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Political Rights and Association
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3. The Members of Parliament shall be elected through direct, universal and secret ballot by the citizens who have the right to vote, as specified by law. The law cannot abridge the right to vote except in cases where a minimum age has not been attained or in cases of legal incapacity or as a result of irrevocable criminal conviction for certain felonies.
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5. The exercise of the right to vote is compulsory. (Art. 51) - Greek…
3. Oι βουλευτές εκλέγονται με άμεση, καθολική και μυστική ψηφοφορία από τους πολίτες που έχουν εκλογικό δικαίωμα, όπως νόμος ορίζει. O νόμος δεν μπορεί να περιορίσει το εκλογικό δικαίωμα παρά μόνο αν δεν έχει συμπληρωθεί κατώτατο όριο ηλικίας ή για ανικανότητα δικαιοπραξίας ή ως συνέπεια αμετάκλητης ποινικής καταδίκης για ορισμένα εγκλήματα.
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5. Η άσκηση του εκλογικού δικαιώματος είναι υποχρεωτική. ('Αρθρο 51)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Subject to section 4310, a person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector if, and shall not be so entitled unless
a. he is a Commonwealth citizen of not less than the age of 18 years; and
b. either he has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less immediately before such date as may be prescribed by Parliament domiciled in Mauritius and is resident, there on the prescribed date.
… (Sec. 42)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every person has the right …
to freedom of peaceful assembly and association;
… (Art. II, Sec. 1)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishFor multi-person elections, the law shall establish an electoral system in line with the principles of proportionality, equality of vote, equity, parity and rotation of power between women and men and shall determine the voting precincts inside and outside the country. (Art. 116)
- SpanishPara las elecciones pluripersonales, la ley establecerá un sistema electoral conforme a los principios de proporcionalidad, igualdad del voto, equidad, paridad y alternabilidad entre mujeres y hombres; y determinará las circunscripciones electorales dentro y fuera del país. (Art. 116)
Political Rights and Association
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(3) Women and men have the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres.
… (Art. 27) - Swahili…
(3) Wanawake na wanaume wana haki ya kutendewa kwa usawa, ikiwa ni pamoja na haki ya kuwa na fursa sawa katika nyanja za kisiasa, kiuchumi, kiutamaduni na kijamii.
… (Kifungu cha27)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe elections of the Deputies take place following the ballot of bloc lists [listes bloquées] by proportional representation. These lists must have a multi-ethnic character and take into account the equilibrium between men and women. For three candidates registered together [inscrits à la suite] on a list, only two may belong to the same ethnic group, and at least one in three must be a woman. (Art. 173)
- KirundiAmatora y’abashingamateka ashingira ku rutonde rwugaye rw’amazina rwashikirijwe, bagatorwa hisunzwe amajwi baronse. Urutonde rwose rw’ayo mazina rutegerezwa kurangwa n’uko amoko yose yaserukiwe kandi hakaba harimwo abagabo n’abakenyezi. Ku bitoza batatu bari ku rutonde rumwe, babiri gusa ni bo baba basangiye ubwoko kandi n’imiburiburi umwe kuri batatu ategerezwa kuba ari umugore. (Ingingo ya 173)
- FrenchLes élections des députés se déroulement suivant le scrutin des listes bloquées à la représentation proportionnelle. Ces listes doivent avoir un caractère multiethnique et tenir compte de l’équilibre entre les hommes et les femmes. Pour trois candidats inscrits à la suite sur une liste, deux seulement peuvent appartenir au même groupe ethnique, et au moins un sur trois doit être une femme. (Art. 173)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen over the age of seventeen has the right to vote and to be elected.
2. The exercise of the right to vote is personal and constitutes a civic duty. (Sec. 47) - Tetum1. Sidadaun hotu-hotu ho tinan sanulu-resin-hitu ba leten, iha direitu atu hili no ema hili nia.
2. Hala’o direito sufrájiu ne’e katak kona-ba ema ida-idak, no hanesan devér síviku ida. (Art. 47) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão maior de dezassete anos tem o direito de votar e de ser eleito.
2. O exercício do direito de sufrágio é pessoal e constitui um dever cívico. (Art. 47)
Political Rights and Association
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The people are to elect representatives, namely the National Assembly and Local People's Assemblies, to ensure that their rights, powers and benefits are addressed.The election of members of the National Assembly shall be carried out through the principles of universal equal direct suffrage and secret balloting.
… (Art. 4) - Lao
ປະຊາຊົນເປັນຜູ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງອົງການຕົວແທນແຫ່ງສິດ ແລະ ຜົນປະໂຫຍດຂອງຕົນ ຊຶ່ງແມ່ນ ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແລະ ສະພາປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ.ການເລືອກຕັ້ງສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແລະ ສະມາຊິກສະພາປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແມ່ນ ປະຕິບັດຕາມຫຼັກການທົ່ວໄປ, ສະເໝີພາບ, ໂດຍກົງ ແລະ ລົງຄະແນນສຽງປິດລັບ.
… (ມາດຕາ. 4) (ປັບປຸງ)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe right to vote shall be universal and equal.
Every citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years has the right to vote and be elected.
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The law shall provide measures for encouraging the equal opportunity of men and women in standing for election to state authorities and local community authorities. (Art. 43) - SloveneVolilna pravica je splošna in enaka.
Vsak državljan, ki je dopolnil 18 let, ima pravico voliti in biti voljen.
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Zakon določi ukrepe za spodbujanje enakih možnosti moških in žensk pri kandidiranju na volitvah v državne organe in organe lokalnih skupnosti. (43. Člen)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishPositive actions referred to in the last paragraph of Section 37 shall not comprise less guarantees than those in force at the time this Constitution was approved, and their duration shall be determined by law. (Referring to Section 37) (Second Temporary Provision)
- SpanishLas acciones positivas a que alude el art. 37 en su último párrafo no podrán ser inferiores a las vigentes al tiempo de sancionarse esta Constitución y durarán lo que la ley determine (corresponde al art. 37). (Disposición transitoria segunda)