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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe citizens of Afghanistan shall have the right to elect and be elected. The conditions of exercising this right shall be regulated by law. (Art. 33)
- Dariاتباع افغانستان حق انتخاب كردن و انتخاب شدن را دارا می باشند. شرایط و طرز استفاده از این حق توسط قانون تنظیم میگردد. (مادۀ ۳۳)
- Pashtoد افغانستان اتباع د انتخابولو او د انتخابېدلو حق لري. له دې حق څخه د گټي اخيستو شرايط او لارې د قانون له ليارې تنظيمېږي. (۳۳ ماده)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every citizen has the right to participate in the political life and in the public affairs of the country, either directly or through democratically elected representatives.
2. Every citizen has the right to establish and to participate in political parties.
3. The establishment and organisation of political parties shall be regulated by law. (Sec. 46) - Tetum1. Sidadaun hotu-hotu iha direitu atu partisipa, hosi nia rasik eh liu hosi reprezentante ne’ebé hili tiha ona tuir demokrasia, ba vida polítika no ba asuntu públiku nian iha rai laran.
2. Sidadaun hotu-hotu iha direitu atu halo no partisipa iha partidu polítiku sira.
3. Konstituisaun no organizasaun ba partidu polítiku sira lei maka regula. (Art. 46) - Portuguese1. Todo o cidadão tem o direito de participar, por si ou através de representantes democraticamente eleitos, na vida política e nos assuntos públicos do país.
2. Todo o cidadão tem o direito de constituir e de participar em partidos políticos.
3. A constituição e a organização dos partidos políticos são reguladas por lei. (Art. 46)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Subject to paragraph 2 of this Article every citizen of the Republic who has attained the age of twenty-one years and has such residential qualifications as may be prescribed by the respective communal electoral law shall have the right to be registered as an elector in the respective communal electoral list:
Provided that the members of the Greek Community shall only be registered in the Greek communal electoral list and the members of the Turkish Community shall only-be registered in the Turkish communal electoral list.
2. No person shall be qualified to be registered as an elector who is disqualified for such registration by virtue of the respective communal electoral law. (Art. 94) - GreekΤηρουμένων των διατάξεων της δευτέρας παραγράφου του παρόντος άρθρου, πας πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας, έχων συμπληρώσει το εικοστόν πρώτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού και έχων τα υπό του αντιστοίχου κοινοτικού εκλογικού νόμου καθοριζόμενα προσόντα διαμονής, δικαιούται να εγγραφεί ως εκλογεύς εις τον αντίστοιχον εκλογικόν κοινοτικόν κατάλογον.
Τα μέλη της ελληνικής κοινότητος εγγράφονται μόνον εις τον ελληνικόν κοινοτικόν εκλογικόν κατάλογον και τα μέλη της τουρκικής κοινότητος εγγράφονται μόνον εις τον τουρκικόν κοινοτικόν εκλογικόν κατάλογον.
Ουδείς δικαιούται να εγγραφεί εις τον κοινοτικόν εκλογικόν κατάλογον ως εκλογεύς, εφ’ όσον δεν κέκτηται τα υπό του αντιστοίχου κοινοτικού εκλογικού νόμου απαιτούμενα προς εγγραφήν προσόντα. (Αρθρον 94) - Turkish1. Bu Maddenin 2. fıkrası hükümleri saklı kalmak şartıyla, yirmi bir yaşını doldurmuş ve ilgili cemaat seçim kanununda gösterilen ikamet şartlarına sahip her Cumhuriyet vatandaşı, ilgili cemaat seçim listesine seçmen olarak kaydedilme hakkına sahiptir:
Ancak, Rum Cemaati üyeleri yalnız Rum cemaat seçim listesine ve Türk Cemaati üyeleri yalnız Türk Cemaat seçim listesine kayıt edilebilir.
