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Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be established a Legislative Council (to be known in Malay as Majlis Mesyuarat Negara), constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Part. (Sec. 23)
- MalayHendaklah diadakan Majlis Mesyuarat Negara yang ditubuhkan menurut peruntukan-peruntukan Bahagian ini. (Sec. 23)
Legislature
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
Legislature
- English...
4. The Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner :–
(a) the legislative power of the People shall be exercised by Parliament, consisting of elected representatives of the People and by the People at a Referendum ;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhala...
4. ජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:-
(අ) ජනතාවගේ ව්යවස්ථාදායක බලය ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලබන මන්ත්රීවරයන්ගෙන් සමන්විත පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් ද, ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ජනතාව විසින් ද ක්රියාත්මක කළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- English1. The Assembly of the Republic is the highest legislative body in the Republic of Mozambique.
2. The Assembly of the Republic determines the norms that conduct the functioning of the State and the economic and social life through laws and deliberations of generic character. (Art. 168) - Portuguese1. A Assembleia da República é o mais alto órgão legislativo na República de Moçambique.
2. A Assembleia da República determina as normas que regem o funcionamento do Estado e a vida económica e social através de leis e deliberações de carácter genérico. (Art. 168)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Dominica which shall consist of the President and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 29)
Legislature
- English1. Any citizen of the Russian Federation not younger than 21 years of age, who has a right to participate in elections, permanently resides in the Russian Federation, does not have foreign citizenship, residence permit or another document certifying the right of the citizen of the Russian Federation to have residence in the territory of a foreign state may be elected deputy of the State Duma. The deputies of the State Duma in order established by the federal law shall be forbidden from opening and having bank accounts (deposits), keeping cash assets and valuables in foreign banks situated outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
... (Art. 97) - Russian1. Депутатом Государственной Думы может быть избран гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший 21 года и имеющий право участвовать в выборах, постоянно проживающий в Российской Федерации, не имеющий гражданства иностранного государства либо вида на жительство или иного документа, подтверждающего право на постоянное проживание гражданина Российской Федерации на территории иностранного государства. Депутатам Государственной Думы в порядке, установленном федеральным законом, запрещается открывать и иметь счета (вклады), хранить наличные денежные средства и ценности в иностранных банках, расположенных за пределами территории Российской Федерации.
… (Статья 97)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Greek and the Turkish Communities respectively shall elect from amongst their own members a Communal Chamber which shall have the competence expressly reserved for it under the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 86)
- GreekΗ ελληνική και η τουρκική κοινότης εκλέγουσιν αντιστοίχως εκ των μελών αυτών Κοινοτικήν Συνέλευσιν, η αρμοδιότης της οποίας ορίζεται ρητώς υπό των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος. (Αρθρον 86)
- TurkishRum ve Türk Cemaatlerinin her biri, kendi üyeleri arasından, bu Anayasa hükümleri gereğince açıkça kendisine ayrılmış bulunan yetkilere sahip olacak bir Cemaat Meclisi seçer. (Madde 86)
Legislature
- English
The members of the National People’s Assembly are elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage.
… (Art. 121) - Arabic
يُنتخَب أعض اء المجل س الشّعبيّ الوطنيّ عن طريق الاقتـراع العام المباشر والسّري.
... (المادة 121) - French
Les membres de l’Assemblée Populaire Nationale sont élus au suffrage universel direct et secret.
… (Art. 121)
Legislature
- EnglishA person having the following qualifications has the right to stand for an election of Members of the House of Representatives:
1. being of Thai nationality by birth;
2. being not less than twenty-five years of age up to the date of the election;
3. being a member of any and only one political party for a consecutive period of not less than ninety days up to the date of the election; however, in the case where the general election is conducted due to the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the period of ninety days shall be reduced to thirty days;
4. a candidate in an election on a constituency basis shall also have any one of the following qualifications:
a. having his or her name appear in the household register in the Changwat where he or she stands for election for a consecutive period of not less than five years up to the date of applying for candidacy;
b. being born in the Changwat where he or she stands for election;
c. having studied in an educational institution situated in the Changwat where he or she stands for election for a consecutive period of not less than five academic years;
d. having served in the official service or performed duties in a State agency, or having had his or her name appear in the household register in the Changwat where he or she stands for election, as the case may be, for a consecutive period of not less than five years. (Sec. 97) - Thaiบุคคลผู้มีมีคุณสมบัติดังต่อไปนี้ เป็นผู้มีสิทธิสมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทยโดยกำเนิด
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่ายี่สิบห้าปีนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง
(๓) เป็นสมาชิกพรรคการเมืองใดพรรคการเมืองหนึ่งแต่เพียงพรรคการเมืองเดียวเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าเก้าสิบวันนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง เว้นแต่ในกรณีที่มีการเลือกตั้งทั่วไปเพราะเหตุยุบสภาระยะเวลาเก้าสิบวันดังกล่าวให้ลดลงเหลือสามสิบวัน
(๔) ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งจะต้องมีลักษณะอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งดังต่อไปนี้ด้วย
(ก) มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้งมาแล้วเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปีนับถึงวันสมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
(ข) เป็นบุคคลซึ่งเกิดในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
(ค) เคยศึกษาในสถานศึกษาที่ตั้งอยู่ในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปีการศึกษา
(ง) เคยรับราชการหรือปฏิบัติหน้าที่ในหน่วยงานของรัฐ หรือเคยมีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง แล้วแต่กรณี เป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปี (มาตรา ๙๗)
Legislature
- English1. The National Assembly shall consist of elected Deputies, under the terms of the law.
… (Art. 93) - Portuguese1. A Assembleia Nacional é composta por Deputados eleitos, nos termos da lei.
… (Art. 93)