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Political Rights and Association
- English1. The members of the National Assembly shall be elected directly by the inhabitants having Suriname nationality and having reached the age of eighteen years.
… (Art. 57) - Dutch1. De leden van De Nationale Assemblée worden rechtstreeks gekozen door de ingezetenen die de Surinaamse nationaliteit bezitten en de leeftijd van achttien jaren hebben bereikt.
… (Art. 57)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Any citizen [masculine] or citizen [feminine] of Tunisian nationality, being already eighteen years of age and fulfilling the conditions established by the electoral law, is an elector. (Art. 59)
- Arabic
يُعتبر ناخبا كلّ مواطن أو مواطنة يتمتّع بالجنسيّة التّونسيّة وبلغ من العمر ثماني عشرة سنة كاملة، وتتوفّر فيه الشّروط التي يحدّدها القانون الانتخابيّ. (الفصل 59)
- French
Est électeur tout citoyen ou citoyenne de nationalité tunisienne, âgé de dix-huit ans révolus et remplissant les conditions fixées par la loi électorale. (Art. 59)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe freedom of opinion, expression through speech and writing, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, and the freedom of association, are all guaranteed within the scope of the law. (Art. 13)
- Arabicحرية إبداء الرأي قولاً وكتابة وحرية الطّباعة وحرّية الاجتماع وحرّية تكوين الجمعيات كلّها مكفولة ضمن دائرة القانون. (المادّة 13)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll the citizens of majority, enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are electors and eligible. The law provides [prévoit] the provisions of [a] nature encouraging the equal access of women and men to the elective functions.
The vote is a personal right and a national duty.
… (Art. 30) - Arabicلكل مواطنة و مواطن، الحقّ في التّصويت، وفي الترشّح للانتخابات، شرط بلوغ سنّ الرّشد القانونية، والتّمتّع بالحقوق المدنية والسياسيّة . ينصّ القانون على مقتضيات من شأنها تشجيع تكافؤ الفرص بين النّساء والرجال في ولوج الوظائف الانتخابية.
التصويت حقّ شخصي وواجب وطني.
... (الفصل 30)
Political Rights and Association
- English
Citizens may form associations freely and without authorization for any ends that are not forbidden by criminal law.
… (Art. 18) - Italian
I cittadini hanno diritto di associarsi liberamente, senza autorizzazione, per fini che non sono vietati ai singoli dalla legge penale.
… (Art. 18)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishIn the Republic of Armenia, the power belongs to the people.
The people shall exercise its power through free elections, referenda, as well as through state and local self-government bodies and officials prescribed by the Constitution.
… (Art. 2) - ArmenianՀայաստանի Հանրապետությունում իշխանությունը պատկանում է ժողովրդին:
Ժողովուրդն իր իշխանությունն իրականացնում է ազատ ընտրությունների, հանրաքվեների, ինչպես նաև Սահմանադրությամբ նախատեuված պետական և տեղական ինքնակառավարման մարմինների ու պաշտոնատար անձանց միջոցով:
… (Հոդված 2)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) A person who-
(a) is a citizen of Botswana or of any other country to which this section is applied by Parliament;
(b) has attained the age of 18 years; and
(c) has either resided in Botswana for a continuous period of at least 12 months immediately preceding the date on which he or she applies for registration as a voter or was born in Botswana and is domiciled in Botswana on the date on which he or she applies for registration as a voter, shall, unless he or she is disqualified for registration as a voter under any law, be entitled, upon his or her making application in that behalf at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by any law, to be registered as a voter for the purposes of elections of Elected Members of the National Assembly, and no other person may be so registered.
… (Sec. 67)
Political Rights and Association
- English…
(2) The Federal law shall provide that, in fielding candidacy by political parties for the election to the House of Representatives under the proportional electoral system, representation shall be ensured on the basis of a closed list also from women,
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(5) Each citizen of Nepal who has completed the age of eighteen years shall have the right to vote in any one election constituency as provided for in the Federal law.
… (Art. 84) - Nepali…
(२) समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम हुने प्रतिनिधि सभाको निर्वाचनका लागि राजनीतिक दलले उम्मेदवारी दिंदा महिला, … समेतबाट बन्द सूचीका आधारमा प्रतिनिधित्व गराउने व्यवस्था संघीय कानून बमोजिम हुनेछ ।
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(५) अठार वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको प्रत्येक नेपाली नागरिकलाई संघीय कानून बमोजिम कुनै एक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा मतदान गर्ने अधिकार हुनेछ ।
… (धारा ८४)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishSuffrage is universal and equal for all Rwandans.
All Rwandans, both men and women, fulfilling the requirements provided for by law, have the right to vote and to be elected.
… (Art. 2) - KinyarwandaItora ni uburenganzira bw’Abanyarwanda bose ku buryo bungana.
Abanyarwanda bose, baba ab’igitsina gore cyangwa ab’igitsina gabo, bujuje ibyangombwa bisabwa n’amategeko bafite uburenganzira bwo gutora no gutorwa.
… (Ingingo ya 2) - FrenchLe suffrage est universel et égal pour tous les Rwandais.
Tous les Rwandais, hommes et femmes, remplissant les conditions légales, ont le droit de vote et d’éligibilité.
… (Art. 2)
Political Rights and Association
- English
The Constitution guarantees the right of association, in compliance with the laws that govern the exercise of this right without having to be submitted to a prior authorization. (Art. 26)