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Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be composed of seventy-one members (Diputados) who are elected in conformity with the law and subject to the following rules:
1. There shall be one-member constituencies and constituencies with several members (circuitos uninominales y plurinominales). Each district in which more than one member is elected shall form one constituency, with the exception of the district of Panama where constituencies with three or more members shall be established;
… (Art. 147) - SpanishLa Asamblea Nacional se compondrá de setenta y un Diputados que resulten elegidos de conformidad con la Ley y sujeto a lo que se dispone a continuación:
1. Habrá circuitos uninominales y plurinominales, garantizándose el principio de representación proporcional. Integrará un solo circuito electoral todo distrito en donde se elija más de un Diputado, salvo el distrito de Panamá, donde habrá circuitos de tres o más Diputados.
… (Art. 147)
Legislature
- EnglishVoting in elections shall be by secret ballot, manipulation of the will of the voters during voting shall not be permitted. (Art. 122)
- RussianГолосование на выборах является тайным, контроль за волеизъявлением избирателей в ходе голосования не допускается. (Статья 122)
- TurkmenSaýlawlarda ses bermek gizlindir, ses bermegiň barşynda saýlawçylaryň öz erk-islegini beýan edişine gözegçilik edilmegine ýol berilmeýär. (122-nji madda)
Legislature
- English
The Senate shall consist of a number of members determined by law, not less than 180 members. Two-thirds of the members of the Council shall be elected by direct secret universal suffrage. The President of the Republic shall appoint the remaining third and the elections shall be held in accordance with the law. (Art. 250)
- Arabic
يُشكل مجلس الشيوخ من عدد من الأعضاء يُحدده القانون على ألا يقل عن (180) عضواً. وينتخب ثلثا أعضائه بالإقتراع العام السري المباشر، ويعين رئيس الجمهورية الثلث الباقي. ويجرى انتخاب وتعيين أعضاء مجلس الشيوخ على النحو الذي ينظمه القانون. (المادّة 250)
Legislature
- EnglishThe House of Representatives shall be composed of members directly chosen by the people of the Commonwealth, and the number of such members shall be, as nearly as practicable, twice the number of the senators.
… (Sec. 24)
Legislature
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this section, the House shall consist of a number of elected members equal to the number of constituencies from time to time established by Order under Part 4 of this Chapter6, who shall be elected in such a manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any Act of Parliament.
... (Sec. 36)
Legislature
- English(1) The House shall consist of such number of members as corresponds with the number of constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 58, who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 33.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- EnglishThe General Council, which expresses the mixed and apportioned representation of the national population and of the seven Parishes, represents the Andorran people, exercises legislative powers, approves the budget of the State and prompts and controls the political action of the Government. (Art. 50)
- CatalanEl Consell General, que expressa la representació mixta i paritària de la població nacional i de les set parròquies, representa el poble andorrà, exerceix la potestat legislativa, aprova els pressupostos de l'Estat I impulsa i controla l'acció política del Govern. (Art. 50)
Legislature
- English1. The House of the Federation is composed of representatives of Nations, Nationalities and Peoples.
2. Each Nation, Nationality and People shall be represented in the House of the Federation by at least one member. Each Nation or Nationality shall be represented by one additional representative for each one million of its population.
3. Members of the House of the Federation shall be elected by the State Councils. The State Councils may themselves elect representatives to the House of the Federation, or they may hold elections to have the representatives elected by the people directly. (Art. 61) - Amharic1. የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት በፌዴራሉ መንግሥት አባል ክልሎች የሚገኙ ብሔሮች፣ብሔረሰቦች፣ ሕዝቦች የሚልኩዋቸው አባላት የሚወከሉበት ምክር ቤት ነው፡፡
2. እያንዳንዱ ብሔር፣ ብሔረሰብ፣ ሕዝብ ቢያንስ አንድ ተወካይ ይኖረዋል፤በተጨማሪም የብሔር ወይም ብሔረሰቡ አንድ ሚሊዮን ሕዝብ አንድ ተጨማሪ ወኪል ይኖረዋል፡፡
3. የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት አባላት በክልል ምክር ቤቶች ይመረጣሉ፤ የክልል ምክር ቤቶች በራሳቸው ወይም በቀጥታ በሕዝብ እንዲመረጡ በማድረግ የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት አባል እንዲወከሉ ያደርጋሉ፡፡ (አንቀጽ 61)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to section 42, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, he is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of twenty-five years or upwards. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
- EnglishA legislative council shall be established named the “Federation Council,” to include representatives from the regions and the governorates that are not organized in a region. A law, enacted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Council of Representatives, shall regulate the formation of the Federation Council, its membership conditions, its competencies, and all that is connected with it. (Art. 65)
- Arabicيتم انشاء مجلسٍ تشريعي يُدعى بـ (مجلس الاتحاد) يضم ممثلين عن الاقاليم والمحافظات غير المنتظمة في أقليم، وينظم تكوينه، وشروط العضوية فيه، واختصاصاته، وكل ما يتعلق به، بقانونٍ يسن بأغلبية ثلثيّ أعضاء مجلس النواب. (المادّة 65)