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Legislature
Sri Lanka
- EnglishEvery person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament unless he is disqualified under the provisions of Article 91. (Art. 90)
- Sinhala91 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ නුසුදුස්සකු වුවහොත් මිස ඡන්ද බලය හිමි සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයකු වශයෙන් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (90 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
Serbia
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be the supreme representative body and holder of constitutional and legislative power in the Republic of Serbia. (Art. 98)
- Serbian CyrillicНародна скупштина је највише представничко тело и носилац уставотворне и законодавне власти у Републици Србији. (Члан 98)
Legislature
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
… (Sec. 37)
Legislature
Comoros
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Union is composed of members elected in the national electoral circumscriptions and of those, representing the Comorians established outside the Comoros. (Art. 66)
- Arabicيتألف برلمان الاتحاد من أعضاء منتخبين في الدوائر الانتخابية الوطنية ومن الأعضاء المنتخبين الذين يمثلون القمريين المقيمين خارج جزر القمر. (المادة 66)
- FrenchL’Assemblée de l’Union est composée des membres élus dans des circonscriptions électorales nationales et de ceux, représentant les Comoriens établis hors des Comores. (Art. 66)
Legislature
Tunisia
- EnglishEvery Tunisian voter who has acquired Tunisian nationality at least ten years prior and is no younger than twenty three years of age on the day of candidacy is eligible to be elected to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, provided that they are not prohibited from holding such a position as specified by the law. (Art. 53)
- Arabicالترشّح لعضويّة مجلس نواب الشّعب حقّ لكل ناخب تونسي الجنسية منذ عشر سنوات على الأقل، بلغ من العمر ثلاثا وعشرين (23) سنة كاملة يوم تقديم ترشّحه، شرط أن لا يكون مشمولا بأي صورة من صور الحرمان التي يضبطها القانون. (الفصل 53)
- FrenchLa candidature à la députation à l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple est un droit à tout électeur de nationalité tunisienne depuis dix ans au moins, âgé d’au moins vingt-trois ans révolus, le jour de la présentation de sa candidature, et ne faisant l’objet d’aucune mesure d’interdiction prévue par la loi. (Art. 53)
Legislature
Timor-Leste
- EnglishThe National Parliament is the organ of sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of East Timor that represents all Timorese citizens and is vested with legislative supervisory and political decision making powers. (Sec. 92)
- TetumParlamentu Nasionál mak órgaun soberania Repúblika Timór-Leste nian ne’ebé reprezenta ema Timór-oan tomak, iha kbiit atu halo lei, atu fiskaliza no atu halo desizaun polítika. (Art. 92)
- PortugueseO Parlamento Nacional é o órgão de soberania da República Democrática de Timor-Leste, representativo de todos os cidadãos timorenses com poderes legislativos, de fiscalização e de decisão política. (Art. 92)
Legislature
Switzerland
- English1 The Federal Assembly shall enact provisions that establish binding legal rules in the form of federal acts or ordinances.
… (Art. 163) - French1 L’Assemblée fédérale édicte les dispositions fixant des règles de droit sous la forme d’une loi fédérale ou d’une ordonnance.
... (Art. 163) - German1 Die Bundesversammlung erlässt rechtsetzende Bestimmungen in der Form des Bundesgesetzes oder der Verordnung.
… (Art. 163) - Italian1 L’Assemblea federale emana norme di diritto sotto forma di legge federale o ordinanza.
… (Art. 163)