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Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies hold this character by the Nation and will be elected by provinces.
The Assembly is composed of fifty-seven Deputies. … (Art. 106) - SpanishLos diputados tienen ese carácter por la Nación y serán elegidos por provincias.
La Asamblea se compone de cincuenta y siete Diputados. … (Art. 106)
Legislature
- EnglishThe modalities of the organization and the functioning of the appointment and the elections of the Senators as well as the determination of the voters, the electoral colleges and the electoral constituencies must be determined by a law. (Art. 101)
- Khmerការរៀបចំបែបបទ និងការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃការចាត់តាំង និងការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា ព្រមទាំងការកំណត់អំពីអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត អង្គបោះឆ្នោត និងមណ្ឌលបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវចែងក្នុងច្បាប់មួយ។ (មាត្រា ១០១)
Legislature
- EnglishThe House of Representatives consists of five hundred members, as follows:
1. three hundred and fifty members elected on a constituency basis;
2. one hundred and fifty members from party lists of political parties.
In the case where the office of a Member of the House of Representatives becomes vacant for any reason, and an election of a Member of the House of Representatives has not been held to fill the vacancy, or no declaration of name of a Member of the House of Representatives has been made to fill the vacancy, the House of Representatives shall consist of the existing members of the House.
In the case where there is any reason for the number of the Members of the House of Representatives by party list basis to be fewer than one hundred and fifty persons, the Members of the House of Representatives by party list basis shall consist of the existing members. (Sec. 83) - Thaiสภาผู้แทนราษฎรประกอบด้วยสมาชิกจํานวนห้าร้อยคนดังนี้
(๑) สมาชิกซึ่งมาจากการเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งจํานวนสามร้อยห้าสิบคน
(๒) สมาชิกซึ่งมาจากบัญชีรายชื่อของพรรคการเมืองจํานวนหนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบคน
ในกรณีที่ตําแหน่งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรว่างลงไม่ว่าด้วยเหตุใด และยังไม่มีการเลือกตั้งหรือประกาศชื่อสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรขึ้นแทนตําแหน่งที่ว่าง ให้สภาผู้แทนราษฎรประกอบด้วยสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรเท่าที่มีอยู่
ในกรณีมีเหตุใดๆ ที่ทําให้สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อมีจํานวนไม่ถึงหนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบคน ให้สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อประกอบด้วยสมาชิกเท่าที่มีอยู่ (มาตรา ๘๓)
Legislature
- English
The Riksdag is the foremost representative of the people.
It enacts the laws, determines central government taxes and decides how central government funding shall be used. The Riksdag examines the government and administration of the country. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 4) - Swedish
Riksdagen är folkets främsta företrädare.
Riksdagen stiftar lag, beslutar om skatt till staten och bestämmer hur statens medel ska användas. Riksdagen granskar rikets styrelse och förvaltning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 4§)
Legislature
- EnglishA law establishes the conditions and the modalities of election of each of the categories of the members of the Assembly of the Union, mentioned in the Article above as well as their number.
… (Art. 67) - Arabicيضع القانون شروط وطرائق انتخاب كل من فئات أعضاء برلمان الاتحاد المذكورة في المادة أعلاه إلى جانب عددهم
... (المادة 67) - FrenchUne loi fixe les conditions et les modalités d’élection de chacune des catégories des membres de l’Assemblée de l’Union, mentionnés à l’article ci-dessus ainsi que leur nombre.
… (Art. 67)
Legislature
- EnglishMembers of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall be elected by universal, free, direct, secret, fair and transparent voting, in accordance with the election law. … (Art. 55)
- Arabicيُنتخب أعضاء مجلس نواب الشّعب انتخابا عاما، حرّا، مباشرا، سرياّ، نزيها، وشفّافا، وفق القانون الانتخابي. ... (الفصل 55)
- FrenchLes membres de l'Assemblée des représentants du peuple sont élus au suffrage universel, libre, direct, secret, honnête et transparent, conformément à la loi électorale.
… (Art. 55)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be a male or female senator one is required to be a male or female Dominican in full exercise of civil and political rights, to have reached twenty-five years of age, to be a native of the territory that elects him or to have resided in it for at least five consecutive years.
… (Art. 79) - SpanishPara ser senadora o senador se requiere ser dominicana o dominicano en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos, haber cumplido veinticinco años de edad, ser nativo de la demarcación territorial que lo elija o haber residido en ella por lo menos cinco años consecutivos.
… (Art. 79)
Legislature
- English1. The electoral systems provided for in Article 47 for the election of President, Member of Parliament or councillor shall ensure—
a. that citizens are free to exercise their political rights;
b. universal adult suffrage based on the equality of a vote;
c. fair representation of the various interest groups in society; ... (Art. 45)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Legislative Assembly is a collegiate body composed of Deputies, elected in the form prescribed by this Constitution, and to it fundamentally belongs the attribution to legislate. (Art. 121)
- SpanishLa Asamblea Legislativa es un cuerpo colegiado compuesto por Diputados, elegidos en la forma prescrita por esta Constitución, y a ella compete fundamentalmente la atribución de legislar. (Art. 121)
Legislature
- EnglishAn Emirate is free to determine the method of selection of its representatives in the FNC. (Art. 69)
- Arabicﻳﺘﺮﻙ ﻟﻜﻞ اﻣ ﺎرﺓ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ اﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ اﻟﻤﻮ اﻃﻨﻴﻦ اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻤﺜﻠﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗﺤ ﺎدﻱ. (المادّة 69)