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Legislature
- English1. The National Assembly shall consist of at least 101 parliamentarians.
2. In the manner stipulated by the Electoral Code, places shall be assigned in the National Assembly for representatives of national minorities.
3. The National Assembly shall be elected by a proportional electoral contest. The Electoral Code shall guarantee the formation of a stable parliamentary majority. ... (Art. 89) - Armenian1. Ազգային ժողովը կազմված է առնվազն հարյուր մեկ պատգամավորից:
2. Ազգային ժողովում Ընտրական օրենսգրքով սահմանված կարգով տեղեր են հատկացվում ազգային փոքրամասնությունների ներկայացուցիչներին:
3. Ազգային ժողովն ընտրվում է համամասնական ընտրակարգով: Ընտրական օրենսգիրքը երաշխավորում է կայուն խորհրդարանական մեծամասնության ձևավորումը: ... (Հոդված 89)
Legislature
- English
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The election of members of the National Assembly and the Local People'sAssemblies shall be carried out through the principles of universal equal direct suffrage and secret balloting.
… (Art. 4) - Lao
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ການເລືອກຕັ້ງສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ແລະ ສະພາປະຊາຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນແມ່ນປະຕິບັດຕາມຫຼັກການທົ່ວໄປ, ສະເໝີພາບ, ໂດຍກົງ ແລະ ລົງຄະແນນສຽງປິດລັບ.
... (ມາດຕາ 4) (ປັບປຸງ)
Legislature
- English1. Following the full restoration of Georgia’s jurisdiction throughout the entire territory of Georgia, two chambers shall be established within Parliament: the Council of the Republic and the Senate. The Council of the Republic shall be composed of members elected by a proportional system. The Senate shall be composed of members elected from the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, the Autonomous Republic of Ajara and other territorial units of Georgia, and five members appointed by the President of Georgia. The composition, powers, and procedures for the election of chambers shall be determined by the organic law.
2. Before the condition provided for by paragraph 1 of this article is created, Parliament shall be composed of 150 Members of Parliament elected in a single multi-mandate electoral district for a term of 4 years by a proportional system on the basis of universal, free, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot.
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4. Any citizen of Georgia having the electoral right, who has attained the age of 25 and who has lived in Georgia for at least 10 years, may be elected as a Member of Parliament. A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by a court judgment shall not be elected as a Member of Parliament.
5. A political party that is registered in accordance with the procedures established by law shall have the right to participate in the parliamentary elections if it has a Member of Parliament who has been elected through the party’s nomination by the date when the elections are scheduled, or if it is supported by the signatures of at least 25 000 voters, in accordance with the procedures established by the organic law.
… (Art. 37) - Georgian1. საქართველოს მთელ ტერიტორიაზე საქართველოს იურისდიქციის სრულად აღდგენის შემდეგ პარლამენტის შემადგენლობაში იქნება ორი პალატა: რესპუბლიკის საბჭო და სენატი. რესპუბლიკის საბჭო შედგება პროპორციული წესით არჩეული წევრებისაგან. სენატი შედგება აფხაზეთის ავტონომიურ რესპუბლიკაში, აჭარის ავტონომიურ რესპუბლიკასა და საქართველოს სხვა ტერიტორიულ ერთეულებში არჩეული წევრებისა და საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის მიერ დანიშნული 5 წევრისაგან. პალატების შემადგენლობას, უფლებამოსილებასა და არჩევის წესს განსაზღვრავს ორგანული კანონი.
2. ამ მუხლის პირველი პუნქტით გათვალისწინებული პირობის შექმნამდე პარლამენტი შედგება საყოველთაო, თავისუფალი, თანასწორი და პირდაპირი საარჩევნო უფლების საფუძველზე ფარული კენჭისყრით 4 წლის ვადით ერთიან მრავალმანდატიან საარჩევნო ოლქში პროპორციული სისტემით არჩეული 150 პარლამენტის წევრისაგან.
