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Political Rights and Association
- English
Rights of the citizen are:
I. To vote in the popular elections;
II. To be able to be voted for in conditions of parity for all the offices [cargos] of popular election, having the qualifications [calidades] that the law establishes. The right to solicit registry as candidates [masculine] and candidates [feminine,] before the corresponding electoral authority[,] of the political parties, as well as of citizens [masculine] and citizens [feminine] that solicit their registration in independent manner and complying with the requirements, conditions and terms that the legislation determines;
III. To associate individually and freely for taking part in a peaceful form in the political matters of the country;
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VI. Having the qualifications that the law establishes, to be able to be appointed for any office [empleo] or commission of the public service;
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VIII. To vote in the popular consultations concerning the subjects [temas] of national or regional transcendence,
... (Art. 35) - Spanish
Son derechos de la ciudadanía:
I. Votar en las elecciones populares;
II. Poder ser votada en condiciones de paridad para todos los cargos de elección popular, teniendo las calidades que establezca la ley. El derecho de solicitar el registro de candidatos y candidatas ante la autoridad electoral corresponde a los partidos políticos, así como a los ciudadanos y las ciudadanas que soliciten su registro de manera independiente y cumplan con los requisitos, condiciones y términos que determine la legislación;
III. Asociarse individual y libremente para tomar parte en forma pacífica en los asuntos políticos del país;
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VI. Poder ser nombrado para cualquier empleo o comisión del servicio público, teniendo las calidades que establezca la ley;
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VIII. Votar en las consultas populares sobre temas de trascendencia nacional o regional,
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Political Rights and Association
- English
The Lao Front for National Development, the Lao Veterans Federation, the Lao Federation of Trade Unions, the Lao Women's Union, the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union and other social organisations are the organs to unite and mobilise all strata of the multi-ethnic people to take part in the tasks of protection and construction of the country; to develop the right of self- determination of the people and to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members of their respective organisations. (Art. 7)
- Lao
ແນວລາວສ້າງຊາດ, ສະຫະພັນນັກຮົບເກົ່າ, ສະຫະພັນກຳມະບານລາວ, ສະຫະພັນແມ່ຍິງລາວ, ຄະນະຊາວໜຸ່ມປະຊາຊົນປະຕິວັດລາວ ແລະ ບັນດາອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງສັງຄົມ ເປັນບ່ອນສຶກສາ ອົບຮົມ, ເຕົ້າໂຮມຄວາມສາມັກຄີ ແລະ ປຸກລະດົມບັນດາຊັ້ນຄົນຂອງທຸກຊົນເຜົ່າ ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພາລະກິດ ປົກປັກຮັກສາ ແລະ ສ້າງສາປະເທດຊາດ, ເສີມຂະຫຍາຍສິດເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງປະຊາຊົນ, ປົກປັກຮັກສາສິດ ແລະ ຜົນປະໂຫຍດອັນຊອບທຳຂອງສະມາຊິກໃນອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງຕົນ, ມີ ສິດ ແລະ ໜ້າທີ່ ຕິດຕາມກວດກາ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງ ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ, ສະພາປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ສະມາຊິກ ຂອງສະພາດັ່ງກ່າວ. (ມາດຕາ. 7) (ປັບປຸງ)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAssociations may be formed without prior permission for any lawful purpose, including political associations and trade unions.
… (Art. 74) - IcelandicRétt eiga menn á að stofna félög í sérhverjum löglegum tilgangi, þar með talin stjórnmálafélög og stéttarfélög, án þess að sækja um leyfi til þess.
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