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Legislature
- English1. The Senate will be composed of seventy senators who are elected for a mandate of five years by universal, direct and secret suffrage in general elections that are celebrated on one sole day and within the sixty days before or following the expiration of their mandate.
2. The law determines the number of senators of free appointment [designaci6n] of the President of the Republic among the seventy senators.
3. The Electoral Law defines the electoral circumscriptions and determines the number of seats corresponding to each one, the regime of eligibility and ineligibility and [of] compatibility and incompatibility of the senators and develops other aspects of the electoral process.
4. Seats are attributed to each territorial representation and to the local corporations. (Art. 84) - Spanish1. El Senado está integrado por setenta senadores que son elegidos por un mandato de cinco años mediante sufragio universal directo y secreto en elecciones generales que se celebran en un solo día y dentro de los sesenta días antes o después de la expiración de su mandato.
2. La ley determina el número de senadores de libre designación por el Presidente de la República de entre los setenta senadores.
3. La Ley Electoral define las circunscripciones electorales y determina el número de escaños correspondientes a cada una, el régimen de elegibilidad e inelegibilidad y compatibilidad e incompatibilidad de los senadores y desarrolla los demás aspectos del proceso electoral.
4. Los escaños se atribuyen a cada representación territorial y a las corporaciones locales. (Art. 84) - French1. Le Sénat est composé de soixante-dix sénateurs élus pour un mandat de cinq ans au suffrage universel direct et par scrutin secret au cours d'élections générales tenues durant une seule et même journée, dans les soixante jours qui précèdent ou suivent l'expiration de leur mandat.
2. La loi détermine le nombre de sénateurs librement désignés par le Président de la République parmi les soixante-dix sénateurs.
3. La loi électorale définit les circonscriptions électorales et détermine le nombre de sièges correspondant à chacune d'elles, le régime d'éligibilité et d'inéligibilité ainsi que de compatibilités et d'incompatibilités des sénateurs et précise les autres éléments du processus électoral.
4. Les sièges sont attribués à chaque représentation territoriale et aux collectivités locales. (Art. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishThe House of Deputies shall be composed of representatives directly elected by the people of the provinces, of the City of Buenos Aires, and of the Capital City in case of its moving, which for this purpose are considered as constituencies of a single state, and by simple plurality of votes. ... (Sec. 45)
- SpanishLa Cámara de Diputados se compondrá de representantes elegidos directamente por el pueblo de las provincias, de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, y de la Capital en caso de traslado, que se consideran a este fin como distritos electorales de un solo Estado y a simple pluralidad de sufragios. ... (Art. 45)
Legislature
- English1. The Parliament of Georgia is the supreme representative body of the country that exercises legislative power, defines the main directions of the country’s domestic and foreign policies, controls the activities of the Government within the scope established by the Constitution, and exercises other powers.
… (Art. 36) - Georgian1. საქართველოს პარლამენტი არის ქვეყნის უმაღლესი წარმომადგენლობითი ორგანო, რომელიც ახორციელებს საკანონმდებლო ხელისუფლებას, განსაზღვრავს ქვეყნის საშინაო და საგარეო პოლიტიკის ძირითად მიმართულებებს, კონსტიტუციით დადგენილ ფარგლებში კონტროლს უწევს მთავრობის საქმიანობას და ახორციელებს სხვა უფლებამოსილებებს.
… (მუხლი 36)
Legislature
- EnglishThe General Council consists of a minimum of twenty-eight and a maximum of forty-two General Councillors, half of whom shall be elected in an equal number by each of the seven Parishes and the other half elected on the basis of a national single constituency. (Art. 52)
- CatalanEl Consell General es compon d'un mínim de vint-i-vuit i d'un màxim de quaranta-dos consellers generals, la meitat dels quals s'elegeixen a raó d'un nombre igual per cadascuna de les set parròquies i l'altra meitat s'elegeix per circumscripció nacional. (Art. 52)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Saint Vincent. (Sec. 37)
Legislature
- English(1) A person shall be qualified for election to the national Assembly if he or she—
(a) is a citizen of The Gambia;
(b) has attained the age of twenty-one years;
(c) has been ordinarily resident in the constituency for a period of at least one year prior to nomination day;
(d) is able to speak the English Language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him or her to take part in the proceedings of the National Assembly;
(e) has made such declaration of his or her assets to the Independent Electoral Commission as is required in accordance with section 43.
(2) The provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of Subsection (1) shall apply to a nominated candidate who shall also be required to make a declaration of his assets to the Independent Electoral Commission. (Sec. 89)
Legislature
- English
The Knesset shall be elected in general, national, direct, equal, secret, and proportional elections, in accordance with the Knesset Election Law. This article may not be changed save by a majority of the Knesset Members. (Basic Law: The Knesset (1958), Sec. 4)
- Hebrew
הכנסת תיבחר בבחירות כלליות, ארציות, ישירות, שוות, חשאיות ויחסיות, לפי חוק הבחירות לכנסת; אין לשנות סעיף זה, אלא ברוב של חברי הכנסת. (חוק יסוד: הכנסת (1958), סעיף 4)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Croatian Parliament shall be a representative body of the people and shall be vested with legislative power in the Republic of Croatia. (Art. 70)
- CroatianHrvatski sabor je predstavničko tijelo građana i nositelj zakonodavne vlasti u Republici Hrvatskoj. (Članak 70)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of Article 42 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, he is a citizen of The Bahamas, of the age of thirty years or upwards and has ordinarily resided in The Bahamas for a period of nor less than one year immediately before the date of his appointment. (Art. 41)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Legislative Power shall be exercised by the General Assembly. (Art. 83)
- SpanishEl Poder Legislativo será ejercido por la Asamblea General. (Art. 83)