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Legislature
China
- EnglishThe National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China is the highest organ of state power. Its permanent body is the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. (Art. 57)
- Chinese中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会是最高国家权力机关。它的常设机关是全国人民代表大会常务委员会。(第五十七条)
Legislature
Turkmenistan
- 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
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- English(1) Of the Senators
(a) one-third of their number (excluding any Senator who holds the office of Attorney-General) shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(b) the others shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
Guyana
- English…
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make provision -
(a) …
(v) for the extraction from the lists and declaration of names of the candidates who have been elected, and for such provision for extraction to take into account the proportion that women form of the electorate;
…
(b) …
(iii) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s list and in all party’s lists taken together;
(iv) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s lists for geographical constituencies taken individually or together;
(v) for the maximum percentage or the number of geographical constituencies a party can contest in which its lists contain no female candidate.
… (Art. 160)
Legislature
Ghana
- English(1) There shall be a Parliament of Ghana which shall consist of not less than one hundred and forty elected members.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the legislative power of Ghana shall be vested in Parliament and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution. (Art. 93)
Legislature
Botswana
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament shall have power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Botswana. (Sec. 86)