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Legislature
- English(1) The National Assembly shall comprise 180 (one hundred and eighty) members elected by direct and secret universal suffrage for a five-year term of office.
... (Art. 15) - French(1) L’Assemblée Nationale est composée de cent quatre - vingt (180) députés élus au suffrage universel direct et secret pour un mandat de cinq (5) ans.
... (Art. 15)
Legislature
- EnglishLegislative power is exercised by the Supreme People’s Assembly.
… (Art. 88) - Korean최고인민회의는 립법권을 행사한다.
… (제88조)
Legislature
- English(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Article, there shall be the following categories of Members of Parliament, that is to say:-
(a) members elected to represent constituencies;
(b) women members being not less than thirty percentum of all the members mentioned in paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) with qualifications mentioned in Article 67 elected by the political parties in accordance with Article 78, on the basis of proportion of votes;
(c) five members elected by the House of Representatives from among its members;
(d) the Attorney General;
(e) not more than ten members appointed by the President from amongst persons with qualifications specified under paragraphs (a) and (c) of subarticle (1) of Article 67 and, at least five members amongst them shall be women; and
(f) the Speaker, if he is not elected from amongst the members.
… (Art. 66)
Legislature
- English1. The Senate shall consist of twenty-one persons who being qualified for appointment as Senators in accordance with this Constitution have been so appointed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2. Thirteen Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, by instrument under the Broad Seal.
3. The remaining eight Senators shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, by instrument under the Broad Seal. (Sec. 35)
Legislature
- English(1) Members of the German Bundestag shall be elected in general, direct, free, equal and secret elections. They shall be representatives of the whole people, not bound by orders or instructions, and responsible only to their conscience.
(2) Any person who has attained the age of eighteen shall be entitled to vote; any person who has attained the age of majority may be elected.
(3) Details shall be regulated by a federal law. (Art. 38) - German(1) Die Abgeordneten des Deutschen Bundestages werden in allgemeiner, unmittelbarer, freier, gleicher und geheimer Wahl gewählt. Sie sind Vertreter des ganzen Volkes, an Aufträge und Weisungen nicht gebunden und nur ihrem Gewissen unterworfen.
(2) Wahlberechtigt ist, wer das achtzehnte Lebensjahr vollendet hat; wählbar ist, wer das Alter erreicht hat, mit dem die Volljährigkeit eintritt.
(3) Das Nähere bestimmt ein Bundesgesetz. (Art. 38)
Legislature
- EnglishThe candidates to the senatorial elections must:
• be of Congolese nationality;
• be aged forty-five (45) years at least;
• reside on the national territory at the moment of the presentation of the candidatures;
• enjoy all their civil and political rights;
• not have been condemned for voluntary crimes or misdemeanors. (Art. 137) - FrenchLes candidats aux élections sénatoriales doivent:
- être de nationalité congolaise;
- être âgés de quarante-cinq (45) ans au moins;
- résider sur le territoire national au moment de la présentation des candidatures;
- jouir de tous leurs droits civils et politiques;
- ne pas avoir été condamnés pour crimes ou délits volontaires. (Art. 137)
Legislature
- EnglishEvery citizen resident in the Federation is qualified to be a member—
(a) of the Senate, if he is not less than thirty years old;
(b) of the House of Representatives, if he is not less than eighteen years old,
unless he is disqualified for being a member by this Constitution or by any law made in pursuance of Article 48. (Art. 47) - MalayTiap-tiap warganegara yang bermastautin di Persekutuan layak menjadi ahli—
(a) Dewan Negara, jika dia berumur tidak kurang daripada tiga puluh tahun;
(b) Dewan Rakyat, jika dia berumur tidak kurang daripada lapan belas tahun,
melainkan jika dia hilang kelayakan untuk menjadi ahli mengikut Perlembagaan ini atau mengikut mana-mana undang-undang yang dibuat menurut Perkara 48. (Perkara 47)
Legislature
- English1. There is established the Parliament of Zambia which consists of the President and the National Assembly.
2. The legislative authority of the Republic is vested in and exercised by Parliament.
3. A person or body, other than Parliament, shall not have power to enact legislation, except as conferred by this Constitution.
... (Art. 62)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies is the Chamber of departmental representation. It will be composed of eighty titular [members] at a minimum, and of an equal number of substitutes, elected directly by the People in departmental electoral colleges [colegios]. …
The natural Paraguayan nationality and to be already twenty-five years old are required to be elected Deputy[,] titular or substitute[,]. (Art. 221) - SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados es la Cámara de la representación departamental. Se compondrá de ochenta miembros titulares como mínimo, y de igual número de suplentes, elegidos directamente por el pueblo en colegios electorales departamentales. …
Para ser electo diputado titular o suplente se requiere la nacionalidad paraguaya natural y haber cumplido veinticinco años. (Art. 221)
Legislature
- English
The Chamber of deputies shall be elected by universal direct suffrage.
The number of deputies shall be four hundred, eight of which shall be elected in overseas constituencies.
All voters who have attained the age of twenty-five on the day of elections shall be eligible to be deputies.
… (Art. 56) - Italian
La Camera dei deputati è eletta a suffragio universale e diretto.
Il numero dei deputati è di quattrocento, otto dei quali eletti nella circoscrizione Estero.
Sono eleggibili a deputati tutti gli elettori che nel giorno delle elezioni hanno compiuto i venticinque anni di età.
… (Art. 56)