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Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies are elected by direct universal suffrage.
… (Art. 113) - Arabicيُنتخب النواب باقتراع عام مباشر.
... (المادة 113) - FrenchLes députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct. … (Art. 113)
Legislature
- English… The state works to attain parity between women and men in elected Assemblies. … (Art. 46)
- Arabic...تسعى الدولة إلى تحقيق الّتناصف بين المرأة و الرجل في المجالس المنتخبة. ... (الفصل 46)
- French… L’État s’emploie à consacrer la parité entre la femme et l’homme dans les assemblées élues.
… (Art. 46)
Legislature
- English
The National Assembly is the representative of the rights and interests of the Lao multi-ethnic people. The National Assembly is the supreme authority of the state. The National Assembly is the legislative body to perform the role to adopt the Constitution and laws, make decisions on fundamental issues of the country and to monitor the implementation of the Constitution and laws by the State organizations. (Art. 52)
- Lao
ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແມ່ນ ອົງການຕົວແທນແຫ່ງສິດ ແລະ ຜົນປະໂຫຍດຂອງປະຊາຊົນລາວ ບັນດາເຜົ່າ, ເປັນອົງການສູງສຸດແຫ່ງອຳນາດລັດ, ເປັນອົງການນິຕິບັນຍັດ ປະຕິບັດພາລະບົດບາດ ຮັບຮອງເອົາ ລັດຖະທຳມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ, ຕົກລົງບັນຫາສຳຄັນພື້ນຖານ ຂອງປະເທດຊາດ ແລະ ຕິດຕາມກວດກາ ການເຄົາລົບ ແລະ ປະຕິບັດລັດຖະທຳມະນູນ ແລະ ກົດໝາຍ ຂອງບັນດາອົງການລັດ. (ມາດຕາ. 52) (ປັບປຸງ)
Legislature
- English(1) Each of the constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 50 of this Constitution shall return one Representative to the National Assembly who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law enacted by Parliament.
… (Sec. 29)
Legislature
- EnglishAlthingi and the President of Iceland jointly exercise legislative power.
… (Art. 2) - IcelandicAlþingi og forseti Íslands fara samanmeð löggjafarvaldið.
… (2. gr.)