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Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Senate have the title of Senator.
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The candidates for Senator are presented by the political parties or by the political groups. They may also present themselves as independents.
They are elected at the second degree by the Provincial Assemblies.
… (Art. 104) - FrenchLes membres du Sénat portent le titre de sénateur.
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Les candidats sénateurs sont présentés par des partis politiques ou par des regroupements politiques. Ils peuvent aussi se présenter en indépendant.
Ils sont élus au second degré par les Assemblées provinciales.
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Legislature
- English1 The National Council is composed of 200 representatives of the People.
2 The representatives are elected directly by the People according to a system of proportional representation. A general election is held every four years.
3 Each Canton constitutes an electoral constituency.
4 The seats are allocated to the Cantons according to their relative populations. Each Canton has at least one seat. (Art. 149) - French1 Le Conseil national se compose de 200 députés du peuple.
2 Les députés sont élus par le peuple au suffrage direct selon le système proportionnel. Le Conseil national est renouvelé intégralement tous les quatre ans.
3 Chaque canton forme une circonscription électorale.
4 Les sièges sont répartis entre les cantons proportionnellement à leur population. Chaque canton a droit à un siège au moins. (Art. 149) - German1 Der Nationalrat besteht aus 200 Abgeordneten des Volkes.
2 Die Abgeordneten werden vom Volk in direkter Wahl nach dem Grundsatz des Proporzes bestimmt. Alle vier Jahre findet eine Gesamterneuerung statt.
3 Jeder Kanton bildet einen Wahlkreis.
4 Die Sitze werden nach der Bevölkerungszahl auf die Kantone verteilt. Jeder Kanton hat mindestens einen Sitz. (Art. 149) - Italian1 Il Consiglio nazionale è composto di 200 deputati del Popolo.
2 I deputati sono eletti dal Popolo a suffragio diretto secondo il sistema proporzionale. Ogni quadriennio si procede al rinnovo integrale.
3 Ogni Cantone forma un circondario elettorale.
4 I seggi sono ripartiti tra i Cantoni proporzionalmente alla loro popolazione. Ogni Cantone ha diritto almeno a un seggio. (Art. 149)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Assembly consists of—
(a) two hundred and ten members elected by secret ballot from the two hundred and ten constituencies into which Zimbabwe is divided; and
(b) for the life of the first four Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected through a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces.
(c) a further additional ten youth members, that is, persons aged from twenty-one to thirtyfive years of age, one from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(i) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces; and
(ii) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately:
Provided that political parties must ensure that—
(a) ten of the sixty women members are under the age of thirty-five;
(b) women with disabilities are represented on their party lists; and
(c) young women with disabilities are represented on their party lists in terms of an Act of Parliament.
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Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be for Saint Christopher and Nevis a Parliament which shall consist of Her Majesty and a National Assembly. (Sec. 25)
Legislature
- EnglishAn Emirate is free to determine the method of selection of its representatives in the FNC. (Art. 69)
- Arabicﻳﺘﺮﻙ ﻟﻜﻞ اﻣ ﺎرﺓ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ اﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ اﻟﻤﻮ اﻃﻨﻴﻦ اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﺜﻠﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎدﻱ. (المادّة 69)
Legislature
- English(1) Where at the first meeting of the House after any general election it appears that female members of Parliament will not constitute at least thirty percentum of the total membership of Parliament, then, and only then, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the House shall form itself into an electoral college and elect not more than four women on a regional basis to the House in accordance with the provisions of section 95(3). (Sec. 86)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of Parliament shall be chosen by secret ballot in free and fair elections administered by the Electoral Commission, in accordance with this Constitution and any written law governing elections. (Sec. 52)
- iTaukeiNa lewenipalimedi mera digitaki ena veidigidigi vuni ka vakayacori ena savasava ka vakamatau ka solia vua na veimatavakaturi kei na veimatapolitiki mera cakacaka ena galala, kei na kena vakau na itukutuku me vakayacori ena galala, kei na mataveilewai me soli vua na galala ni vakatulewa ka qarava na cakacaka ni veidigidigi na Matabose ni Veidigidigi, me vaka e virikotori ena Yavunivakavulewa qo se dua na lawa tabaki e kovuta na kena ivakarau ni kena vakayacori na veidigidigi. (Sec. 52)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be elected senator the following conditions are required: to have attained to the age of 30, to have been six years a citizen of the Nation, to have an annual income of two thousand strong pesos or similar revenues, and to be a native of the province electing him or to have two years of immediate residence therein. (Sec. 55)
- SpanishSon requisitos para ser elegidos senador: tener la edad de treinta años, haber sido seis años ciudadano de la Nación, disfrutar de una renta anual de dos mil pesos fuertes o de una entrada equivalente, y ser natural de la provincia que lo elija, o con dos años de residencia inmediata en ella. (Art. 55)
Legislature
- EnglishOf the Senators-
a. four shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
b. two shall be appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. (Sec. 28)
Legislature
- English1. Following the full restoration of Georgia’s jurisdiction throughout the entire territory of Georgia, two chambers shall be established within Parliament: the Council of the Republic and the Senate. The Council of the Republic shall be composed of members elected by a proportional system. The Senate shall be composed of members elected from the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, the Autonomous Republic of Ajara and other territorial units of Georgia, and five members appointed by the President of Georgia. The composition, powers, and procedures for the election of chambers shall be determined by the organic law.
