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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishIn those cases of selection of an authority by competitive and merit-based examination, the Council for Public Participation and Social Control shall choose the one who obtains the highest score in the respective examination and shall report this to the National Assembly for the respective swearing in office.
When dealing with the selection of senior management committees directing State entities, the Council shall designate the standing members and alternates, by priority, from among those who obtain the highest scores in the examination. The alternates shall replace the standing members whenever relevant, in compliance with the order of their qualification and designation.
Those who are holding office shall not be able to submit their candidacies for public competitive and merit-based examinations called to designate their substitutes.
Conditions of equity and parity between women and men, as well equality of conditions, shall be guaranteed for the participation of Ecuadorians living abroad. (Art. 210) - SpanishEn los casos de selección por concurso de oposición y méritos de una autoridad, el Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social escogerá a quien obtenga la mejor puntuación en el respectivo concurso e informará a la Asamblea Nacional para la posesión respectiva.
Cuando se trate de la selección de cuerpos colegiados que dirigen entidades del Estado, el Consejo designará a los miembros principales y suplentes, en orden de prelación, entre quienes obtengan las mejores puntuaciones en el concurso. Los miembros suplentes sustituirán a los principales cuando corresponda, con apego al orden de su calificación y designación.
Quienes se encuentren en ejercicio de sus funciones no podrán presentarse a los concursos públicos de oposición y méritos convocados para designar a sus reemplazos. Se garantizarán condiciones de equidad y paridad entre mujeres y hombres, así como de igualdad de condiciones para la participación de las ecuatorianas y ecuatorianos en el exterior. (Art. 210)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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Any citizen of either sex is eligible for public and elected offices on equal terms, according to the requirements established by law. To this end, the Republic shall adopt specific measures to promote equal opportunities between women and men.
… (Art. 51) - Italian
Tutti i cittadini dell'uno o dell'altro sesso possono accedere agli uffici pubblici e alle cariche elettive in condizioni di eguaglianza, secondo i requisiti stabiliti dalla legge. A tale fine la Repubblica promuove con appositi provvedimenti le pari opportunità tra donne e uomini.
… (Art. 51)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishAll Nigeriens are born and remain free and equal in rights and in duties. However, the access of certain categories of citizens to electoral mandates, to elective functions and to public employments may be favored by particular measures specified by the law. (Art. 10)
- FrenchTous les Nigériens naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droits et en devoirs. Toutefois, l’accès de certaines catégories de citoyens aux mandats électoraux, aux fonctions électives et aux emplois publics peut être favorisé par des mesures particulières prévues par la loi. (Art. 10)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishCompulsory civic service for both sexes is established. The terms thereof shall be set by law. (Art. 52-3)
- FrenchIl est établi un service civique mixte obligatoire dont les conditions de fonctionnement sont établies par la loi. (Art. 52.3)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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2. Every citizen has the right of access to the public service under equal and free conditions, as a general rule by means of a competitive selection process. (Art. 47) - Portuguese…
2. Ninguém pode ser total ou parcialmente privado da liberdade, a não ser em consequência de sentença judicial condenatória pela prática de acto punido por lei com pena de prisão ou de aplicação judicial de medida de segurança. (Art. 47)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) At the beginning of the term of the House of the People, both Houses of the Federal Parliament shall establish a Parliamentary Service Commission serving for the term of the House of the People.
(2) The Parliamentary Service Commission shall consist of:
(a) The Speaker of the House of the People as chairperson;
(b) The Speaker of the Upper House as vice-chairperson;
(c) Four (4) members elected by the House of the People from among its members, of whom at least two (2) shall be women;
(d) Two (2) members elected by the Upper House from among its members, of whom at least one shall be a woman; and
(e) One member appointed by the House of the People from among persons who are experienced in public affairs, but are not members of the Federal Parliament.
… (Art. 111D) - Somali(1) Mudadda bilowga ah ee Golaha shacabka, waa in labada aqal ee Federaalku sameeyaan Guddiga Adeega Baarlamaanka taasoo shaqeyneysa mudadda Aqalka Dadweynuhu jiro.
(2) Guddiga Adeega Baarlamaanku waa inuu ka koobnaadaa:
(a) Guddoomiyaha Golaha shacabka oo ah guddoominaya fadhiyada;
(b) Guddoomiyaha Aqalka Sare oo noqonaya guddoomiye ku-xigeen;
(c) Afar xubnood oo lagu soo magacaabay Golaha shacabka kuwaasoo ay ugu yaraan ka mid yihiin laba haween ah;
(d) Laba xubinood laga soo magacaabay Golaha shacabka kaasoo ay midkood tahay haweenay;
(e) Hal xubin oo ay soo magacaabay Golaha Shacabka oo ah shakhsi khabiir ku ah arrimaha dadweynaha hase yeeshee aan ka mid ahayn xubnaha Baarlamanka;Federaalka.
… (Qodobka 111D.)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe functionaries and the public employees are at the service of the country. All Paraguayans have the right to occupy public functions and employments.
The law will regulate the various careers in which these functionaries and employees provide [presten] services, which, without prejudice to others, are the judicial, teaching [la docente], the diplomatic and consular, that of scientific and technological research, that of civil service, the military and the police [careers]. (Art. 101) - SpanishLos funcionarios y los empleados públicos están al servicio del país. Todos los paraguayos tienen el derecho a ocupar funciones y empleos públicos.
La ley reglamentará las distintas carreras en las cuales dichos funcionarios y empleados presten servicios, las que, sin perjuicio de otras, son la judicial, la docente, la diplomática y consular, la de investigación científica y tecnológica, la de servicio civil, la militar y la policial. (Art. 101)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) Subject to subsections (4), (5) and (7), no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin, birth out of wedlock, political opinions or affiliations, colour, sex or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages that are not accorded to persons of another such description.
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(5) Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to race, place of origin, birth out of wedlock, political opinions or affiliations, colour, creed or sex) to be required of any person who is appointed to or to act in any office under the Crown, any office in the service of a local government authority or any office in a body corporate established by law for public purposes.
… (Sec. 15)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishCitizens have the right to participate in the administration of state affairs, in All-Ukrainian and local referendums, to freely elect and to be elected to bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government.
Citizens enjoy the equal right of access to the civil service and to service in bodies of local self-government. (Art. 38) - UkrainianГромадяни мають право брати участь в управлінні державними справами, у всеукраїнському та місцевих референдумах, вільно обирати і бути обраними до органів державної влади та органів місцевого самоврядування.
Громадяни користуються рівним правом доступу до державної служби, а також до служби в органах місцевого самоврядування. (Стаття 38)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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e. Citizens, both men and women, are entitled to participate in public affairs and may enjoy political rights, including the right to vote and to stand for elections, in accordance with this Constitution and the conditions and principles laid down by law. No citizen can be deprived of the right to vote or to nominate oneself for elections except by law.
… (Art. 1) - Arabic…
هـ - للمواطنين، رجالاً ونساءً، حق المشاركة في الشؤون العامة والتمتّع بالحقوق السياسية، بما فيها حق الانتخاب والترشيح، وذلك وفقاً لهذا الدستور وللشروط والأوضاع التي يـبـينها القانون. ولا يجوز أن يحرم أحد المواطنين من حق الانتخاب أو الترشيح إلا وفقاً للقانون.
(المادّة 1) …