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Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Malta which shall consist of the President and a House of Representatives. (Art. 51)
- MalteseGħandu jkun hemm Parlament ta’ Malta li jkun magħmul mill-President u minn Kamra tad-Deputati. (Art. 51)
Legislature
- EnglishThe General Council consists of a minimum of twenty-eight and a maximum of forty-two General Councillors, half of whom shall be elected in an equal number by each of the seven Parishes and the other half elected on the basis of a national single constituency. (Art. 52)
- CatalanEl Consell General es compon d'un mínim de vint-i-vuit i d'un màxim de quaranta-dos consellers generals, la meitat dels quals s'elegeixen a raó d'un nombre igual per cadascuna de les set parròquies i l'altra meitat s'elegeix per circumscripció nacional. (Art. 52)
Legislature
- EnglishAll legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. (Art. I, Sec. 1)
Legislature
- English1. The number of Representatives shall be fifty:
Provided that such number may be altered by a resolution of the House of Representatives carried by a majority comprising two-thirds of the Representatives elected by the Greek Community and two-thirds of the Representatives elected by the Turkish Community.
2. Out of the number of Representatives provided in paragraph I of this Article seventy per centum shall be elected by the Greek Community and thirty per centum by the Turkish Community separately from amongst their members respectively, and in the case of a contested election, by universal suffrage and by direct and secret ballot held on the same day.
The proportion of Representatives stated in this paragraph shall be independent of any statistical data. (Art. 62) - GreekΟ αριθμός των βουλευτών ορίζεται εις πεντήκοντα, δύναται δε να μεταβληθεί δι’ αποφάσεως της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων λαμβανομένης διά πλειοψηφίας αποτελουμένης εκ των δύο τρίτων των υπό της ελληνικής κοινότητος εκλεγέντων βουλευτών και εκ των δύο τρίτων των υπό της τουρκικής κοινότητος εκλεγέντων βουλευτών.
Εκ του κατά την πρώτην παράγραφον του παρόντος άρθρου προβλεπομένου αριθμού των βουλευτών τα εβδομήκοντα επί τοις εκατόν εκλέγονται υπό της ελληνικής κοινότητος και τα τριάκοντα επί τοις εκατόν υπό της τουρκικής κοινότητος κεχωρισμένως εκ των μελών εκατέρας κοινότητος και εν περιπτώσει εκλογής, εις ην οι υποψήφιοι είναι πλείονες του αριθμού των εδρών, διά καθολικής αμέσου και μυστικής ψηφοφορίας διενεργουμένης κατά την αυτήν ημέραν.
Η αναλογία των βουλευτών η καθοριζομένη εις την παρούσαν παράγραφον είναι ανεξάρτητος στατιστικών δεδομένων. (Αρθρον 62) - Turkish1. Temsilcilerin sayısı ellidir:
Bu sayı, Temsilciler Meclisinin, Rum Cemaatinin seçtiği Temsilcilerin üçte ikisini ve Türk Cemaatinin seçtiği Temsilcilerin üçte ikisini ihtiva eden bir çoğunlukla alacağı bir karar ile değiştirilebilir.
2. Bu Maddenin 1. fıkrasında gösterilen Temsilci sayısının yüzde yetmişi Rum Cemaati ve yüzde otuzu Türk Cemaati tarafından kendi üyeleri arasından ayrı ayrı yapılacak seçimle ve tartışmalı bir seçim olduğu takdirde ise, aynı günde genel, tek dereceli ve gizli olarak seçilir.
Bu fıkrada konulan Temsilci oranı herhangi bir istatistik verisine tabi değildir. (Madde 62)
Legislature
- English(1) Legislative power shall be exercised by the Parliament which shall comprise 2 (two) Houses:
(a) the National Assembly;
(b) the Senate.
… (Art. 14) - French(1) Le pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Parlement qui comprend deux (2) chambres:
- lʼAssemblée Nationale;
- Le Sénat.
