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Political Rights and Association
Zimbabwe
- English…
(2) Women and men have the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres.
… (Sec. 56)
Political Rights and Association
Egypt
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the right to form non-governmental associations and foundations on democratic basis, which shall acquire legal personality upon notification.
… (Art. 75) - Arabicللمواطنين حق تكوين الجمعيات والمؤسسات الأهلية على أساس ديمقراطى، وتكون لها الشخصية الاعتبارية بمجرد الإخطار.
... (المادّة 75)
Political Rights and Association
Zimbabwe
- English…
(3) Members must be appointed or elected to the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders as soon as possible after the beginning of the first session of each Parliament, and they must be selected so that the committee reflects as nearly as possible the political and gender composition of the combined Houses of Parliament.
… (Sec. 151)
Political Rights and Association
Monaco
- EnglishFreedom of association is guaranteed, subject to regulation of law. (Art. 30)
- FrenchLa liberté d'association est garantie dans le cadre des lois qui la réglementent. (Art. 30)
Political Rights and Association
Slovakia
- English
Every citizen qualified to elect the members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall have the right to vote in a referendum. (Art. 94)
- Slovak
Kaţdý občan Slovenskej republiky, ktorý má právo voliť do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky, má právo sa zúčastniť na referende. (Čl. 94)
Political Rights and Association
Comoros
- EnglishSovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it by their representatives or by way [voie] of referendum. No section of the people nor any individual may arrogate its exercise.
Suffrage may be direct or indirect within the conditions provided for by the Constitution and the law. It is always universal, equal and secret.
All Comorians of the two sexes enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors, within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 3) - Arabicالسيادة للشعب الذي يمارسها من خلال ممثليه أو عن طريق الاستفتاء. لا يجوز أن يعزو أي قسم من الشعب ولا أي فرد ممارستها.
يكون الاقتراع مباشراً أو غير مباشر في إطار الشروط التي ينص عليها الدستور والقانون وهو دائماً شاملاً ومتساوياً وسرياً.
جميع القمريين المتمتعين بحقوقهم المدنية والسياسية هم ناخبون في إطار الشروط المحددة في القانون. (المادة 3) - FrenchLa souveraineté appartient au peuple qui l'exerce par ses représentants et par la voie du referendum. Aucune section du peuple ni aucun individu ne peut s’en attribuer l’exercice.
Le suffrage peut être direct ou indirect dans les conditions prévues par la constitution et la loi. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret.
Sont électeurs, dans les conditions déterminées par la loi, tous les Comoriens des deux sexes jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
Equatorial Guinea
- EnglishSovereignty belongs to the people, who exercise it by way of universal suffrage. … (Art. 2)
- SpanishLa soberanía pertenece al pueblo, el cual la ejerce a través del sufragio universal. … (Art. 2)
- FrenchLa souveraineté émane du peuple qui l'exerce à travers le suffrage universel. … (Art. 2)
Political Rights and Association
Greece
- English1. All persons shall have the right to develop freely their personality and to participate in the social, economic and political life of the country, insofar as they do not infringe the rights of others or violate the Constitution and the good usages.
… (Art. 5) - Greek1. Kαθένας έχει δικαίωμα να αναπτύσσει ελεύθερα την προσωπικότητά του και να συμμετέχει στην κοινωνική, οικονομική και πολιτική ζωή της Xώρας, εφόσον δεν προσβάλλει τα δικαιώματα των άλλων και δεν παραβιάζει το Σύνταγμα ή τα χρηστά ήθη.
… ('Αρθρο 5)
Political Rights and Association
Ecuador
- EnglishEcuadorians benefit from the following rights:
1. To elect and be elected.
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7. To hold and discharge public office and duties on the basis of merits and capacities and in a transparent, inclusive, equitable, pluralistic and democratic selection and designation system that guarantees their participation, on the basis of criteria of gender equity and parity, equal opportunities for persons with disabilities, and intergenerational participation.
8. To set up political parties and movements, join or withdraw from them and participate in all the decisions adopted by them.
… (Art. 61) - SpanishLas ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos gozan de los siguientes derechos:
1. Elegir y ser elegidos.
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7. Desempeñar empleos y funciones públicas con base en méritos y capacidades, y en un sistema de selección y designación transparente, incluyente, equitativo, pluralista y democrático, que garantice su participación, con criterios de equidad y paridad de género, igualdad de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad y participación intergeneracional.
8. Conformar partidos y movimientos políticos, filiarse o desafiliarse libremente de ellos y participar en todas las decisiones que éstos adopten.
… (Art. 61)
Political Rights and Association
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English(1) Every citizen of the Untied Republic who has attained the age of eighteen years is entitled to vote in any election held in Tanzania. This right shall be exercised in accordance with the sub article (2), and of the other provisions of this Constitution and the law for the time being in force in Tanzania in relation to public elections.
(2) Parliament may enact a law imposing conditions restricting a citizen from exercising the right to vote by reason of any of the following grounds:
(a) being a citizen of another state;
(b) being mentally infirm;
(c) being convicted of certain specified criminal offences; or
(d) omission or failure to prove or to produce evidence as to age, citizenship or registration as a voter.
Except for these grounds no other grounds shall disqualify a citizen from exercising the right to vote.
… (Art. 5)