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Legislature
Bangladesh
- English(1) A person shall subject to the provisions of clause (2), be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty five years.
... (Art. 66) - Bengali(১) কোন ব্যক্তি বাংলাদেশের নাগরিক হইলে এবং তাঁহার বয়স পঁচিশ বৎসর পূর্ণ হইলে এই অনুচ্ছেদের (২) দফায় বর্ণিত বিধান-সাপেক্ষে তিনি সংসদের সদস্য নির্বাচিত হইবার এবং সংসদ-সদস্য থাকিবার যোগ্য হইবেন।
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ৬৬)
Legislature
Andorra
- English1. The Councillors are elected by universal, free, equal and direct suffrage for a four-year term. Their mandate shall cease four years after their election or on the day that the General Council is dissolved.
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3. All Andorran nationals fully enjoying their political rights are entitled to vote and to be eligible for election.
… (Art. 51) - Catalan1. Els consellers són elegits per sufragi universal, lliure, igual, directe i secret, per un termini de quatre anys. El mandat dels consellers acaba quatre anys després de la seva elecció o el dia de la dissolució del Consell General.
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3. Són electors i elegibles tots els andorrans que estiguin en el ple ús dels seus drets polítics.
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Legislature
Vanuatu
- English1. Parliament shall consist of members elected on the basis of universal franchise through an electoral system which includes an element of proportional representation so as to ensure fair representation of different political groups and opinions.
2. Subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be prescribed by Parliament every citizen of Vanuatu who is at least 25 years of age shall be eligible to stand for election to Parliament. (Art. 17) - French1) Le Parlement est composé de membres élus au suffrage universel dans le cadre d'un système électoral comportant un certain degré de représentation proportionnelle afin d'assurer une juste représentation des différents partis et opinions politiques.
2) Tout citoyen de Vanuatu, âgé d'au moins 25 ans, est éligible au Parlement dans les conditions déterminées par le Parlement. (Art. 17)
Legislature
Niger
- EnglishThe legislative power is exercised by a unique chamber denominated [the] National Assembly whose members bear the title of Deputies.
… (Art. 83) - FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par une chambre unique dénommée Assemblée nationale dont les membres portent le titre de députés.
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Legislature
Costa Rica
- EnglishTo be a Deputy it is required to:
1. Be a citizen in exercise;
2. Be Costa Rican by birth, or by naturalization with ten years of residence in the country after having obtained the nationality;
3. Be already twenty-one years old. (Art. 108) - SpanishPara ser diputado se requiere:
1) Ser ciudadano en ejercicio;
2) Ser costarricense por nacimiento, o por naturalización con diez años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalidad;
3) Haber cumplido veintiún años de edad. (Art. 108)
Legislature
China
- EnglishThe National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China is the highest organ of state power. Its permanent body is the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. (Art. 57)
- Chinese中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会是最高国家权力机关。它的常设机关是全国人民代表大会常务委员会。(第五十七条)
Legislature
Israel
- EnglishThe Knesset is the parliament of the State. (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 1)
- Hebrewהכנסת היא בית הנבחרים של המדינה. (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 1)
Legislature
Bulgaria
- English(1) Eligible for election to the National Assembly shall be any Bulgarian citizen who does not hold another citizenship, is above the age of 21, is not under a judicial interdiction, and is not serving a prison sentence.
… (Art. 65) - Bulgarian(1) За народен представител може да бъде избиран български гражданин, който нямɚ друго гражданство, навършил е 21 години, не е поставен под запрещение и не изтърпява наказаниɟ лишаване от свобода.
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Legislature
Angola
- English1. Nominations shall be presented by the political parties either individually or as coalitions, and the lists may include citizens who are not affiliated to the parties in question, under the terms of the law.
2. Nominations must be subscribed to by 5,000 to 5,500 voters for the national constituency and 500 to 550 voters for each provincial constituency. (Art. 146) - Portuguese1. As candidaturas são apresentadas pelos partidos políticos, isoladamente ou em coligação, podendo as listas integrar cidadãos não filiados nos respectivos partidos, nos termos da lei.
2. As candidaturas devem ser subscritas por 5000 a 5500 eleitores, para o círculo nacional e por 500 a 550 eleitores, por cada círculo provincial. (Art. 146)
Legislature
Sierra Leone
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 76, any person who—
a. is a citizen of Sierra Leone (otherwise than by naturalization); and
b. has attained the age of twenty-one years; and
c. is an elector whose name is on a register of electors under the Franchise and Electoral Registration Act, 1961, or under any Act of Parliament amending or replacing that Act; and
d. is able to speak and to read the English Language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament,
shall be qualified for election as such a Member of Parliament:
Provided that a person who becomes a citizen of Sierra Leone by registration by law shall not be qualified for election as such a Member of Parliament or of any Local Authority unless he shall have resided continuously in Sierra Leone for twenty-five years after such registration or shall have served in the Civil or Regular Armed Services of Sierra Leone for a continuous period of twenty-five years. (Sec. 75)