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Legislature
- English
(1) The members of Parliament shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed ballot.
… (Art. 61) - Moldovian
(1) Parlamentul este ales prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret şi liber exprimat.
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Legislature
- English1. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament shall have power to make laws on any matter for the peace, order, development and good governance of Uganda.
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3. Parliament shall protect this Constitution and promote the democratic governance of Uganda. (Art. 79)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to articles 105, 185 and 186, the National Assembly shall consist of such number of members as shall be determined by the Assembly who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and, subject thereto, in accordance with any law made by Parliament in that behalf.
… (Art. 52)
Legislature
- English§ 1. The Senate is composed of sixty senators, of whom:
1° twenty-nine senators appointed by the Flemish Parliament from among its members or from among the members of the Dutch linguistic group of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region;
2° ten senators appointed from among its members by the Parliament of the French Community;
3° eight senators appointed from among its members by the Parliament of the Walloon Region;
4° two senators appointed from among its members by the French linguistic group of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region;
5° one senator appointed from among its members by the Parliament of the German-speaking Community;
6° six senators appointed by the senators referred to in 1°;
7° four senators appointed by the senators referred to in 2° to 4°.
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§ 3. The Senate is composed of no more than two-thirds of senators of the same gender.
... (Art. 67) - Dutch§ 1. De Senaat telt zestig senatoren, van wie:
1° negenentwintig senatoren aangewezen door het Vlaams Parlement uit het Vlaams Parlement of uit de Nederlandse taalgroep van het Parlement van het Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
2° tien senatoren aangewezen door en uit het Parlement van de Franse Gemeenschap;
3° acht senatoren aangewezen door en uit het Parlement van het Waalse Gewest;
4° twee senatoren aangewezen door en uit de Franse taalgroep van het Parlement van het Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
5° een senator aangewezen door en uit het Parlement van de Duitstalige Gemeenschap;
6° zes senatoren aangewezen door de senatoren bedoeld in 1°;
7° vier senatoren aangewezen door de senatoren bedoeld in 2° tot 4°.
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§ 3. Niet meer dan twee derden van de senatoren zijn van hetzelfde geslacht.
... (Art. 67) - French§ 1er. Le Sénat est composé de soixante sénateurs, dont:
1° vingt-neuf sénateurs désignés par le Parlement flamand en son sein ou au sein du groupe linguistique néerlandais du Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale;
2° dix sénateurs désignés par le Parlement de la Communauté française en son sein;
3° huit sénateurs désignés par le Parlement de la Région wallonne en son sein;
4° deux sénateurs désignés par le groupe linguistique français du Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale en son sein;
5° un sénateur désigné par le Parlement de la Communauté germanophone en son sein;
6° six sénateurs désignés par les sénateurs visés au 1°;
7° quatre sénateurs désignés par les sénateurs visés aux 2° à 4°.
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§ 3. Le Sénat ne compte pas plus de deux tiers de sénateurs du même genre.
... (Art. 67) - German§ 1 – Der Senat setzt sich aus sechzig Senatoren zusammen:
1. Neunundzwanzig Senatoren werden vom Flämischen Parlament aus seiner Mitte oder aus der Mitte der niederländischen Sprachgruppe des Parlaments der Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt bestimmt.
2. Zehn Senatoren werden vom Parlament der Französischen Gemeinschaft aus seiner Mitte bestimmt.
3. Acht Senatoren werden vom Parlament der Wallonischen Region aus seiner Mitte bestimmt.
4. Zwei Senatoren werden von der französischen Sprachgruppe des Parlaments der Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt aus ihrer Mitte bestimmt.
5. Ein Senator wird vom Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft aus seiner Mitte bestimmt.
6. Sechs Senatoren werden von den unter Nr. 1 erwähnten Senatoren bestimmt.
7. Vier Senatoren werden von den unter den Nummern 2 bis 4 erwähnten Senatoren bestimmt.
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§ 3 – Nicht mehr als zwei Drittel der Senatoren sind desselben Geschlechts.
... (Art. 67)
Legislature
- English
1. Election of deputies of the Mazhilis is carried out on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The next elections of deputies of the Mazhilis are held no later than two months before the end of the term of office of the current convocation of the Parliament.
2. The election of deputies of the Senate shall be carried out on the basis of indirect suffrage by secret ballot. Half of the elected deputies of the Senate shall be re-elected every three years. In this case, their regular elections shall be held no later than two months before the expiry of their term of office.
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4. A deputy of Parliament may be a person who is a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan and who has been a permanent resident for the last ten years on its territory. A deputy of the Senate may be a person who has reached thirty years of age, has a higher education and length of service of not less than five years, and has been a permanent resident for not less than three years on the territory of the respective region, city of republic significance or the capital of the Republic. A deputy of the Mazhilis may be a person who has reached twenty-five years of age.
5. Constitutional Law shall regulate elections of the deputies of the Parliament of the Republic.
… (Art. 51) - Kazak
1. Мəжілістің депутаттарын сайлау жалпыға бірдей, тең жəне төте сайлау құқығы негізінде жасырын дауыс беру арқылы жүзеге асырылады. Мəжіліс депутаттарының кезекті сайлауы Парламенттің жұмыс істеп тұрған сайланымы өкілеттігінің мерзімі аяқталардан кемінде екі ай бұрын өткізіледі.
