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Legislature
- English
The candidature for deputation to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People is a recognized right of any elector [masculine] or elector [feminine], born of a Tunisian father or Tunisian mother and being already twenty-three years of age on the day of the presentation of their candidature, provided that they are not made the object of whatever measure of prohibition specified by the electoral law. (Art. 58)
- Arabic
الترشّح لعضويّة مجلس نوّاب الشّعب حقّ لكلّ ناخب أو ناخبة وُلد لأب تونسيّ أو لأمّ تونسيّة وبلغ من العمر ثلاثا وعشرين سنة كاملة يوم تقديم ترشّحه، شرط ألاّ يكون مشمولا بأيّ صورة من صور الحرمان التي يضبطها القانون الانتخابيّ. (الفصل 58)
- French
La candidature à la députation à l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple est un droit reconnu à tout électeur ou électrice, né(e) de père tunisien ou de mère tunisienne et âgé(e) de vingt-trois ans révolus le jour de la présentation de sa candidature, à condition de ne pas faire l’objet d’une quelconque mesure d’interdiction prévue par la loi électorale. (Art. 58)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Saeima shall be elected in general, equal and direct elections, and by secret ballot based on proportional representation. (Art. 6)
- LatvianSaeimu ievēlē vispārīgās, vienlīdzīgās, tiešās, aizklātās un proporcionālās vēlēšanās. (Art. 6)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to section 42, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, he is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago of the age of twenty-five years or upwards. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Senate have the title of Senator.
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The candidates for Senator are presented by the political parties or by the political groups. They may also present themselves as independents.
They are elected at the second degree by the Provincial Assemblies.
… (Art. 104) - FrenchLes membres du Sénat portent le titre de sénateur.
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Les candidats sénateurs sont présentés par des partis politiques ou par des regroupements politiques. Ils peuvent aussi se présenter en indépendant.
Ils sont élus au second degré par les Assemblées provinciales.
… (Art. 104)
Legislature
- English
Majlis Al-Shura shall consist of elected members representing all the wilayat of the Sultanate, chosen through direct secret ballot in the manner prescribed by the law. (Art. 70)
- Arabic
يتكون مجلس الشورى من أعضاء منتخبين يمثلون جميع ولايات السلطنة، يتم اختيارهم بالاقتراع السري المباشر، وذلك على النحو الذي يبينه القانون. (المادّة ٧٠)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Assembly consists of—
(a) two hundred and ten members elected by secret ballot from the two hundred and ten constituencies into which Zimbabwe is divided; and
(b) for the life of the first four Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected through a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces.
(c) a further additional ten youth members, that is, persons aged from twenty-one to thirtyfive years of age, one from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(i) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces; and
(ii) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately:
Provided that political parties must ensure that—
(a) ten of the sixty women members are under the age of thirty-five;
(b) women with disabilities are represented on their party lists; and
(c) young women with disabilities are represented on their party lists in terms of an Act of Parliament.
… (Sec. 124)
Legislature
- English
(1) The House of Assembly shall consist of thirty members or such greater number of members as Parliament may prescribe.
(2) The members of the House (who shall be known as “Members of Parliament”) shall be persons who, being qualified for election as such in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, have been so elected in the manner provided by this Constitution. (Sec. 41)
Legislature
- EnglishAll Monegasque electors of either gender, aged at least twenty-five, who have held the Monegasque nationality for at least five years, and who are not deprived of the right to stand for election for any of the causes set forth by law, are eligible.
… (Art. 54) - FrenchSont éligibles les électeurs de nationalité monégasque de l'un ou de l'autre sexe, âgés de vingt-cinq ans révolus, possédant la nationalité monégasque depuis cinq ans au moins et qui ne sont pas privés de l'éligibilité pour une des causes prévues par la loi.
… (Art. 54)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall consist of Deputies elected in each of the federal entities by universal, direct, personalized and secret ballot with proportional representation, using a constituency base of 1.1 % of the total population of the country.
Each federal organ shall also elect three additional deputies. The native peoples of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela shall elect three deputies in accordance with the provisions established under election law, respecting the traditions and customs thereof. … (Art. 186) - SpanishLa Asamblea Nacional estará integrada por diputados y diputadas elegidos o elegidas en cada entidad federal por votación universal, directa, personalizada y secreta con representación proporcional, según una base poblacional del uno coma uno por ciento de la población total del país.
Cada entidad federal elegirá ,además, tres diputados o diputadas.
Los pueblos indígenas de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela elegirán tres diputados o diputadas de acuerdo con lo establecido en la ley electoral, respetando sus tradiciones y costumbres. ... (Art. 186)
Legislature
- English(1) Where at the first meeting of the House after any general election it appears that female members of Parliament will not constitute at least thirty percentum of the total membership of Parliament, then, and only then, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the House shall form itself into an electoral college and elect not more than four women on a regional basis to the House in accordance with the provisions of section 95(3). (Sec. 86)