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Legislature
- EnglishThe National Assembly shall consist of 250 deputies, who are elected on direct elections by secret ballot, in accordance with the Law.
In the National Assembly, equality and representation of different genders and members of national minorities shall be provided, in accordance with Law. (Art. 100) - Serbian CyrillicНародну скупштину чини 250 народних посланика, који се бирају на непосредним изборима, тајним гласањем, у складу са законом.
У Народној скупштини обезбеђују се равноправност и заступљеност полова и представника националних мањина, у складу са законом. (Члан 100)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Federal Assembly - parliament of the Russian Federation shall be the representative and legislative body of the Russian Federation. (Art. 94)
- RussianФедеральное Собрание - парламент Российской Федерации - является представительным и законодательным органом Российской Федерации. (Статья 94)
Legislature
- EnglishEveryone with the right to vote and who is not under guardianship can be a candidate in parliamentary elections.
… (Sec. 27) - FinnishEduskuntavaaleissa on vaalikelpoinen jokainen äänioikeutettu, joka ei ole vajaavaltainen.
… (27 §) - SwedishValbar i riksdagsval är varje röstberättigad som inte är omyndig.
… (27 §)
Legislature
- English
The chamber of deputies represents the country. It exercises the legislative power.
… (Art. 62)
Legislature
- English…
3. The Members of Parliament shall be elected through direct, universal and secret ballot by the citizens who have the right to vote, as specified by law.
… (Art. 51) - Greek…
3. Oι βουλευτές εκλέγονται με άμεση, καθολική και μυστική ψηφοφορία από τους πολίτες που έχουν εκλογικό δικαίωμα, όπως νόμος ορίζει.
… ('Αρθρο 51)
Legislature
- English1 The Federal Assembly shall enact provisions that establish binding legal rules in the form of federal acts or ordinances.
… (Art. 163) - French1 L’Assemblée fédérale édicte les dispositions fixant des règles de droit sous la forme d’une loi fédérale ou d’une ordonnance.
... (Art. 163) - German1 Die Bundesversammlung erlässt rechtsetzende Bestimmungen in der Form des Bundesgesetzes oder der Verordnung.
… (Art. 163) - Italian1 L’Assemblea federale emana norme di diritto sotto forma di legge federale o ordinanza.
… (Art. 163)
Legislature
- English
Subject to the provisions of article 54 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives if, and shall not be qualified to be so elected unless, that person has attained the age of eighteen years and he has the qualifications for registration as a voter for the election of members of the House of Representatives mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (c) of article 57 of this Constitution. (Art. 53)
- Maltese
Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 54 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni, persuna tkun kwalifikata biex tkun eletta bħala membru tal-Kamra tad-Deputati jekk ikollha, u ma tkunx kwalifikata biex tkun hekk eletta kemm-il darba ma jkollhiex l-età ta’ tmintax-il sena u l-kwalifiki għar-reġistrazzjoni bħala elettur għall-elezzjoni ta’ membri tal-Kamra tad-Deputati msemmija fil-paragrafi (a) u (ċ) tal-artikolu 57 ta’ din il-Kostituzzjoni. (Art. 53)
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
- English
The Senate of the Republic shall be elected on a regional basis, with the exception of the seats of the overseas constituencies.
The number of senators to be elected shall be two hundred, four of whom shall be elected in the overseas constituencies.
... (Art. 57) - Italian
Il Senato della Repubblica è eletto a base regionale, salvi i seggi assegnati alla circoscrizione Estero.
Il numero dei senatori elettivi è di duecento, quattro dei quali eletti nella circoscrizione Estero.
... (Art. 57)
Religious Law
- English
1 The regulation of the relationship between the church and the state is the responsibility of the Cantons.
… (Art. 72) - French
1 La réglementation des rapports entre l’Eglise et l’Etat est du ressort des cantons.
… (Art. 72) - German
1 Für die Regelung des Verhältnisses zwischen Kirche und Staat sind die Kantone zuständig.
… (Art. 72) - Italian
1 Il disciplinamento dei rapporti tra Chiesa e Stato compete ai Cantoni.
… (Art. 72)