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Legislature
- English
1. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Maneaba ni Maungatabu shall be composed of-
a. thirty-five elected members;
b. the member provided for in section 117 of this Constitution;
… (Sec. 53)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Popular Assembly is the supreme legislative and political overseer, representing all Guinean citizens. It decides on all fundamental matters of internal and external policies. (Art. 76)
- PortugueseA Assembleia Nacional Popular é o supremo órgão legislativo e de fiscalização política representativo de todos os cidadãos guineenses. Ela decide sobre as questões fundamentais da política interna e externa do Estado. (Art. 76)
Legislature
- English
The representative assembly of the Republic of Senegal has [porte] the name of [the] National Assembly. It exercises the Legislative Power. It votes, alone, the laws, controls the action of the Government and evaluates the public policies.
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The Deputies are elected by universal direct suffrage.
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An organic law establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, their indemnities, the conditions of eligibility, [and] the regime of the ineligibilities and of the incompatibilities. (Art. 59) - French
L'Assembl~e representative de la Republique du Senegal porte le nom d'Assemblee nationale. Elle exerce le pouvoir legislatif. Elle vote, seule, la loi, contrdle l'action du Gouvernement et evalue les politiques publiques.
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Les députés sont élus au suffrage universel direct.
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Une loi organique fixe le nombre des membres de l’Assemblée nationale, leurs indemnités, les conditions d’éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités. (Art. 59)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Grenada which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 23)
Legislature
- English
(1) Every qualified voter who has attained the age of 21 years is qualified to be a candidate for election as a member of the Nitijela.
(2) Any person who is qualified to be a candidate under paragraph (1) of this Section shall have the right to be a candidate in any electoral district in which he is entitled to vote, or unless otherwise provided by Act, in any other electoral district:
Provided that no person may, at any election, be a candidate in more than one electoral district. (Art. IV, Sec. 4)
Legislature
- English1. The legislative authority of the Republic is derived from the people and, at the national level, is vested in and exercised by Parliament.
… (Art. 94) - Swahili1. Mamlaka ya kisheria ya Jamhuri yanatoka kwa watu na, kwa kiwango cha kitaifa, yanakabidhiwa na kutekelezwa na Bunge.
… (Kifungu cha 94)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Union is the legislative organ of the Union. It votes the laws, including the laws of regulation, adopts the budget and controls the action of the Government. (Art. 72)
- Arabicبرلمان الاتحاد هو هيئة الاتحاد التشريعية. يصوت على القوانين، بما في ذلك قوانين الأنظمة ويعتمد الميزانية ويراقب أعمال الحكومة. (المادة 72)
- FrenchL’Assemblée de l’Union est l’organe législatif de l’Union. Elle vote les lois, y compris les lois de règlement, adopte le budget et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement. (Art. 72)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament is composed of two Chambers, the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of Councilors.
… (Art. 60) - Arabicيتكون البرلمان من مجلسين، مجلس النواب ومجلس المستشارين؛
... (الفصل 60)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall consist of-
(a) such number of members directly elected in accordance with-
(i) this Constitution; and
(ii) subject to this Constitution, an Act, as is equal to the number of electoral areas;
(b) not more than 10 members elected on the basis of the scheme of proportional representation specified in Schedule 4. (Art. 78)
Legislature
- English1. The National Assembly shall be composed of members elected by universal, equal, direct and secret ballot by the citizens.
2. The number of members of the National Assembly shall be determined by law, but the number shall not be less than 200.
3. The constituencies of members of the National Assembly, proportional representation and other matters pertaining to National Assembly elections shall be determined by law. (Art. 41) - Korean①국회는 국민의 보통·평등·직접·비밀선거에 의하여 선출된 국회의원으로 구성한다.
②국회의원의 수는 법률로 정하되, 200인 이상으로 한다.
③국회의원의 선거구와 비례대표제 기타 선거에 관한 사항은 법률로 정한다. (제41조 )