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Legislature
Saint Lucia
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of Saint Lucia which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 23)
Legislature
Bahamas
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament of The Bahamas which shall consist of Her majesty, a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Art. 38)
Legislature
Qatar
- EnglishAl‐Shoura Council shall assume the legislative authority, approve the general policy of the Government, the budget, and it shall exercise control over the executive authority as specified in this Constitution. (Art. 76)
- Arabicيتولى مجلس الشورى سلطة التشريع، ويقر الموازنة العامة للدولة، كما يمارس الرقابة على السلطة التنفيذية، وذلك على الوجه المبين في هذا الدستور. (المادّة 76)
Legislature
Norway
- EnglishNo one may be elected as a Member of the Storting unless he or she is entitled to vote. (Art. 61)
- NorwegianIngen kan velges til representant uten å være stemmeberettiget. (§ 61)
Legislature
Guinea
- EnglishThe Deputies to the National Assembly are elected by universal direct suffrage.
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The minimum age to be eligible to the National Assembly is to be already [révolu] 25 years old. (Art. 60) - FrenchLes députés à l'Assemblée nationale sont élus au suffrage universel direct.
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L'âge minimum pour être éligible à l'Assemblée nationale est de 25 ans révolus. (Art. 60)
Legislature
Suriname
- English1. The National Assembly consists of 51 members chosen by district on the basis of general, free and secret elections by virtue of the system of proportionate representation on the highest number of average and preferential votes.
2. Persons who have submitted their candidacy for election as representatives in the National Assembly shall live in said district and shall have had their main or real residence there during two years preceding the elections. (Art. 61) - Dutch1. De Nationale Assemblee bestaat uit 51 leden die per district op grond van algemene, vrije en geheime verkiezingen krachtens het stelsel van evenredige vertegenwoordiging bij grootste gemiddelde en voorkeursstemmen worden gekozen.
2. Personen, die zich in een district kandidaat hebben gesteld ter verkiezing tot afgevaardigde naar De Nationale Assemblée moeten in het desbetreffende district wonen en hun hoofd- of werkelijk verblijf aldaar hebben en wel gedurende twee jaren voorafgaand aan de verkiezingen. (Art. 61)