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Political Rights and Association

Lesotho
  • English
    …
    2. In particular, the State shall take appropriate measures in order to promote equality of opportunity for the disadvantaged groups in the society to enable them to participate fully in all spheres of public life. (Sec. 26)

Political Rights and Association

Mozambique
  • English
    1. All citizens shall enjoy freedom of association.
    ... (Art. 52)
  • Portuguese
    1. Os cidadãos gozam da liberdade de associação.
    ... (Art. 52)

Political Rights and Association

France
  • English
    The Law is the expression of the general will. All citizens have the right to take part, personally or through their representatives, in its making.
    … (1789 Declaration, Art. 6)
  • French
    La Loi est l'expression de la volonté générale. Tous les Citoyens ont droit de concourir personnellement, ou par leurs Représentants, à sa formation.
    … (Déclaration 1789, Art. 6)

Political Rights and Association

Antigua and Barbuda
  • English
    1. Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of peaceful assembly and association, that is to say, his right peacefully to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the promotion and protection of his interests.
    … (Sec. 13)

Political Rights and Association

Greece
  • English
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    3. The Members of Parliament shall be elected through direct, universal and secret ballot by the citizens who have the right to vote, as specified by law. The law cannot abridge the right to vote except in cases where a minimum age has not been attained or in cases of legal incapacity or as a result of irrevocable criminal conviction for certain felonies.
    …
    5. The exercise of the right to vote is compulsory. (Art. 51)
  • Greek
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    3. Oι βουλευτές εκλέγονται με άμεση, καθολική και μυστική ψηφοφορία από τους πολίτες που έχουν εκλογικό δικαίωμα, όπως νόμος ορίζει. O νόμος δεν μπορεί να περιορίσει το εκλογικό δικαίωμα παρά μόνο αν δεν έχει συμπληρωθεί κατώτατο όριο ηλικίας ή για ανικανότητα δικαιοπραξίας ή ως συνέπεια αμετάκλητης ποινικής καταδίκης για ορισμένα εγκλήματα.
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    5. Η άσκηση του εκλογικού δικαιώματος είναι υποχρεωτική. ('Αρθρο 51)

Political Rights and Association

Myanmar
  • English

    (a) Every citizen shall have the right to elect and be elected in accord with the law.
    ... (Sec. 38)

  • Burmese

    (က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဥပဒေနှင့်အညီ ရွေးကောက်တင်မြှောက်ခွင့် နှင့် ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
    ... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈)

Political Rights and Association

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • English
    All Venezuelans who have reached the age of 18 and are not subject to political disablement or civil interdiction are qualified to vote. … (Art. 64)
  • Spanish
    Son electores o electoras todos los venezolanos y venezolanas que hayan cumplido dieciocho años de edad y que no estén sujetos a interdicción civil o inhabilitación política. … (Art. 64)

Political Rights and Association

China
  • English
    All 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

Germany
  • English
    (1) Every German shall have in every Land the same political rights and duties.
    … (Art. 33)
  • German
    (1) Jeder Deutsche hat in jedem Lande die gleichen staatsbürgerlichen Rechte und Pflichten.
    … (Art. 33)

Political Rights and Association

Burundi
  • English
    The right to vote is guaranteed. (Art. 87)
  • Kirundi
    Uburenganzira bwo gutora buremejwe. (Ingingo ya 87)
  • French
    Le droit de vote est garanti. (Art. 87)