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Legislature
- EnglishThe King appoints the members of the Senate and appoints the Speaker of the Senate from amongst them and accepts their resignation. (Art. 36)
- Arabicالملك يعين اعضاء مجلس الاعيان ويعين من بينهم رئيس مجلس الاعيان ويقبل استقالتهم. (المادّة 36)
Legislature
- English
(1) The National Assembly consists of—
(a) two hundred and ten members elected by secret ballot from the two hundred and ten constituencies into which Zimbabwe is divided; and
(b) for the life of the first four Parliaments after the effective date, an additional sixty women members, six from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected through a system of proportional representation based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces.
(c) a further additional ten youth members, that is, persons aged from twenty-one to thirtyfive years of age, one from each of the provinces into which Zimbabwe is divided, elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(i) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in a general election for constituency members in the provinces; and
(ii) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately:
Provided that political parties must ensure that—
(a) ten of the sixty women members are under the age of thirty-five;
(b) women with disabilities are represented on their party lists; and
(c) young women with disabilities are represented on their party lists in terms of an Act of Parliament.
… (Sec. 124)
Legislature
- English(1) Any person who is entitled to vote at Folketing elections shall be eligible for membership of the Folketing, unless he has been convicted of an act which in the eyes of the public makes him unworthy to be a Member of the Folketing.
… (Sec. 30) - DanishStk. 1. Valgbar til Folketinget er enhver, som har valgret til dette, medmindre vedkommende er straffet for en handling, der i almindeligt omdømme gør ham uværdig til at være medlem af Folketinget.
… (§ 30)
Legislature
- English(1) Of the Senators—
(a) five shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister; and
(b) four shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition:
Provided that, if it is so prescribed by Parliament the Senators shall, instead of being appointed under the foregoing provisions of this section, be elected, in accordance with such provision as may be made by Parliament in that behalf.
… (Sec. 34)
Legislature
- English(1) Where at the first meeting of the House after any general election it appears that female members of Parliament will not constitute at least thirty percentum of the total membership of Parliament, then, and only then, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the House shall form itself into an electoral college and elect not more than four women on a regional basis to the House in accordance with the provisions of section 95(3). (Sec. 86)
Legislature
- EnglishA member of the National Assembly must:
a. be originally of Kuwaiti nationality in accordance with the Law;
b. fulfill the voter's qualifications in accordance with the Electoral Law;
c. have attained at least the age of thirty Gregorian calendar years on election day; and
d. have a sound reading and writing knowledge of Arabic. (Art. 82) - Arabicيشترط في عضو مجلس الأمة:
أ.أن يكون كويتي الجنسية بصفة أصلية وفقا للقانون
ب.أن تتوافر فيه شروط الناخب وفقا لقانون الانتخاب
ج.ألا يقل سنه يوم الانتخاب عن ثلاثين سنة ميلادية
د.أن يجيد قراءة اللغة العربية وكتابته (المادّة 82)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be elected senator the following conditions are required: to have attained to the age of 30, to have been six years a citizen of the Nation, to have an annual income of two thousand strong pesos or similar revenues, and to be a native of the province electing him or to have two years of immediate residence therein. (Sec. 55)
- SpanishSon requisitos para ser elegidos senador: tener la edad de treinta años, haber sido seis años ciudadano de la Nación, disfrutar de una renta anual de dos mil pesos fuertes o de una entrada equivalente, y ser natural de la provincia que lo elija, o con dos años de residencia inmediata en ella. (Art. 55)
Legislature
- English(1) Every adult Hungarian citizen shall have the right to vote and to be voted for in elections of Members of the National Assembly, of local government representatives and mayors and of Members of the European Parliament.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XXIII) - Hungarian(1) Minden nagykorú magyar állampolgárnak joga van ahhoz, hogy az országgyűlési képviselők, a helyi önkormányzati képviselők és polgármesterek, valamint az európai parlamenti képviselők választásán választó és választható legyen.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, XXIII. cikk)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 31 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he-
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years;
(b) has resided in Grenada for a period of twelve months immediately before the date of his nomination for election or is domiciled and resident in Grenada at that date; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with sufficient proficiency to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the House. (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- English(1) The election of members of Parliament is by a multi-member open list system of proportional representation, under which each voter has one vote, with each vote being of equal value, in a single national electoral roll comprising all the registered voters.
… (Sec. 53) - iTaukei(1) Na lewenipalimedi era na digitaki ena iwiliwili ni mata dola raraba. Ena iwalewale ni veidigidigi qo, na levu na dabedabe e winitaka e dua na matapolitiki se ilawalawa ni matavakaturi, ena veiraurau kei na levu ni digidigi e rawata na matapolitiki se ilawalawa ni matavakaturi. Ena iwalewale ni veidigidigi qo na tamata taucoko e veidigidigi me dua na nona idigidigi, qo e kena ibalebale ni digidigi ni lewenivanua yadua e wiliki vakatautauvata ka na tu tale ga e dua na ivola ni veidigidigi vakamatanitu e tabaki kina o ira na lewenivanua taucoko era volayaca ni veidigidigi.
… (Sec. 53)