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Political Rights and Association
- English
Nicaraguan citizens have the right to organize or affiliate in political parties, with the objective to participate in, to exercise[,] and to opt for[,] power. (Art. 55)
- Spanish
Los ciudadanos nicaragüenses tienen derecho de organizar o afiliarse a partidos políticos, con el fin de participar, ejercer y optar al poder. (Art. 55)
Political Rights and Association
- English1 2° i All citizens, and
ii such other persons in the State as may be determined by law,
without distinction of sex who have reached the age of eighteen years who are not disqualified by law and comply with the provisions of the law relating to the election of members of Dáil Éireann, shall have the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil Éireann.
3° No law shall be enacted placing any citizen under disability or incapacity for membership of Dáil Éireann on the ground of sex or disqualifying any citizen or other person from voting at an election for members of Dáil Éireann on that ground.
… (Art. 16) - Irish Gaelic1 2° i Gach uile shaoránach, agus
ii cibé daoine eile sa Stát a cinnfear le dlí,
cibé acu fir nó mná, ag a bhfuil ocht mbliana déag slán agus ná cuirtear faoi dhícháilíocht le dlí, agus a chomhlíonann coinníollacha an dlí i dtaobh toghcháin comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann, tá ceart vótála acu i dtoghchán comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann.
3° Ní cead aon dlí a achtú a chuirfeadh saoránach ar bith, toisc gur fear nó toisc gur bean an saoránach sin, faoi mhíchumas nó faoi mhíthreoir maidir lena bheith ina chomhalta de Dháil Éireann nó a dhícháileodh saoránach ar bith nó duine ar bith eile, ar an bhforas céanna sin, ó bheith i dteideal vótála i dtoghchán comhaltaí do Dháil Éireann.
… (Airteagal 16)
Political Rights and Association
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The law equally establishes the rules concerning:
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• the regime of the political parties, of the non-governmental associations and organizations;
… (Art. 125) - French…
La loi fixe également les règles concernant:
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- le régime des partis politiques, des associations et des organisations non gouvernementales;
… (Art. 125)
Political Rights and Association
- English1. Every person shall have the right to –
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e. freedom of association which shall include the freedom to form and join associations or unions, including trade unions and political and other civic organisations.
… (Art. 29)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Political Rights and Association
- English(1) Except with his or her own consent, a person shall not be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of assembly and association, that is to say, his or her right to assembly freely and associate with other persons and in particular to form or belong to trade unions or other associations for the protection of his or her interests or to form or belong to political parties or other political associations.
… (Sec. 13)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishCitizens shall have the right to participate in the governance of their State both directly and through their democratically elected representatives, as well as the right to enter on equal terms the State Service of the Republic of Lithuania.
… (Art. 33) - LithuanianPiliečiai turi teisę dalyvauti valdant savo šalį tiek tiesiogiai, tiek per demokratiškai išrinktus atstovus, taip pat teisę lygiomis sąlygomis stoti į Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinę tarnybą.
… (33 straipsnis)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll citizens shall have the right to form political parties by notification as regulated by Law.
… (Art. 74) - Arabicللمواطنين حق تكوين الأحزاب السياسية، بإخطار ينظمه القانون.
... (المادّة 74)
Political Rights and Association
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(3) Members must be appointed or elected to the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders as soon as possible after the beginning of the first session of each Parliament, and they must be selected so that the committee reflects as nearly as possible the political and gender composition of the combined Houses of Parliament.
… (Sec. 151)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe right of citizens to establish association is guaranteed in accordance with the conditions and circumstances set forth in the law. (Art. 45)
- Arabicحرّية تكوين الجمعيات مكفولة، وفقاً للشّروط والأوضاع التي يبيّنها القانون. (المادّة 45)