2. Before the condition provided for by paragraph 1 of this article is created, Parliament shall be composed of 150 Members of Parliament elected in a single multi-mandate electoral district for a term of 4 years by a proportional system on the basis of universal, free, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot.
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4. Any citizen of Georgia having the electoral right, who has attained the age of 25 and who has lived in Georgia for at least 10 years, may be elected as a Member of Parliament. A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by a court judgment shall not be elected as a Member of Parliament.
5. A political party that is registered in accordance with the procedures established by law shall have the right to participate in the parliamentary elections if it has a Member of Parliament who has been elected through the party’s nomination by the date when the elections are scheduled, or if it is supported by the signatures of at least 25 000 voters, in accordance with the procedures established by the organic law.
… (Art. 37) - Georgian1. საქართველოს მთელ ტერიტორიაზე საქართველოს იურისდიქციის სრულად აღდგენის შემდეგ პარლამენტის შემადგენლობაში იქნება ორი პალატა: რესპუბლიკის საბჭო და სენატი. რესპუბლიკის საბჭო შედგება პროპორციული წესით არჩეული წევრებისაგან. სენატი შედგება აფხაზეთის ავტონომიურ რესპუბლიკაში, აჭარის ავტონომიურ რესპუბლიკასა და საქართველოს სხვა ტერიტორიულ ერთეულებში არჩეული წევრებისა და საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის მიერ დანიშნული 5 წევრისაგან. პალატების შემადგენლობას, უფლებამოსილებასა და არჩევის წესს განსაზღვრავს ორგანული კანონი.
2. ამ მუხლის პირველი პუნქტით გათვალისწინებული პირობის შექმნამდე პარლამენტი შედგება საყოველთაო, თავისუფალი, თანასწორი და პირდაპირი საარჩევნო უფლების საფუძველზე ფარული კენჭისყრით 4 წლის ვადით ერთიან მრავალმანდატიან საარჩევნო ოლქში პროპორციული სისტემით არჩეული 150 პარლამენტის წევრისაგან.
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4. პარლამენტის წევრად შეიძლება აირჩეს საარჩევნო უფლების მქონე საქართველოს მოქალაქე 25 წლის ასაკიდან, რომელსაც საქართველოში უცხოვრია 10 წელს მაინც. პარლამენტის წევრად არ შეიძლება აირჩეს პირი, რომელსაც სასამართლოს განაჩენით შეფარდებული აქვს თავისუფლების აღკვეთა.
5. პარლამენტის არჩევნებში მონაწილეობის უფლება აქვს კანონით დადგენილი წესით რეგისტრირებულ პოლიტიკურ პარტიას, რომელსაც ჰყავს მისი წარდგენით არჩეული პარლამენტის წევრი არჩევნების დანიშვნის დროისათვის ან რომლის მხარდაჭერა ორგანული კანონით დადგენილი წესით დადასტურებულია არანაკლებ 25000 ამომრჩევლის ხელმოწერით.
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