… (Art. 14)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies will be composed of 300 deputies [feminine] and deputies [masculine] elected according to the principle of relative majority voting, within a system of uninomial electoral districts, as well as 200 deputies [feminine] and deputies [masculine] who will be elected according to the principle of proportional representation, within the System of Regional Lists [Sistema de Listas Regionales], voting in plurinomial circumscriptions. (Art. 52)
- SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados estará integrada por 300 diputadas y diputados electos según el principio de votación mayoritaria relativa, mediante el sistema de distritos electorales uninominales, así como por 200 diputadas y diputados que serán electos según el principio de representación proporcional, mediante el Sistema de Listas Regionales, votadas en circunscripciones plurinominales. (Art. 52)
Legislature
- English
The Composition ofthe House of Representativesis 110 deputies. The deputies of the House of Representatives shall be elected in accordance with the law based on universal, free, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
The Council of the Republic is a chamber of territorial representation. Eight members of the Council of the Republic are elected from each region and the city of Minsk by secret ballot at meetings of deputies of local councils of deputies of the basic level of each region and the city of Minsk. Eight members of the Council of the Republic are appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus.
… (Art. 91) - Belarusian
Склад Палаты прадстаўнікоў — 110 дэпутатаў. Выбранне дэпутатаў Палаты прадстаўнікоў ажыццяўляецца ў адпаведнасці з законам на аснове ўсеагульнага, свабоднага, роўнага, прамога выбарчага права пры тайным галасаванні.
Савет Рэспублікі з’яўляецца палатай тэрытарыяльнага прадстаўніцтва. Ад кожнай вобласці і горада Мінска тайным галасаваннем выбіраюцца на пасяджэннях дэпутатаў мясцовых Саветаў дэпутатаў базавага ўзроўню кожнай вобласці і горада Мінска па восем членаў Савета Рэспублікі. Восем членаў Савета Рэспублікі назначаюцца Прэзідэнтам Рэспублікі Беларусь.
… (Артыкул 91) - Russian
Состав Палаты представителей – 110 депутатов. Избрание депутатов Палаты представителей осуществляется в соответствии с законом на основе всеобщего, свободного, равного, прямого избирательного права при тайном голосовании.
Совет Республики является палатой территориального представительства. От каждой области и города Минска тайным голосованием избираются на заседаниях депутатов местных Советов депутатов базового уровня каждой области и города Минска по восемь членов Совета Республики. Восемь членов Совета Республики назначаются Президентом Республики Беларусь.
… (Статья 91)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be two Federal Houses: The House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of the Federation. (Art. 53)
- Amharicየፌዴራሉ መንግሥት ሁለት ምክር ቤቶች ይኖሩታል፤ እነዚህም የሕዝብተወካዮች ምክር ቤት እና የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት ናቸው፡፡ (አንቀጽ 53)
Legislature
- EnglishThe constitutional composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine consists of 450 National Deputies of Ukraine who are elected for a five-year term on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot.
A citizen of Ukraine who has attained the age of twenty-one on the day of elections, has the right to vote, and has resided on the territory of Ukraine for the past five years, may be a National Deputy of Ukraine.
... (Art. 76) - UkrainianКонституційний склад Верховної Ради України – чотириста п'ятдесят народних депутатів України, які обираються на основі загального, рівного і прямого виборчого права шляхом таємного голосування строком на п’ять років.
Народним депутатом України може бути обрано громадянина України, який на день виборів досяг двадцяти одного року, має право голосу і проживає в Україні протягом останніх п'яти років.
... (Стаття 76)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Senators shall be composed of thirty members, elected directly by the people, in a single electoral district, pursuant to the guaranties and rules concerning suffrage contained in Section III and as stated in subsequent articles. … (Art. 94)
- SpanishLa Cámara de Senadores se compondrá de treinta miembros, elegidos directamente por el pueblo, en una sola circunscripción electoral, conforme con las garantías y las normas que para el sufragio se establecen en la Sección lII y a lo que expresan los artículos siguientes. … (Art. 94)