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Legislature
- English
(1) A person who has the following qualifications shall be eligible to become a member of the Federal Parliament:-
(a) One who is a citizen of Nepal;
(b) One who has completed the age of twenty-five years, for the House of Representatives, and of thirty-five years for the National Assembly;
(c) One who has not been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;
(d) One who is not disqualified under any federal law; and
(e) One who is not holding any office of profit.
… (Art. 87) - Nepali
(१) देहायको योग्यता भएको व्यक्ति संघीय संसदको सदस्य हुन योग्य हुनेछः–
(क) नेपालको नागरिक,
(ख) प्रतिनिधि सभाका लागि पच्चीस वर्ष र राष्ट्रिय सभाका लागि पैंतीस वर्ष उमेर पूरा भएको,
(ग) नैतिक पतन देखिने फौजदारी कसूरमा सजाय नपाएको,
(घ) कुनै संघीय कानूनले अयोग्य नभएको, र
(ङ) कुनै लाभको पदमा बहाल नरहेको ।
... (धारा ८७)
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
- EnglishThe legislature shall consist of a single chamber which shall be known as Parliament. (Art. 15)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par une chambre unique dénommée Parlement. (Art. 15)
Legislature
- EnglishThe people exercise the legislative power through the Storting. The Members of the Storting are elected through free and secret elections.
… (Art. 49) - NorwegianFolket utøver den lovgivende makt ved Stortinget. Stortingets representanter velges gjennom frie og hemmelige valg.
… (§ 49)
Legislature
- EnglishMembers of the House of Elders shall be elected and appointed as follows:
1. From amongst each provincial council members, one individual shall be elected by the respective council for a four year term;
2. From amongst district councils of each province, one individual, elected by the respective councils, for a three year term;
3. The remaining one third of the members shall be appointed by the President, for a five year term, from amongst experts and experienced personalities, including two members from amongst the impaired and handicapped, as well as two from nomads.
The President shall appoint 50 percent of these individuals from amongst women. The individual selected as a member of the House of Elders shall lose membership to the related Council, and, another individual shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 84) - Dariاعضای مشرانو جرگه به ترتیب ذیل انتخاب و تعیین می شوند:
١- از جمله اعضای شورای هر ولایت، یك نفر به انتخاب شورای مربوط برای مدت چهار سال؛
٢- از جملۀ اعضای شورا های ولسوالی های هر ولایت، یك نفر به انتخاب شوراهای مربوط برای مدت سه سال؛
٣- یك ثلث باقی مانده از جملۀ شخصیت های خبیر و با تجربه به شمول دو نفر از نمایندگان معلولین و معیوبین و دو نفر نمایندگان كوچی ها به تعیین رئیس جمهور برای مدت پنج سال.
رئیس جمهور تعداد پنجاه فیصد از این اشخاص را از بین زنان تعیین می نماید. شخصی كه به حیث عضو مشرانو جرگه انتخاب می شود، عضویت خود را در شورای مربوطه از دست داده، به عوض او شخص دیگری مطابق به احكام قانون تعیین میگردد. (مادۀ ۸۴) - Pashtoد مشرانو جرگې غړي په لاندې ډول انتخاب او ټاكل كېږي:
١- د هرې ولايتي جرگې له غړيو څخه يو تن د مربوطې جرگې په انتخاب، د څلورو كلونو لپاره ؛
٢- د هر ولايت د ولسواليو د جرگو له غړيو څخه يو تن، د مربوطو جرگو په انتخاب، د دريو كلونو لپاره؛
٣- پاتې دريمه برخه غړي د معلولينو او معيوبينو د دوو تنو او كوچيانو د دوو تنو استازيو په گډون د هېواد له خبيرو او تجربه لرونكو كسانو څخه د پنځو كلونو لپاره د جمهور رئيس له خوا ټاكل كېږي.
جمهور رئيس له دې اشخاصو څخه په سلو كي پنځوس ښځې ټاكي. هغه شخص چې د مشرانو جرگې د غړي په توگه انتخابېږي په مربوطه جرگه كې خپل غړيتوب له لاسه وركوي او د ده پر ځاى د قانون له حكمونو سره سم بل شخص ټاكل كېږي. (۸۴ ماده)
Legislature
- English(1) Both Houses shall consist of elected members, representative of all the people.
(2) The number of the members of each House shall be fixed by law. (Art. 43) - Japanese1 両議院は、全国民を代表する選挙された議員でこれを組織する。
2 両議院の議員の定数は、法律でこれを定める。 (第43条)
Legislature
- English1. The legislative powers shall be exercised by the Parliament and the President of the Republic.
… (Art. 26) - Greek1. H νομοθετική λειτουργία ασκείται από τη Bουλή και τον Πρόεδρο της Δημοκρατίας.
… ('Αρθρο 26)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a legislature for Kiribati which shall be known as the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and shall consist of a single chamber. (Sec. 52)
Legislature
- English
Attributions of the Congress are:
1. To enact [dar] laws and legislative resolutions, as well as to interpret, modify or abrogate those extant;
… (Art. 102) - Spanish
Son atribuciones del Congreso:
1. Dar leyes y resoluciones legislativas, así como interpretar, modificar o derogar las existentes.
… (Art. 102)
Legislature
- English
The Deputies of the National Assembly are elected by universal direct suffrage for five years. (Art. 86)
- French
Les députés à l'Assemblée nationale sont élus au suffrage universel direct pour cinq ans. (Art. 86)