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Legislature

Australia
  • English
    The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called The Parliament, or The Parliament of the Commonwealth. (Sec. 1)

Legislature

Namibia
  • English
    The legislative power of Namibia shall be vested in the National Assembly with the power to pass laws with the assent of the President as provided in this Constitution subject, where applicable, to the powers and functions of the National Council as set out in this Constitution. (Art. 44)

Legislature

Cuba
  • English
    The law determines the number of representatives that will make up the National Assembly of People's Power, in proportion to the number of inhabitants within the respective districts in which, for electoral purposes, the national territory is divided into.
    The representatives on the National Assembly of People's Power and the delegates on the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power are elected through a vote of the electors that is free, equal, direct, and secret. The law regulates the procedure for their election. (Art. 209)
  • Spanish
    La ley determina la cantidad de diputados que integran la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y de delegados que componen las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular, en proporción al número de habitantes de las respectivas demarcaciones en que, a los efectos electorales, se divide el territorio nacional.
    Los diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y los delegados a las asambleas municipales del Poder Popular se eligen por el voto libre, igual, directo y secreto de los electores. La ley regula el procedimiento para su elección. (Art. 209)

Legislature

Cyprus
  • English

    A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as a Representative if at the time of the election that person-
    (a) is a citizen of the Republic;
    (b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
    (c) has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this Constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
    (d) is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as a Representative. (Art. 64)

  • Greek

    Πας τις δικαούται να υποβάλει υποψηφιότητα βουλευτού, εφόσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
    (α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
    (β) έχει συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πρώτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
    (γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθεί κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ΄ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθεί της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου λόγω οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και
    (δ) δεν πάσχει εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης αυτό ανίκανον να ασκήσει τα καθήκοντά του ως βουλευτού. (Αρθρον 64)

  • Turkish

    Bir kişi, seçim anında temsilci olarak seçilmek için aday olmaya hak person
    a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşıdır;
    b. yirmi beş yaşını doldurmuş;
    c. bu Anayasa'nın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya sonrasında, sahtekarlık veya ahlaki kargaşa içeren bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçu için yetkili bir mahkeme tarafından dayatılan herhangi bir diskalifiye kapsamında değildir;
    d. bu kişiyi Temsilci olarak hareket etmekten aciz bırakan bir zihinsel hastalıktan muzdarip değildir. (Madde 64)12

Legislature

Yemen
  • English
    The House of Representatives consists of 301 members, who shall be elected in a secret, free and equal vote directly by the people. The Republic shall be divided into constituencies equal in number of population with a variation of not more than 5% plus or minus. Each constituency shall elect a member to the House of Representatives. (Art. 63)
  • Arabic
    يتألف مجلس النواب من ثلاثمائة عضو وعضو واحد، ينتخبون بطريق الإقتراع السري العام الحر المباشر المتساوي وتقسم الجمهورية إلى دوائر انتخابية متساوية من حيث العدد السكاني مع التجاوز عن نسبة (5%) زيادةً أو نقصاناً وينتخب عن كل دائرة عضو واحد. (المادّة 63)

Legislature

Angola
  • English
    1. The National Assembly shall be the parliament of the Republic of Angola.
    2. The National Assembly shall be a single house representing all Angolans, which shall express the sovereign will of the people and exercise the legislative power of the state. (Art. 141)
  • Portuguese
    1. A Assembleia Nacional é o parlamento da República de Angola.
    2. A Assembleia Nacional é um órgão unicamaral, representativo de todos os angolanos, que exprime a vontade soberana do povo e exerce o poder legislativo do Estado. (Art. 141)

Legislature

Seychelles
  • English
    The National Assembly shall consist of-
    (a) such number of members directly elected in accordance with-
    (i) this Constitution; and
    (ii) subject to this Constitution, an Act, as is equal to the number of electoral areas;
    (b) not more than 10 members elected on the basis of the scheme of proportional representation specified in Schedule 4. (Art. 78)

Legislature

El Salvador
  • English
    To be elected Deputy, one must be older than twenty-five years of age, [be a] Salvadoran by birth, [a] child of a Salvadoran father or mother, [to be] of wellknown integrity and knowledge [instrucción] and not have lost the rights of citizenship during the five years before the election. (Art. 126)
  • Spanish
    Para ser elegido Diputado se requiere ser mayor de veinticinco años, salvadoreño por nacimiento, hijo de padre o madre salvadoreño, de notoria honradez e instrucción y no haber perdido los derechos de ciudadano en los cinco años anteriores a la elección. (Art. 126)

Legislature

Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • English
    The Islamic Consultative Assembly is constituted by the representatives of the people elected directly and by secret ballot. The qualifications of voters and candidates, as well as the quality of election, will be specified by law. (Art. 62)
  • Persian
    مجلس شورای اسلامی از نمایندگان ملت که بهطور مستقیم و با رأی مخفی انتخاب می‌شوند تشکیل می‌گردد. شرایط انتخاب کنندگان و انتخاب شوندگان و کیفیت انتخابات را قانون معین خواهد کرد. (اصل 62)

Legislature

Belgium
  • English
    To 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)
  • Dutch
    Om 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)
  • French
    Pour 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)
  • German
    Wählbar 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)