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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery Finnish citizen who has reached eighteen years of age has the right to vote in national elections and referendums. Specific provisions in this Constitution shall govern the eligibility to stand for office in national elections.
Every Finnish citizen and every other citizen of the European Union resident in Finland, having attained eighteen years of age, has the right to vote in the European Parliamentary elections, as provided by an Act.
… (Sec. 14) - FinnishJokaisella Suomen kansalaisella, joka on täyttänyt kahdeksantoista vuotta, on oikeus äänestää valtiollisissa vaaleissa ja kansanäänestyksessä. Vaalikelpoisuudesta valtiollisissa vaaleissa on voimassa, mitä siitä erikseen säädetään tässä perustuslaissa.
Jokaisella Suomen kansalaisella ja maassa asuvalla muulla Euroopan unionin kansalaisella, joka on täyttänyt kahdeksantoista vuotta, on oikeus äänestää Euroopan parlamentin vaaleissa sen mukaan kuin lailla säädetään.
… (14 §) - SwedishVarje finsk medborgare som har fyllt aderton år har rätt att rösta i statliga val och folkomröstningar. Om valbarhet i statliga val gäller vad som särskilt bestäms i denna grundlag.
Varje finsk medborgare och varje i Finland bosatt medborgare i Europeiska unionen som har fyllt aderton år har rätt att rösta vid val till Europaparlamentet enligt vad som bestäms genom lag.
… (14 §)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll persons who, on the date of an election, are 18 years of age or older and have Icelandic nationality have the right to vote in elections to Althingi. Permanent domicile in Iceland, on the date of an election, is also a requirement for voting, unless exceptions from this rule are stipulated in the law on elections to Althingi.
… (Art. 33) - IcelandicKosningarrétt við kosningar til Alþingis hafa allir sem eru 18 ára eða eldri þegar kosning fer fram og hafa íslenskan ríkisborgararétt. Lögheimili á Íslandi, þegar kosning fer fram, er einnig skilyrði kosningarréttar, nema undantekningar frá þeirri reglu verði ákveðnar í lögum um kosningar til Alþingis.
… (33. gr.)
Political Rights and Association
- English1) Every Liechtenstein citizen shall be entitled to civil rights in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
2) All Liechtenstein citizens who have completed their 18th year, have their normal residence in Liechtenstein, and whose right to vote has not been suspended shall be entitled to all political rights in national matters. (Art. 29)3 - German1) Die staatsbürgerlichen Rechte stehen jedem Landesangehörigen nach den Bestimmungen dieser Verfassung zu.
2) In Landesangelegenheiten stehen die politischen Rechte allen Landesangehörigen zu, die das 18. Lebensjahr vollendet, im Lande ordentlichen Wohnsitz haben und nicht im Wahl- und Stimmrecht eingestellt sind. (Art. 29)
Political Rights and Association
- English
(1) Luxembourgers enjoy the fullness of the political rights which they exercise within the conditions established by the Constitution and the laws.
... (Art. 10)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen on reaching 18 years of age acquires the right to vote. The right to vote is equal, universal and direct, and is exercised at free elections by secret ballot.
… (Art. 22) - MacedonianСекој граѓанин со наполнети 18 години живот стекнува избирачко право. Избирачкото право е еднакво, општо и непосредно и се остварува на слободни избори со тајно гласање.
… (Член 22)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe direct and active participation in political life by men and women is a condition for and a fundamental instrument in the consolidation of the democratic system, and the law must promote both equality in the exercise of civic and political rights and the absence of gender-based discrimination in access to political office. (Art. 109)
- PortugueseA participação directa e activa de homens e mulheres na vida política constitui condição e instrumento fundamental de consolidação do sistema democrático, devendo a lei promover a igualdade no exercício dos direitos cívicos e políticos e a não discriminação em função do sexo no acesso a cargos políticos. (Art. 109)
Political Rights and Association
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Everyone has the right to freedom of association with others.
… (Art. 42) - Slovene
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Vsakdo ima pravico, da se svobodno združuje z drugimi.
… (42. Člen)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in any constituency if on the date of the poll he—
(a) is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency;
(b) is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);
(c) is either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and
(d) is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over).
… (Representation of the People Act 1983, Sec. 1)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association.
Citizens have the right to form political parties and other public associations and to participate in their activities in order to pursue and satisfy their political, social, economic, cultural and other interests.
… (Art. 36) - Belarusian
Кожны мае права на свабоду аб’яднанняў.
Грамадзяне для ажыццяўлення і задавальнення палітычных, сацыяльных, эканамічных, культурных і іншых інтарэсаў маюць права на стварэнне палітычных партый і іншых грамадскіх аб’яднанняў, удзел у іх дзейнасці.
... (Артыкул 36) - Russian
Каждый имеет право на свободу объединений.
Граждане для осуществления и удовлетворения политических, социальных, экономических, культурных и иных интересов имеют право на создание политических партий и других общественных объединений, участие в их деятельности.
… (Статья 36)
Political Rights and Association
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(6) Every citizen of the Czech Republic who has reached the age of eighteen has the right to vote.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 56) - Czech…
(6) Právo volit má každý občan České republiky, který dosáhl věku 18 let.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 56)