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Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power of the Republic shall be vested in the Legislature of Liberia which shall consist of two separate houses: A Senate and a House of Representatives, both of which must pass on all legislation. … (Art. 29)
Legislature
- English
The Parliament - National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the representative and legislative body of the Republic of Belarus.
Parliament consists of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic. (Art. 90) - Belarusian
Парламент — Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь з’яўляецца прадстаўнічым і заканадаўчым органам Рэспублікі Беларусь.
Парламент складаецца з дзвюх палат — Палаты прадстаўнікоў і Савета Рэспублікі. (Артыкул 90) - Russian
Парламент – Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь является представительным и законодательным органом Республики Беларусь.
Парламент состоит из двух палат – Палаты представителей и Совета Республики. (Статья 90)
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
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Samoa, which shall consist of the Head of State and the Legislative Assembly. (Art. 42)
- SamoanO le a i ai se Palemene o Samoa, lea o le a aofia ai le Ao o le Malo ma le Fono Aoao Faitulafono. (Mataupu 42)
Legislature
- English(1) Both Houses shall consist of elected members, representative of all the people.
(2) The number of the members of each House shall be fixed by law. (Art. 43) - Japanese1 両議院は、全国民を代表する選挙された議員でこれを組織する。
2 両議院の議員の定数は、法律でこれを定める。 (第43条)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power belongs to the Parliament. (Art. 45)
- Arabicيمارس البرلمان السلطة التشريعية. (المادّة 45)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif appartient au Parlement. (Art. 45)
Legislature
- English(1) Any citizen of the Czech Republic who has the right to vote and has attained the age of twenty-one is eligible for election to the Chamber of Deputies.
(2) Any citizen of the Czech Republic who has the right to vote and has attained the age of forty is eligible for election to the Senate.
… (1993 Constitution, Art. 19) - Czech(1) Do Poslanecké sněmovny může být zvolen každý občan České republiky, který má právo volit a dosáhl věku 21 let.
(2) Do Senátu může být zvolen každý občan České republiky, který má právo volit a dosáhl věku 40 let.
… (Ústava 1993, Čl. 19)
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
- 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
- EnglishThe legislature shall consist of a single chamber which shall be known as Parliament. (Art. 15)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par une chambre unique dénommée Parlement. (Art. 15)