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Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies comprises forty members elected by direct, secret general ballot in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 56)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس النواب من أربعين عضواً يُنتخبون بطريق الانتخـــاب العام السري المباشر وفقاً للأحكام التي يـبـينها القانون. (المادّة 56)
Legislature
- EnglishMajlisi Oli (the Supreme Assembly) - Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be the supreme representative and legislative body of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Majlisi Oli shall consist of two Majlises (Assemblies) - the Majlisi Milli (the National Assembly) and the Majlisi Namoyandagon (the Assembly of Representatives).
… (Art. 48) - RussianМаджлиси Оли – парламент Республики Таджикистан является высшим представительным законодательным органом Республики Таджикистан.
Маджлиси Оли состоит из двух Маджлисов – Маджлиси милли и Маджлиси намояндагон.
… (Статья 48) - TajikМаҷлиси Олӣ‐парламенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон ‐ мақоми олии намояндагӣ ва қонунгузори Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон мебошад.
Маҷлиси Олӣ аз ду Маҷлис ‐ Маҷлиси миллӣ ва Маҷлиси намояндагон иборат аст.
… (Моддаи 48)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Council is the representative body for social, economic, professional, and local interests. The National Council has forty members. It is composed of:
• four representatives of employers;
• four representatives of employees;
• four representatives of farmers, crafts and trades, and independent professions;
• six representatives of non-commercial fields;
• twenty-two representatives of local interests.
The organisation of the National Council is regulated by law. (Art. 96) - SloveneDržavni svet je zastopstvo nosilcev socialnih, gospodarskih, poklicnih in lokalnih interesov. Državni svet ima 40 članov. Sestavljajo ga:
- štirje predstavniki delodajalcev;
- štirje predstavniki delojemalcev;
- štirje predstavniki kmetov, obrtnikov in samostojnih poklicev;
- šest predstavnikov negospodarskih dejavnosti;
- dvaindvajset predstavnikov lokalnih interesov.
Organizacijo državnega sveta ureja zakon. (96. Člen)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall consist of 150 members elected for a four-year term.
… (Art. 73) - Slovak
(1) Národná rada Slovenskej republiky má 150 poslancov, ktorí sú volení na štyri roky.
... (Čl. 73)
Legislature
- EnglishIt corresponds to the Congress to make the laws. Through them, it exercises the following functions:
1. To interpret, reform and derogate the laws.
2. To enact codes in all the branches of legislation and to reform their provisions.
… (Art. 150) - SpanishCorresponde al Congreso hacer las leyes. Por medio de ellas ejerce las siguientes funciones:
1. Interpretar, reformar y derogar las leyes.
2. Expedir códigos en todos los ramos de la legislación y reformar sus disposiciones.
… (Art. 150)
Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter9 shall return a member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an act of the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 77)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is an organ invested with legislative power which exercises its functions according to the provisions of the Constitution and the laws in force.
The number of the Senators must not exceed half of the total number of the National Assembly’s Members.
The Senate is composed of appointed members and members elected at restricted suffrage.
The Senators can be appointed anew or re-eligible. Can be candidates to the Senate the Khmer citizens of both sexes enjoying the right to vote, aged 40 years at least and having Khmer nationality by birth. (Art. 99) - Khmerព្រឹទ្ធសភាជាអង្គការដែលមានអំណាចនីតិប្បញ្ញត្តិ ហើយ បំពេញភារកិច្ចរបស់ខ្លួនដូចបានកំណត់ក្នុងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងច្បាប់ជាធរមាន ។
ព្រឹទ្ធសភាមានចំនួនសមាជិកយ៉ាងច្រើនស្មើនឹងពាក់កណ្តាលនៃចំនួនសមាជិករដ្ឋសភាទាំងមូល។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាត្រូវចាត់តាំងខ្លះ និងត្រូវជ្រើសតាំង ដោយការបោះឆ្នោតអសកលខ្លះ។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាអាចត្រូវបានចាត់តាំង និងជ្រើសតាំងសាជាថ្មីបាន ។ អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជន ព្រឹទ្ធសភា គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមាន សិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ៤០ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរតាំងពីកំណើត។ (មាត្រា ៩៩)
Legislature
- EnglishThe duties and powers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey are to enact, amend, and repeal laws; … (Art. 87)
- TurkishTürkiye Büyük Millet Meclisinin görev ve yetkileri, kanun koymak, değiştirmek ve kaldırmak; … (Medde 87)
Legislature
- EnglishThat the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be stiled The Parliament of Great Britain. (Union with Scotland Act 1706, Art. III)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 62 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless-
(a) he or she is a citizen of Botswana;
(b) he or she has attained the age of 18 years;
(c) he or she is qualified for registration as a voter for the purposes of the election of the Elected Members of the National Assembly and is so registered; and
(d) he or she is able to speak, and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read English well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Sec. 61)