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Legislature
- English(1) The Senate shall consist of thirteen members (in this Constitution referred to as "Senators") who shall be appointed by the Governor-General in accordance with this section.
(2) Of the Senators-
(a) seven shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) three shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(c) three shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister after the Prime Minister has consulted the organisations or interests which the Prime Minister considers the Senators should be selected to represent. (Sec. 24)
Legislature
- EnglishThe candidate to the elections of the Senators must be of Burundian nationality, being already thirty-five years old at the moment of the elections, [and] enjoy all their civil and political rights.
… (Art. 184) - KirundiUwitoza ngo abe umukenguzamateka ategerezwa kuba ari umurundi, akaba akwije imyaka mirongo itatu n’itanu y’amavuka ku munsi w’itora, akaba atakimukumira mu mabanga y’igihugu.
… (Ingingo ya 184) - FrenchLe candidat aux élections des Sénateurs doit être de nationalité burundaise, être âgé de trente cinq ans révolus au moment de l’élection, jouir de tous ses droits civils et politiques.
… (Art. 184)
Legislature
- English(1) Parliament shall consist of —
(a) such number of elected Members as is required to be returned at a general election by the constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature;
(b) such other Members, not exceeding 12 in number, who shall be known as non-constituency Members, as the Legislature may provide in any law relating to Parliamentary elections to ensure the representation in Parliament of a minimum number of Members from a political party or parties not forming the Government; and
(c) such other Members not exceeding 9 in number, who shall be known as nominated Members, as may be appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule.
... (Art. 39)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Council of States shall consist of:
1.
a. Members of the Council of States shall be elected through their respective States Assemblies; and
b. The National Elections Law shall determine the number of members of the Council of States.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article (1) above, during the transitional period, the Council of States shall consist of:
a. all South Sudanese who were representatives in the Council of States of the Republic of Sudan, by virtue of their membership in that Council; and
b. thirty (30) members appointed by the President. (Art. 58)
Legislature
- English(1) The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage, in accordance with the electoral law.
… (Art. 62) - Romanian(1) Camera Deputaţilor şi Senatul sunt alese prin vot universal, egal, direct, secret şi liber exprimat, potrivit legii electorale.
… (Art. 62)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is a body composed of members elected by direct suffrage of the citizens and charged with exercising on their behalf, in concert with the Chamber of Deputies, the duties of the Legislative Power. (Art. 94)
- FrenchLe Sénat est un Corps composé de membres élus au suffrage direct par les citoyens et chargé d'exercer en leur nom, de concert avec la Chambre des Députés, les attributions du Pouvoir législatif. (Art. 94)
Legislature
- EnglishA law establishes the conditions and the modalities of election of each of the categories of the members of the Assembly of the Union, mentioned in the Article above as well as their number.
… (Art. 67) - Arabicيضع القانون شروط وطرائق انتخاب كل من فئات أعضاء برلمان الاتحاد المذكورة في المادة أعلاه إلى جانب عددهم
... (المادة 67) - FrenchUne loi fixe les conditions et les modalités d’élection de chacune des catégories des membres de l’Assemblée de l’Union, mentionnés à l’article ci-dessus ainsi que leur nombre.
… (Art. 67)
Legislature
- EnglishThe House of Representatives consists of five hundred members, as follows:
1. three hundred and fifty members elected on a constituency basis;
2. one hundred and fifty members from party lists of political parties.
In the case where the office of a Member of the House of Representatives becomes vacant for any reason, and an election of a Member of the House of Representatives has not been held to fill the vacancy, or no declaration of name of a Member of the House of Representatives has been made to fill the vacancy, the House of Representatives shall consist of the existing members of the House.
In the case where there is any reason for the number of the Members of the House of Representatives by party list basis to be fewer than one hundred and fifty persons, the Members of the House of Representatives by party list basis shall consist of the existing members. (Sec. 83) - Thaiสภาผู้แทนราษฎรประกอบด้วยสมาชิกจํานวนห้าร้อยคนดังนี้
(๑) สมาชิกซึ่งมาจากการเลือกตั้งแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้งจํานวนสามร้อยห้าสิบคน
(๒) สมาชิกซึ่งมาจากบัญชีรายชื่อของพรรคการเมืองจํานวนหนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบคน
ในกรณีที่ตําแหน่งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรว่างลงไม่ว่าด้วยเหตุใด และยังไม่มีการเลือกตั้งหรือประกาศชื่อสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรขึ้นแทนตําแหน่งที่ว่าง ให้สภาผู้แทนราษฎรประกอบด้วยสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรเท่าที่มีอยู่
ในกรณีมีเหตุใดๆ ที่ทําให้สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อมีจํานวนไม่ถึงหนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบคน ให้สมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบบัญชีรายชื่อประกอบด้วยสมาชิกเท่าที่มีอยู่ (มาตรา ๘๓)
Legislature
- EnglishMembers of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall be elected by universal, free, direct, secret, fair and transparent voting, in accordance with the election law. … (Art. 55)
- Arabicيُنتخب أعضاء مجلس نواب الشّعب انتخابا عاما، حرّا، مباشرا، سرياّ، نزيها، وشفّافا، وفق القانون الانتخابي. ... (الفصل 55)
- FrenchLes membres de l'Assemblée des représentants du peuple sont élus au suffrage universel, libre, direct, secret, honnête et transparent, conformément à la loi électorale.
… (Art. 55)
Legislature
- English
The Riksdag is the foremost representative of the people.
It enacts the laws, determines central government taxes and decides how central government funding shall be used. The Riksdag examines the government and administration of the country. (Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Art. 4) - Swedish
Riksdagen är folkets främsta företrädare.
Riksdagen stiftar lag, beslutar om skatt till staten och bestämmer hur statens medel ska användas. Riksdagen granskar rikets styrelse och förvaltning. (Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform, 1 kap, 4§)