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Legislature
Kazakhstan
- English1. The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest representative body of the Republic exercising legislative power.
… (Art. 49) - Kazak1. Парламент - Қазақстан Республикасының заң шығару қызметiн жүзеге асыратын Республиканың ең жоғары өкiлдi органы.
… (49-бап)
Legislature
Libya
- EnglishThe Interim National Transitional Council is the supreme power in the State of Libya and shall undertake the works of the supreme sovereignty including legislation and laying down the general policy of the State. The National Transitional Council shall be deemed as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people and it shall derive its legitimacy from the Revolution of February 17th. … (Art. 17)
- Arabicالمجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت هو أعلي سلطة في الدولة الليبية، ويباشر أعمال السيادة العليا، بما في ذلك التشريع ووضع السياسة العامة للدولة، وهو الممثل الشرعي الوحيد للشعب الليبي، يستمد شرعيته من ثورة السابع عشر من فبراير. ... (المادّة 17)
Legislature
Finland
- EnglishEveryone with the right to vote and who is not under guardianship can be a candidate in parliamentary elections.
… (Sec. 27) - FinnishEduskuntavaaleissa on vaalikelpoinen jokainen äänioikeutettu, joka ei ole vajaavaltainen.
… (27 §) - SwedishValbar i riksdagsval är varje röstberättigad som inte är omyndig.
… (27 §)
Legislature
Brazil
- English…
§3°. Conditions for eligibility, according to the law, are the following:
I. Brazilian nationality;
II. full exercise of political rights;
III. voter registration;
IV. electoral domicile in the district;
V. party affiliation;
VI. minimum age of:
a) thirty-five years for President and Vice-President of the Republic and Senator;
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c) twenty-one years for Federal, State or District Representative, Prefect (Prefeito), Vice-Prefect and justice of the peace;
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§4°. Persons that cannot register to vote and illiterates are not eligible.
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§7°. Spouses and relatives by blood or marriage up to the second degree or by adoption, of the President of the Republic, Governor of a State, Territory, or the Federal District, or a Prefect, or those replacing them during the six months preceding the election, are ineligible in the jurisdictional territory of the incumbent, unless they already hold elective office and are candidates for re-election.
… (Art. 14) - Portuguese…
§ 3º São condições de elegibilidade, na forma da lei:
I - a nacionalidade brasileira;
II - o pleno exercício dos direitos políticos;
III - o alistamento eleitoral;
IV - o domicílio eleitoral na circunscrição;
V - a filiação partidária;
VI - a idade mínima de:
a) trinta e cinco anos para Presidente e Vice-Presidente da República e Senador;
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c) vinte e um anos para Deputado Federal, Deputado Estadual ou Distrital, Prefeito, Vice-Prefeito e juiz de paz;
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§ 4º - São inelegíveis os inalistáveis e os analfabetos.
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§ 7º - São inelegíveis, no território de jurisdição do titular, o cônjuge e os parentes consangüíneos ou afins, até o segundo grau ou por adoção, do Presidente da República, de Governador de Estado ou Território, do Distrito Federal, de Prefeito ou de quem os haja substituído dentro dos seis meses anteriores ao pleito, salvo se já titular de mandato eletivo e candidato à reeleição.
… (Art. 14)
Legislature
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Every citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the right to participation in election can be elected a Deputy of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the procedure determined by law.
… (Art. 85) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikasının seçkilərdə iştirak etmək hüququna malik olan hər bir vətəndaşı qanunla müəyyən edilmiş qaydada Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin deputatı seçilə bilər.
… (Maddə 85)