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Legislature
- EnglishThe legislature shall consist of a single chamber which shall be known as Parliament. (Art. 15)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par une chambre unique dénommée Parlement. (Art. 15)
Legislature
- EnglishThe qualifications of members of both Houses and their electors shall be fixed by law. However, there shall be no discrimination because of race, creed, sex, social status, family origin, education, property or income. (Art. 44)
- Japanese両議院の議員及びその選挙人の資格は、法律でこれを定める。但し、人種、信条、性別、社会的身分、門地、教育、財産又は収入によつて差別してはならない。 (第44条)
Legislature
- EnglishThe candidate to the legislative elections must be of Burundian nationality and origin, be twenty-five years old at least, [and] enjoy all their civil and political rights.
… (Art. 170) - KirundiUwitoza ngo abe umushingamateka ategerezwa kuba ari umurundi avuka mu Burundi, akaba akwije n’imiburiburi imyaka mirongo ibiri n’itanu y’amavuka, akaba arekuriwe amateka y’ubwigenge na ya politike.
… (Ingingo ya 170) - FrenchLe candidat aux élections législatives doit être de nationalité et d’origine burundaises, être âgé de vingt-cinq ans au moins, jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
… (Art. 170)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power of the national government is vested in the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. (Art. IX, Sec. 1)
Legislature
- EnglishIn addition to the conditions prescribed in Article (75) of this Constitution, a member of the House of Representatives must have completed thirty calendar years of his age. (Art. 70)
- Arabicيشترط في عضو مجلس النواب زيادة على الشروط المعينة في المادة (75) من هذا الدستور ان يكون قد أتم ثلاثين سنة شمسية من عمره. (المادّة 70)
Legislature
- English
The supreme state representative body shall be the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan that exercises legislative power.
The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan consists of two chambers — the Legislative Chamber (the lower chamber) and the Senate (the upper chamber).
… (Art. 91) - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Oliy Majlisi oliy davlat vakillik organi bo‘lib, qonun chiqaruvchi hokimiyatni amalga oshiradi.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi ikki palatadan — Qonunchilik palatasi (quyi palata) va Senatdan (yuqori palata) iborat.
… (91-modda)
Legislature
- EnglishMembers of Parliament shall be elected in such manner as is prescribed by law, by Nauruan citizens who have attained the age of twenty years. (Art. 29)
Legislature
- English(1) The legislative power of the Czech Republic is vested in the Parliament.
(2) The Parliament consists of two chambers, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. (1993 Constitution, Art. 15) - Czech(1) Zákonodárná moc v České republice náleží Parlamentu.
(2) Parlament je tvořen dvěma komorami, a to Poslaneckou sněmovnou a Senátem. (Ústava 1993, Čl. 15)
Legislature
- English1. The Parliament of Georgia is the supreme representative body of the country that exercises legislative power, defines the main directions of the country’s domestic and foreign policies, controls the activities of the Government within the scope established by the Constitution, and exercises other powers.
… (Art. 36) - Georgian1. საქართველოს პარლამენტი არის ქვეყნის უმაღლესი წარმომადგენლობითი ორგანო, რომელიც ახორციელებს საკანონმდებლო ხელისუფლებას, განსაზღვრავს ქვეყნის საშინაო და საგარეო პოლიტიკის ძირითად მიმართულებებს, კონსტიტუციით დადგენილ ფარგლებში კონტროლს უწევს მთავრობის საქმიანობას და ახორციელებს სხვა უფლებამოსილებებს.
… (მუხლი 36)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Grenada which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 23)