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Legislature
- EnglishThe member of Al-Shoura council should fulfill the following conditions:
1. To be a holder of an original Qatari nationality;
2. His age shall not be less than thirty calendar years at the closing date of nomination;
3. To be good in reading and writing Arabic;
4. Not to have been convicted by a competent court of law for an offense involving moral turpitude or dishonesty unless rehabilitated in accordance with the law; and
5. Eligible to vote as determined in the elections law. (Art. 80) - Arabicيجب أن تتوافر في عضو مجلس الشّورى الشّروط التّالية:
1. أن تكون جنسيته الأصلية قطرية،
2. ألا تقل ّسنّه عند قفل باب الترشيح عن ثلاثين سنة ميلادية،
3. أن يجيد اللّغة العربية قراءة وكتابة،
4. ألّا يكون قد سبق الحكم عليه نهائيا في جريمة مخلّة بالشّرف أو الأمانة، ما لم يكن قد ردّ إليه اعتباره وفقا للقانون،
5. أن تتوافر فيه شروط الناخب وفقا لقانون الانتخاب. (المادّة 80)
Legislature
- English1. The Sejm shall be composed of 460 Deputies.
2. Elections to the Sejm shall be universal, equal, direct and proportional and shall be conducted by secret ballot. (Art. 96) - Polish1. Sejm składa się z 460 posłów.
2. Wybory do Sejmu są powszechne, równe, bezpośrednie i proporcjonalne oraz odbywają się w głosowaniu tajnym. (Art. 96)
Legislature
- English
The Legislative Power is exercised by the National Assembly by delegation and mandate of the people. The National Assembly is integrated by ninety Deputies with their respective substitutes elected by universal, equal, direct, free, and secret vote through the system of proportional representation.
... (Art. 132) - Spanish
El Poder Legislativo lo ejerce la Asamblea Nacional por delegación y mandato del pueblo. La Asamblea Nacional está integrada por noventa Diputados con sus respectivos suplentes, elegidos por voto universal, igual, directo, libre y secreto, mediante el sistema de representación proporcional.
... (Art. 132)
Legislature
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate [to] membership in the Senate if they do not fulfill the conditions as follows:
1. to be Congolese;
2. to be 30 years of age at least;
3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
4. to not be subject to one of the causes of exclusion specified by the electoral law. (Art. 106) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat membre du Sénat s’il ne remplit les conditions ci-après:
1. être Congolais;
2. être âgé de 30 ans au moins;
3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 106)
Legislature
- English(1) A person is qualified for election as a Member of the National Assembly if he or she—
(a) is registered as a voter; and
(b) is at least twenty-one years of age;
unless he or she is disqualified under subsection (2) or (3).
… (Sec. 125)
Legislature
- EnglishMembers of the People’s Assembly shall be elected by the public, secret, direct and equal vote in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law. (Art. 57)
- Arabicيُنتخب أعضاء مجلس الشعب بالاقتراع العام والسري والمباشر والمتساوي وفقاً لأحكام قانون الانتخاب. (المادّة 57)
Legislature
- English
The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall be the sole constitutional and legislative body of the Slovak Republic. (Art. 72)
- Slovak
Národná rada Slovenskej republiky je jediným ústavodarným a zákonodarným orgánom Slovenskej republiky. (Čl. 72)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Saint Lucia which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 23)
Legislature
- English(1) The election of persons to any chamber of Parliament or Bucopho shall be by secret ballot at both primary and secondary levels or any other level in accordance with the first-past-the-post system in which the person receiving the highest number of votes is elected.
… (Sec. 87)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of The Bahamas which shall consist of Her majesty, a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Art. 38)