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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll Croatian citizens who have reached the age of eighteen years (voters) shall be entitled to universal and equal suffrage in elections for the Croatian Parliament, the President of the Republic of Croatia and the European Parliament and in decision-making procedures by national referendum, in compliance with law.
… (Art. 45) - CroatianHrvatski državljani s navršenih 18 godina (birači) imaju opće i jednako biračko pravo u izborima za Hrvatski sabor, Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske i Europski parlament te u postupku odlučivanja na državnom referendumu, u skladu sa zakonom.
… (Članak 45)
Political Rights and Association
- English
The State is founded on the principles of democratic representation, of separation of the powers, of the guarantee of the rights and freedoms and of social justice.
The elected assembly constitutes the framework by which the will of the people is expressed and the control of the action of the public powers is exercised.
The State encourages participative democracy at the level of the local collectivities, notably through civil society. (Art. 16) - Arabic
تقوم الدولة عـلى ى مبادئ التمثيل الديمقراطي، والفصل بين السلطات، وضمان الحقوق والحريات والعدالة الاجتماعية.
المجلس المنتخَب هو الإطار الذّي يعبّر فيه الشّعب عن إرادته، ويــراقب عمل السّلطات العموميّة.
تشجع الدولة الديمقراطية التشاركية على مستوى الجماعات المحلية، لاسيما من خلال المجتمع المدني. (المــادة 16) - French
L'Etat est fondé sur les principes de la représentation démocratique, de la séparation des pouvoirs, de la garantie des droits et libertés et de justice sociale.
L'Assemblée élue constitue le cadre dans lequel s'exprime la volonté du peuple et s'exerce le contrôle de l'action des pouvoirs publics.
L'Etat encourage la démocratie participative au niveau des collectivités locales, notamment à travers la société civile. (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishA citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years is entitled to be registered as a voter and vote in an election by secret ballot. (Art. 46)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll the Djiboutian nationals of majority, of both sexes, enjoying their civil and political rights are electors within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 5)
- Arabicجميع مواطني جيبوتي الراشدين من الجنسين الذين يتمتعون بحقوقهم المدنية والسياسية هم ناخبون في نطاق الشروط التي حددها القانون. (المادة 5)
- FrenchTous les nationaux djiboutiens majeurs des deux sexes jouissant de leurs droits civiques et politiques sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 5)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
3. Spouses have equal rights and duties in relation to their civil and political capacity … (Art. 36) - Portuguese…
3. Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres quanto à capacidade civil e política … (Art. 36)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens who reach the age of eighteen have the right to vote in referenda organized by the State. (Art. 29)
- VietnameseCông dân đủ mười tám tuổi trở lên có quyền biểu quyết khi Nhà nước tổ chức trưng cầu ý dân. (Điều 29)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) All Rwandans have the right to participate in the governance of the country, either directly or through their freely chosen representatives, in accordance with the legislation.
(2) All Rwandans have the right of equal access to the public service in accordance with their competence and abilities. (Art. 27) - Kinyarwanda
(1) Abanyarwanda bose bafite uburenganzira bwo kugira uruhare mu buyobozi bw’Igihugu, baba babukoresheje ubwabo, cyangwa babinyujije ku babahagarariye bihitiyemo nta gahato, hakurikijwe amategeko. (2) Abanyarwanda bose bafite uburenganzira bungana bwo kujya mu mirimo ya Leta hashingiwe ku bumenyi n’ubushobozi bwabo. (Ingingo ya 27)
- French
(1) Tous les Rwandais ont le droit de participer à la gouvernance du pays, soit directement, soit par l’intermédiaire de leurs représentants librement choisis conformément à la législation.
(2) Tous les Rwandais ont le droit d’accès égal à la fonction publique, conformément à leurs compétences et capacités. (Art. 27)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Subject to the express limitations imposed by this Constitution, every citizen who is of full capacity and has reached voting age, other than a person who-
(a) is under sentence of death or imprisonment for a period of more than nine months; or
(b) has been convicted, within the period of three years next proceeding the first day of the polling period for the election concerned, of an offence relating to elections that is prescribed by an Organic Law or an Act of the Parliament for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(ba) has dual citizenship of another country,
has the right, and shall be given a reasonable opportunity-
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(d) to vote for, and to be elected to, elective public office at genuine, periodic, free elections; and
… (Sec. 50)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSuffrage is [a] right, [a] duty, and [a] function of the elector. It constitutes the basis of the democratic and representative regime. It is founded on the universal, free, direct, equal, and secret vote; in the public and supervised [fiscalizado] ballot, and in the proportional representation system. (Art. 118)
- SpanishEl sufragio es derecho, deber y función pública del elector.
Constituye la base del régimen democrático y representativo. Se funda en el voto universal, libre, directo, igual y secreto; en el escrutinio público y fiscalizado, y en el sistema de representación proporcional. (Art. 118)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishMen and women are equal before the law in all aspects of political, economic, social and cultural life. (Art. 25)
- PortugueseO homem e a mulher são iguais perante a lei em todos os domínios da vida política, económica, social e cultural. (Art. 25)