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Political Rights and Association
- English
The citizens have the right to elect and be elected in periodic elections and to opt for public offices [cargos], save the limitations provided for [contempladas] in this Political Constitution.
... (Art. 51) - Spanish
Los ciudadanos tienen derecho a elegir y ser elegidos en elecciones periódicas y optar a cargos públicos, salvo las limitaciones contempladas en esta Constitución Política.
... (Art. 51)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen has the right to political participation in public affairs, as regulated by law. (Art. 58)
- Arabicلكل مواطن الحق في المشاركة السياسية وفي الشئون العامة حسبما ينظمه القانون. (الماده 59)
Political Rights and Association
- English
It is hereby recognised and declared that in Mauritius there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, each and all of the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
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b. freedom of conscience, of expression, of assembly and association
… (Sec. 3)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll the citizens have the right to freely constitute associations, ... (Art. 12)
- FrenchTous les citoyens ont le droit de constituer librement des associations, … (Art. 12)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(a) Every citizen shall have the right to elect and be elected in accord with the law.
... (Sec. 38) - Burmese
(က) နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် ဥပဒေနှင့်အညီ ရွေးကောက်တင်မြှောက်ခွင့် နှင့် ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၈)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his own consent, a person shall not be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of assembly and association, that is to say, his right to assemble freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection of his interests.
… (Sec. 11)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishFree, honest and transparent elections constitute the foundation of the legitimacy of democratic representation.
The public powers are held to observe strict neutrality vis-à-vis the candidates and the non-discrimination between them.
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The public powers implement the measures necessary for the promotion and the participation of the citizens in the elections. (Art. 11) - Arabicالانتخابات الحرّة والنّزيهة والشفّافة هي أساس مشروعيّة التّمثيل الديمقراطي.
السّلطات العمومية ملزمة بالحياد التاّم إزاء المترشّحين، وبعدم التمييز بينهم.
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تتخذ السلطات العمومية الوسائل الكفيلة بالنهوض بمشاركة المواطنات والمواطنين في الانتخابات. (الفصل 11)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. It is a fundamental principle of the State of Eritrea to guarantee its citizens broad and active participation in all political, economic, social and cultural life of the country.
2. Any act that violates the human rights of women or limits or otherwise thwarts their role and participation is prohibited.
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4. Pursuant to the provisions of this Constitution and laws enacted pursuant thereto, all Eritreans, without distinction, are guaranteed equal opportunity to participate in any position of leadership in the country.
… (Art. 7)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) A person who is a citizen of Seychelles and has attained the age of eighteen years is entitled to be registered as a voter … (Art. 114)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) The National Council is elected by the federal people in accordance with the principles of proportional representation on the basis of equal, direct, personal, free and secret suffrage by men and women who have completed their sixteenth year of life on the day of election.
… (Art. 26) - German
(1) Der Nationalrat wird vom Bundesvolk auf Grund des gleichen, unmittelbaren, persönlichen, freien und geheimen Wahlrechtes der Männer und Frauen, die am Wahltag das 16. Lebensjahr vollendet haben, nach den Grundsätzen der Verhältniswahl gewählt.
… (Art. 26)