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Political Rights and Association
Ireland
- English1 2° i All citizens, and
ii such other persons in the State as may be determined by law,
without distinction of sex who have reached the age of eighteen years who are not disqualified by law and comply with the provisions of the law relating to the election of members of Dáil Éireann, shall have the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil Éireann.
3° No law shall be enacted placing any citizen under disability or incapacity for membership of Dáil Éireann on the ground of sex or disqualifying any citizen or other person from voting at an election for members of Dáil Éireann on that ground.
… (Art. 16) - Irish Gaelic1 2° i Gach uile shaoránach, agus
ii cibé daoine eile sa Stát a cinnfear le dlí,
cibé acu fir nó mná, ag a bhfuil ocht mbliana déag slán agus ná cuirtear faoi dhícháilíocht le dlí, agus a chomhlíonann coinníollacha an dlí i dtaobh toghcháin comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann, tá ceart vótála acu i dtoghchán comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann.
3° Ní cead aon dlí a achtú a chuirfeadh saoránach ar bith, toisc gur fear nó toisc gur bean an saoránach sin, faoi mhíchumas nó faoi mhíthreoir maidir lena bheith ina chomhalta de Dháil Éireann nó a dhícháileodh saoránach ar bith nó duine ar bith eile, ar an bhforas céanna sin, ó bheith i dteideal vótála i dtoghchán comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann.
… (Airteagal 16)
Political Rights and Association
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan have the right to elect and be elected to the government organs and also to participate in referenda.
… (Art. 56) - AzerbaijaniI. Azərbaycan Respublikası vətəndaşlarının dövlət orqanlarına seçmək və seçilmək, habelə referendumda iştirak etmək hüququ vardır.
… (Maddə 56)
Political Rights and Association
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishPolitical pluralism is recognized in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
All Congolese enjoying their civil and political rights have the right of creating a political party or to affiliate themselves to a political party of their choice.
… (Art. 6) - FrenchLe pluralisme politique est reconnu en République Démocratique du Congo.
Tout Congolais jouissant de ses droits civils et politiques a le droit de créer un parti politique ou de s’affilier à un parti de son choix.
… (Art. 6)
Political Rights and Association
Myanmar
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Political Rights and Association
Zambia
- EnglishA citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years is entitled to be registered as a voter and vote in an election by secret ballot. (Art. 46)
Political Rights and Association
Lithuania
- EnglishCitizens shall have the right to participate in the governance of their State both directly and through their democratically elected representatives, as well as the right to enter on equal terms the State Service of the Republic of Lithuania.
… (Art. 33) - LithuanianPiliečiai turi teisę dalyvauti valdant savo šalį tiek tiesiogiai, tiek per demokratiškai išrinktus atstovus, taip pat teisę lygiomis sąlygomis stoti į Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinę tarnybą.
… (33 straipsnis)
Political Rights and Association
Canada
- EnglishEveryone has the following fundamental freedoms:
…
d) freedom of association. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 2) - FrenchChacun a les libertés fondamentales suivantes:
…
d) liberté d’association. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 2)
Political Rights and Association
China
- EnglishAll citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of nationality, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status, or length of residence, except persons deprived of political rights according to law. (Art. 34)
- Chinese中华人民共和国年满十八周岁的公民,不分民族、种族、性别、职业、家庭出身、宗教信仰、教育程度、财产状况、居住期限,都有选举权和被选举权;但是依照法律被剥夺政治权利的人除外。(第三十四条)
Political Rights and Association
Eritrea
- EnglishEvery citizen who fulfills the requirements of the electoral law shall have the right to vote and to seek elective office. (Art. 20)
Political Rights and Association
Qatar
- EnglishThe right of citizens to establish association is guaranteed in accordance with the conditions and circumstances set forth in the law. (Art. 45)
- Arabicحرّية تكوين الجمعيات مكفولة، وفقاً للشّروط والأوضاع التي يبيّنها القانون. (المادّة 45)