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Legislature
- English(1) The National Assembly consists of—
(a) two hundred and ninety members, each elected by the registered voters of single member constituencies;
(b) forty-seven women, each elected by the registered voters of the counties, each county constituting a single member constituency;
(c) twelve members nominated by parliamentary political parties according to their proportion of members of the National Assembly in accordance with Article 90, to represent special interests including the youth, persons with disabilities and workers; and
(d) the Speaker, who is an ex officio member.
(2) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as excluding any person from contesting an election under clause (1) (a). (Art. 97) - Swahili(1) Bunge la Kitaifa linaundwa na—
(a) wabunge mia mbili na tisini, kila mmoja aliyechaguliwa na wapiga kura waliosajiliwa kutoka katika eneo bunge moja;
(b) wanawake arobaini na saba, kila mmoja aliyechaguliwa na wapiga kura waliosajiliwa wa kaunti, kila kaunti inaunda eneo bunge moja;
(c) wajumbe kumi na wawili walioteuliwa na vyama vya siasa vyenye uwakilishi bungeni kulingana na idadi yao ya wajumbe wa Bunge la Kitaifa kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 90, ili kuwakilisha masilahi maalumu ikiwa ni pamoja na vijana, watu wenye ulemavu na wafanyikazi; na
(d) Spika, ambaye ni mjumbe kwa nafasi yake.
(2) Hakuna chochote katika Kifungu hiki kitachukuliwa kama kumwondoa mtu yeyote kugombea kwenye uchaguzi chini ya ibara ya (1) (a). (Kifungu cha 97)
Legislature
- English1. The electoral systems provided for in Article 47 for the election of President, Member of Parliament or councillor shall ensure—
a. that citizens are free to exercise their political rights;
b. universal adult suffrage based on the equality of a vote;
c. fair representation of the various interest groups in society; ... (Art. 45)
Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 66 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified for election as a member of:
(a) the Senate, if he is a citizen of Nigeria and has attained the age of 35 years; and
(b) the House of Representatives, if he is a citizen of Nigeria and has attained the age of 25 years;
(2) A person shall be qualified for election under subsection (1) of this section if:
(a) he has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent; and
(b) he is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that party. (Sec. 65)
Legislature
- English1. There shall be a National Assembly which shall be the supreme representative and legislative body.
2. The National Assembly shall be composed of representatives elected by the people.
3. Members of the National Assembly shall be elected by secret ballot of all citizens who are qualified to vote.
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6. The qualifications and election of the members of the National Assembly, the conditions for vacating their seats and other related matters shall be determined by law. (Art. 31)
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 Deputies are elected by direct universal suffrage.
… (Art. 113) - Arabicيُنتخب النواب باقتراع عام مباشر.
... (المادة 113) - FrenchLes députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct. … (Art. 113)
Legislature
- English1. Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives shall be elected by the People for a term of five years on the basis of universal suffrage and by direct, free and fair elections held by secret ballot.
2. Members of the House shall be elected from candidates in each electoral district by a plurality of the votes cast. Provisions shall be made by law for special representation for minority Nationalities and Peoples.
3. Members of the House, on the basis of population and special representation of minority Nationalities and Peoples, shall not exceed 550; of these, minority Nationalities and Peoples shall have at least 20 seats. Particulars shall be determined by law.
… (Art. 54) - Amharic1. የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት፤ ሁሉ አቀፍ፣ ነጻ ፣ ቀጥተኛ፣ ትክክለኛ በሆነና ድምጽ በሚስጥር በሚሰጥበት ሥርዓት በየአምስት ዓመቱ በሕዝብ ይመረጣሉ፡፡
2. የምክር ቤቱ አባላት በአንድ የምርጫ ክልል ውስጥ ከሌሎች ተወዳዳሪዎች መካከል አብላጫ ድምጽ ያገኘ ተወዳዳሪ አሸናፊ በሚሆንበት የምርጫ ሥርዓት ይመረጣሉ፡፡ የተለየ ውክልና ያሰፈልጋቸዋል ተብሎ የታመነባቸው አናሳ ብሔረሰቦች እና ሕዝቦች በምርጫ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባል ይሆናሉ፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይወሰናል፡፡
3. የምክር ቤቱ አባላት ቁጥር የሕዝብ ብዛትንና በልዩ ትኩረት ውክልና የሚሰጣቸው አናሳ ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦችን ቁጥር መሰረት በማድረግ 550 የማይበልጥ ሆኖ ከዚህ ውስጥ አናሳ ብሔረሰቦች 20 የማያንስ መቀመጫ ይኖራቸዋል፡፡ ዝርዝሩ በሕግ ይደነግጋል፡፡
… (አንቀጽ 54)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Interim National Transitional Council is the supreme power in the State of Libya and shall undertake the works of the supreme sovereignty including legislation and laying down the general policy of the State. The National Transitional Council shall be deemed as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people and it shall derive its legitimacy from the Revolution of February 17th. … (Art. 17)
- Arabicالمجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت هو أعلي سلطة في الدولة الليبية، ويباشر أعمال السيادة العليا، بما في ذلك التشريع ووضع السياسة العامة للدولة، وهو الممثل الشرعي الوحيد للشعب الليبي، يستمد شرعيته من ثورة السابع عشر من فبراير. ... (المادّة 17)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to the provisions contained in this Article, any person shall be qualified for election or appointment as a Member of Parliament if he -
(a) is a citizen of the United Republic who has attained the age of twenty-one years and who can read and write in Kiswahili or English; and
(b) is a member and a candidate proposed by a political party.
… (Art. 67)
Legislature
- EnglishThe candidates to the legislative or senatorial elections are presented by the political parties or by political groups.
They can also present themselves as independent candidates. (Art. 111) - FrenchLes candidats aux élections législatives ou sénatoriales sont présentés par les partis politiques ou par les groupements politiques.
Ils peuvent aussi se présenter comme candidats indépendants. (Art. 111)