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Legislature
- English(1) A person shall subject to the provisions of clause (2), be qualified to be elected as, and to be, a member of Parliament if he is a citizen of Bangladesh and has attained the age of twenty five years.
... (Art. 66) - Bengali(১) কোন ব্যক্তি বাংলাদেশের নাগরিক হইলে এবং তাঁহার বয়স পঁচিশ বৎসর পূর্ণ হইলে এই অনুচ্ছেদের (২) দফায় বর্ণিত বিধান-সাপেক্ষে তিনি সংসদের সদস্য নির্বাচিত হইবার এবং সংসদ-সদস্য থাকিবার যোগ্য হইবেন।
... (অনুচ্ছেদ ৬৬)
Legislature
- English
The Deputies to the National Assembly are elected for five (5) years by direct universal suffrage.
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All Mauritanian citizens enjoying their civil and political rights [and] at least twenty-five (25) years old are eligible to the mandate of Deputy. (Art. 47) - Arabic
ينتخب نواب الجمعية الوطنية لمدة خمس (5) سنوات بالاقتراع المباشر.
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يحق لكل مواطن موريتاني متمتع بحقوقه المدنية والسياسية أن ينتخب نائبا إذا كان عمره لا يقل عن خمس وعشرين (25) سنة. (المادّة 47) - French
Les députés à l'Assemblée nationale sont élus pour cinq(5) ans au suffrage universel direct.
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Sont éligibles au mandat de député tous les citoyens mauritaniens jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques âgés de vingt-cinq (25) ans au moins. (Art. 47)
Legislature
- English(a) The legislative authority of the Maldives shall be vested in the People’s Majlis.
… (Art. 70) - Dhivehi(ހ) ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި ޤާނޫނުހެދުމުގެ އެންމެހައި ބާރުތައް ލިބިގެންވަނީ ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހަށެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 70 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
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
- EnglishTo be a Deputy it is required to:
1. Be a citizen in exercise;
2. Be Costa Rican by birth, or by naturalization with ten years of residence in the country after having obtained the nationality;
3. Be already twenty-one years old. (Art. 108) - SpanishPara ser diputado se requiere:
1) Ser ciudadano en ejercicio;
2) Ser costarricense por nacimiento, o por naturalización con diez años de residencia en el país después de haber obtenido la nacionalidad;
3) Haber cumplido veintiún años de edad. (Art. 108)
Legislature
- English1. Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Vanuatu.
… (Art. 16) - French1) Le Parlement peut adopter des lois concourant à la paix, à l'ordre et à la bonne administration de Vanuatu.
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Legislature
- EnglishThe National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China is the highest organ of state power. Its permanent body is the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. (Art. 57)
- Chinese中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会是最高国家权力机关。它的常设机关是全国人民代表大会常务委员会。(第五十七条)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislative power is exercised by a unique chamber denominated [the] National Assembly whose members bear the title of Deputies.
… (Art. 83) - FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par une chambre unique dénommée Assemblée nationale dont les membres portent le titre de députés.
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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
- 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.
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