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Legislature
- EnglishThe Greek and the Turkish Communities respectively shall elect from amongst their own members a Communal Chamber which shall have the competence expressly reserved for it under the provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 86)
- GreekΗ ελληνική και η τουρκική κοινότης εκλέγουσιν αντιστοίχως εκ των μελών αυτών Κοινοτικήν Συνέλευσιν, η αρμοδιότης της οποίας ορίζεται ρητώς υπό των διατάξεων του Συντάγματος. (Αρθρον 86)
- TurkishRum ve Türk Cemaatlerinin her biri, kendi üyeleri arasından, bu Anayasa hükümleri gereğince açıkça kendisine ayrılmış bulunan yetkilere sahip olacak bir Cemaat Meclisi seçer. (Madde 86)
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
- English1. Deputies shall be elected through lists at each electoral college.
… (Art. 115) - Portuguese1. Os Deputados são eleitos por listas em cada colégio eleitoral.
… (Art. 115)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Grenada which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 23)
Legislature
- English(1) The Transitional Legislative Council is an independent, legislative authority. It may be dissolved. The number of members therein shall not exceed 300 members, and it represents all forces participating in change, except for members of the National Congress and political forces that participated in the former regime until its downfall;
(2) The participation of women is not be less than 40% of the membership of the Transitional Legislative Council;
(3) 67% of the members of the Transitional Legislative Council are selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change, and 33% are selected by other forces who did not sign the Freedom and Change Declaration. The appointments take place and the percentages of each force are determined in consultation between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the military members of the Sovereignty Council;
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(5) In forming the Transitional Legislative Council, the components of Sudanese society are taken into account, including political, civil and professional forces, Sufi orders, native administrations, and armed movements, whether or not they signed the Freedom and Change Declaration, as well as other components of Sudanese society. (Art. 23) - Arabic1. المجلس التشريعي الانتقالي سلطة تشريعية مستقلة لا يجوز حلها ولا تتجاوز عضوية الثلاتمائة عضواً، علي ان يراعي تمثيل كافة القوي المشاركة في التغيير، عدا اعضاء المؤتمر الوطني والقوي السياسية التي كانت مشاركه في النظام البائد حتي سقوطه.
2.لا تقل نسبة مشاركة النساء عن 40% من عضوية المجلس التشريعي الإنتقالي.
3. يتكون المجلس التشريعي الانتقالي بنسبة 67% ممن تختارهم قوي اعلان الحرية والتغيير، ونسبة 33% للقوي الاخري غير موقعه علي اعلان الحرية والتغيير والتي يتم تسميتها وتحديد نيب مشاركة كل منها بالتشاور بين قؤي اعلان الحرية والتغيير والاعضاء العسكريين في مجلس السيادة.
5. يراعي في تكوين المجلس التشريعي الانتقالي مكونات المجتمع السوداني بما فيها القوي السياسية والمدنية والمهنيه والطرق الصوفيه والادارات الاهلية والحركات المسلحة الموقعة وغير الموقعهعلي اعلان الحرية والتغيير وغيرها من مكونات المجتمع السوداني. (الماده 24)
Legislature
- EnglishFirst: The Council of Representatives shall consist of a number of members, at a ratio of one seat per 100,000 Iraqi persons representing the entire Iraqi people. They shall be elected through a direct secret general ballot. The representation of all components of the people shall be upheld in it.
Second: A candidate to the Council of Representatives must be a fully qualified Iraqi.
Third: A law shall regulate the requirements for the candidate, the voter, and all that is related to the elections.
Fourth: The elections law shall aim to achieve a percentage of representation for women of not less than one-quarter of the members of the Council of Representatives.
… (Art. 49) - Arabicاولاً :ـ يتكون مجلس النواب من عدد من الاعضاء بنسبة مقعد واحد لكل مائة ألف نسمة من نفوس العراق يمثلون الشعب العراقي بأكمله، يتم انتخابهم بطريق الاقتراع العام السري المباشر، ويراعى تمثيل سائر مكونات الشعب فيه.
ثانياً :ـ يشترط في المرشح لعضوية مجلس النواب ان يكون عراقياً كامل الاهلية.
ثالثاً :ـ تنظم بقانونٍ، شروط المرشح والناخب وكل ما يتعلق بالانتخاب.
رابعاً :ـ يستهدف قانون الانتخابات تحقيق نسبة تمثيل للنساء لا تقل عن الربع من عدد اعضاء مجلس النواب.
... (المادة 49)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliamentary Assembly shall have two chambers: the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
1. The House of Peoples shall comprise 15 Delegates, two-thirds from the Federation (including five Croats and five Bosniacs) and one-third from the Republika Srpska (five Serbs).
a) The designated Croat and Bosniac Delegates from the Federation shall be selected, respectively, by the Croat and Bosniac Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Federation. Delegates from the Republika Srpska shall be selected by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.
b) Nine members of the House of Peoples shall comprise a quorum, provided that at least three Bosniac, three Croat, and three Serb Delegates are present.
2. The House of Representatives shall comprise 42 Members, two-thirds elected from the territory of the Federation, one-third from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
a) Members of the House of Representatives shall be directly elected from their Entity in accordance with an election law to be adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly. The first election, however, shall take place in accordance with Annex 3 to the General Framework Agreement.
… (Art. IV) - BosnianParlamentarna skupština ima dva doma: Dom naroda i Predstavnički dom.
