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Legislature
- EnglishMembers of Parliament shall be elected in such manner as is prescribed by law, by Nauruan citizens who have attained the age of twenty years. (Art. 29)
Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, as the highest legislative organ, shall manifest the will of its people as well as represent the entire nation.
… (Art. 81) - Dariشورای ملی دولت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان به حیث عالی ترین ارگان تقنینی مظهر ارادۀ مردم آن است و از قاطبۀ ملت نمایندگی می كند.
... (مادۀ ۸۱) - Pashtoد افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوري دولت ملي شورى د ستر تقنيني اورگان په توگه د افغانستان د خلكو د ارادې ښكارندويه ده او د ټول ملت نمايندگي كوي.
...(۸۱ ماده)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Interim National Transitional Council shall consist of representatives of the local councils. In determining the representatives of each Local Council, the population density and the geographical extent of the city or the area which it represents shall be taken into account. The NTC shall have the right to add ten members for the sake of the national interest. The NTC shall nominate and elect those members.
… (Art. 18) - Arabicيتكوّن المجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت من ممثلين عن المجالس المحليّة، ويُراعى في تحديد ممثلي كل مجلس محلّي الكثافة السكّانية والمعيار الجغرافي للمدينة أو المنطقة التي يمثّلها، وللمجلس الحقّ في إضافة عشرة أعضاء لدواعي المصلحة الوطنية، ويتمّ ترشيح واختيار هؤلاء الأعضاء من قبل المجلس.
... (المادّة 18)
Legislature
- EnglishThe General Council, which expresses the mixed and apportioned representation of the national population and of the seven Parishes, represents the Andorran people, exercises legislative powers, approves the budget of the State and prompts and controls the political action of the Government. (Art. 50)
- CatalanEl Consell General, que expressa la representació mixta i paritària de la població nacional i de les set parròquies, representa el poble andorrà, exerceix la potestat legislativa, aprova els pressupostos de l'Estat I impulsa i controla l'acció política del Govern. (Art. 50)
Legislature
- English
In relation to the Constitution of the Senate Canada shall be deemed to consist of Four Divisions:
1. Ontario;
2. Quebec;
3. The Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island;
4. The Western Provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta;
which Four Divisions shall (subject to the Provisions of this Act) be equally represented in the Senate as follows: Ontario by twenty-four senators; Quebec by twentyfour senators; the Maritime Provinces and Prince Edward Island by twenty-four senators, ten thereof representing Nova Scotia, ten thereof representing New Brunswick, and four thereof representing Prince Edward Island; the Western Provinces by twenty-four senators, six thereof representing Manitoba, six thereof representing British Columbia, six thereof representing Saskatchewan, and six thereof representing Alberta; Newfoundland shall be entitled to be represented in the Senate by six members; the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut shall be entitled to be represented in the Senate by one member each.
In the Case of Quebec each of the Twenty-four Senators representing that Province shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada specified in Schedule A. to Chapter One of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada. (Constitution Act 1867, Sec. 22) - French
En ce qui concerne la composition du Sénat, le Canada sera censé comprendre quatre divisions:
1. Ontario;
2. Québec;
3. les provinces Maritimes — la Nouvelle-Écosse et le Nouveau-Brunswick —ainsi que l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard;
4. les provinces de l’Ouest: le Manitoba, la Colombie-Britannique, la Saskatchewan et l’Alberta;
les quatre divisions doivent (subordonnément aux révisions de la présente loi) être également représentées dans le Sénat, ainsi qu’il suit : — Ontario par vingt-quatre sénateurs; Québec par vingt-quatre sénateurs; les Provinces maritimes et l’Île-duPrince-Édouard par vingt-quatre sénateurs, dont dix représentent la Nouvelle-Écosse, dix le Nouveau-Brunswick, et quatre l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard; les Provinces de l’Ouest par vingt-quatre sénateurs, dont six représentent le Manitoba, six la Colombie-Britannique, six la Saskatchewan et six l’Alberta; la province de Terre-Neuve aura droit d’être représentée au Sénat par six sénateurs; le territoire du Yukon, les territoires du Nord-Ouest et le territoire du Nunavut ont le droit d’être représentés au Sénat par un sénateur chacun.
En ce qui concerne la province de Québec, chacun des vingt-quatre sénateurs la représentant, sera nommé pour l’un des vingt-quatre collèges électoraux du Bas-Canada énumérés dans la cédule A, annexée au chapitre premier des statuts refondus du Canada. (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867, Sec. 22)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a national legislature for Solomon Islands, which shall consist of a single chamber and shall be known as the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. (Sec. 46)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies comprises forty members elected by direct, secret general ballot in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 56)
- Arabicيتألف مجلس النواب من أربعين عضواً يُنتخبون بطريق الانتخـــاب العام السري المباشر وفقاً للأحكام التي يـبـينها القانون. (المادّة 56)
Legislature
- EnglishAn organic law establishes the conditions of the election of the members of the Parliament, their number, their indemnity, the conditions of eligibility, [and] the regime of the ineligibilities and of the incompatibilities.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicيضبط قانون أساسي شروط انتخاب أعضاء البرلمان وعددهم وعلاواتهم كما يحدّد النظام الأساسي عدم القابلية والتّعارض.
... (المادّة 48) - FrenchUne loi organique fixe les conditions de l'élection des membres du Parlement, leur nombre, leur indemnité, les conditions d'éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités.
... (Art. 48)
Legislature
- EnglishA legislative council shall be established named the “Federation Council,” to include representatives from the regions and the governorates that are not organized in a region. A law, enacted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Council of Representatives, shall regulate the formation of the Federation Council, its membership conditions, its competencies, and all that is connected with it. (Art. 65)
- Arabicيتم انشاء مجلسٍ تشريعي يُدعى بـ (مجلس الاتحاد) يضم ممثلين عن الاقاليم والمحافظات غير المنتظمة في أقليم، وينظم تكوينه، وشروط العضوية فيه، واختصاصاته، وكل ما يتعلق به، بقانونٍ يسن بأغلبية ثلثيّ أعضاء مجلس النواب. (المادّة 65)
Legislature
- English(1) The National Assembly shall be vested with the legislative authority and shall exercise parliamentary control.
… (Art. 62) - Bulgarian(1) Народното събраниɟ осъществява законодателната власт и упражнява парламентарен контрол.
… (Чл. 62)