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Political Rights and Association
- EnglishEvery person shall, unless disqualified as hereinafter provided, be qualified to be an elector at the election of the President and of the Members of Parliament or to vote at any Referendum:
Provided that no such person shall be entitled to vote unless his name is entered in the appropriate register of electors. (Art. 88) - Sinhalaමතු දැක්වෙන විධිවිධාන අනුව ඡන්ද බලය අහිමි වේ නම් මිස, සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම ජනාධිපතිවරයා තෝරා පත් කිරීමේ ඡන්ද විමසීමේ දී සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයන් තෝරා පත් කිරීමේ මැතිවරණයේ දී ඡන්ද හිමියකු වීමට හෝ යම්කිසි ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ඡන්දය දීමට හෝ සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය:
එසේ වුව ද, එවැනි කිසිම තැනැත්තකුට ඔහුගේ නම උචිත ඡන්දහිමි නාමලේඛනෙයහි ඇතුළත් කර ඇත්නම් මිස ඡන්දය දීමට හිමිකම නොලැබිය යුත්තේ ය. (88 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Political Rights and Association
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Suffrage may be direct or indirect. It is always universal, equal, and secret.
All Senegalese nationals of both sexes, who are 18 years old, enjoying their civil and political rights, are electors within the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 3) - French
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Le suffrage peut être direct ou indirect. Il est toujours universel, égal et secret.
Tous les nationaux sénégalais des deux sexes, âgés de 18 ans accomplis, jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques, sont électeurs dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 3)
Political Rights and Association
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Those entitled to vote in elections to the Storting are Norwegian citizens who have reached the age of 18 or who turn 18 in the year when the election is held.
… (Art. 50) - Norwegian
Stemmerett ved stortingsvalg har norske borgere som har fylt 18 år eller fyller 18 år i det året valgtinget holdes.
… (§ 50)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishThe right to assemble or associate peacefully for any licit objective may not be restricted; but only the citizens of the Republic may do so to take part in the political matters of the country.
… (Art. 9) - SpanishNo se podrá coartar el derecho de asociarse o reunirse pacíficamente con cualquier objeto lícito; pero solamente los ciudadanos de la República podrán hacerlo para tomar parte en los asuntos políticos del país.
… (Art. 9)
Political Rights and Association
- English[The following] are of the domain of the law:
The rules concerning the following matters:
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– the regime of political parties and associations;
… (Art. 80) - FrenchSont du domaine de la loi:
Les règles relatives aux matières suivantes:
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- Le régime des partis politiques et des associations;
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Political Rights and Association
- English1. The people shall exercise the political power through universal, free, equal, direct, secret and periodic suffrage and through other forms laid down in the Constitution.
… (Sec. 7) - Tetum1. Povu hala’o nia kbiit polítiku liu hosi sufrájiu universál livre, diretu, sekretu no periódiku, no liu husi forma seluk tan ne’ebé hakerek ona iha Lei-Inan.
… (Art. 7) - Portuguese1. O povo exerce o poder político através do sufrágio universal, livre, igual, directo, secreto e periódico e através das demais formas previstas na Constituição.
… (Art. 7)
Political Rights and Association
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3. Women shall have the right to participate equally with men in public life.
4. All levels of government shall:
a. promote women participation in public life and their representation in the legislative and executive organs by at least twenty-five per cent4 as an affirmative action to redress imbalances created by history, customs, and traditions;
… (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
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4. After Romania's accession to the European Union, the Union's citizens who comply with the requirements of the relevant(delete) organic law have the right to elect and be elected to the local public administration bodies. (Art. 16) - Romanian…
(4) În condiţiile aderării României la Uniunea Europeană, cetăţenii Uniunii care îndeplinesc cerinţele legii organice au dreptul de a alege şi de a fi aleşi în autorităţile administraţiei publice locale. (Art. 16)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAll persons are free to associate or unionize themselves with licit ends[;] also no one is obligated to belong to a specific [determinado] association.
… (Art. 42) - SpanishToda persona es libre de asociarse o agremiarse con fines lícitos, así como nadie está obligado a pertenecer a determinada asociación.
… (Art. 42)
Political Rights and Association
- EnglishAny Congolese citizen, without exclusion, who fulfills the conditions of eligibility, may present a candidature [faire acte de candidature] to the elective public functions specified by this Constitution. (Art. 245)
- FrenchTout citoyen congolais, sans exclusive, qui remplit les conditions d’éligibilité, peut faire acte de candidature aux fonctions publiques électives prévues par la présente Constitution. (Art. 245)