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Legislature
- English(a) A person elected to be a member of the People’s Majlis shall be so qualified if he:
1. is a citizen of the Maldives;
2. is not a citizen of a foreign country;
3. is a Muslim and a follower of a Sunni school of Islam;
4. has attained the age of eighteen years; and
5. is of sound mind.
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(b) A person who has acquired Maldivian citizenship is qualified to be a member of the People’s Majlis five years after the acquisition of citizenship and is domiciled in the Maldives.
… (Art. 73) - Dhivehi(ހ) ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުގެ މެންބަރުކަމަށް އިންތިހާބްކުރެވޭ މީހެއްގައި އަންނަނިވި ޝަރުތުތައް ފުރިހަމަވާންވާނެއެވެ.
1. ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށްވުން
.2. ބޭރުޤައުމެއްގެ ރައްޔިތަކަށް ނުވުން.
3. މުސްލިމަކު ކަމުގައިވުމާއި، ސުންނަތް ޖަމާއަތުގެ މީހަކުކަމުގައިވުން.
4. އުމުރުން އަށާރަ އަހަރު ފުރިފައިވުން.
5. ބުއްދި ހަމައަށް ހުރި މީހަކުކަމުގައިވުން.
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(ށ) ބޭރުޤައުމެއްގެ ރައްޔިތަކު ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށް ވެފައިވާ ނަމަ، އެ މީހަކަށް ރައްޔިތުންގެ މިޖިލީހުގެ މެންބަރުކަމަށް ކުރިމަތިލެވޭނީ، އެ މީހަކު ދިވެހިރައްޔިތަކަށްވީތާ ފަސް އަހަރު ފުރުމަށްފަހުގައެވެ. އަދި އެމީހަކީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި ދިރިއުޅެމުންދާ މީހަކު ކަމުގައި ވާންވާނެއެވެ.... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 73 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Legislature
- English
(1) A Parliament is established for Tuvalu.
(2) Parliament is the representative, legislative and deliberative assembly of Tuvalu.
(3) Parliament shall exercise the functions of decision making and oversight and shall strive to do so through consensus and cooperation. (Sec. 83)
Legislature
- English
1. To be Deputy the following qualifications [calidades] are required:
a. To be a national of Nicaragua. Those who have acquired other nationality must have renounced it at least four years before the election is verified.
b. To be in full enjoyment of one's civil and political rights;
c. To have completed twenty-one years of age;
d. To have resided or worked in continuous form in the country [for] the four years prior to the election, save that during this period [periodo] fulfilling diplomatic missions or working in international organs [organismos] or realizing studies abroad. Also, to have been born or resided for the last two years in the Department or Autonomous Region for which he intends to be [salir] elected.
... (Art. 134) - Spanish
1) Para ser Diputado se requieren las siguientes calidades:
a) Ser nacional de Nicaragua. Quienes hayan adquirido otra nacionalidad deberán haber renunciado a ella al menos cuatro años antes de verificarse la elección.
b) Estar en pleno goce de sus derechos civiles y políticos.
c) Haber cumplido veintiún años de edad.
d) Haber residido en forma continuada en el país los cuatro años anteriores a la elección, salvo que durante dicho período cumpliere misiones diplomáticas, o trabajare en organismos internacionales o realizare estudios en el extranjero. Además, haber nacido o haber residido durante los últimos dos años en el Departamento o Región Autónoma por el cual se pretende salir electo.
... (Art. 134)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Saeima shall be composed of one hundred representatives of the people. (Art. 5)
- LatvianSaeima sastāv no simts tautas priekšstāvjiem. (Art. 5)
Legislature
- English1. The Assembly of the Republic shall have power to legislate on basic issues of the country’s domestic and foreign policy.
… (Art. 178) - Portuguese1. Compete à Assembleia da República legislar sobre as questões básicas da política interna e externa do país.
… (Art. 178)
Legislature
- English
Majlis Al-Dawla shall consist of a chairman and members whose number, inclusive of the chairman, does not exceed the total number of the members of Majlis Al-Shura. Its members are appointed by royal decree from among the segments specified by the law. (Art. 69)
- Arabic
يتكون مجلس الدولة من رئيس وعدد من الأعضاء لا يتجاوز عددهم بالرئيس عدد أعضاء مجلس الشورى، يعينون بمرسوم سلطاني من بين الفئات التي يحددها القانون. (المادّة ٦٩)
Legislature
- English
The organization and the functioning of the National People’s Assembly and of the Council of the Nation, as well as the functional relations between the Chambers of the Parliament and the Government, are established by an organic law
… (Art. 135) - Arabic
يـحدّد قانون عضويّ تنظيم المجلس الشّعبيّ الوطنيّ ومجلس الأمّة، وعملهما، وكذا العلاقات الوظيفيّة بينهما وبين الحكومة. يحدّد القانون ميزانيّة الغرفتين.
… (المادة 135) - French
L’organisation et le fonctionnement de l’Assemblée Populaire Nationale et du Conseil de la Nation, ainsi que les relations fonctionnelles entre les chambres du Parlement et le Gouvernement, sont fixés par une loi organique.
… (Art. 135)
Legislature
- English(1) The Senate shall consist of 11 Senators and such other Senators as may be temporarily appointed under section 28.
(2) Of the 11 Senators—
(a) 6 shall be appointed by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) 3 shall be appointed by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(c) 2 shall be appointed by the Governor General, acting in his or her own deliberate judgment after he or she has consulted those religious, economic or social bodies or associations from which he or she considers that such Senators should be selected. (Sec. 24)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Council comprises twenty-four members, elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by list vote under the conditions prescribed by law.
… (Art. 53) - FrenchLe Conseil National comprend vingt-quatre membres élus pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin de liste dans les conditions prévues par la loi.
… (Art. 53)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a National Assembly of Seychelles. (Art. 77)