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Legislature
- English1. Except the provisions for the election of the President of the Republic, the candidates shall be introduced by the registered political parties, singly or in coalition, and, in the case of local government elections, also by groups of independent citizens.
2. Political parties, their coalitions or groups of independent citizens may not introduce to each electoral constituency more than one list of candidates for the same election.
… (Art. 106) - Portuguese1. Salvo o disposto para a eleição do Presidente da República, as candidaturas são apresentadas pelos partidos políticos registados, isoladamente ou em coligação, e, no caso das eleições autárquicas, também por grupos de cidadãos independentes.
2. Os partidos políticos, as suas coligações ou os grupos de cidadãos independentes não podem apresentar em cada círculo eleitoral mais do que uma lista de candidatos para o mesmo acto eleitoral.
… (Art. 106)
Legislature
- EnglishThe bodies of the transitional government consist of the following:
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(3) The Legislative Council, which is the authority responsible for legislation and oversight over the executive’s performance. (Art. 9) - Arabicتتكون اجهزة الحكم الإنتقالي علي النحو الاتي:
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ج. المجلس التشريعي الانتقالي، وهو سلطة التشريع والرقابة علي اداء الجهاز التنفيذي. (الماده 10)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Legislative Council shall be elected in general, free and direct elections in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Law, which shall determine the number of members, electoral constituencies and electoral system.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس التشريعي انتخابا عاما حرا ومباشرا وفقا لأحكام قانون الانتخابات، ويحدد القانون عدد الأعضاء والدوائر الانتخابية والنظام الانتخابي.
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Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power belongs to the Congress of the Republic, made up of deputies elected directly by the people by universal and secret suffrage, through the system of electoral districts and [by] national list, for a period of four years, being able to be reelected.
Each one of the Departments of the Republic, constitutes an electoral district. The Municipality of Guatemala forms the central district and the other Municipalities of the department of Guatemala constitute the district of Guatemala. For each electoral district a minimum of one deputy must be elected. The law establishes the number of deputies that correspond to each district according to its population. A number equivalent to twenty-five percent of the district deputies shall be directly elected as deputies by [the process of] national list.
… (Art. 157) - SpanishLa potestad legislativa corresponde al Congreso de la República, compuesto por diputados electos directamente por el pueblo en sufragio universal y secreto, por el sistema de distritos electorales y lista nacional, para un período de cuatro años, pudiendo ser reelectos.
Cada uno de los Departamentos de la República, constituye un distrito electoral. El Municipio de Guatemala forma el distrito central y los otros Municipios del departamento de Guatemala constituyen el distrito de Guatemala. Por cada distrito electoral deberá elegirse como mínimo un diputado. La ley establece el número de diputados que corresponda a cada distrito de acuerdo a su población. Un número equivalente al veinticinco por ciento de diputados distritales será electo directamente como diputados por lista nacional.
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Legislature
- English
1. The members of the Upper House shall be chosen by the members of the provincial councils and the members of the electoral colleges as referred to in paragraph 2 and in Article 132a, paragraph 3.
… (Art. 55) - Dutch
1. De leden van de Eerste Kamer worden gekozen door de leden van provinciale staten en de leden van de kiescolleges, bedoeld in het tweede lid en artikel 132a, derde lid.
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Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament is composed of two Chambers: the National Assembly and the Senate.
The Parliament exercises the legislative power and controls the action of the Government.
… (Art. 107) - FrenchLe Parlement est composé de deux chambres: l’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat.
Le Parlement exerce le pouvoir législatif et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement.
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Legislature
- English1. Parliament shall consist of-
a. members directly elected to represent constituencies;
b. one woman representative for every district;
c. such numbers of representatives of the army, youth, workers, persons with disabilities and other groups as Parliament may determine; and
d. the Vice President and Ministers, who, if not already elected members of Parliament, shall be ex officio members of Parliament without the right to vote on any issue requiring a vote in Parliament.
2. Upon the expiration of a period of ten years after the commencement of this Constitution and thereafter, every five years,
Parliament shall review the representation under clause (1)(b) and (c) of this article for the purposes of retaining, increasing or abolishing any such representation and any other matter incidental to it.
3. The representatives referred to in clause (l)(a) of this article shall be elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage and by secret ballot.
4. Parliament shall, by law, prescribe the procedure for elections of representatives referred to in clause (1)(b) and (c) of this article. (Art. 78)
Legislature
- English(1) Parliament shall consist of —
(a) such number of elected Members as is required to be returned at a general election by the constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature;
(b) such other Members, not exceeding 12 in number, who shall be known as non-constituency Members, as the Legislature may provide in any law relating to Parliamentary elections to ensure the representation in Parliament of a minimum number of Members from a political party or parties not forming the Government; and
(c) such other Members not exceeding 9 in number, who shall be known as nominated Members, as may be appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule.
... (Art. 39)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Jamaica which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 34)
Legislature
- English(1) The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage, in accordance with the electoral law.
… (Art. 62) - Romanian(1) Camera Deputaţilor şi Senatul sunt alese prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret şi liber exprimat, potrivit legii electorale.
… (Art. 62)