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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens of Ukraine who have attained the age of eighteen on the day elections and referendums are held, have the right to vote at the elections and referendums.
... (Art. 70) - UkrainianПраво голосу на виборах і референдумах мають громадяни України, які досягли на день їх проведення вісімнадцяти років.
... (Стаття 70)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen has the right of access to public office under equal and free conditions.
... (Art. 50) - Portuguese1. Todos os cidadãos têm o direito de acesso, em condições de igualdade e liberdade, aos cargos públicos.
... (Art. 50)
Political Rights and Association
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4. After Romania's accession to the European Union, the Union's citizens who comply with the requirements of the relevant(delete) organic law have the right to elect and be elected to the local public administration bodies. (Art. 16) - Romanian…
(4) În condiţiile aderării României la Uniunea Europeană, cetăţenii Uniunii care îndeplinesc cerinţele legii organice au dreptul de a alege şi de a fi aleşi în autorităţile administraţiei publice locale. (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
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1. The people, through 50 thousand citizens, who enjoy the right to vote, have the right to a referendum for the abrogation of a law, as well as to request the President of the Republic to hold a referendum about issues of special importance.
… (Art. 150) - Albanian
1. Populli, nëpërmjet 50 mijë shtetasve me të drejtë vote, ka të drejtën e referendumit për shfuqizimin e një ligji, si dhe t’i kërkojë Presidentit të Republikës zhvillimin e referendumit për çështje të një rëndësie të veçantë.
… (Neni 150)
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(5) All Spaniards entitled to the full exercise of their political rights shall be electors and may be elected.
... (Sec. 68) - Spanish…
5. Son electores y elegibles todos los españoles que estén en pleno uso de sus derechos políticos.
… (Art. 68)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll persons who, on the date of an election, are 18 years of age or older and have Icelandic nationality have the right to vote in elections to Althingi. Permanent domicile in Iceland, on the date of an election, is also a requirement for voting, unless exceptions from this rule are stipulated in the law on elections to Althingi.
… (Art. 33) - IcelandicKosningarrétt við kosningar til Alþingis hafa allir sem eru 18 ára eða eldri þegar kosning fer fram og hafa íslenskan ríkisborgararétt. Lögheimili á Íslandi, þegar kosning fer fram, er einnig skilyrði kosningarréttar, nema undantekningar frá þeirri reglu verði ákveðnar í lögum um kosningar til Alþingis.
… (33. gr.)
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(6) Every citizen of the Czech Republic who has reached the age of eighteen has the right to vote.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 56) - Czech…
(6) Právo volit má každý občan České republiky, který dosáhl věku 18 let.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 56)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe right of free association and assembly shall be guaranteed within the limits prescribed by law. (Art. 41)
- GermanDas freie Vereins- und Versammlungsrecht ist innerhalb der gesetzlichen Schranken gewährleistet. (Art. 41)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSupreme political authority in Estonia is vested in the people who, through citizens eligible to vote, exercise it:
1) in elections of the Riigikogu;
2) in referendums. (Sec. 56) - EstonianKõrgeimat riigivõimu teostab rahvas hääleõiguslike kodanike kaudu:
1) Riigikogu valimisega;
2) rahvahääletusega. (§ 56)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his own consent or by way of parental discipline no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of peaceful assembly and association, that is to say, his right peacefully to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade or other unions or associations for the protection of his interests.
… (Art. 42) - Maltese(1) Ħlief bil-kunsens tiegħu stess jew bħala dixxiplina tal-ġenituri ħadd ma għandu jiġi mfixkel fit-tgawdija tal-libertà tiegħu ta' għaqda u assoċjazzjoni paċifika, jiġifieri, id-dritt tiegħu li jingħaqad paċifikament u liberament u jassoċja ma' persuni oħra u b'mod partikolari li jifforma jew jappartjeni lil trade union jew unions jew assoċjazzjonijiet oħra għall-protezzjoni tal-interessi tiegħu.
… (Art. 42)