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Legislature
- EnglishThe Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan shall be the representative body, exercising the legislative authority. (Art. 77)
- RussianМеджлис (Парламент) Туркменистана является представительным органом, осуществляющим законодательную власть. (Статья 77)
- TurkmenTürkmenistanyň Mejlisi (Parlamenti) kanun çykaryjy häkimiýeti amala aşyrýan wekilçilikli edaradyr. (77-njy madda)
Legislature
- EnglishVoting in elections shall be by secret ballot, manipulation of the will of the voters during voting shall not be permitted. (Art. 122)
- RussianГолосование на выборах является тайным, контроль за волеизъявлением избирателей в ходе голосования не допускается. (Статья 122)
- TurkmenSaýlawlarda ses bermek gizlindir, ses bermegiň barşynda saýlawçylaryň öz erk-islegini beýan edişine gözegçilik edilmegine ýol berilmeýär. (122-nji madda)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Consultative Council consists of forty members appointed by Royal Decree, in accordance with the procedures, conditions, and the method defined by Royal Decree. (Art. 52)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس الشورى من أربعين عضواً يعينون بأمر ملكي، وذلك وفقاً للإجراءات والضوابط والطريقة التي تحدد بأمر ملكي .(المادّة 52)
Legislature
- English
The law shall specify the term of Majlis Oman, the conditions to be met by the members of Majlis Al-Dawla and Majlis Al-Shura, ... (Art. 74)
- Arabic
يحدد القانون فترة مجلس عمان، والشروط الواجب توافرها في أعضاء كل من مجلس الدولة ومجلس الشورى، ... (المادّة ٧٤)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Diet shall be the highest organ of state power, and shall be the sole law-making organ of the State. (Art. 41)
- Japanese国会は、国権の最高機関であつて、国の唯一の立法機関である。(第41条)
Legislature
- English
1. The State Great Khural shall have one chamber and consist of 126 members. The election of the State Great Khural shall be conducted by a mixed electoral system. 78 members of the State Great Khural shall be elected by majority vote, and 48 members shall be elected by proportional representation.3
2. The members of the State Great Khural shall be elected by citizens eligible to vote in the election, on the basis of universal, free, direct suffrage by secret ballot for a term of four years.
3. Citizens of Mongolia who have reached the age of twenty-five years and are eligible to vote in the elections shall be elected to the State Great Khural.
4. The election procedure of the State Great Khural shall be determined by law. It is prohibited to approve and amend the Law on the Election of the State Great Khural within one year prior to the regular election of the Parliament/State Great Khural. (Art. 21) - Mongolian
1. Улсын Их Хурал нэг танхимтай, нэг зуун хорин зургаан гишүүнтэй байна. Улсын Их Хурлын сонгуулийг сонгуулийн холимог тогтолцоогоор явуулна. Улсын Их Хурлын далан найман гишүүнийг олныг төлөөлөх, дөчин найман гишүүнийг хувь тэнцүүлэн төлөөлөх аргаар сонгоно.
2. Улсын Их Хурлын гишүүнийг Монгол Улсын сонгуулийн эрх бүхий иргэд нийтээрээ, чөлөөтэй, шууд сонгох эрхийн үндсэн дээр саналаа нууцаар гаргаж, дөрвөн жилийн хугацаагаар сонгоно.
3. Улсын Их Хурлын гишүүнээр Монгол Улсын хорин таван нас хүрсэн, сонгуулийн эрх бүхий иргэнийг сонгоно.
4. Улсын Их Хурлын сонгуулийн журмыг хуулиар тогтооно. Улсын Их Хурлын ээлжит сонгууль явуулахын өмнөх нэг жилийн дотор Улсын Их Хурлын сонгуулийн тухай хууль батлах, түүнд нэмэлт, өөрчлөлт оруулахыг хориглоно. (Хорин нэгдүгээр зүйл)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate, including the Speaker, shall consist of a number not exceeding one-half of the number of the House of Representatives. (Art. 63)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس الاعيان بما فيه الرئيس من عدد لا يتجاوز نصف عدد مجلس النواب. (المادة 63)
Legislature
- EnglishA Senator shall have the qualifications and not be under any of the prohibitions as follows:
a. qualifications:
1. being of Thai nationality by birth;
2. being not less than forty years of age on the date of application for selection;
3. having knowledge, expertise and experience, or having worked for not less than ten years in the field for which he or she applies, or having the qualifications under the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
4. being born, having his or her name listed in the household register, having worked or having a connection to the area in which he or she applies for selection in accordance with the rules and conditions prescribed in the Organic Act on Installation of Senators;
... (Sec. 108) - Thaiสมาชิกวุฒิสภาต้องมีคุณสมบัติและไม่มีลักษณะต้องห้ามดังต่อไปนี้
ก. คุณสมบัติ
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทยโดยกำเนิด
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่าสี่สิบปีในวันสมัครรับเลือก
(๓) มีความรู้ ความเชี่ยวชาญ และประสบการณ์ หรือทํางานในด้านที่สมัครไม่น้อยกว่าสิบปี หรือเป็นผู้มีลักษณะตามหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
(๔) เกิด มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้าน ทํางาน หรือมีความเกี่ยวพันกับพื้นที่ที่สมัครตามหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขที่บัญญัติไว้ในพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการได้มาซึ่งสมาชิกวุฒิสภา
... (มาตรา ๑๐๘)
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.
...
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.
…
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
- English
Parliament shall have power to make laws, including laws having retrospective effect and repealing or amending any provision of the Constitution, or adding any provision to the Constitution :
… (Art. 75) - Sinhala
අතීතයට ද බලපාන්නා වූ නීති සහ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යාවස්ථාවේ කවර හෝ විධිවිධානයක් පරිච්ඡින්න කරන්නා වූ හෝ සංශෝධනය කරන්නා වූ හෝ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවට යම් විධිවිධානයක් එකතු කරන්නා වූ හෝ නීති ඇතුළුව නීති පැනවීමේ බලය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඇත්තේ ය:
… (75 වැනි වගන්තිය)