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Legislature
Eswatini
- EnglishThe Parliament of Eswatini shall consist of a Senate and a House of Assembly. (Sec. 93)
Legislature
Suriname
- English1. The National Assembly represents the people of the Republic of Suriname and expresses the sovereign will of the nation.
2. The National Assembly is the highest organ of the State. (Art. 55) - DutchDe Nationale Assemblée vertegenwoordigt het volk van de Republiek Suriname en brengt de souvereine wil van de natie tot uitdrukking.
De Nationale Assemblée is het hoogste orgaan van de Staat. (Art. 55)
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
Kiribati
- English
1. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Maneaba ni Maungatabu shall be composed of-
a. thirty-five elected members;
b. the member provided for in section 117 of this Constitution;
… (Sec. 53)
Legislature
Bahamas
- English...
2. The members of the House shall be known as "Members of Parliament" and shall be persons who, being qualified for election as Members of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, have been so elected in the manner provided by any law in force in The Bahamas. (Art. 46)
Legislature
Sri Lanka
- EnglishEvery person who is qualified to be an elector shall be qualified to be elected as a Member of Parliament unless he is disqualified under the provisions of Article 91. (Art. 90)
- Sinhala91 වැනි ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ නුසුදුස්සකු වුවහොත් මිස ඡන්ද බලය හිමි සෑම තැනැත්තෙක් ම පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරයකු වශයෙන් තෝරා පත්කර ගනු ලැබීමට සුදුස්සෙක් වන්නේ ය. (90 වැනි වගන්තිය)
Legislature
Guinea
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate if he is not presented by a political party legally constituted.
The conditions of eligibility, the regime of the ineligibilities and of the incompatibilities are established by an organic law. (Art. 61) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat s'il n'est présenté par un parti politique légalement constitué.
Les conditions d'éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités sont fixés par une loi organique. (Art. 61)
Legislature
Uruguay
- EnglishThe latter shall be composed of two Chambers: one of Representatives and the other of Senators, which shall function jointly or separately according to the various provisions of this Constitution. (Art. 84)
- SpanishEsta se compondrá de dos Cámaras: una de Representantes y otra de Senadores, las que actuarán separada o conjuntamente, según las distintas disposiciones de la presente Constitución. (Art. 84)
Legislature
Serbia
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall be the supreme representative body and holder of constitutional and legislative power in the Republic of Serbia. (Art. 98)
- Serbian CyrillicНародна скупштина је највише представничко тело и носилац уставотворне и законодавне власти у Републици Србији. (Члан 98)