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2. Members of the House shall be elected from candidates in each electoral district by a plurality of the votes cast. Provisions shall be made by law for special representation for minority Nationalities and Peoples.
3. Members of the House, on the basis of population and special representation of minority Nationalities and Peoples, shall not exceed 550; of these, minority Nationalities and Peoples shall have at least 20 seats. Particulars shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 54) - Amharic…
2. የምክር ቤቱ አባላት በአንድ የምርጫ ክልል ውስጥ ከሌሎች ተወዳዳሪዎች መካከል አብላጫ ድምጽ ያገኘ ተወዳዳሪ አሸናፊ በሚሆንበት የምርጫ ሥርዓት ይመረጣሉ፡፡ የተለየ ውክልና ያሰፈልጋቸዋል ተብሎ የታመነባቸው አናሳ ብሔረሰቦች እና ሕዝቦች በምርጫ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባል ይሆናሉ፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡
3. የምክር ቤቱ አባላት ቁጥር የሕዝብ ብዛትንና በልዩ ትኩረት ውክልና የሚሰጣቸው አናሳ ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦችን ቁጥር መሰረት በማድረግ 550 የማይበልጥ ሆኖ ከዚህ ውስጥ አናሳ ብሔረሰቦች 20 የማያንስ መቀመጫ ይኖራቸዋል፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይደነግጋል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 54)
Minorities
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(2) A Municipal Assembly under clause (1) shall consist of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Executive, Ward Chairpersons, and four members elected from each Ward and members of the Municipal Executive elected from Dalit or minority communities pursuant to clause (4) of Article 216.
… (Art. 223) - Nepali…
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिमको नगर सभामा नगरकार्यपालिकाका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुख, वडा अध्यक्ष र प्रत्येक वडाबाट निर्वाचित चारजना सदस्य र धारा २१६ को उपधारा (४) बमोजिम दलित वा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायबाट निर्वाचित नगर कार्यपालिकाका सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
… (धारा २२३)
Minorities
- English(1) The following state institutions strengthen constitutional democracy in the Republic:
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(c) The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities.
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Minorities
- EnglishThe Legislature shall by law make provision for regulating Muslim religious affairs and for constituting a Council to advise the President in matters relating to the Muslim religion. (Art. 153)
Minorities
- EnglishThe law will regulate the exercise of suffrage in accordance with the following principles:
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6. Guarantees of representation for the minorities;
… (Art. 95) - SpanishLa ley regulará el ejercicio del sufragio de acuerdo con los siguientes principios:
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6) Garantías de representación para las minorías.
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Minorities
- EnglishWithin the framework of political-administrative organization, indigenous or Afro-Ecuadorian territorial districts may be formed. These shall have jurisdiction over the respective autonomous territorial government and shall be governed by the principles of interculturalism and plurinationalism, and in accordance with collective rights.
Parishes, cantons and provinces comprised in their majority of indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian, coastal back-country (montubio) or ancestral communities, peoples or nations may take up this special administration system following a referendum passed by at least two thirds of the valid votes. Two or more districts administered by indigenous or pluricultural territorial governments may integrate and form a new district. The law shall set forth the rules for the structure, operation and competences of such districts. (Art. 257) - SpanishEn el marco de la organización político administrativa podrán conformarse circunscripciones territoriales indígenas o afroecuatorianas, que ejercerán las competencias del gobierno territorial autónomo correspondiente, y se regirán por principios de interculturalidad, plurinacionalidad y de acuerdo con los derechos colectivos.
Las parroquias, cantones o provincias conformados mayoritariamente por comunidades, pueblos o nacionalidades indígenas, afroecuatorianos, montubios o ancestrales podrán adoptar este régimen de administración especial, luego de una consulta aprobada por al menos las dos terceras partes de los votos válidos. Dos o más circunscripciones administradas por gobiernos territoriales indígenas o pluriculturales podrán integrarse y conformar una nueva circunscripción. La ley establecerá las normas de conformación, funcionamiento y competencias de estas circunscripciones. (Art. 257)
Minorities
- EnglishEqual rights for the members of all national minorities in the Republic of Croatia shall be guaranteed.
Equality and protection of the rights of national minorities shall be regulated by a constitutional act to be enacted under the procedure stipulated for organic laws.Over and above general suffrage, the right of the members of national minorities to elect their representatives to the Croatian Parliament may be stipulated by law. The freedom of the members of all national minorities to express their national affiliation, to use their language and script, and to exercise cultural autonomy shall be guaranteed. (Art. 15) - CroatianU Republici Hrvatskoj jamči se ravnopravnost pripadnicima svih nacionalnih manjina.
Ravnopravnost i zaštita prava nacionalnih manjina uređuje se ustavnim zakonom koji se donosi po postupku za donošenje organskih zakona.
Zakonom se može, pored općega biračkog prava, pripadnicima nacionalnih manjina osigurati posebno pravo da biraju svoje zastupnike u Hrvatski sabor.
Pripadnicima svih nacionalnih manjina jamči se sloboda izražavanja nacionalne pripadnosti, slobodno služenje svojim jezikom i pismom i kulturna autonomija. (Članak 15)
Minorities
- EnglishCitizens belonging to ethnic communities shall have the right to foster their language, culture, and customs. (Art. 37)
- LithuanianPiliečiai, priklausantys tautinėms bendrijoms, turi teisę puoselėti savo kalbą, kultūrą ir papročius. (37 straipsnis)
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(2) In the territorial-administrative units where citizens belonging to a national minority have a significant weight, provision shall be made for the oral and written use of that national minority's language in the relations with the local public administration authorities and the decentralized public services, under the terms stipulated by the organic law. (Art. 120) - Romanian…
(2) În unităţile administrativ-teritoriale în care cetăţenii aparţinând unei minorităţi naţionale au o pondere semnificativă se asigură folosirea limbii minorităţii naţionale respective în scris şi oral în relaţiile cu autorităţile administraţiei publice locale şi cu serviciile publice deconcentrate, în condiţiile prevăzute de legea organică. (Art. 120)
Minorities
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In those autonomous provinces and local self-government units with the population of mixed nationalities, a proportional representation of national minorities in assemblies shall be provided for, in accordance with the Law. (Art 180) - Serbian Cyrillic
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У аутономним покрајинама и јединицама локалне самоуправе у којима живи становништво мешовитог националног састава, омогућује се сразмерна заступљеност националних мањина у скупштинама, у складу са законом. (Члан 180)