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Political Rights and Association
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(4) The Government of a State shall ensure that every person who is entitled to vote or be voted for at an election to House of Assembly shall have the right to vote or be voted for at an election to a local government council.
… (Sec. 7)
Political Rights and Association
- English... The citizens of Turkmenistan, who attained the age of 18, shall have the right to vote; each voter shall have one vote.
Citizens recognized by the court as legally incapable, as well as serving sentence in prisons, shall not participate in elections. Limiting the electoral rights of citizens in other cases shall not be acceptable, and shall be punishable by law. (Art. 119) - Russian... Право избирать имеют граждане Туркменистана, достигшие восемнадцатилетнего возраста, каждый избиратель имеет один голос.
В выборах не участвуют граждане, признанные судом недееспособными, а также отбывающие наказание в местах лишения свободы. Ограничение избирательных прав граждан в других случаях является недопустимым и влечёт ответственность, установленную законом. (Статья 119) - Turkmen... Türkmenistanyň on sekiz ýaşy dolan raýatlarynyň saýlamaga hukugy bardyr, her bir saýlawçynyň bir sesi bardyr.
Saýlawlara kazyýet tarapyndan kämillik ukyby ýok diýlip ykrar edilen, şeýle hem azatlykdan mahrum ediliş ýerlerinde jeza çekýän raýatlar gatnaşmaýarlar. Beýleki halatlarda raýatlaryň saýlaw hukuklarynyň çäklendirilmegi ýol berilmesizdir we ol kanunda bellenilen jogapkärçilige eltýär.(119-njy madda)
Political Rights and Association
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(2) It is the responsibility of the public authorities to promote conditions ensuring that freedom and equality of individuals and of the groups to which they belong are real and effective, to remove the obstacles preventing or hindering their full enjoyment, and to facilitate the participation of all citizens in political, economic, cultural and social life.
… (Sec. 9) - Spanish...
2. Corresponde a los poderes públicos promover las condiciones para que la libertad y la igualdad del individuo y de los grupos en que se integra sean reales y efectivas; remover los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su plenitud y facilitar la participación de todos los ciudadanos en la vida política, económica, cultural y social.
… (Art. 9)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe enjoyment, and the exercise of the civil and political rights constitute the quality of the citizen. The suspension or the loss of these rights is regulated by the law. (Art. 16)
- FrenchLa jouissance, l'exercice des droits civils et politiques constituent la qualité du citoyen. La suspension et la perte de ces droits sont réglées par la loi. (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Power shall be exercised by the people through referendum, suffrage and through other forms constitutionally provided for.
2. Holders of posts in organs of political power shall be appointed by suffrage. They may also be appointed by the representatives of the people or through any other constitutionally or legally established form. (Art. 4) - Portuguese1. O poder político é exercido pelo povo através do referendo, do sufrágio e pelas demais formas constitucionalmente estabelecidas.
2. Para além da designação por sufrágio dos titulares dos órgãos do poder político, estes poderão ser também designados pelos representantes do povo ou pela forma constitucional ou legalmente estabelecida. (Art. 4)
Political Rights and Association
- English… Suffrage may be direct or indirect. It is always universal, equal, and secret.
All Senegalese nationals of both sexes, who are 18 years old, enjoying their civil and political rights, are electors within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 3) - French… Le suffrage peut être direct ou indirect. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret.
Tous les nationaux sénégalais des deux sexes, âgés de 18 ans accomplis, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques, sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe citizen has the right to elect and nominate himself as a candidate in an election, as well as the right to demonstrate his opinion in a referendum. The law shall regulate the provisions regarding the practice of this right. (Art. 43)
- Arabicللمواطن حق الانتخاب والترشيح وإبداء الرأي في الاستفتاء، وينظم القانون الأحكام المتعلقة بممارسة هذا الحقّ. (المادّة 43)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others,
… (Art. 11 of ECHR, Human Rights Act 1998 Schedule 1)
Political Rights and Association
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For the case of the functionaries elected by popular vote through closed lists proposed by the political parties under the principle of proportionality, Deputies before the National Assembly, Deputies to the Central American Parliament, Municipal Concejales [Aldermen], Regional Concejales, the lists of candidates must be composed of fifty percent of men and fifty percent of women, ordered in equitable form and presented [in] alternate form; the same ratio of gender must be maintained between proprietary members [proprietarios] and substitutes when they exist [donde los hubiere].
... (Art. 131) - Spanish
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Para el caso de los funcionarios electos mediante el voto popular por listas cerradas propuestas por los partidos políticos bajo el principio de la proporcionalidad, Diputados ante la Asamblea Nacional, Diputados al Parlamento Centroamericano, Concejales Municipales, Consejales Regionales, las listas de candidatos deberán estar integrados por un cincuenta por ciento de hombres y un cincuenta por ciento de mujeres, ordenados de forma equitativa y presentados de forma alterna; igual relación de género deberán mantener entre propietarios y suplentes donde los hubiere.
... (Art. 131)
Political Rights and Association
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In Nicaragua the workers of the cities and of the countryside [campo], women, youth, agricultural producers, artisans, professionals, technicians, intellectuals, artists, religious [persons], the Communities of the Caribbean Coast and the population in general[,] have the right to form organizations, without any discrimination, with the objective of achieving the realization of their aspirations according to their own interests, and to participate in the construction of a new society.
Such organizations will be formed in accordance with the participative and elective will of citizens, [and] will have a social function and may or may not have a partisan character, according to their nature and objectives. (Art. 49) - Spanish
En Nicaragua tienen derecho de constituir organizaciones los trabajadores de la ciudad y del campo, las mujeres, los jóvenes, los productores agropecuarios, los artesanos, los profesionales, los técnicos, los intelectuales, los artistas, los religiosos, las comunidades de la Costa Caribe y los pobladores en general, sin discriminación alguna, con el fin de lograr la realización de sus aspiraciones según sus propios intereses y participar en la construcción de una nueva sociedad.
Estas organizaciones se formarán de acuerdo a la voluntad participativa y electiva de los ciudadanos, tendrán una función social y podrán o no tener carácter partidario, según su naturaleza y fines. (Art. 49)