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Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Senate have the title of Senator.
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The candidates for Senator are presented by the political parties or by the political groups. They may also present themselves as independents.
They are elected at the second degree by the Provincial Assemblies.
… (Art. 104) - FrenchLes membres du Sénat portent le titre de sénateur.
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Les candidats sénateurs sont présentés par des partis politiques ou par des regroupements politiques. Ils peuvent aussi se présenter en indépendant.
Ils sont élus au second degré par les Assemblées provinciales.
… (Art. 104)
Legislature
- English1. No person shall be a member of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
a. Who is not a Jordanian.
b. Who was adjudged bankrupt and has not been legally discharged.
c. Who was interdicted and the interdiction has not been removed.
d. Who was sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding one year for a non-political crime and has not been pardoned.
e. Who is insane or imbecile.
f. Who is of the relatives of the King in the degree of consanguinity to be prescribed by a special law.
... (Art. 75) - Arabic1 .لا يكون عضواً في مجلسي الاعيان والنواب:
أ. من لم يكن اردنيا.
ب. من كان محكوماً عليه بالافلاس ولم يستعد اعتباره قانونيا.
ج. من كان محجوراً عليه ولم يرفع الحجر عنه.
د. من كان محكوماً عليه بالسجن مدة تزيد على سنة واحدة بجريمة غير سياسية ولم يعف عنه.
ه. من كان مجنوناً او معتوهاً.
و. من كان من اقارب الملك في الدرجة التي تعين بقانون خاص.
(المادة 75)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Assembly consists of—
(a) two hundred and ten members elected by secret ballot from the two hundred and ten constituencies into which Zimbabwe is divided; and
(b) for the life of the first four Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected through a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces.
(c) a further additional ten youth members, that is, persons aged from twenty-one to thirtyfive years of age, one from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(i) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces; and
(ii) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately:
Provided that political parties must ensure that—
(a) ten of the sixty women members are under the age of thirty-five;
(b) women with disabilities are represented on their party lists; and
(c) young women with disabilities are represented on their party lists in terms of an Act of Parliament.
… (Sec. 124)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Representatives shall be elected by a direct, proportional and secret vote. Every citizen who has the right to vote has equal suffrage in the elections.
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The right to nominate candidates in parliamentary elections belongs to registered political parties and, as provided by an Act, to groups of persons who have the right to vote.
… (Sec. 25) - FinnishKansanedustajat valitaan välittömillä, suhteellisilla ja salaisilla vaaleilla. Jokaisella äänioikeutetulla on vaaleissa yhtäläinen äänioikeus.
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Oikeus asettaa ehdokkaita eduskuntavaaleissa on rekisteröidyillä puolueilla ja laissa säädetyllä määrällä äänioikeutettuja.
… (25 §) - SwedishRiksdagsledamöterna väljs genom direkta, proportionella och hemliga val. Alla röstberättigade har lika rösträtt.
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Rätt att ställa upp kandidater i riksdagsval har registrerade partier och ett i lag bestämt antal röstberättigade.
… (25 §)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 31 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he-
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years;
(b) has resided in Grenada for a period of twelve months immediately before the date of his nomination for election or is domiciled and resident in Grenada at that date; 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 to take an active part in the proceedings of the House. (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- English(1) Where at the first meeting of the House after any general election it appears that female members of Parliament will not constitute at least thirty percentum of the total membership of Parliament, then, and only then, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the House shall form itself into an electoral college and elect not more than four women on a regional basis to the House in accordance with the provisions of section 95(3). (Sec. 86)
Legislature
- 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
- EnglishIn order to be elected senator the following conditions are required: to have attained to the age of 30, to have been six years a citizen of the Nation, to have an annual income of two thousand strong pesos or similar revenues, and to be a native of the province electing him or to have two years of immediate residence therein. (Sec. 55)
- SpanishSon requisitos para ser elegidos senador: tener la edad de treinta años, haber sido seis años ciudadano de la Nación, disfrutar de una renta anual de dos mil pesos fuertes o de una entrada equivalente, y ser natural de la provincia que lo elija, o con dos años de residencia inmediata en ella. (Art. 55)
Legislature
- English1 1° The National Parliament shall be called and known, and is in this Constitution generally referred to, as the Oireachtas.
2° The Oireachtas shall consist of the President and two Houses, viz.: a House of Representatives to be called Dáil Éireann and a Senate to be called Seanad Éireann.
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2 1° The sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State is hereby vested in the Oireachtas: no other legislative authority has power to make laws for the State.
… (Art. 15) - Irish Gaelic1 1° An tOireachtas is ainm don Pharlaimint Náisiúnta, agus sin é a bheirtear uirthi de ghnáth sa Bhunreacht seo.
2° An tUachtarán agus dhá Theach atá san Oireachtas: Teach Ionadóirí ar a dtugtar Dáil Éireann, agus Seanad ar a dtugtar Seanad Éireann.
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2 1° Bheirtear don Oireachtas amháin leis seo an t-aon chumhacht chun dlíthe a dhéanamh don Stát; níl cumhacht ag údarás reachtaíochta ar bith eile chun dlíthe a dhéanamh don Stát.
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Legislature
- EnglishThe system of proportional or majority representation in those cases determined by law shall be adopted to declare elected for service those candidates chosen by popular election. (Art. 46)
- SpanishSe adopta el sistema de representación proporcional o por mayoría en los casos que determine la Ley, para declarar electos en sus cargos a los candidatos de elección popular. (Art. 46)