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4. პარლამენტის წევრად შეიძლება აირჩეს საარჩევნო უფლების მქონე საქართველოს მოქალაქე 25 წლის ასაკიდან, რომელსაც საქართველოში უცხოვრია 10 წელს მაინც. პარლამენტის წევრად არ შეიძლება აირჩეს პირი, რომელსაც სასამართლოს განაჩენით შეფარდებული აქვს თავისუფლების აღკვეთა.
5. პარლამენტის არჩევნებში მონაწილეობის უფლება აქვს კანონით დადგენილი წესით რეგისტრირებულ პოლიტიკურ პარტიას, რომელსაც ჰყავს მისი წარდგენით არჩეული პარლამენტის წევრი არჩევნების დანიშვნის დროისათვის ან რომლის მხარდაჭერა ორგანული კანონით დადგენილი წესით დადასტურებულია არანაკლებ 25000 ამომრჩევლის ხელმოწერით.
… (მუხლი 37)
Legislature
- EnglishA person having the following qualifications has the right to stand for an election of Members of the House of Representatives:
1. being of Thai nationality by birth;
2. being not less than twenty-five years of age up to the date of the election;
3. being a member of any and only one political party for a consecutive period of not less than ninety days up to the date of the election; however, in the case where the general election is conducted due to the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the period of ninety days shall be reduced to thirty days;
4. a candidate in an election on a constituency basis shall also have any one of the following qualifications:
a. having his or her name appear in the household register in the Changwat where he or she stands for election for a consecutive period of not less than five years up to the date of applying for candidacy;
b. being born in the Changwat where he or she stands for election;
c. having studied in an educational institution situated in the Changwat where he or she stands for election for a consecutive period of not less than five academic years;
d. having served in the official service or performed duties in a State agency, or having had his or her name appear in the household register in the Changwat where he or she stands for election, as the case may be, for a consecutive period of not less than five years. (Sec. 97) - Thaiบุคคลผู้มีมีคุณสมบัติดังต่อไปนี้ เป็นผู้มีสิทธิสมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร
(๑) มีสัญชาติไทยโดยกำเนิด
(๒) มีอายุไม่ต่ำกว่ายี่สิบห้าปีนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง
(๓) เป็นสมาชิกพรรคการเมืองใดพรรคการเมืองหนึ่งแต่เพียงพรรคการเมืองเดียวเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าเก้าสิบวันนับถึงวันเลือกตั้ง เว้นแต่ในกรณีที่มีการเลือกตั้งทั่วไปเพราะเหตุยุบสภาระยะเวลาเก้าสิบวันดังกล่าวให้ลดลงเหลือสามสิบวัน
(๔) ผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งจะต้องมีลักษณะอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งดังต่อไปนี้ด้วย
(ก) มีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้งมาแล้วเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปีนับถึงวันสมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
(ข) เป็นบุคคลซึ่งเกิดในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง
(ค) เคยศึกษาในสถานศึกษาที่ตั้งอยู่ในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้งเป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปีการศึกษา
(ง) เคยรับราชการหรือปฏิบัติหน้าที่ในหน่วยงานของรัฐ หรือเคยมีชื่ออยู่ในทะเบียนบ้านในจังหวัดที่สมัครรับเลือกตั้ง แล้วแต่กรณี เป็นเวลาติดต่อกันไม่น้อยกว่าห้าปี (มาตรา ๙๗)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative authority of the Federation shall be vested in a Parliament, which shall consist of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and two Majlis (Houses of Parliament) to be known as the Dewan Negara (Senate) and the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives). (Art. 44)
- MalayKuasa perundangan Persekutuan hendaklah terletak hak pada Parlimen yang hendaklah terdiri daripada Yang di-Pertuan Agong dan dua Majlis Parlimen yang dikenali sebagai Dewan Negara dan Dewan Rakyat. (Perkara 44)