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Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall comprise at least 120 members.
The Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by a universal, free, equal, direct suffrage and secret ballot.
The National Assembly’s Members are re-eligible.
Khmer citizens of both sexes, enjoying the right to vote, aged at least 25 years and having Khmer nationality by birth, have the right to be candidates to the National Assembly.
The modalities and functioning of the elections shall be determined by the electoral law. (Art. 76) - Khmerរដ្ឋសភាមានសមាជិកជាតំណាងរាស្រ្តយ៉ាងតិច ១២០រូប។
តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ត្រូវជ្រើសតាំងដោយការបោះឆ្នោតជាសកល ដោយសេរី ដោយស្មើភាព ដោយចំពោះ និង តាមវិធីជ្រើសរើសឆ្នោតជាសម្ងាត់។
តំណាងរាស្ត្រអាចឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតសាជាថ្មីបាន។
អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រ គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមានសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ២៥ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិជាខ្មែរ តាំងពីកំណើត។
បែបបទនិងការបំពេញមុខងារនៃការបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវកំណត់ក្នុងច្បាប់ (មាត្រា ៧៦)
Legislature
- English
The National Council of Regions and Districts is constituted of deputies elected of the regions and of the districts.
The members of each regional council elect from among themselves three members to represent their regions within the National Council of Regions and Districts.
... (Art. 81) - Arabic
يتكوّن المجلس الوطنيّ للجهات والأقاليم من نوّاب منتخبين عن الجهات والأقاليم.
ينتخب أعضاء كلّ مجلس جهويّ ثلاثة أعضاء من بينهم لتمثيل جهاتهم بالمجلس الوطنيّ للجهات والأقاليم.
... (الفصل 81) - French
Le Conseil national des régions et des districts est constitué de députés élus des régions et des districts.
Les membres de chaque conseil régional élisent parmi eux trois membres pour représenter leurs régions au sein du Conseil national des régions et des districts.
... (Art. 81)
Legislature
- English
Majlis Al-Dawla shall consist of a chairman and members whose number, inclusive of the chairman, does not exceed the total number of the members of Majlis Al-Shura. Its members are appointed by royal decree from among the segments specified by the law. (Art. 69)
- Arabic
يتكون مجلس الدولة من رئيس وعدد من الأعضاء لا يتجاوز عددهم بالرئيس عدد أعضاء مجلس الشورى، يعينون بمرسوم سلطاني من بين الفئات التي يحددها القانون. (المادّة ٦٩)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Dominica. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
- English
(1) The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 80 Deputies. They originate and are elected from the following categories:
(a) 53 Deputies elected from a fixed list of names of candidates proposed by political organisations or independent candidates elected by direct universal suffrage based on proportional representation;
(b) 24 women Deputies elected by specific electoral colleges in accordance with the national administrative entities;
(c) two Deputies elected by the National Youth Council;
(d) one Deputy elected by the National Council of Persons with Disabilities.
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(3) At least 30% of Deputies must be women.
... (Art. 75) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Umutwe w’Abadepite ugizwe n’Abadepite 80. Baturuka kandi batorerwa mu byiciro bikurikira:
(a) Abadepite 53 batorerwa kuri lisiti y’amazina ndakuka y’abakandida batangwa n’imitwe ya politiki cyangwa biyamamaza ku giti cyabo. Batorwa mu matora rusange ataziguye ku buryo busaranganya imyanya;
(b) Abadepite 24 b’abagore batorwa n’inzego zihariye hakurikijwe inzego z’imitegekere y’Igihugu;
(c) Abadepite babiri batorwa n’Inama y’Igihugu y'Urubyiruko;
(d) Umudepite umwe utorwa n’Inama y’Igihugu y’Abantu bafite Ubumuga.
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(3) Nibura 30% by’Abadepite bagomba kuba ari abagore.
... (Ingingo ya 75) - French
(1) La Chambre des Députés est composée de 80 Députés. Ils proviennent des catégories suivantes et sont élus dans les suivantes catégories:
(a) 53 Députés élus sur une liste bloquée des noms de candidats proposés par les formations politiques ou de candidats indépendants, élus au suffrage universel direct sur base de la représentation proportionnelle;
(b) 24 Députés de sexe féminin élus par des collèges électoraux spécifiques en fonction des entités administratives du pays;
(c) deux Députés élus par le Conseil national de la Jeunesse;
(d) un Député élu par le Conseil national des Personnes handicapées.
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(3) Au moins 30% des Députés doivent être de sexe féminin.
... (Art. 75)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Council comprises twenty-four members, elected for five years by direct universal suffrage and by list vote under the conditions prescribed by law.
… (Art. 53) - FrenchLe Conseil National comprend vingt-quatre membres élus pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et au scrutin de liste dans les conditions prévues par la loi.
… (Art. 53)
Legislature
- EnglishThe candidate to the legislative elections must be of Burundian nationality and origin, be twenty-five years old at least, [and] enjoy all their civil and political rights.
… (Art. 170) - KirundiUwitoza ngo abe umushingamateka ategerezwa kuba ari umurundi avuka mu Burundi, akaba akwije n’imiburiburi imyaka mirongo ibiri n’itanu y’amavuka, akaba arekuriwe amateka y’ubwigenge na ya politike.
… (Ingingo ya 170) - FrenchLe candidat aux élections législatives doit être de nationalité et d’origine burundaises, être âgé de vingt-cinq ans au moins, jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
… (Art. 170)
Legislature
- EnglishIt is stipulated that the member of Shura Council shall be as follows:
a. A Saudi national by descent and upbringing.
b. A person well known for uprightness and competence.
c. A person not less than 30 years of age. (Shura Council Law, Art. 4) - Arabicيشترط في عضو مجلس الشورى ما يلي :
- أن يكون سعودي الجنسية بالأصل والمنشأ.
ب - أن يكون من المشهود لهم بالصلاح والكفاية.
ج - ألاّ يقل عمره عن ثلاثين سنة. (نظام مجلس الشورى، المادة 4)
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
- English1. There shall be established a National Legislature composed of the following:
a. the National Legislative Assembly; and
b. the Council of States.
… (Art. 54)