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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
Zambia
- English1. A Member of Parliament shall be elected in accordance with Article 47 (2) and this Article.
2. The National Assembly shall consist of—
a. one hundred and fifty-six members directly elected on the basis of a simple majority vote under the first-past-the-post system;
b. not more than eight nominated members;
c. the Vice-President;
... (Art. 68)
Legislature
Botswana
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Botswana which shall consist of the President and a National Assembly. (Sec. 57)
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
Lebanon
- EnglishWith the election of the first Chamber of Deputies on a national basis, not sectarian, a new Senate shall be established in which all religious communities are represented and whose power shall be limited to supreme national causes. (Art. 22)
- Arabicمع انتخاب أوّل مجلس نواب على أساس وطنيّ لا طائفي يستحدث مجلس للشيوخ تتمثّل فيه جميع المجتمعات الرّوحية وتنحصر صلاحياته في القضايا القومية المصيرية. (المادّة 22)
Legislature
Madagascar
- EnglishThe Parliament is composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. It votes the law. It controls the action of the Government. It evaluates the public policies. (Art. 68)
- FrenchLe Parlement comprend l’Assemblée Nationale et le Sénat. Il vote la loi. Il contrôle l’action du Gouvernement. Il évalue les politiques publiques. (Art. 68)
Legislature
Cambodia
- English…
Khmer citizens of both sexes, at least twenty-five years old, have the right to stand as candidates for the elections of the members of the National Assembly.
Khmer citizens of both sexes, at least forty years old, have the right to stand as candidates for the elections of the members of the Senate.
Provisions depriving the right to vote and the right to stand as candidates for the elections shall be determined by the Electoral Law. (Art. 34) - Khmer...
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ២៥ឆ្នាំ អាចឈរឈ្មោះឱ្យគេបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងជាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ។
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ៤០ឆ្នាំ អាចឈរឈ្មោះឱ្យគេបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងជាសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា។
បទប្បញ្ញត្តិដកសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត និងសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះឱ្យ គេបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវចែងក្នុងច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោត។ (មាត្រា ៣៤)
Legislature
Belgium
- EnglishTo be eligible, one must:
1° be Belgian;
2° enjoy civil and political rights;
3° have reached the age of eighteen;
4° be resident in Belgium.
No other condition of eligibility can be required. (Art. 64) - DutchOm verkiesbaar te zijn moet men:
1° Belg zijn;
2° het genot hebben van de burgerlijke en politieke rechten;
3° de volle leeftijd van achttien jaar hebben bereikt;
4° zijn woonplaats hebben in België.
Geen andere voorwaarde tot verkiesbaarheid kan worden vereist. (Art. 64) - FrenchPour être éligible, il faut:
1° être Belge;
2° jouir des droits civils et politiques;
3° être âgé de dix-huit ans accomplis;
4° être domicilié en Belgique.
Aucune autre condition d’éligibilité ne peut être requise. (Art. 64) - GermanWählbar ist, wer
1. Belgier ist,
2. die zivilen und politischen Rechte besitzt,
3. das achtzehnte Lebensjahr vollendet hat und
4. seinen Wohnsitz in Belgien hat.
Es darf keine andere Wählbarkeitsbedingung auferlegt werden. (Art. 64)