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Legislature
- EnglishThe Council of States shall consist of:
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a. Members of the Council of States shall be elected through their respective States Assemblies; and
b. The National Elections Law shall determine the number of members of the Council of States.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article (1) above, during the transitional period, the Council of States shall consist of:
a. all South Sudanese who were representatives in the Council of States of the Republic of Sudan, by virtue of their membership in that Council; and
b. thirty (30) members appointed by the President. (Art. 58)
Legislature
- 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.
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(4) Eligible for election are those being entitled to vote for the National Council, who are in the possession of the Austrian nationality on the key date and have completed their eighteenth 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.
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(4) Wählbar sind die zum Nationalrat Wahlberechtigten, die am Stichtag die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzen und am Wahltag das 18. Lebensjahr vollendet haben.
… (Art. 26)
Legislature
- English1. In the Maneaba ni Maungatabu one seat shall be reserved for a nominated representative of the Banaban community (in this section referred to as “the nominated member”).
… (Sec. 117)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies to the National Assembly are elected for five years by direct and secret universal suffrage. They are re-eligible.
All Djiboutian citizens, enjoying their civil and political rights, twenty-three years of age or more, are eligible. (Art. 45) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس الوطني لفترة خمسة أعوام باقتراع عام مباشر وسري.إنهم مؤهلون لإعادة انتخابهم.
جميع المواطنين الجيبوتيين المتمتعين بحقوقهم المدنية والسياسية الذين أتموا ثلاثة وعشرين عاماُ أو أكثر هم مؤهلون. (المادة 45) - FrenchLes députés à l'Assemblée nationale sont élus pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et secret. Ils sont rééligibles.
Sont éligibles tous les citoyens djiboutiens, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques, âgés de vingt trois ans au moins. (Art. 45)
Legislature
- English(1) The Senate consists of eighty Senators, of whom—
(a) six are elected from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, by a system of proportional representation conforming with subsection (2);
(b) sixteen are Chiefs, of whom two are elected by the provincial assembly of Chiefs from each of the provinces, other than the metropolitan provinces, into which Zimbabwe is divided;
(c) the President and Deputy President of the National Council of Chiefs; and
(d) two are elected in the manner prescribed in the Electoral Law to represent persons with disabilities.
(2) Elections of Senators must be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Law, which must ensure that the Senators referred to in subsection (1)(a) are elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(a) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in each of the provinces in the general election for Members of the National Assembly; and
(b) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately, every list being headed by a female candidate. (Sec. 120)
Legislature
- EnglishA citizen of Turkmenistan who has attained the age of 25 and has lived [continuously] in Turkmenistan for the past ten years, can be elected as deputy of the Mejlis.
The requirements for candidates for membership of the Mejlis, Halk maslahaty and Gengeshes shall be defined by laws of Turkmenistan. (Art. 120) - RussianДепутатом Меджлиса может быть избран гражданин Туркменистана, достигший ко дню выборов двадцатипятилетнего возраста и в течение предшествующих десяти лет постоянно проживающий в Туркменистане.
Требования, предъявляемые к кандидатам в депутаты Меджлиса Туркменистана, в члены халк маслахаты и Генгешей, определяются законами Туркменистана. (Статья 120) - TurkmenSaýlawlar gününe çenli ýigrimi bäş ýaşy dolan we soňky on ýylyň dowamynda Türkmenistanda hemişelik ýaşaýan Türkmenistanyň raýaty Mejlisiň deputatlygyna saýlanyp bilner.
Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň deputatlygyna, halk maslahatlarynyň we Geňeşleriň agzalygyna dalaşgärlere bildirilýän talaplar Türkmenistanyň kanunlary bilen kesgitlenýär. (120-njy madda)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is composed of twenty-six (26) Senators elected or appointed as follows:
1° twelve (12) Senators elected by specific electoral colleges in accordance with national administrative entities;
2° eight (8) Senators appointed by the President of the Republic, giving particular consideration to the principles of national unity, the representation of historically marginalised groups, and any other national interests;
3° four (4) Senators designated by the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations;
4° one (1) academician or researcher from public universities and institutions of higher learning, holding at least the rank of Associate Professor, elected by the academic and research staff of the same universities and institutions;
5° one (1) academician or researcher from private universities and institutions of higher learning, holding at least the rank of Associate Professor, elected by the academic and research staff of the same universities and institutions.
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The organs responsible for the nomination of Senators take into account national unity and the principle of gender equality.
At least thirty percent (30%) of elected and appointed Senators must be women.
