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Legislature
- EnglishThe Legislative Branch of Government is exercised by the National Assembly, which is comprised of Assembly persons elected for a four-year term of office.
… (Art. 118) - SpanishLa Función Legislativa se ejerce por la Asamblea Nacional, que se integrará por asambleístas elegidos para un período de cuatro años.
… (Art. 118)
Legislature
- English(1) Each of the constituencies established in accordance with the provisions of section 57 of this Constitution shall return one Representative to the House who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law.
… (Sec. 33)
Legislature
- English(1) Election of members of the National Assembly shall be by secret ballot.
(2) Subject to the provisions of article 160(2), such number of members of the National Assembly as determined by the Assembly, shall be elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation prescribed by article 160(1). (Art. 60)
Legislature
- 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)
Legislature
- English(1) The Senate shall consist of 11 Senators and such other Senators as may be temporarily appointed under section 28.
(2) Of the 11 Senators—
(a) 6 shall be appointed by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) 3 shall be appointed by the Governor General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(c) 2 shall be appointed by the Governor General, acting in his or her own deliberate judgment after he or she has consulted those religious, economic or social bodies or associations from which he or she considers that such Senators should be selected. (Sec. 24)
Legislature
- English
The Legislative Power resides in the Congress of the Republic, which consists of single chamber.
The number of Congressmen is eighty.5 The Congress of the Republic is elected for a period of five years through an electoral process organized according to law. ...
To be elected Congressman, it is required to be Peruvian by birth, to be twenty-five years old and enjoy the right of suffrage. (Art. 90) - Spanish
El Poder Legislativo reside en el Congreso de la República, el cual consta de cámara única.
El número de congresistas es de ciento treinta. El Congreso de la República se elige por un período de cinco años mediante un proceso electoral organizado conforme a ley. …
Para ser elegido congresista, se requiere ser peruano de nacimiento, haber cumplido veinticinco años y gozar del derecho de sufragio. (Art. 90)
Legislature
- EnglishIn order to be a male or female senator one is required to be a male or female Dominican in full exercise of civil and political rights, to have reached twenty-five years of age, to be a native of the territory that elects him or to have resided in it for at least five consecutive years.
… (Art. 79) - SpanishPara ser senadora o senador se requiere ser dominicana o dominicano en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos, haber cumplido veinticinco años de edad, ser nativo de la demarcación territorial que lo elija o haber residido en ella por lo menos cinco años consecutivos.
… (Art. 79)
Legislature
- English(1) Each of the constituencies into which Grenada is divided in accordance with the provisions of section 56 of this Constitution shall return one member to the House of Representatives who shall be directly elected in such manner as may, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be prescribed by or under any law.
… (Sec. 32)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Chamber of Deputies is a body composed of members elected by direct suffrage by the citizens and is responsible for exercising, on their behalf and in concert with the Senate, the functions of the legislative power. (Art. 89)
- FrenchLa Chambre des députés est un corps composé de membres élus au suffrage direct par les citoyens et chargé d'exercer au nom de ceux-ci et de concert avec le Sénat les attributions du Pouvoir législatif. (Art. 89)
Legislature
- EnglishThere shall be a Parliament in and for Antigua and Barbuda which shall consist of Her Majesty, a Senate and a House of Representatives. (Sec. 27)