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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
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Solomon Islands.
… (Sec. 59)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Chamber of Representatives are elected for five years by universal direct suffrage. …
The number of representatives, the electoral regime, the principles of electoral division, the conditions of eligibility, the case of incompatibilities, the rules of limitation of accumulation of mandates and the organization of electoral disputes, are established by an organic law.
… (Art. 62) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء مجلس النواب بالاقتراع العام المباشر لمدة خمس سنوات. …
يبيّن قانون أساسي عدد أعضاء مجلس النواب، ونظام انتخابهم، ومبادئ التقسيم الانتخابي، وشروط القابلية للانتخاب، وحالات التنافي، وقواعد الحدّ من الجمع بين الانتدابات، ونظام المنازعات الانتخابية.
... (الفصل 62)
Legislature
- English(1) The Council of States shall consist of—
(a) twelve members to be nominated by the President in accordance with the provisions of clause (3); and
(b) not more than two hundred and thirty-eight representatives of the States and of the Union territories.
(2) The allocation of seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of the States and of the Union territories shall be in accordance with the provisions in that behalf contained in the Fourth Schedule.
(3) The members to be nominated by the President under sub-clause (a)of clause (1) shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely:—
Literature, science, art and social service.
(4) The representatives of each State in the Council of States shall be elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
(5) The representatives of the Union territories in the Council of States shall be chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law prescribe. (Art. 80) - Hindi(1) राज्य सभा—
(क) राष्ट्रपति द्वारा खंड (3) के उपबंधों के अनुसार नाम-निर्देशित किए जाने वाले बारह सदस्यों; और
(ख) राज्यों के और संघ राज्यक्षेत्रों के दो सौ अड़तीस से अनधिक प्रतिनिधियों से मिल कर बनेगी।
(2) राज्य सभा में राज्यों के और संघ राज्यक्षेत्रों के प्रतिनिधियों द्वारा भरे जाने वाले स्थानों का आबंटन चौथी अनुसूची में इस निमित्त अंतर्विष्ट उपबंधों के अनुसार होगा।
(3) राष्ट्रपति द्वारा खंड (1) के उपखंड (क) के अधीन नाम-निर्देशित किए जाने वाले सदस्य ऐसे व्यक्ति होंगे जिन्हें निम्नलिखित विषयों के संबंध में विशेष ज्ञान या व्यावहारिक अनुभव है, अर्थात:—
साहित्य, विज्ञान, कला और समाज सेवा।
(4) राज्य सभा में प्रत्येक राज्य के प्रतिनिधियों का निर्वाचन उस राज्य की विधान सभा के निर्वाचित सदस्यों द्वारा आनुपातिक प्रतिनिधित्व पद्धति के अनुसार एकल संक्रमणीय मत द्वारा किया जाएगा।
(5) राज्य सभा में संघ राज्यक्षेत्रों के प्रतिनिधि ऐसी रीति से चुने जाएंगे जो संसद विधि द्वारा विहित करे।(अनुच्छेद 80)
Legislature
- English
(1) Pursuant to the following provisions, the Laender are represented in the Federal Council in proportion to the number of nationals in each Land.
… (Art. 34) - German
(1) Im Bundesrat sind die Länder im Verhältnis zur Bürgerzahl im Land gemäß den folgenden Bestimmungen vertreten.
… (Art. 34)
Legislature
- EnglishThe power to legislate resides in the People, who delegate it to the Legislative Assembly through suffrage.
… (Art. 105) - SpanishLa potestad de legislar reside en el pueblo, el cual la delega en la Asamblea Legislativa por medio del sufragio.
… (Art. 105)
Legislature
- EnglishTwo Senators are appointed by the King.
Two Senators are elected by the National Assembly at a relative majority vote.
The other Senators are elected at a restricted suffrage. (Art. 100) - Khmerសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាចំនួន ២រូប ត្រូវបានចាត់តាំងដោយព្រះមហាក្សត្រ។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាចំនួន ២រូប ត្រូវបានរដ្ឋសភាជ្រើសតាំងតាមមតិភាគច្រើនដោយប្រៀប។
រីឯសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាឯទៀតត្រូវបានជ្រើសតាំងដោយការបោះឆ្នោតអសកល។ (មាត្រា ១០០)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Council of the Slovak Republic shall consist of 150 members elected for a four-year term.
… (Art. 73) - Slovak
(1) Národná rada Slovenskej republiky má 150 poslancov, ktorí sú volení na štyri roky.
... (Čl. 73)
Legislature
- EnglishLegislative power is vested in a Parliament composed of two Chambers:
1° the members of the Chamber of Deputies are known as “Deputies”;
2° the members of the Senate are known as “Senators”.
Parliament debates and passes laws. It legislates and exercises control over the Executive in accordance with procedures determined by this Constitution. (Art. 64) - KinyarwandaUbutegetsi Nshingamategeko bushinzwe Inteko Ishinga Amategeko igizwe n’Imitwe ibiri:
1° Umutwe w’Abadepite, abawugize bitwa «Abadepite»;
2° Sena, abayigize bitwa «Abasenateri».
Inteko Ishinga Amategeko ijya impaka ku mategeko ikanayatora. Ishyiraho amategeko ikanagenzura imikorere ya Guverinoma mu buryo buteganywa n’iri Tegeko Nshinga. (Ingingo ya 64) - FrenchLe Pouvoir Législatif est exercé par un Parlement composé de deux Chambres :
1° les membres de la Chambre des Députés portent le nom de « Députés»;
2° le membres du Sénat portent le nom de « Sénateurs ».
Le Parlement débat et vote des lois. Il légifère et contrôle l’action du Gouvernement dans les conditions définies par la présente Constitution. (Art. 64)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Diet shall be the highest organ of state power, and shall be the sole law-making organ of the State. (Art. 41)
- Japanese国会は、国権の最高機関であつて、国の唯一の立法機関である。(第41条)