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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEveryone has the following fundamental freedoms:
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d) freedom of association. (Constitution Act 1982, Sec. 2) - FrenchChacun a les libertés fondamentales suivantes:
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d) liberté d’association. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, Sec. 2)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of nationality, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education, property status, or length of residence, except persons deprived of political rights according to law. (Art. 34)
- Chinese中华人民共和国年满十八周岁的公民,不分民族、种族、性别、职业、家庭出身、宗教信仰、教育程度、财产状况、居住期限,都有选举权和被选举权;但是依照法律被剥夺政治权利的人除外。(第三十四条)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishUnless otherwise provided in this Constitution, every citizen of the Maldives eighteen years of age or older has the right:
(a) to vote in elections, and in public referendums, which shall be held by secret ballot;
(b) to run for public office;
… (Art. 26) - Dhivehiމި ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީ ގައި އެހެންގޮތަކަށް ބަޔާންކޮށްފައި ނުވާހައި ހިނދަކު އުމުރުން އަށާރަ އަހަރުން މަތީގެ ކޮންމެ ރައްޔިތަކަށްމެ އަންނަނިވި ޙައްޤުތައް ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ.
(ހ) އިންތިހާބްތަކުގައްޔާއި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ހިޔާލު ހޯދުމުގެ ޢާންމު ވޯޓުތަކުގައި ވޯޓުދިނުމުގެ ޙައްޤު. މިފަދަ ވޯޓުތަކަކީ ސިއްރު ވޯޓުތަކަކަށް ވާންވާނެއެވެ.
(ށ) އިންތިޙާބުތަކުގައި އެކިއެކި މަޤާމުތަކަށް ކުރިމަތިލުމުގެ ޙައްޤު.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 26 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Any citizen [masculine] or citizen [feminine] of Tunisian nationality, being already eighteen years of age and fulfilling the conditions established by the electoral law, is an elector. (Art. 59)
- Arabic
يُعتبر ناخبا كلّ مواطن أو مواطنة يتمتّع بالجنسيّة التّونسيّة وبلغ من العمر ثماني عشرة سنة كاملة، وتتوفّر فيه الشّروط التي يحدّدها القانون الانتخابيّ. (الفصل 59)
- French
Est électeur tout citoyen ou citoyenne de nationalité tunisienne, âgé de dix-huit ans révolus et remplissant les conditions fixées par la loi électorale. (Art. 59)
Political Rights and Association
- English
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Any citizen entitled to vote for the Chamber of deputies shall have the right to vote in a referendum.
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Hanno diritto di partecipare al referendum tutti i cittadini chiamati ad eleggere la Camera dei deputati.
… (Art. 75)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll the citizens of majority, enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors and eligible. The law provides [prévoit] the provisions of [a] nature encouraging the equal access of women and men to the elective functions.
The vote is a personal right and a national duty.
… (Art. 30) - Arabicلكل مواطنة و مواطن، الحقّ في التّصويت، وفي الترشّح للانتخابات، شرط بلوغ سنّ الرّشد القانونية، والتّمتّع بالحقوق المدنية والسياسيّة . ينصّ القانون على مقتضيات من شأنها تشجيع تكافؤ الفرص بين النّساء والرجال في ولوج الوظائف الانتخابية.
التصويت حقّ شخصي وواجب وطني.
... (الفصل 30)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishIn the Republic of Cuba, sovereignty resides nontransferably with the people, from which all of the State's power emanates. The people exercise this power directly and via Assemblies of People's Power and other organs of the State that are derived from them, in the form and according to the norms established by the Constitution and the laws. (Art. 3)
- SpanishEn la República de Cuba la soberanía reside intransferiblemente en el pueblo, del cual dimana todo el poder del Estado. El pueblo la ejerce directamente o por medio de las Asambleas del Poder Popular y demás órganos del Estado que de ellas se derivan, en la forma y según las normas fijadas por la Constitución y las leyes. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe State shall encourage local Government institutions composed of elected representatives of the areas concerned and in such institutions special representation will be given to peasants, workers and women. (Art. 32)
- Urduمملکت متعلقہ علاقوں کے منتخب نمائندوں پر مشتمل بلدیاتی اداروں کی حوصلہ افزائی کرے گی اور ایسے اداروں میں کسانوں، مزدوروں اور عورتوں کو خصوصی نمائندگی دی جائے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۲)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) A person who-
(a) is a citizen of Botswana or of any other country to which this section is applied by Parliament;
(b) has attained the age of 18 years; and
(c) has either resided in Botswana for a continuous period of at least 12 months immediately preceding the date on which he or she applies for registration as a voter or was born in Botswana and is domiciled in Botswana on the date on which he or she applies for registration as a voter, shall, unless he or she is disqualified for registration as a voter under any law, be entitled, upon his or her making application in that behalf at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by any law, to be registered as a voter for the purposes of elections of Elected Members of the National Assembly, and no other person may be so registered.
… (Sec. 67)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his own consent or by way of parental discipline no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of peaceful assembly and association, that is to say, his right peacefully to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade or other unions or associations for the protection of his interests.
… (Art. 42) - Maltese(1) Ħlief bil-kunsens tiegħu stess jew bħala dixxiplina tal-ġenituri ħadd ma għandu jiġi mfixkel fit-tgawdija tal-libertà tiegħu ta' għaqda u assoċjazzjoni paċifika, jiġifieri, id-dritt tiegħu li jingħaqad paċifikament u liberament u jassoċja ma' persuni oħra u b'mod partikolari li jifforma jew jappartjeni lil trade union jew unions jew assoċjazzjonijiet oħra għall-protezzjoni tal-interessi tiegħu.
… (Art. 42)