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Legislature
- English1. Subject to this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Mauritius.
… (Sec. 45)
Legislature
- English...
(2) In addition to the President the National Assembly shall consist of-
(a) 57 Elected Members who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and subject thereto in accordance with the provisions of any Act of Parliament; and
(b) six Specially Elected Members who shall be elected in accordance with the First Schedule to this Constitution and subject thereto in accordance with the provisions of any Act of Parliament. (Sec. 58)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament shall consist of two Houses: The Senate and the House of Representatives. (Art. 62)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس الامة من مجلسين . مجلس الاعيان . ومجلس النواب. (المادة 6)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies are elected by universal direct and secret suffrage for a mandate of six (06) years renewable two (02) times. ...
An organic law establishes the number of deputies, their indemnities, the conditions of eligibility, the regime of the incompatibilities and the conditions under which vacant seats are provided for. …
The Senate is composed:
- of two-thirds (2/3) by noted persons [personnalités] elected by the representatives of the territorial collectivities;
- of one-third (1/3) by noted persons designated by the President of the Republic;
- and of the former Presidents of the Republic, members of right for life. …
An organic law establishes the number of the senators, their indemnities, the conditions of eligibility or of appointment, the regime of the incompatibilities and the conditions under which vacant seats are provided for. … (Art. 52) - FrenchLes députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct et secret pour un mandat de six (06) ans renouvelable deux (02) fois. …
Une loi organique fixe le nombre des députés, leurs indemnités, les conditions d’éligibilité, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants. …
Le Sénat est composé :
- de deux tiers (2/3) de personnalités élues par les représentants des collectivités territoriales ;
- d’un tiers (1/3) de personnalités désignées par le Président de la République ;
- et des anciens Présidents de la République, membres de droit à vie. ...
Une loi organique fixe le nombre des sénateurs, leurs indemnités, les conditions d’éligibilité ou de désignation, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants. ... (Art. 52)
Legislature
- English…(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall consist of eighty members elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Sec. 56)
Legislature
- EnglishEvery person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament unless he is disqualified under the provisions of Article 91. (Art. 90)
- Sinhala91 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ නුසුදුස්සකු වුවහොත් මිස ඡන්ද බලය හිමි සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයකු වශයෙන් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (90 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament shall consist of the Members of the Parliament elected directly on the basis of the general and equal electoral right and by secret ballot.
The Parliament shall have 81 Members. (Art. 83) - MontenegrinSkupštinu čine poslanici koji se biraju neposredno, na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava i tajnim glasanjem.
Skupština ima 81 poslanika. (Član 83)
Legislature
- English(1) Each of the constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 33 of this Constitution shall return one representative to the House who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law.
… (Sec. 27)
Legislature
- English
1. The Parliament shall consist of two Chambers: the Senate and the Mazhilis, which act on a permanent basis.
2. In the manner prescribed by the constitutional law, the Senate is formed by the deputies for two persons out of each region, city of republican significance and the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Ten deputies of the Senate are appointed by the President of the Republic, five of them - at the recommendation of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.
3. The Mazhilis consists of ninety-eight deputies elected in the manner prescribed by the constitutional law under a mixed electoral system: according to the system of proportional representation in the territory of a single nationwide constituency, as well as in single-mandate territorial constituencies.
… (Art. 50) - Kazak
1. Мәжілістің тоқсан сегіз депутатын сайлау жалпыға бірдей, тең және төте сайлау құқығы негізінде жасырын дауыс беру арқылы жүзеге асырылады. Мәжілістің тоғыз депутатын Қазақстан халқы Ассамблеясы сайлайды. Мәжіліс депутаттарының кезекті сайлауы Парламенттің жұмыс істеп тұрған сайланымы өкілеттігінің мерзімі аяқталардан кемінде екі ай бұрын өткізіледі.
2. Сенат конституциялық заңда белгіленген тәртіппен әр облыстан, республикалық маңызы бар қаладан және Қазақстан Республикасының астанасынан екі адамнан өкілдік ететін депутаттардан құралады. Сенаттың он депутатын, оның ішінде бесеуін Қазақстан халқы Ассамблеясының ұсынысы бойынша Республика Президенті тағайындайды.
3. Мəжіліс конституциялық заңда белгіленген тəртіппен аралас сайлау жүйесі бойынша: біртұтас жалпыұлттық сайлау округінің аумағы бойынша пропорционалды өкілдік ету жүйесі бойынша, сондай-ақ бірмандаттық аумақтық сайлау округтері бойынша сайланатын тоқсан сегіз депутаттан тұрады.
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