2. İlgili cemaat seçim kanunu gereğince kayıt dışı bırakılan bir şahıs, seçmen olarak kaydedilme hakkına sahip değildir. (Madde 94)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe qualification of electors of senators shall be in each State that which is prescribed by this Constitution, or by the Parliament, as the qualification for electors of members of the House of Representatives; but in the choosing of senators each elector shall vote only once. (Sec. 8)
Political Rights and Association
- English
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(2) Entitled to vote in referenda is who possesses the suffrage to the National Council on the day of the referendum.
… (Art. 46) - German
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(2) Stimmberechtigt bei Volksabstimmungen ist, wer am Abstimmungstag das Wahlrecht zum Nationalrat besitzt.
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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe Constitution assures to all persons:
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15. The right to associate without prior permission.
In order to have juridical personality, associations must be constituted in conformity with the law.
No one can be obligated to belong to an association.
Associations contrary to morals, to public order and to the security of the State, are prohibited.
… (Art. 19) - SpanishLa Constitución asegura a todas las personas:
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15º.- El derecho de asociarse sin permiso previo.
Para gozar de personalidad jurídica, las asociaciones deberán constituirse en conformidad a la ley.
Nadie puede ser obligado a pertenecer a una asociación.
Prohíbense las asociaciones contrarias a la moral, al orden público y a la seguridad del Estado.
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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Every person has the right to freedom of association.
… (Sec. 19) - iTaukei(1) Na tamata taucoko e tiko nona dodonu me lewe ni dua na isoqosoqo.
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Political Rights and Association
- English(1) General elections shall be conducted in a direct, general, free, secret, honest, and fair manner once every five years.
(2) General elections shall be conducted to elect the members of the DPR, DPD, the President and Vice-President, and the Regional People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah or DPRD).
(3) The participants in the general election for the election of the members of the DPR and the members of the DPRDs are political parties.
(4) The participants in the general election for the election of the members of the DPD are individuals.
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(6) Further provisions regarding general elections shall be regulated by law. (Art. 22E) - Indonesian(1) Pemilihan umum dilaksanakan secara langsung, umum, bebas, rahasia, jujur, dan adil setiap lima tahun sekali.
(2) Pemilihan umum diselenggarakan untuk memilih anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah.
(3) Peserta pemilihan umum untuk memilih anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dan anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah adalah partai politik.
(4) Peserta pemilihan umum untuk memilih anggota Dewan Perwakilan Daerah adalah perseorangan.
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(6) Ketentuan lebih lanjut tentang pemilihan umum diatur dengan undang-undang. (Pasal 22E)
Political Rights and Association
- English
1. Political parties, trade unions and other public associations may be established in the Kyrgyz Republic to implement and protect human and civil rights, freedoms and interests.
… (Art. 8) - Russian
1. В Кыргызской Республике могут создаваться политические партии, профессиональные союзы и другие общественные объединения для реализации и защиты прав, свобод и интересов человека и гражданина.
… (Статья 8) - Kyrgyz
1. Кыргыз Республикасында адамдын жана жарандын укуктарын, эркиндиктерин жана кызыкчылыктарын ишке ашыруу жана коргоо үчүн саясий партиялар, кесиптик бирликтер жана башка коомдук бирикмелер түзүлүшү мүмкүн.
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Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Citizens shall have the right to participate in the administration of public affairs directly or by freely elected representatives.
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(3) The right to vote shall be exercised through equal, universal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. The terms thereof shall be specified by law.
(4) All citizens shall have equal access to elected or public offices. (Art. 30) - Slovak
(1) Občania majú právo zúčastňovať sa na správe verejných vecí priamo alebo slobodnou voľbou svojich zástupcov.
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(3) Volebné právo je všeobecné, rovné a priame a vykonáva sa tajným hlasovaním. Podmienky výkonu volebného práva ustanoví zákon.
(4) Občania majú za rovnakých podmienok prístup k voleným a iným verejným funkciám. (Čl. 30)