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Legislature
- English
(1) The members of the National Assembly shall, within fifteen days of the date of holding of its first meeting, elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly from amongst themselves.
(2) Election pursuant to clause (1) shall be so held that there is one woman out of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly.
… (Art. 92) - Nepali
(१) राष्ट्रिय सभाको पहिलो बैठक प्रारम्भ भएको मितिले पन्ध्र दिनभित्र राष्ट्रिय सभाका सदस्यहरूले आफूमध्येबाट राष्ट्रिय सभाको अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्षको निर्वाचन गर्नेछन् ।
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम निर्वाचन गर्दा राष्ट्रिय सभाको अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष मध्ये एकजना महिला हुने गरी गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
... (धारा ९२)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is an organ invested with legislative power which exercises its functions according to the provisions of the Constitution and the laws in force.
The number of the Senators must not exceed half of the total number of the National Assembly’s Members.
The Senate is composed of appointed members and members elected at restricted suffrage.
The Senators can be appointed anew or re-eligible. Can be candidates to the Senate the Khmer citizens of both sexes enjoying the right to vote, aged 40 years at least and having Khmer nationality by birth. (Art. 99) - Khmerព្រឹទ្ធសភាជាអង្គការដែលមានអំណាចនីតិប្បញ្ញត្តិ ហើយ បំពេញភារកិច្ចរបស់ខ្លួនដូចបានកំណត់ក្នុងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងច្បាប់ជាធរមាន ។
ព្រឹទ្ធសភាមានចំនួនសមាជិកយ៉ាងច្រើនស្មើនឹងពាក់កណ្តាលនៃចំនួនសមាជិករដ្ឋសភាទាំងមូល។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាត្រូវចាត់តាំងខ្លះ និងត្រូវជ្រើសតាំង ដោយការបោះឆ្នោតអសកលខ្លះ។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាអាចត្រូវបានចាត់តាំង និងជ្រើសតាំងសាជាថ្មីបាន ។ អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជន ព្រឹទ្ធសភា គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមាន សិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ៤០ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរតាំងពីកំណើត។ (មាត្រា ៩៩)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Federal National Council (FNC) consists of forty members. The seats of the FNC are distributed to the member Emirates as follows:
• Abu Dhabi - 8 seats
• Dubai - 8 seats
• Sharjah - 6 seats
• Ras AI Khaimah - 6 seats
• Ajman - 4 seats
• Umm AI Quwain - 4 seats
• Fujairah - 4 seats (Art. 68) - Arabicﻳﺸﻜﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗ ﺤﺎدﻱ ﻣن أربعين ﻋﻀﻮﺍ وﻳ ﻮزﻉ ﻋﺪﺩ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻ ﻣﺎراﺕ اﻷﻋﻀﺎﺀ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:
• أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ 8 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• دﺑـﻲ 8 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• اﻟﺸ ﺎرﻗﺔ 6 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• رأﺱ اﻟﺨﻴﻤﺔ 6 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• ﻋﺠﻤﺎﻥ 4 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• أﻡ اﻟﻘﻴﻮﻳﻦ 4 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ
• اﻟﻔﺠﻴﺮﺓ 4 ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ (المادّة 68)
Legislature
- EnglishIn addition to the conditions prescribed in Article (75) of this Constitution, a member of the Senate must have completed forty calendar years of his age and be one of the following classes: present and former prime ministers and ministers; persons who had previously held the offices of ambassadors, ministers plenipotentiary, speakers of the House of Representatives, presidents and judges of the Court of Cassation and of the Civil and Sharia Courts of Appeal; retired military officers of the rank of Lt. General and above; former representatives who were elected at least twice as representatives; and the other similar personalities who enjoy the confidence of the people in view of their work and services to the Nation and the country. (Art. 64)
- Arabicيشترط في عضو مجلس الأعيان زيادة على الشروط المعينة في المادة (75) من هذا الدستور أن يكون قد أتم أربعين سنة شمسية من عمره وأن يكون من إحدى الطبقات الآتية: رؤساء الوزراء والوزراء الحاليون والسابقون ومن أشغل سابقاً مناصب السفراء والوزراء المفوضين ورؤساء مجلس النواب ورؤساء وقضاة محكمة التمييز ومحاكم الإستئناف النظامية والشرعية والضباط المتقاعدون من رتبة أمير لواء فصاعداً والنواب السابقون الذين انتخبوا للنيابة لا أقل من مرتين ومن ماثل هؤلاء من الشخصيات الحائزين على ثقة الشعب واعتماده بأعمالهم وخدماتهم للأمة والوطن. (المادّة 64)
Legislature
- English… Shura Council shall be established to exercise the tasks entrusted to it, according to this Law and the Basic Law of Governance while adhering to Quran and the Path (Sunnah) of his Messenger (PBUH), maintaining brotherly ties and cooperating unto righteousness and piety. (Shura Council Law, Art. 1)
- Arabic… يُنشأ مجلس الشّورى ويمارس المهام المنوطة به، وفقاً لهذا النظام والنظام الأساسي للحكم، ملتزماً بكتاب الله وسنة رسوله، محافظاً على روابط الأخوة والتعاون على البرّ والتقوى. ( نظام مجلس الشّورى، المادّة 1)