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Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly is composed of at least one hundred Deputies on the basis of 60% of Hutu and of 40% of Tutsi, including a minimum of 30% of women, elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of five years[,] and of three Deputies originating from the Twa ethnicity co-opted in accordance with the electoral code.
In the case where the results of the vote do not reflect the percentages above specified [visés], it [then] proceeds to redress the corresponding [afférents] disequilibrium by means of the mechanism of co-optation provided for by the electoral code.
The number of candidates to be elected per circumscription is established by the electoral law proportionally to the population. (Art. 169) - KirundiInama nshingamateka igizwe n’imiburiburi n’abashingamateka ijana barimwo 60 % b’abahutu na 40 % b’abatutsi, bose hamwe harimwo n’imiburiburi abashingamateka b’abakenyezi 30 % batowe n’abanyagihugu bagatorerwa ikiringo c’imyaka itanu harimwo n’abashingamateka batatu b’Abatwa bongeweko nk’uko Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora ribitegekanya.
Iyo biboneka ko mu vyavuye mu matora ibitigiri bivugwa mu korongo ka mbere k’iyi ngingo bitashitse, birakosorwa biciye mu buryo bwo kugena abandi bashingamateka nk’uko Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora ribitegekanya.
Igitigiri c’abashingamateka batorwa mu ntara imwe imwe gishingwa n’Ibwirizwa bafatiye ku gitigiri c’abanyagihugu baba muri iyo ntara. (Ingingo ya 169) - FrenchL’Assemblée nationale est composée d’au moins cent députés à raison de 60% de Hutu et de 40% de Tutsi, y compris un minimum de 30% de femmes, élus au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq ans et de trois députés issus de l’ethnie Twa cooptés conformément au code électoral.
Au cas où les résultats du vote ne reflètent pas les pourcentages sus-visés, il est procédé au redressement des déséquilibres y afférents au moyen du mécanisme de cooptation prévu par le code électoral.
Le nombre de candidats à élire par circonscription est fixé par la loi électorale proportionnellement à la population. (Art. 169)
Legislature
- English
The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of one hundred fifty deputies elected in accordance with the law.
The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be the chamber of territorial representation and consist of members of the Senate (senators).
Members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected in equal quantity — in four persons — from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent by secret ballot at relevant joint sessions of deputies of Zhokarghy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, representative bodies of state authority of regions, districts, cities and towns from among these deputies.
Nine members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from among the most authoritative citizens with extensive practical experience and special merits in the sphere of science, art, literature, manufacture and other spheres of state and public activity.
A deputy of the Legislative Сhamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, may be a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who has reached on the date of the elections twenty five years of age and permanently residing on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan not less than five years. Requirements for candidates to be a deputy shall be determined by law.
One and the same person may not be simultaneously a deputy of the Legislative Chamber and a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Art. 92)4 - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi qonunga muvofiq saylanadigan bir yuz ellik deputatdan iborat.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati hududiy vakillik palatasi bo‘lib, Senat a’zolaridan (senatorlardan) iborat.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati a’zolari Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi Jo‘qorg‘i Kengesi, viloyatlar, tumanlar va shaharlar davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlari deputatlarining tegishli qo‘shma majlislarida mazkur deputatlar orasidan yashirin ovoz berish yo‘li bilan Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi, viloyatlar va Toshkent shahridan teng miqdorda — to‘rt kishidan saylanadi. O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senatining to‘qqiz nafar a’zosi fan, san’at, adabiyot, ishlab chiqarish sohasida hamda davlat va jamiyat faoliyatining boshqa tarmoqlarida katta amaliy tajribaga ega bo‘lgan hamda alohida xizmat ko‘rsatgan eng obro‘li fuqarolar orasidan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti tomonidan tayinlanadi.
Saylov kuni yigirma besh yoshga to‘lgan hamda kamida besh yil O‘zbekiston Respublikasi hududida muqim yashayotgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputati, shuningdek O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati a’zosi bo‘lishi mumkin. Deputatlikka nomzodlarga qo‘yiladigan talablar qonun bilan belgilanadi.
Ayni bir shaxs bir paytning o‘zida O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputati va Senati a’zosi bo‘lishi mumkin emas.
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Legislature
- English...
4. All levels of government shall:
a. promote women participation in public life and their representation in the legislative and executive organs by at least twenty-five per cent11 as an affirmative action to redress imbalances created by history, customs, and traditions;
… (Art. 16)
Legislature
- English…
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make provision -
(a) …
(v) for the extraction from the lists and declaration of names of the candidates who have been elected, and for such provision for extraction to take into account the proportion that women form of the electorate;
…
(b) …
(iii) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s list and in all party’s lists taken together;
(iv) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s lists for geographical constituencies taken individually or together;
(v) for the maximum percentage or the number of geographical constituencies a party can contest in which its lists contain no female candidate.
