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Legislature

Panama
  • English
    In order to be eligible as member of the National Assembly it is necessary:
    1. To be Panamanian by birth, or through naturalization, and to have resided for fifteen years in the country after naturalization;
    2. To be a citizen in the exercise of his/her legal rights;
    3. To be at least twenty one years of age at the time of election;
    4. Not to have been sentenced for premeditated offense to five years or more in prison by enforceable decision of a court of law;
    5. To be a resident of the respective constituency for at least one (1) year before being nominated for office. (Art. 153)
  • Spanish
    Para ser Diputado se requiere:
    1. Ser panameño por nacimiento, o por naturalización con quince años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalización.
    2. Ser ciudadano en ejercicio.
    3. Haber cumplido por lo menos veintiún años de edad a la fecha de la elección.
    4. No haber sido condenado por delito doloso con pena privativa de la libertad de cinco años o más, mediante sentencia ejecutoriada, proferida por un tribunal de justicia.
    5. Ser residente del circuito electoral correspondiente, por lo menos un año inmediatamente anterior a la postulación. (Art. 153)

Legislature

Indonesia
  • English
    (1) The members of the DPD4 shall be elected from every province through a general election.
    (2) The total number of members of DPD in every province shall be the same, and the total membership of the DPD shall not exceed a third of the total membership of the DPR.
    … (Art. 22C)
  • Indonesian
    (1) Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah dipilih dari setiap provinsi melalui pemilihan umum.
    (2) Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah dari setiap provinsi jumlahnya sama dan jumlah seluruh anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah itu tidak lebih dari sepertiga jumlah anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat.
    … (Pasal 22C)

Legislature

Micronesia, Federated States of
  • English
    The Congress consists of one member elected at large from each state on the basis of state equality, and additional members elected from congressional districts in each state apportioned by population.
    … (Art. IX, Sec. 8)

Legislature

Belgium
  • English
    The federal legislative power is exercised jointly by the King, the House of Representatives and the Senate. (Art. 36)
  • Dutch
    De federale wetgevende macht wordt gezamenlijk uitgeoefend door de Koning, de Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers en de Senaat. (Art. 36)
  • French
    Le pouvoir législatif fédéral s’exerce collectivement par le Roi, la Chambre des représentants et le Sénat. (Art. 36)
  • German
    Die föderale gesetzgebende Gewalt wird vom König, von der Abgeordnetenkammer und vom Senat gemeinsam ausgeübt. (Art. 36)

Legislature

Lesotho
  • English
    The Senate shall consist of the twenty-two Principal Chiefs and eleven other Senators nominated in that behalf by the King acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State: … (Sec. 55)

Legislature

Saint Lucia
  • English
    Subject to the provisions of section 32, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she—
    (a) is a citizen of the age of 21 years or upwards;
    (b) was born in Saint Lucia and is domiciled and resident there at the date of his or her nomination or, having been born elsewhere, has resided there for a period of 12 months immediately before that date; and
    (c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to take an active part in the proceedings of the House. (Sec. 31)

Legislature

Jordan
  • English
    The King appoints the members of the Senate and appoints the Speaker of the Senate from amongst them and accepts their resignation. (Art. 36)
  • Arabic
    الملك يعين اعضاء مجلس الاعيان ويعين من بينهم رئيس مجلس الاعيان ويقبل استقالتهم. (المادّة 36)

Legislature

Papua New Guinea
  • English
    (1) Subject to this section, the Parliament is a single-chamber legislature, consisting of-
    (a) a number of members elected from single-member open electorates; and
    (b) a number of members elected from single-member provincial electorates; and
    (c) not more than three nominated members, appointed and holding office in accordance with Section 102 (nominated members); and
    (d) a number of women elected from a single-member women's electorates as defined under an Organic Law.
    … (Sec. 101)

Legislature

Denmark
  • English
    (1) Any person who is entitled to vote at Folketing elections shall be eligible for membership of the Folketing, unless he has been convicted of an act which in the eyes of the public makes him unworthy to be a Member of the Folketing.
    … (Sec. 30)
  • Danish
    Stk. 1. Valgbar til Folketinget er enhver, som har valgret til dette, medmindre vedkommende er straffet for en handling, der i almindeligt omdømme gør ham uværdig til at være medlem af Folketinget.
    … (§ 30)

Legislature

Mali
  • English
    The Parliament consists of a single chamber named [the] National Assembly. (Art. 59)
  • French
    Le Parlement comprend une chambre unique appelée Assemblée Nationale. (Art. 59)