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Legislature
Suriname
- English1. The National Assembly represents the people of the Republic of Suriname and expresses the sovereign will of the nation.
2. The National Assembly is the highest organ of the State. (Art. 55) - DutchDe Nationale Assemblée vertegenwoordigt het volk van de Republiek Suriname en brengt de souvereine wil van de natie tot uitdrukking.
De Nationale Assemblée is het hoogste orgaan van de Staat. (Art. 55)
Legislature
Colombia
- EnglishThe Senate of the Republic will be made up of one hundred members elected in one national circumscription.
… (Art. 171) - SpanishEl Senado de la República estará integrado por cien miembros elegidos en circunscripción nacional.
… (Art. 171)
Legislature
Jordan
- English1. No person shall be a member of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
a. Who is not a Jordanian.
b. Who was adjudged bankrupt and has not been legally discharged.
c. Who was interdicted and the interdiction has not been removed.
d. Who was sentenced to imprisonment for a period exceeding one year for a non-political crime and has not been pardoned.
e. Who is insane or imbecile.
f. Who is of the relatives of the King in the degree of consanguinity to be prescribed by a special law.
... (Art. 75) - Arabic1 .لا يكون عضواً في مجلسي الاعيان والنواب:
أ. من لم يكن اردنيا.
ب. من كان محكوماً عليه بالافلاس ولم يستعد اعتباره قانونيا.
ج. من كان محجوراً عليه ولم يرفع الحجر عنه.
د. من كان محكوماً عليه بالسجن مدة تزيد على سنة واحدة بجريمة غير سياسية ولم يعف عنه.
ه. من كان مجنوناً او معتوهاً.
و. من كان من اقارب الملك في الدرجة التي تعين بقانون خاص.
(المادة 75)
Legislature
Philippines
- EnglishThe Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law. (Art. VI, Sec. 2)
- FilipinoAng Senado ay dapat buuin ng dalawampu't apat na Senador na dapat ihalal sa kalahatan ng mga kwalipikadong botante ng Pilipinas, ayon sa maaaring itadhana ng batas. (Art. VI, Seksyon 2)
Legislature
Trinidad and Tobago
- EnglishSubject to section 42, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, he is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of twenty-five years or upwards. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate [to] membership in the Senate if they do not fulfill the conditions as follows:
1. to be Congolese;
2. to be 30 years of age at least;
3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
4. to not be subject to one of the causes of exclusion specified by the electoral law. (Art. 106) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat membre du Sénat s’il ne remplit les conditions ci-après:
1. être Congolais;
2. être âgé de 30 ans au moins;
3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 106)
Legislature
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishThe federal authorities consist of the following:
…
4. The Federal National Council.
… (Art. 45) - Arabicتتكون السلطات الاتحادية من:
...4. المجلس الوطني الاتحادي.
... (المادّة 45)
Legislature
Monaco
- EnglishAll Monegasque electors of either gender, aged at least twenty-five, who have held the Monegasque nationality for at least five years, and who are not deprived of the right to stand for election for any of the causes set forth by law, are eligible.
… (Art. 54) - FrenchSont éligibles les électeurs de nationalité monégasque de l'un ou de l'autre sexe, âgés de vingt-cinq ans révolus, possédant la nationalité monégasque depuis cinq ans au moins et qui ne sont pas privés de l'éligibilité pour une des causes prévues par la loi.
… (Art. 54)
Legislature
Ukraine
- EnglishThe sole body of legislative power in Ukraine is the Parliament — the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. (Art. 75)
- UkrainianЄдиним органом законодавчої влади в Україні є парламент - Верховна Рада України. (Стаття 75)
Legislature
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
- EnglishThe Supreme People’s Assembly is composed of deputies elected on the principle of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. (Art. 89)
- Korean최고인민회의는 일반적, 평등적, 직접적선거원칙에 의하여 비밀투표로 선거된 대의원들로 구성한다. (제89조)