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Legislature
Solomon Islands
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Solomon Islands.
… (Sec. 59)
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
Maldives
- English(a) Each administrative division shall establish separate electoral constituencies in accordance with the principles specified in Article 71 of this Constitution. All members shall be elected from a separate electoral constituency.
(b) The person elected from amongst those standing for election in each separate electoral constituency shall be the person receiving the greatest number of votes by secret ballot.
… (Art. 72) - Dhivehi(ހ) މިޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 71 ވަނަ މާއްދާ ގައި ބަޔާންކޮށްފައިވާ އުސޫލާ ހިލާފުނުވާނޭހެން، ކޮންމެ އިދާރީ ދާއިރާއަކުން ވަކި އިންތިހާބީ ދާއިރާތަކެއް ކަނޑައަޅާންވާނެއެވެ. މިއިން ކޮންމެ އިންތިހާބީ ދާއިރާއަކުން އިންތިހާބްކުރާނީ އެއް މެންބަރެވެ.
(ށ) ކޮންމެ އިންތިހާބީ ދާއިރާއެއްގައި ވާދާކުރާ މީހުންގެ ތެރެއިން އިންތިޚާބުވާނީ، އެދާއިރާއެއްގައި ވޯޓުދޭ ރައްޔިތުންގެ ސިއްރުވޯޓަކުން އެންމެ ގިނަ ވޯޓު ލިބޭ މީހެކެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 72 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
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
Italy
- English
Senators shall be elected by universal direct suffrage.
Voters who have attained the age of forty shall be eligible to the Senate. (Art. 58) - Italian
I senatori sono eletti a suffragio universale e diretto.
Sono eleggibili a senatori gli elettori che hanno compiuto il quarantesimo anno. (Art. 58)