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Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 47)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power of the Republic shall be exercised by the House of Representatives in all matters except those expressly reserved to the Communal Chambers under this Constitution. (Art. 61)
- GreekΗ νομοθετική εξουσία της Δημοκρατίας ασκείται υπό της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων εν παντί θέματι, εξαιρέσει των θεμάτων εκείνων, άτινα ρητώς υπάγονται κατά το Σύνταγμα εις τας Κοινοτικάς Συνελεύσεις. (Αρθρον 61)
- TurkishCumhuriyetin yasama gücü, bu Anayasa ile açıkça Cemaat Meclislerine ayrılanlardan başka bütün konularda Temsilciler Meclisi tarafından kullanılır. (Madde 61)
Legislature
- EnglishElections shall be direct and the elected persons shall be elected directly by the citizens. (Art. 121)
- RussianВыборы являются прямыми и выборные лица избираются гражданами непосредственно. (Статья 121)
- TurkmenSaýlawlar göni saýlawlardyr we saýlanylýan adamlar raýatlar tarapyndan gös-göni saýlanýarlar. (121-nji madda)
Legislature
- EnglishThe qualifications of a senator shall be the same as those of a member of the House of Representatives. (Sec. 16)
Legislature
- English
The law establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, the conditions of eligibility, the minimum of votes to obtain by the lists of candidatures at national level [plan] to be eligible to the attribution of seats, the regime of incompatibilities and the conditions within which vacant seats are provided for.
... (Art. 81) - French
La loi fixe le nombre des membres de l’Assemblée nationale, les conditions d’éligibilité, le minimum de suffrages à recueillir par les listes de candidatures au plan national pour être éligibles à l’attribution des sièges, le régime des incompatibilités et les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu aux sièges vacants.
... (Art. 81)
Legislature
- EnglishTo be an Assembly person, one must be an Ecuadorian national, at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of registering one's candidacy, and in possession of political rights. (Art. 119)
- SpanishPara ser asambleísta se requerirá tener nacionalidad ecuatoriana, haber cumplido dieciocho años de edad al momento de la inscripción de la candidatura y estar en goce de los derechos políticos. (Art. 119)
Legislature
- English(1) Parliament consists of –
(a) the National Assembly; and
(b) the National Council of Provinces.
(2) The National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces participate in the legislative process in the manner set out in the Constitution.
… (Sec. 42)
Legislature
- English
1. Candidates for deputies are nominated at the constituency level by political parties or by voters. A candidate may only be brought forward from one of the proposing subjects, according to this paragraph. The rules for the registration of candidates for deputies are defined in the law on elections.
2. The law on elections determines also other necessary criteria and rules on the organization and conduct of elections, including those on registration of voters, conduct of electoral campaign, administration and validity of elections and declaration of their results. (Art. 68) - Albanian
1. Kandidatët për deputetë paraqiten në nivel zone zgjedhore nga partitë politike ose nga zgjedhësit. Një kandidat mund të paraqitet vetëm për një nga subjektet propozuese, sipas kësaj pike. Rregullat për regjistrimin e kandidatëve për deputetë përcaktohen në ligjin për zgjedhjet.
2. Në ligjin për zgjedhjet përcaktohen edhe kritere dhe rregulla të tjera të nevojshme për organizimin dhe zhvillimin e zgjedhjeve, duke përfshirë ato për regjistrimin e zgjedhësve, zhvillimin e fushatës zgjedhore, administrimin, vlefshmërinë e zgjedhjeve dhe shpalljen e rezultateve të tyre. (Neni 68)
Legislature
- EnglishCabo Verdean citizen voters shall be eligible except in case of ineligibilities foreseen in the law. (Art. 117)
- PortugueseSão elegíveis os cidadãos cabo-verdianos eleitores ressalvadas as inelegibilidades previstas na lei. (Art. 117)
Legislature
- English…
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make provision -
(a) …
(v) for the extraction from the lists and declaration of names of the candidates who have been elected, and for such provision for extraction to take into account the proportion that women form of the electorate;
…
(b) …
(iii) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s list and in all party’s lists taken together;
(iv) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s lists for geographical constituencies taken individually or together;
(v) for the maximum percentage or the number of geographical constituencies a party can contest in which its lists contain no female candidate.
… (Art. 160)