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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
Panama
- EnglishThe Legislative Branch shall be composed of a body named the National Assembly whose members shall be elected on the basis of party nominations or independent nominations through direct popular vote, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
The requirements and proceedings established by the law for the formalization of independent nominations shall be equivalent and proportionate to those required for the registration of political parties and the presentation of party nominations, as far as applicable. (Art. 146) - SpanishEl Órgano Legislativo estará constituido por una corporación denominada Asamblea Nacional, cuyos miembros serán elegidos mediante postulación partidista o por libre postulación, mediante votación popular directa, conforme esta Constitución lo establece.
Los requisitos y procedimientos que se establezcan en la Ley para formalizar la libre postulación, serán equivalentes y proporcionales a los que se exijan para la inscripción de los partidos políticos y para la presentación de las postulaciones partidistas en lo que sean aplicables. (Art. 146)
Legislature
Iraq
- EnglishFirst: The Council of Representatives shall consist of a number of members, at a ratio of one seat per 100,000 Iraqi persons representing the entire Iraqi people. They shall be elected through a direct secret general ballot. The representation of all components of the people shall be upheld in it.
Second: A candidate to the Council of Representatives must be a fully qualified Iraqi.
Third: A law shall regulate the requirements for the candidate, the voter, and all that is related to the elections.
Fourth: The elections law shall aim to achieve a percentage of representation for women of not less than one-quarter of the members of the Council of Representatives.
… (Art. 49) - Arabicاولاً :ـ يتكون مجلس النواب من عدد من الاعضاء بنسبة مقعد واحد لكل مائة ألف نسمة من نفوس العراق يمثلون الشعب العراقي بأكمله، يتم انتخابهم بطريق الاقتراع العام السري المباشر، ويراعى تمثيل سائر مكونات الشعب فيه.
ثانياً :ـ يشترط في المرشح لعضوية مجلس النواب ان يكون عراقياً كامل الاهلية.
ثالثاً :ـ تنظم بقانونٍ، شروط المرشح والناخب وكل ما يتعلق بالانتخاب.
رابعاً :ـ يستهدف قانون الانتخابات تحقيق نسبة تمثيل للنساء لا تقل عن الربع من عدد اعضاء مجلس النواب.
... (المادة 49)
Legislature
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- EnglishThe Parliamentary Assembly shall have two chambers: the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
1. The House of Peoples shall comprise 15 Delegates, two-thirds from the Federation (including five Croats and five Bosniacs) and one-third from the Republika Srpska (five Serbs).
a) The designated Croat and Bosniac Delegates from the Federation shall be selected, respectively, by the Croat and Bosniac Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Federation. Delegates from the Republika Srpska shall be selected by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.
b) Nine members of the House of Peoples shall comprise a quorum, provided that at least three Bosniac, three Croat, and three Serb Delegates are present.
2. The House of Representatives shall comprise 42 Members, two-thirds elected from the territory of the Federation, one-third from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
a) Members of the House of Representatives shall be directly elected from their Entity in accordance with an election law to be adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly. The first election, however, shall take place in accordance with Annex 3 to the General Framework Agreement.
… (Art. IV) - BosnianParlamentarna skupština ima dva doma: Dom naroda i Predstavnički dom.
1. Dom naroda se sastoji od 15 delegata, od kojih su dvije trećine iz Federacije (uključujući pet Hrvata i pet Bošnjaka) i jedna trećina iz Republike Srpske (pet Srba).
a) Nominovane hrvatske, odnosno bošnjačke delegate iz Federacije biraju hrvatski odnosno bošnjački delegati u Domu naroda Federacije. Delegate iz Republike Srpske bira Narodna skupština Republike Srpske.
b) Devet članova Doma naroda sačinjava kvorum, pod uslovom da su prisutna najmanje tri bošnjačka, tri hrvatska i tri srpska delegata.
2. Predstavnički dom sastoji se od 42 člana, od kojih se dvije trećine biraju sa teritorije Federacije, a jedna trećina sa teritorije Republike Srpske.
a) Članovi Predstavničkog doma biraju se neposredno iz svog entiteta, u skladu sa izbornim zakonom kojeg će donijeti Parlamentarna skupština. Međutim, prvi izbori će biti održani u skladu sa Aneksom 3. Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma.
… (Član IV) - CroatianParlamentarna skupština ima dva doma: Dom naroda i Zastupnički dom.
1. Dom naroda se sastoji od 15 delegata, od kojih su dvije trećine iz Federacije (uključujući pet Hrvata i pet Bošnjaka) i jedna trećina iz Republike Srpske (pet Srba).
a) Nominirane hrvatske i bošnjačke delegate iz Federacije biraju hrvatski odnosno bošnja- čki delegati Doma naroda Federacije. Delegate iz Republike Srpske bira Narodna skupština Republike Srpske.
b) Devet članova Doma naroda čine kvorum, s tim da su nazočna najmanje tri bošnjačka, tri hrvatska i tri srpska delegata.
2. Zastupnički dom se sastoji od 42 člana, od kojih su dvije trećine izabrane s teritorija Federacije, a jedna trećina s teritorija Republike Srpske.
a) Članovi Zastupničkog doma biraju se izravno iz njihovih entiteta sukladno izbornom zakonu koji treba donijeti Parlamentarna skupština. Prvi izbori će se, protivno tome, održati sukladno Aneksu 3 Općeg okvirnog sporazuma.
… (Članak IV) - SerbianПарламентарна скупштина има два вијећа: Дом народа и Представнички дом.
1. Дом народа се састоји од 15 делегата, од којих су двије трећине из Федерације (пет Хрвата и пет Бошњака) и једна трећина из Републике Српске (пет Срба).
а) Именоване хрватске и бошњачке делегате из Федерације бирају хрватски, односно бошњачки делегати у Дому народа Федерације. Делегате из Републике Српске бира Народна скупштина Републике Српске.
b) б) Девет чланова Дома народа представљају кворум, под условом да су присутна најмање три бошњачка, три хрватска и три српска делегата.
2. Представнички дом има четрдесет два члана, од којих се двије трећине бирају са територије Федерације, а једна трећина са територије Републике Српске.
а) Чланови Представничког дома се бирају директно из њихових ентитета, у складу са изборним законом који ће усвојити Парламентарна скупштина. Међутим, први избори ће се одржати у складу са Анексом 3 Општег оквирног споразума.
… (Члан IV)
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
Saint Lucia
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 26, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she—
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen who has attained the age of 21 years
(b) has been ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia for a period of 5 years immediately before the date of his or her appointment; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with sufficient proficiency to enable him or her to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate. (Sec. 25)
Legislature
Jordan
- EnglishIn addition to the conditions prescribed in Article (75) of this Constitution, a member of the House of Representatives must have completed thirty calendar years of his age. (Art. 70)
- Arabicيشترط في عضو مجلس النواب زيادة على الشروط المعينة في المادة (75) من هذا الدستور ان يكون قد أتم ثلاثين سنة شمسية من عمره. (المادّة 70)
Legislature
Finland
- EnglishThe Parliament is unicameral. It consists of two hundred Representatives, who are elected for a term of four years at a time.
… (Sec. 24) - FinnishEduskunta on yksikamarinen. Siihen kuuluu kaksisataa kansanedustajaa, jotka valitaan neljäksi vuodeksi kerrallaan.
… (24 §) - SwedishRiksdagen har en kammare. Riksdagen består av tvåhundra riksdagsledamöter, som väljs för fyra år åt gången.
… (24 §)