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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) Enjoyment of civil and political rights and eligibility for public office shall be independent of religious affiliation.
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(2) Der Genuß bürgerlicher und staatsbürgerlicher Rechte sowie die Zulassung zu öffentlichen Ämtern sind unabhängig von dem religiösen Bekenntnis.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe State, the public establishments and the territorial collectivities work for the mobilization of all the means available [disponibles] to facilitate the equal access of the citizens to conditions that permit their enjoyment of the right:
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• to access to the public functions according to the merits;
… (Art. 31) - Arabicتعمل الدّولة والمؤسّسات العمومية والجماعات الترابية، على تعبئة كل الوسائل المتاحة، لتيسير أسباب استفادة المواطنات والمواطنين، على قدم المساواة، من الحق في:
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• ولوج الوظائف العمومية حسب الاستحقاق،
… (الفصل 31)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(1) Citizens of the Republic of Moldova shall enjoy the right to take part in the administration of public affairs directly, as well as by way of their representatives.
(2) The access to a public office shall be guaran teed, according to the law, to any citizen of the Republic of Moldova. (Art. 39) - Moldovian
(1) Cetăţenii Republicii Moldova au dreptul de a participa la administrarea treburilor publice nemijlocit, precum şi prin reprezentanţii lor.
(2) Oricărui cetăţean i se asigură, potrivit legii, accesul la o funcţie publică. (Art. 39)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the right to take part in political life and in the management of the affairs of the Country, directly or by means of freely-elected representatives. (Art. 57)
- PortugueseTodos os cidadãos têm direito de tomar parte na vida política e na direcção dos assuntos do País, directamente ou por intermédio de representantes livremente eleitos. (Art. 57)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) The United Republic of Tanzania is a state which adheres to the principles of democracy and social justice and accordingly -
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(d) the people shall participate in the affairs of their Government in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
... (Art. 8)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishThe State shall ensure gender balance and fair representation of marginalised groups on all constitutional and other bodies. (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, VI)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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(2) It is the responsibility of the public authorities to promote conditions ensuring that freedom and equality of individuals and of the groups to which they belong are real and effective, to remove the obstacles preventing or hindering their full enjoyment, and to facilitate the participation of all citizens in political, economic, cultural and social life.
… (Sec. 9) - Spanish...
2. Corresponde a los poderes públicos promover las condiciones para que la libertad y la igualdad del individuo y de los grupos en que se integra sean reales y efectivas; remover los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su plenitud y facilitar la participación de todos los ciudadanos en la vida política, económica, cultural y social.
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Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English1. The Civil Service shall be governed by, inter alia, the following values and Principles:
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i. Civil Service shall be broadly representative of the people of South Sudan, with employment and personnel management practices based on ability, objectivity, fair competition for jobs, and the need to redress any imbalances of the past to achieve broad representation through affirmative action;
… (Art. 139)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- English(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, every member of a Commission is appointed for a term of five years which is renewable for one additional term only.
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(4) Where a Commission has a chairperson and a deputy chairperson, they must be of different genders.
… (Sec. 320)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
- EnglishWe the people of Solomon Islands, …
AGREE AND PLEDGE that –
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(e) we shall ensure the participation of our people in the governance of their affairs and provide within the framework of our national unity for the decentralisation of power;
… (Preamble)