1. Dom naroda se sastoji od 15 delegata, od kojih su dvije trećine iz Federacije (uključujući pet Hrvata i pet Bošnjaka) i jedna trećina iz Republike Srpske (pet Srba).
a) Nominovane hrvatske, odnosno bošnjačke delegate iz Federacije biraju hrvatski odnosno bošnjački delegati u Domu naroda Federacije. Delegate iz Republike Srpske bira Narodna skupština Republike Srpske.
b) Devet članova Doma naroda sačinjava kvorum, pod uslovom da su prisutna najmanje tri bošnjačka, tri hrvatska i tri srpska delegata.
2. Predstavnički dom sastoji se od 42 člana, od kojih se dvije trećine biraju sa teritorije Federacije, a jedna trećina sa teritorije Republike Srpske.
a) Članovi Predstavničkog doma biraju se neposredno iz svog entiteta, u skladu sa izbornim zakonom kojeg će donijeti Parlamentarna skupština. Međutim, prvi izbori će biti održani u skladu sa Aneksom 3. Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma.
… (Član IV) - CroatianParlamentarna skupština ima dva doma: Dom naroda i Zastupnički dom.
1. Dom naroda se sastoji od 15 delegata, od kojih su dvije trećine iz Federacije (uključujući pet Hrvata i pet Bošnjaka) i jedna trećina iz Republike Srpske (pet Srba).
a) Nominirane hrvatske i bošnjačke delegate iz Federacije biraju hrvatski odnosno bošnja- čki delegati Doma naroda Federacije. Delegate iz Republike Srpske bira Narodna skupština Republike Srpske.
b) Devet članova Doma naroda čine kvorum, s tim da su nazočna najmanje tri bošnjačka, tri hrvatska i tri srpska delegata.
2. Zastupnički dom se sastoji od 42 člana, od kojih su dvije trećine izabrane s teritorija Federacije, a jedna trećina s teritorija Republike Srpske.
a) Članovi Zastupničkog doma biraju se izravno iz njihovih entiteta sukladno izbornom zakonu koji treba donijeti Parlamentarna skupština. Prvi izbori će se, protivno tome, održati sukladno Aneksu 3 Općeg okvirnog sporazuma.
… (Članak IV) - SerbianПарламентарна скупштина има два вијећа: Дом народа и Представнички дом.
1. Дом народа се састоји од 15 делегата, од којих су двије трећине из Федерације (пет Хрвата и пет Бошњака) и једна трећина из Републике Српске (пет Срба).
а) Именоване хрватске и бошњачке делегате из Федерације бирају хрватски, односно бошњачки делегати у Дому народа Федерације. Делегате из Републике Српске бира Народна скупштина Републике Српске.
b) б) Девет чланова Дома народа представљају кворум, под условом да су присутна најмање три бошњачка, три хрватска и три српска делегата.
2. Представнички дом има четрдесет два члана, од којих се двије трећине бирају са територије Федерације, а једна трећина са територије Републике Српске.
а) Чланови Представничког дома се бирају директно из њихових ентитета, у складу са изборним законом који ће усвојити Парламентарна скупштина. Међутим, први избори ће се одржати у складу са Анексом 3 Општег оквирног споразума.
… (Члан IV)
Legislature
- English(a) Every Israeli citizen, who on the day of the submission of a list of candidates that includes his name, is twenty one years old or over, is entitled to be elected to the Knesset, unless a court of law has deprived him of this right by virtue of any law, or that he has been sentenced, in a final verdict, to actual imprisonment for a period of over three months, and on the day of the submission of the list of candidates seven years have not yet gone by since he finished serving his term of imprisonment, or if he has been convicted of a serious terror offence, or a serious security offence, as laid down by law, has been sentenced, in a final verdict, to actual imprisonment for a period of over seven years of imprisonment, and on the day of the submission of the list of candidates 14 years have not yet gone by since he finished serving his term of imprisonment - unless the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee has determined that the crime for which he was convicted, under the circumstances of the case, does not carry moral turpitude.
... (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 6) - Hebrew(א) כל אזרח ישראלי, שביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים הכוללת את שמו הוא בן עשרים ואחת שנה ומעלה, זכאי להיבחר לכנסת, זולת אם בית משפט שלל ממנו זכות זו על פי חוק או שנידון, בפסק דין סופי, לעונש מאסר בפועל לתקופה העולה על שלושה חודשים וביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים טרם עברו שבע שנים מהיום שגמר לרצות את עונש המאסר בפועל, ואם הורשע בעבירת טרור חמורה או עבירת ביטחון חמורה, כפי שייקבע בחוק, נידון, בפסק דין סופי, לעונש מאסר בפועל לתקופה העולה על שבע שנות מאסר, וביום הגשת רשימת המועמדים טרם עברו 14 שנים מהיום שגמר לרצות את עונש המאסר בפועל ,אלא אם כן קבע יושב ראש ועדת הבחירות המרכזית כי אין עם העבירה שבה הורשע בנסיבות העניין, משום קלון.
... (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 6)
Legislature
- English…
The number of Members of the Croatian Parliament and the conditions and procedure for their election thereto shall be regulated by law. (Art. 72) - Croatian…
Zakonom se određuje broj, uvjeti i postupak izbora zastupnika u Hrvatski sabor. (Članak 72)
Legislature
- English
The legislative power is exercised by the Parliament. The Parliament is composed of the National Assembly and of the Senate. (Art. 85)
- French
Le pouvoir législatif est exercé par le Parlement. Le Parlement est composé de l’Assemblée nationale et du Sénat. (Art. 85)