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Legislature
El Salvador
- EnglishThe Legislative Assembly is a collegiate body composed of Deputies, elected in the form prescribed by this Constitution, and to it fundamentally belongs the attribution to legislate. (Art. 121)
- SpanishLa Asamblea Legislativa es un cuerpo colegiado compuesto por Diputados, elegidos en la forma prescrita por esta Constitución, y a ella compete fundamentalmente la atribución de legislar. (Art. 121)
Legislature
Burundi
- EnglishThe candidate to the legislative elections must be of Burundian nationality and origin, be twenty-five years old at least, [and] enjoy all their civil and political rights.
… (Art. 170) - KirundiUwitoza ngo abe umushingamateka ategerezwa kuba ari umurundi avuka mu Burundi, akaba akwije n’imiburiburi imyaka mirongo ibiri n’itanu y’amavuka, akaba arekuriwe amateka y’ubwigenge na ya politike.
… (Ingingo ya 170) - FrenchLe candidat aux élections législatives doit être de nationalité et d’origine burundaises, être âgé de vingt-cinq ans au moins, jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
… (Art. 170)
Legislature
South Sudan
- English1. There shall be established a National Legislature composed of the following:
a. the National Legislative Assembly; and
b. the Council of States.
… (Art. 54)
Legislature
Andorra
- English1. The Councillors are elected by universal, free, equal and direct suffrage for a four-year term. Their mandate shall cease four years after their election or on the day that the General Council is dissolved.
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3. All Andorran nationals fully enjoying their political rights are entitled to vote and to be eligible for election.
… (Art. 51) - Catalan1. Els consellers són elegits per sufragi universal, lliure, igual, directe i secret, per un termini de quatre anys. El mandat dels consellers acaba quatre anys després de la seva elecció o el dia de la dissolució del Consell General.
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3. Són electors i elegibles tots els andorrans que estiguin en el ple ús dels seus drets polítics.
… (Art. 51)
Legislature
Haiti
- EnglishLegislative power shall be vested in two (2) representative Chambers. One (1) Chamber of Deputies and one (1) Senate, comprising the Legislature or Parliament. (Art. 88)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif s'exerce par deux (2) Chambres représentatives. Une (1) Chambre des députés et un (1) Sénat qui forment le Corps Législatif. (Art. 88)
Legislature
Chad
- 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
Tunisia
- English
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The State works towards consecrating parity between women and men in the elected assemblies.
… (Art. 51) - Arabic
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تسعى الدّولة إلى تحقيق التّناصف بين المرأة والرّجل في المجالس المنتخبة.
... (الفصل 51) - French
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L’État s’emploie à consacrer la parité entre la femme et l’homme dans les assemblées élues.
… (Art. 51)
Legislature
Israel
- EnglishThe Knesset is the parliament of the State. (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 1)
- Hebrewהכנסת היא בית הנבחרים של המדינה. (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 1)
Legislature
Bulgaria
- English(1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction, and is not serving a prison sentence.
… (Art. 65) - Bulgarian(1) За народен представител може да бъде избиран български гражданин, който нямɚ друго гражданство, навършил е 21 години, не е поставен под запрещение и не изтърпява наказаниɟ лишаване от свобода.
… (Чл. 65)