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Legislature
- English(1) Of the Senators
(a) one-third of their number (excluding any Senator who holds the office of Attorney-General) shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(b) the others shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- EnglishFor a person to be a member of the FNC, that person must:
1. Be a citizen of an Emirate of the UAE, and resides permanently in the Emirate which that person represents in the FNC.
2. Be, when selected, not less than twenty-five years of age according to Gregorian calendar.
3. Has civil capacity, is known for good manners and reputation, and has not previously been convicted of an offence against honor unless he has been rehabilitated in accordance with the law.
4. Has adequate knowledge of reading and writing. (Art. 70) - Arabicﻳﺸﺘﺮﻁ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻀﻮ اﻟﻤﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ اﻻﺗ ﺤﺎدي
1. أن يكون من مواطني احدي امارات الاتحاد، ومقيماً بصفة دائمة في الامارة التي يمثلها في المجلس.
2. لا تقل سنه عند اختياره عن خمس وعشرين سنة ميلادية.
3. أن يكون متمتعا بالأهلية المدنية محمود السيرة، حسن السمعة، لم يسبق الحكم عليه في جريمة مخلة بالشرف، ما لم يكن قد رد إليه اعتباره طبقاً للقانون.
4. أن يكون لديه إلمام كاف بالقراءة والكتابة. (المادّة 70)
Legislature
- EnglishThe King and the Legislative Assembly shall have power to enact laws, and the representatives of the nobles and the representatives of the people shall sit as one House.
… (Clause 56) - Tongan‘Oku ‘i he Tu‘i mo e Fale Alea ke fokotu‘u ‘a e ngaahi lao, pea ‘e nofo fakataha ‘a e hou‘eiki nopele mo e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘i he fale pe taha.
… (Kupu 56)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament is composed of two Chambers, the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of Councilors.
… (Art. 60) - Arabicيتكون البرلمان من مجلسين، مجلس النواب ومجلس المستشارين؛
... (الفصل 60)
Legislature
- English1. The members of the National Assembly shall be elected directly by the inhabitants having Suriname nationality and having reached the age of eighteen years.
… (Art. 57) - Dutch1. De leden van De Nationale Assemblée worden rechtstreeks gekozen door de ingezetenen die de Surinaamse nationaliteit bezitten en de leeftijd van achttien jaren hebben bereikt.
… (Art. 57)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States and the House of the People. (Art. 79)
- Hindiसंघ के लिए एक संसद होगी जो राष्ट्रपति और दो सदनों से मिलकर बनेगी जिनके नाम राज्य सभा और लोक सभा होंगे। (अनुच्छेद 79)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Council is elected by the federal people in accordance with the principles of proportional representation on the basis of equal, direct, personal, free and secret suffrage by men and women who have completed their sixteenth year of life on the day of election.
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(4) Eligible for election are those being entitled to vote for the National Council, who are in the possession of the Austrian nationality on the key date and have completed their eighteenth year of life on the day of election.
… (Art. 26) - German
(1) Der Nationalrat wird vom Bundesvolk auf Grund des gleichen, unmittelbaren, persönlichen, freien und geheimen Wahlrechtes der Männer und Frauen, die am Wahltag das 16. Lebensjahr vollendet haben, nach den Grundsätzen der Verhältniswahl gewählt.
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(4) Wählbar sind die zum Nationalrat Wahlberechtigten, die am Stichtag die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzen und am Wahltag das 18. Lebensjahr vollendet haben.
… (Art. 26)
Legislature
- English
The Riksdag consists of a single chamber comprising three hundred and forty-nine members. Alternates shall be appointed for members. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 3, Art. 2)
- Swedish
Riksdagen består av en kammare med 349 ledamöter. För ledamöterna ska det finnas ersättare. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 3 kap, 2§)
Legislature
- English
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter9 shall return a member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an act of the National Assembly.
… (Sec. 77)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of Article 48 of this Constitution a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, he-
a. is a citizen of The Bahamas of the age of twenty-one years or upwards; and
b. has ordinarily resided in The Bahamas for a period of not less than one year immediately before the date of his nomination for election. (Art. 47)