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2. Citizens who have acquired Angolan nationality shall only be eligible seven years after the date on which nationality was acquired. (Art. 145) - Portuguese…
2. Os cidadãos que tenham adquirido a nacionalidade angolana apenas são elegíveis decorridos sete anos desde a data da aquisição. (Art. 145)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to section 3413, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he
a. is a Commonwealth citizen of not less than the age of 18 years;
b. has resided in Mauritius for a period of, or periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 2 years before the date of his nomination for election;
c. has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less, than 6 months immediately before that date; and
d. is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Sec. 33)
Legislature
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The Senate is concerned with studying and proposing what it sees as a tool to consolidate democracy, support national unity, social peace, the basic values of society, supreme values, rights, freedoms and public duties, and deepen and expand the democratic system. (Art. 248)
- Arabic
يختص مجلس الشيوخ بدراسة وإقتراح ما يراه كفيلاً بتوطيد دعائم الديمقراطية، ودعم السلام الاجتماعي، والمقومات الأساسية للمجتمع وقيمه العليا، والحقوق والحريات والواجبات العامة، وتعميق النظام الديموقراطي وتوسيع مجالاته. (المادّة 248)
Legislature
- English(1) The composition of the National Assembly shall be as follows:
(a) ninety-six (96) members to be elected by the registered voters by direct and secret ballot. Every Namibian citizen who has the qualificaions described in Article 17 hereof shall be entitled to vote in the elections for members of the National Assembly and, subject to Article 47 hereof shall be eligible for candidature as a member of the National Assembly;
(b) not more than eight (8) persons appointed by the President under Article 32(5)(c) hereof by virtue of their special expertise, status, skill or experience: provided that such members shall have no vote in the National Assembly, and shall not be taken into account for the purpose of determining any specific majorities that are required under this Constitution or any other law.
(2) Subject to the principles referred to in Article 49 hereof, the members of the National Assembly referred to in Sub-Article (1)(a) hereof shall be elected in accordance with procedures to be determined by Act of Parliament. (Art. 46)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament of Eswatini shall consist of a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 93)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Central African People elect, by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five (5) years, citizens who constitute the National Assembly and who have the title of Deputy.
… (Art. 68) - FrenchLe Peuple Centrafricain élit, au suffrage universel direct pour un mandat de cinq (05) ans, des citoyens qui constituent l’Assemblée Nationale et qui portent le titre de Député.
… (Art. 68)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative authority of the Republic derives from the people of Zambia and shall be exercised in a manner that protects this Constitution and promotes the democratic governance of the Republic. (Art. 61)
Legislature
- English(1) An Act of Parliament must provide for the conduct of elections and referendums to which this Constitution applies, and in particular for the following matters—
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(d) a system of proportional representation for the election of persons to the seats in the Senate referred to in section 120(1)(a) and the seats reserved for women in the National Assembly referred to in section 124(1)(b), and the procedure for filling vacancies in those seats, which vacancies must be filled by persons—
(i) belonging to the same political parties as those who previously held the seats; and
(ii) of the same gender as the persons who previously held the seats;
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(2) The system of proportional representation provided for in terms of subsection (1)(d) must ensure equal representation of women among the Senators referred to in section 120(1)(a).
… (Sec. 157)
Legislature
- English(1) Parliament consists of –
(a) the National Assembly; and
(b) the National Council of Provinces.
(2) The National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces participate in the legislative process in the manner set out in the Constitution.
… (Sec. 42)
Legislature
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The members of the National People’s Assembly are elected by universal, direct and secret suffrage.
… (Art. 121) - Arabic
يُنتخَب أعض اء المجل س الشّعبيّ الوطنيّ عن طريق الاقتـراع العام المباشر والسّري.
... (المادة 121) - French
Les membres de l’Assemblée Populaire Nationale sont élus au suffrage universel direct et secret.
… (Art. 121)