්ගෙන් සමන්විත පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් ද, ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ජනතාව විසින් ද ක්රියාත්මක කළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- EnglishElections of the National Assembly and community councils, as well as referenda shall be carried out on the basis of universal, equal, free, and direct suffrage, by secret vote. (Art. 7)
- ArmenianԱզգային ժողովի և համայնքների ավագանիների ընտրությունները, ինչպես նաև հանրաքվեներն անցկացվում են ընդհանուր, հավասար, ազատ և ուղղակի ընտրական իրավունքի հիման վրա՝ գաղտնի քվեարկությամբ: (Հոդված 7)
Legislature
- English1. Any citizen of the Russian Federation not younger than 21 years of age, who has a right to participate in elections, permanently resides in the Russian Federation, does not have foreign citizenship, residence permit or another document certifying the right of the citizen of the Russian Federation to have residence in the territory of a foreign state may be elected deputy of the State Duma. The deputies of the State Duma in order established by the federal law shall be forbidden from opening and having bank accounts (deposits), keeping cash assets and valuables in foreign banks situated outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
... (Art. 97) - Russian1. Депутатом Государственной Думы может быть избран гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший 21 года и имеющий право участвовать в выборах, постоянно проживающий в Российской Федерации, не имеющий гражданства иностранного государства либо вида на жительство или иного документа, подтверждающего право на постоянное проживание гражданина Российской Федерации на территории иностранного государства. Депутатам Государственной Думы в порядке, установленном федеральным законом, запрещается открывать и иметь счета (вклады), хранить наличные денежные средства и ценности в иностранных банках, расположенных за пределами территории Российской Федерации.
… (Статья 97)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power of Palau shall be vested in the Olbiil Era Kelulau which shall consist of two houses, the House of Delegates and the Senate. (Art. IX, Sec. 1)
Legislature
- English
The Senate represents the Decentralized Territorial Collectivities and the economic and social organizations. It includes, for two-thirds, members elected in equal number for each Province, and for one-third, members appointed by the President of the Republic, in part, by virtue of their particular competence. (Art. 81)3
- French
Le Sénat représente les Collectivités Territoriales Décentralisées et les organisations économiques et sociales. Il comprend, pour deux tiers, des membres élus en nombre égal pour chaque Province, et pour un tiers, des membres nommés par le Président de la République, pour partie, sur présentation des groupements les plus représentatifs issus des forces économiques sociales et culturelles et pour partie en raison de leur compétence particulière. (Art. 81)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies is composed of members elected in direct voting by electoral districts. The respective constitutional organic law will determine the number of deputies, the electoral districts and the form of their election.
… (Art. 47) - SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados está integrada por miembros elegidos en votación directa por distritos electorales. La ley orgánica constitucional respectiva determinará el número de diputados, los distritos electorales y la forma de su elección.
… (Art. 47)