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Legislature
Ethiopia
- EnglishThere shall be two Federal Houses: The House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of the Federation. (Art. 53)
- Amharicየፌዴራሉ መንግሥት ሁለት ምክር ቤቶች ይኖሩታል፤ እነዚህም የሕዝብተወካዮች ምክር ቤት እና የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት ናቸው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 53)
Legislature
Morocco
- EnglishThe Parliament exercises the legislative power.
It votes the laws, controls the action of the government and evaluates the public policies.
… (Art. 70) - Arabicيمارس البرلمان السلطة التشريعية.
يصوت البرلمان على القوانين، ويراقب عمل الحكومة، ويقيم السياسات العمومية.
... (الفصل 70)
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
Luxembourg
- English
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(2) To be eligible, it is required, amongst other to be domiciliated in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
(3) The jurisdictions may, in the cases specified by the law, declare the prohibition of voting and eligibility rights. (Art. 64)
Legislature
Saint Lucia
- 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
Israel
- EnglishThe Knesset is the parliament of the State. (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 1)
- Hebrewהכנסת היא בית הנבחרים של המדינה. (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 1)
Legislature
Sweden
- EnglishThe Riksdag is appointed by means of free, secret and direct elections.
Voting in such elections is by party, with an option for the voter to express a personal preference vote.
Party denotes any association or group of voters which runs for election under a particular designation. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 3, Art. 1) - SwedishRiksdagen utses genom fria, hemliga och direkta val.
Vid sådant val sker röstning på parti med möjlighet för väljarna att lämna särskild personröst.
Med parti avses varje sammanslutning eller grupp av väljare, som uppträder i val under särskild beteckning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 3 kap, 1§)