2. Сенат депутаттары жанама сайлау құқығы негiзiнде жасырын дауыс беру жолымен сайланады. Сайланған Сенат депутаттарының жартысы әрбiр үш жыл сайын қайта сайланып отырады. Бұл орайда олардың кезектi сайлауы бұлардың өкiлеттiк мерзiмi аяқталғанға дейiнгi екi айдан кешiктiрiлмей өткізiледi.
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4. Қазақстан Республикасының азаматтығында тұратын және оның аумағында соңғы он жылда тұрақты тұрып жатқан адам Парламент депутаты бола алады. Жасы отызға толған, жоғары білімі және кемінде бес жыл жұмыс стажы бар, тиісті облыстың, республикалық маңызы бар қаланың не Республика астанасының аумағында кемінде үш жыл тұрақты тұрып жатқан адам Сенат депутаты бола алады. Жасы жиырма беске толған адам Мәжіліс депутаты бола алады.
5. Республика Парламенті депутаттарын сайлау конституциялық заңмен реттеледі.
… (51-бап)
Legislature
- English1. Subject to the provisions of section 59 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be nominated as a Senator by the King acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State or designated by a Principal Chief as a Senator in his place if, and shall not be so qualified unless, at the date of his nomination or designation, he—
a. is a citizen of Lesotho; and
b. is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read and write either the Sesotho or English languages well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate.
2. Subject to the provisions of section 59 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, at the date of his nomination for election, he—
a. is a citizen of Lesotho; and
b. is registered in some constituency as an elector in elections to the National Assembly and is not disqualified from voting in such elections; and
c. is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read and write either the Sesotho or English language well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the National Assembly. (Sec. 58)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament shall consist of the Members of the Parliament elected directly on the basis of the general and equal electoral right and by secret ballot.
The Parliament shall have 81 Members. (Art. 83) - MontenegrinSkupštinu čine poslanici koji se biraju neposredno, na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava i tajnim glasanjem.
Skupština ima 81 poslanika. (Član 83)
Legislature
- English1. The President may nominate a person referred to in Article 68 (2) (b) where the President considers it necessary to enhance the representation of special interests, skills or gender in the National Assembly.
2. A person may be nominated as a Member of Parliament if the person qualifies to be elected as such under Article 70.
... (Art. 69)
Legislature
- EnglishA person having the following qualifications has the right to stand for an election of Members of the House of Representatives:
1. being of Thai nationality by birth;
2. being not less than twenty-five years of age up to the date of the election;
3. being a member of any and only one political party for a consecutive period of not less than ninety days up to the date of the election; however, in the case where the general election is conducted due to the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the period of ninety days shall be reduced to thirty days;
4. a candidate in an election on a constituency basis shall also have any one of the following qualifications:
a. having his or her name appear in the household register in the Changwat where he or she stands for election for a consecutive period of not less than five years up to the date of applying for candidacy;
b. being born in the Changwat where he or she stands for election;
c. having studied in an educational institution situated in the Changwat where he or she stands for election for a consecutive period of not less than five academic years;
d. having served in the official service or performed duties in a State agency, or having had his or her name appear in the household register in the Changwat where he or she stands for election, as the case may be, for a consecutive period of not less than five years. (Sec. 97) - Thaiบุคคลผู้มีมีคุณสมบัติดังต่อไปนี้ เป็นผู้มีสิทธิสมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทยโดยกำเนิด
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่ายี่สิบห้าปีนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง
(๓) เป็นสมาชิกพรรคการเมืองใดพรรคการเมืองหนึ่งแต่เพียงพรรคการเมืองเดียวเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าเก้าสิบวันนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง เว้นแต่ในกรณีที่มีการเลือกตั้งทั่วไปเพราะเหตุยุบสภาระยะเวลาเก้าสิบวันดังกล่าวให้ลดลงเหลือสามสิบวัน
(๔) ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งจะต้องมีลักษณะอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งดังต่อไปนี้ด้วย
(ก) มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้งมาแล้วเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปีนับถึงวันสมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
(ข) เป็นบุคคลซึ่งเกิดในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
(ค) เคยศึกษาในสถานศึกษาที่ตั้งอยู่ในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปีการศึกษา
(ง) เคยรับราชการหรือปฏิบัติหน้าที่ในหน่วยงานของรัฐ หรือเคยมีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง แล้วแต่กรณี เป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปี (มาตรา ๙๗)
Legislature
- English
The representative assembly of the Republic of Senegal has [porte] the name of [the] National Assembly. It exercises the Legislative Power. It votes, alone, the laws, controls the action of the Government and evaluates the public policies.
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The Deputies are elected by universal direct suffrage.
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An organic law establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, their indemnities, the conditions of eligibility, [and] the regime of the ineligibilities and of the incompatibilities. (Art. 59) - French
L'Assembl~e representative de la Republique du Senegal porte le nom d'Assemblee nationale. Elle exerce le pouvoir legislatif. Elle vote, seule, la loi, contrdle l'action du Gouvernement et evalue les politiques publiques.
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Les députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct.
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Une loi organique fixe le nombre des membres de l’Assemblée nationale, leurs indemnités, les conditions d’éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités. (Art. 59)