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Legislature
Somalia
- English(1) The Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia consists of:
(a) The House of the People; and
(b) The Upper House.
… (Art. 55) - Somali(1) Baarlamaanka Federaalka ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya wuxuu ka kooban yahay:
(a) Golaha Shacabka, iyo
(b) Golaha Aqalka Sare ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka
… (Qodobka 55aad.)
Legislature
Mexico
- EnglishThe legislative power of the United Mexican States is deposited in a General Congress, which will be divided in two Chambers, one of deputies and another of senators. (Art. 50)
- SpanishEl poder legislativo de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos se deposita en un Congreso general, que se dividirá en dos Cámaras, una de diputados y otra de senadores. (Art. 50)
Legislature
Sri Lanka
- English...
4. The Sovereignty of the People shall be exercised and enjoyed in the following manner :–
(a) the legislative power of the People shall be exercised by Parliament, consisting of elected representatives of the People and by the People at a Referendum ;
… (Art. 4) - Sinhala...
4. ජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්යය ක්රියාත්මක වීම ද, භුක්ති විඳීම ද, මතු දැක්වෙන ආකාරයෙන් සිදුවන්නේ ය:-
(අ) ජනතාවගේ ව්යවස්ථාදායක බලය ජනතාව විසින් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලබන මන්ත්රීවරයන්ගෙන් සමන්විත පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් ද, ජනමත විචාරණයක දී ජනතාව විසින් ද ක්රියාත්මක කළ යුත්තේ ය;
… (4 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
Eswatini
- English…(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Legislature
Mauritius
- English1. There shall be a Parliament for Mauritius, which shall consist of the President and a National Assembly.
2. The Assembly shall consist of persons elected in accordance with the First Schedule, which makes provision for the election of 70 members. (Sec. 31)
Legislature
Russian Federation
- English1. The Federal Assembly shall consist of two chambers - the Council of Federation and the State Duma.
… (Art. 95) - Russian1. Федеральное Собрание состоит из двух палат - Совета Федерации и Государственной Думы.
… (Статья 95)
Legislature
Dominica
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Dominica which shall consist of the President and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 29)
Legislature
Barbados
- English
There shall be a Parliament of Barbados which shall consist of the President, a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 35)
Legislature
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishMembers of the People’s Assembly shall be elected by the public, secret, direct and equal vote in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law. (Art. 57)
- Arabicيُنتخب أعضاء مجلس الشعب بالاقتراع العام والسري والمباشر والمتساوي وفقاً لأحكام قانون الانتخاب. (المادّة 57)
Legislature
Botswana
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Botswana which shall consist of the President and a National Assembly. (Sec. 57)