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Legislature
- English(1) Each of the constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 50 of this Constitution shall return one Representative to the National Assembly who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law enacted by Parliament.
… (Sec. 29)
Legislature
- English
1. The Assembly consists of 140 deputies, elected according to a system of proportional elections with regional competition and national threshold.
2. Electoral subjects that reach the national threshold partake in the distribution of mandates.
3. Voters enjoy the right to give preferential vote to the candidates of multi-name lists. The criteria and rules for the implementation of the electoral system, for the designation of electoral districts, the national threshold, the number of mandates for each district, the distribution of mandates and the extent of the preferential voting are defined in the law on elections. The law on elections shall guarantee that no less than two-thirds of the multi-name list will be subject to preferential voting and that gender representation is guaranteed. (Art. 64) - Albanian
1. Kuvendi përbëhet nga 140 deputetë, të zgjedhur sipas një sistemi zgjedhjesh proporcional me konkurrim rajonal dhe prag kombëtar.
2. Në shpërndarjen e mandateve marrin pjesë subjektet zgjedhore që arrijnë pragun kombëtar.
3. Zgjedhësit gëzojnë të drejtën për të dhënë votë parapëlqyese për kandidatët e listave shumemërore. Kriteret dhe rregullat për zbatimin e sistemit zgjedhor, për caktimin e zonave zgjedhore, pragun kombëtar, numrin e mandateve për secilën zonë, shpërndarjen e mandateve dhe masën e shtrirjes së votimit parapëlqyes përcaktohen në ligjin për zgjedhjet. Ligji për zgjedhjet garanton që votimit parapëlqyes t’i nënshtrohen jo më pak se dy të tretat e listës shumemërore dhe të sigurojë përfaqësim gjinor. (Neni 64)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Legislative Power shall be exercised by the General Assembly. (Art. 83)
- SpanishEl Poder Legislativo será ejercido por la Asamblea General. (Art. 83)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Popular Assembly is the supreme legislative and political overseer, representing all Guinean citizens. It decides on all fundamental matters of internal and external policies. (Art. 76)
- PortugueseA Assembleia Nacional Popular é o supremo órgão legislativo e de fiscalização política representativo de todos os cidadãos guineenses. Ela decide sobre as questões fundamentais da política interna e externa do Estado. (Art. 76)
Legislature
- English
The people, holders of the sovereignty, delegate the legislative function to a first representative Chamber called the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, and to a second representative Chamber called the Council of Regions and Districts. (Art. 56)
- Arabic
يفوّض الشّعب، صاحب السّيادة، الوظيفة التّشريعيّة لمجلس نيابيّ أوّل يسمّى مجلس نوّاب الشّعب ولمجلس نيابيّ ثان يسمّى المجلس الوطنيّ للجهات والأقاليم. (الفصل 56)
- French
Le peuple, détenteur de la souveraineté, délègue la fonction législative à une première chambre représentative dénommée l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple, et à une seconde chambre représentative dénommée le Conseil des régions et des districts. (Art. 56)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament shall consist of the Members of the Parliament elected directly on the basis of the general and equal electoral right and by secret ballot.
The Parliament shall have 81 Members. (Art. 83) - MontenegrinSkupštinu čine poslanici koji se biraju neposredno, na osnovu opšteg i jednakog biračkog prava i tajnim glasanjem.
Skupština ima 81 poslanika. (Član 83)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to this Constitution, each provision of this Division applies, as far as may be-
(a) as between individuals as well as between governmental bodies and individuals; and
(b) to and in relation to corporations and associations (other than governmental bodies) in the same way as it applies to and in relation to individuals, except where, or to the extent that, the contrary intention appears in this Constitution. (Sec. 34)
Legislature
- English
(1) Pursuant to the following provisions, the Laender are represented in the Federal Council in proportion to the number of nationals in each Land.
… (Art. 34) - German
(1) Im Bundesrat sind die Länder im Verhältnis zur Bürgerzahl im Land gemäß den folgenden Bestimmungen vertreten.
… (Art. 34)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be elected [a] Senator, it is required to be Colombian by birth, in full exercise of citizenship, and be over thirty years of age on the date of the election. (Art. 172)
- SpanishPara ser elegido senador se requiere ser colombiano de nacimiento, ciudadano en ejercicio y tener más de treinta años de edad en la fecha de la elección. (Art. 172)
Legislature
- EnglishFirst: The Council of Representatives shall consist of a number of members, at a ratio of one seat per 100,000 Iraqi persons representing the entire Iraqi people. They shall be elected through a direct secret general ballot. The representation of all components of the people shall be upheld in it.
Second: A candidate to the Council of Representatives must be a fully qualified Iraqi.
Third: A law shall regulate the requirements for the candidate, the voter, and all that is related to the elections.
Fourth: The elections law shall aim to achieve a percentage of representation for women of not less than one-quarter of the members of the Council of Representatives.
… (Art. 49) - Arabicاولاً :ـ يتكون مجلس النواب من عدد من الاعضاء بنسبة مقعد واحد لكل مائة ألف نسمة من نفوس العراق يمثلون الشعب العراقي بأكمله، يتم انتخابهم بطريق الاقتراع العام السري المباشر، ويراعى تمثيل سائر مكونات الشعب فيه.
ثانياً :ـ يشترط في المرشح لعضوية مجلس النواب ان يكون عراقياً كامل الاهلية.
ثالثاً :ـ تنظم بقانونٍ، شروط المرشح والناخب وكل ما يتعلق بالانتخاب.
رابعاً :ـ يستهدف قانون الانتخابات تحقيق نسبة تمثيل للنساء لا تقل عن الربع من عدد اعضاء مجلس النواب.
... (المادة 49)