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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe suffrage can be direct or indirect, in the conditions specified by the law. It is always universal, equal, and secret.
All the citizens of the Republic, of majority of both sexes, enjoying their civil and political rights, are electors.
The law favors the equal access of women and of men to the electoral mandates and elective functions. (Art. 3) - Arabicيكون الاقتراع مباشرا أو غير مباشر حسب الشّروط المنصوص عليها في القانون، و هو عام على الدّوام متساو و سريّ.
يعتبر ناخبا كل من بلغ سنّ الرّشد من مواطني الجمهورية، ذكرا أو أنثى و يتمتّع بحقوقه المدنيّة و السّياسية.
يحبذ القانون الوصول المتكافي للمرأة والرجل إلى الولايات والوظائف الانتخابية. (المادّة 3) - FrenchLe suffrage peut être direct ou indirect, dans les conditions prévues par la loi. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret.
Sont électeurs tous les citoyens de la République, majeurs des deux sexes, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques.
La loi favorise l’égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux mandats électoraux et fonctions électives. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every person has a freedom, to freely and peaceably assemble, associate and cooperate with other persons, and for that purpose, express views publicly and to form and join with associations or organizations formed for purposes of preserving or furthering his beliefs or interests or any other interests.
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Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every person shall be entitled to, and (except with his own consent) shall not be hindered in his enjoyment of freedom to associate freely with other persons for ideological, religious, political, economic, labour, social, cultural, recreational and similar purposes.
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Political Rights and Association
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d) To guarantee political democracy and the democratic participation of all citizens in the organization of political power and in all other aspects of political and national social life;
… (Art. 7) - PortugueseSão tarefas fundamentais do Estado:
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d) Garantir a democracia política e a participação democrática dos cidadãos na organização do poder político e nos demais aspectos da vida política e social nacional;
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Political Rights and Association
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The law equally establishes the rules concerning:
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• the regime of the political parties, of the non-governmental associations and organizations;
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La loi fixe également les règles concernant:
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- le régime des partis politiques, des associations et des organisations non gouvernementales;
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Political Rights and Association
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(1) In any referendum held pursuant to an Act of Parliament, every person who is entitled to vote in elections of Members of Parliament shall be entitled to vote at such referendum and no other person may so vote;
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Political Rights and Association
- English1. The right to elect or to be elected to any political office may only be exercised by a voting citizen who is validly registered in an electoral census on the date of the elections or of the presentation of his or her candidature.
… (Art. 95) - Portuguese1. Só pode exercer o direito de sufrágio ou ser eleito para qualquer cargo político, o cidadão eleitor que se encontre validamente recenseado na data das eleições ou da apresentação da candidatura.
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Political Rights and Association
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13) The right to form associations, political parties or formations, unions [syndicats], companies [sociétés], establishments of social interest as well as religious communities, is guaranteed to all under the conditions established by the law;
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24) The State favors the equal access of women and of men to the electoral mandates as well as to the political and professional responsibilities. (Art. 1) - French
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13°) Le droit de former des associations, des partis ou formations politiques, des syndicats, des sociétés, des établissements d’intérêt social ainsi que des communautés religieuses, est garanti à tous dans les conditions fixées par la loi;
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24°) L'Etat favorise l'égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux mandats électoraux ainsi qu'aux responsabilités politiques et professionnelles. (Art. 1)
Political Rights and Association
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All nationals of the two sexes enjoying the exercise of their civil and political rights are electors within the conditions determined by the law. The quality of [being] elector is lost only by a decision of justice becoming definitive. (Art. 5) - French
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Sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi tous les nationaux des deux sexes jouissant de l’exercice de leurs droits civils et politiques. La qualité d'électeur ne se perd que par une décision de justice devenue définitive. (Art. 5)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishNational sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it by way [voie] of referendum or by the intermediary of their representatives.
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The eligible institutions, responsible for [chargées de] directing the State, have their power from the people by way of [par voie d'] elections, by direct or indirect universal suffrage. (Art. 26) - FrenchLa Souveraineté nationale appartient au peuple Centrafricain qui l’exerce soit par voie de référendum, soit par l’intermédiaire de ses représentants.
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Les institutions éligibles, chargées de diriger l’Etat, tiennent leurs pouvoirs du peuple par voie d’élections, au suffrage universel direct ou indirect. (Art. 26)