… (Art. 160)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of article 331, the House of the People shall consist of—
(a) not more than five hundred and thirty members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the States, and
(b) not more than twenty members to represent the Union territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide.
… (Art. 81) - Hindi(1) अनुच्छेद 331 के उपबंधों के अधीन रहते हुए लोक सभा—
(क) राज्यों में प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन-क्षेत्रों से प्रत्यक्ष निर्वाचन द्वारा चुने गए पाँच सौ तीस से अनधिक सदस्यों, और
(ख) संघ राज्यक्षेत्रों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए ऐसी रीति से, जो संसद विधि द्वारा उपबंधित करे, चुने हुए बीस से अनधिक सदस्यों से मिलकर बनेगी।
… (अनुच्छेद 81)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power is exercised by the National Assembly. The members of the National Assembly have the title of Deputy. (Art. 111)
- Arabicيمارس المجلس الوطني السلطة التشريعية، ويحمل أعضاء المجلس الوطني لقب نائب. (المادة 111)
- FrenchLe Pouvoir Législatif est exercé par l'Assemblée Nationale. Les membres de l'Assemblée Nationale portent le titre de Député. (Art. 111)
Legislature
- English
(1) The members of the Federal Council and their substitutes are elected by the Provincial Parliament for the duration of their respective legislative periods in accordance with the principle of proportional representation but at least one seat must fall to the party having the second largest number of seats in a Provincial Parliament or, should several parties have the same number of seats, the second highest number of votes at the last election to the Provincial Parliament. When the claims of several parties are equal, the issue shall be decided by lot.
… (Art. 35) - German
(1) Die Mitglieder des Bundesrates und ihre Ersatzmitglieder werden von den Landtagen für die Dauer ihrer Gesetzgebungsperiode nach dem Grundsatz der Verhältniswahl gewählt, jedoch muss wenigstens ein Mandat der Partei zufallen, die die zweithöchste Anzahl von Sitzen im Landtag oder, wenn mehrere Parteien die gleiche Anzahl von Sitzen haben, die zweithöchste Zahl von Wählerstimmen bei der letzten Landtagswahl aufweist. Bei gleichen Ansprüchen mehrerer Parteien entscheidet das Los.
… (Art. 35)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies are elected by universal direct and secret suffrage for a mandate of six (06) years renewable two (02) times. ...
An organic law establishes the number of deputies, their indemnities, the conditions of eligibility, the regime of the incompatibilities and the conditions under which vacant seats are provided for. …
The Senate is composed:
- of two-thirds (2/3) by noted persons [personnalités] elected by the representatives of the territorial collectivities;
- of one-third (1/3) by noted persons designated by the President of the Republic;
- and of the former Presidents of the Republic, members of right for life. …
An organic law establishes the number of the senators, their indemnities, the conditions of eligibility or of appointment, the regime of the incompatibilities and the conditions under which vacant seats are provided for. … (Art. 52) - FrenchLes députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct et secret pour un mandat de six (06) ans renouvelable deux (02) fois. …
Une loi organique fixe le nombre des députés, leurs indemnités, les conditions d’éligibilité, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants. …
Le Sénat est composé :
- de deux tiers (2/3) de personnalités élues par les représentants des collectivités territoriales ;
- d’un tiers (1/3) de personnalités désignées par le Président de la République ;
- et des anciens Présidents de la République, membres de droit à vie. ...
Une loi organique fixe le nombre des sénateurs, leurs indemnités, les conditions d’éligibilité ou de désignation, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants. ... (Art. 52)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies will be composed of 300 deputies [feminine] and deputies [masculine] elected according to the principle of relative majority voting, within a system of uninomial electoral districts, as well as 200 deputies [feminine] and deputies [masculine] who will be elected according to the principle of proportional representation, within the System of Regional Lists [Sistema de Listas Regionales], voting in plurinomial circumscriptions. (Art. 52)
- SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados estará integrada por 300 diputadas y diputados electos según el principio de votación mayoritaria relativa, mediante el sistema de distritos electorales uninominales, así como por 200 diputadas y diputados que serán electos según el principio de representación proporcional, mediante el Sistema de Listas Regionales, votadas en circunscripciones plurinominales. (Art. 52)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Diet shall consist of two Houses, namely the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. (Art. 42)
- Japanese国会は、衆議院及び参議院の両議院でこれを構成する。 (第42条)