… (Art. 80) - KinyarwandaSena igizwe n’Abasenateri makumyabiri na batandatu (26) batorwa cyangwa bashyirwaho ku buryo bukurikira:
1° cumi na babiri (12) batorwa n’inzego zihariye, hakurikijwe inzego z’imitegekere y’Igihugu;
2° umunani (8) bashyirwaho na Perezida wa Repubulika, by’umwihariko akita ku bumwe bw’Abanyarwanda, ku ihagararirwa ry’igice cy’Abanyarwanda amateka agaragaza ko basigaye inyuma no ku zindi nyungu rusange z’Igihugu;
3° bane (4) bashyirwaho n’Ihuriro ry’Igihugu Nyunguranabitekerezo ry’Imitwe ya Politiki ;
4° Umwarimu umwe (1) cyangwa umushakashatsi umwe (1) wo muri Kaminuza no mu Mashuri Makuru bya Leta uri ku rwego nibura rw’umwarimu wungirije utorwa n’abarimu n’abashakashatsi bo muri ibyo bigo;
5° umwarimu umwe (1) cyangwa umushakashatsi umwe (1) wo muri Kaminuza no mu Mashuri Makuru byigenga nibura uri ku rwego rw’umwarimu wungirije utorwa n’abarimu n’abashakashatsi bo muri ibyo bigo.
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Inzego zishinzwe kugena abagomba kujya muri Sena zigomba kwita ku bumwe bw’Abanyarwanda n’ihame ry’uburinganire.
Nibura mirongo itatu ku ijana (30%) by’Abasenateri batorwa n’Abasenateri bashyirwaho bagomba kuba ari ab’igitsina gore.
… (Ingingo ya 80) - FrenchLe Sénat est composé de vingt-six (26) Sénateurs élus ou désignés comme suit :
1° douze (12) Sénateurs élus par des collèges électoraux spécifiques, en fonction des entités administratives du pays;
2° huit (8) Sénateurs nommés par le Président de la République, tenant compte en particulier à l’unité nationale, la représentation des groupes historiquement marginalisés et aux autres intérêts nationaux;
3° quatre (4) Sénateurs nommés par le Forum National de Concertation des Formations Politiques ;
4° un (1) enseignant ou chercheur issu des universités et institutions d’enseignement supérieur publiques ayant au moins le grade académique de Professeur Associé, élu par le corps académique et de recherche de ces universités et institutions;
5° un (1) enseignant ou chercheur issu des universités et institutions d’enseignement supérieur privées ayant au moins le grade académique de Professeur Associé, élu par le corps académique et de recherche de ces universités et institutions.
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Les organes chargés de désigner les Sénateurs sont tenus de prendre en considération l’unité nationale et le principe d’égalité entre hommes et femmes.
Au moins trente pourcent (30%) des Sénateurs élus et des Sénateurs nommés doivent être de sexe féminin.
… (Art. 80)
Legislature
- English(1) Every adult Hungarian citizen shall have the right to vote and to be voted for in elections of Members of the National Assembly, of local government representatives and mayors and of Members of the European Parliament.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XXIII) - Hungarian(1) Minden nagykorú magyar állampolgárnak joga van ahhoz, hogy az országgyűlési képviselők, a helyi önkormányzati képviselők és polgármesterek, valamint az európai parlamenti képviselők választásán választó és választható legyen.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, XXIII. cikk)
Legislature
- English
The Legislative Power is exercised by the National Congress, which is composed of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate.
… (Art. 44) - Portuguese
O Poder Legislativo é exercido pelo Congresso Nacional, que se compõe da Câmara dos Deputados e do Senado Federal.
… (Art. 44)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly is composed of at least one hundred Deputies on the basis of 60% of Hutu and of 40% of Tutsi, including a minimum of 30% of women, elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of five years[,] and of three Deputies originating from the Twa ethnicity co-opted in accordance with the electoral code.
In the case where the results of the vote do not reflect the percentages above specified [visés], it [then] proceeds to redress the corresponding [afférents] disequilibrium by means of the mechanism of co-optation provided for by the electoral code.
The number of candidates to be elected per circumscription is established by the electoral law proportionally to the population. (Art. 169) - KirundiInama nshingamateka igizwe n’imiburiburi n’abashingamateka ijana barimwo 60 % b’abahutu na 40 % b’abatutsi, bose hamwe harimwo n’imiburiburi abashingamateka b’abakenyezi 30 % batowe n’abanyagihugu bagatorerwa ikiringo c’imyaka itanu harimwo n’abashingamateka batatu b’Abatwa bongeweko nk’uko Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora ribitegekanya.
Iyo biboneka ko mu vyavuye mu matora ibitigiri bivugwa mu korongo ka mbere k’iyi ngingo bitashitse, birakosorwa biciye mu buryo bwo kugena abandi bashingamateka nk’uko Ibwirizwa rigenga amatora ribitegekanya.
Igitigiri c’abashingamateka batorwa mu ntara imwe imwe gishingwa n’Ibwirizwa bafatiye ku gitigiri c’abanyagihugu baba muri iyo ntara. (Ingingo ya 169) - FrenchL’Assemblée nationale est composée d’au moins cent députés à raison de 60% de Hutu et de 40% de Tutsi, y compris un minimum de 30% de femmes, élus au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq ans et de trois députés issus de l’ethnie Twa cooptés conformément au code électoral.
Au cas où les résultats du vote ne reflètent pas les pourcentages sus-visés, il est procédé au redressement des déséquilibres y afférents au moyen du mécanisme de cooptation prévu par le code électoral.
Le nombre de candidats à élire par circonscription est fixé par la loi électorale proportionnellement à la population. (Art. 169)