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Legislature
Belgium
- EnglishTo be eligible, one must:
1° be Belgian;
2° enjoy civil and political rights;
3° have reached the age of eighteen;
4° be resident in Belgium.
No other condition of eligibility can be required. (Art. 64) - DutchOm verkiesbaar te zijn moet men:
1° Belg zijn;
2° het genot hebben van de burgerlijke en politieke rechten;
3° de volle leeftijd van achttien jaar hebben bereikt;
4° zijn woonplaats hebben in België.
Geen andere voorwaarde tot verkiesbaarheid kan worden vereist. (Art. 64) - FrenchPour être éligible, il faut:
1° être Belge;
2° jouir des droits civils et politiques;
3° être âgé de dix-huit ans accomplis;
4° être domicilié en Belgique.
Aucune autre condition d’éligibilité ne peut être requise. (Art. 64) - GermanWählbar ist, wer
1. Belgier ist,
2. die zivilen und politischen Rechte besitzt,
3. das achtzehnte Lebensjahr vollendet hat und
4. seinen Wohnsitz in Belgien hat.
Es darf keine andere Wählbarkeitsbedingung auferlegt werden. (Art. 64)
Legislature
Netherlands
- English
The temporary replacement of a member of the States General during pregnancy and maternity leave or during illness shall be regulated by Act of Parliament. (Art. 57a)
- Dutch
De wet regelt de tijdelijke vervanging van een lid van de Staten-Generaal wegens zwangerschap en bevalling, alsmede wegens ziekte. (Art. 57a)
Legislature
Colombia
- EnglishIn order to be elected [a] Senator, it is required to be Colombian by birth, in full exercise of citizenship, and be over thirty years of age on the date of the election. (Art. 172)
- SpanishPara ser elegido senador se requiere ser colombiano de nacimiento, ciudadano en ejercicio y tener más de treinta años de edad en la fecha de la elección. (Art. 172)
Legislature
Thailand
- EnglishA candidate in an election of a Member of the House of Representatives on a constituency basis, must be a person nominated by a political party of which he or she is a member, and shall not stand for election in more than one constituency. … (Sec. 87)
- Thaiผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรแบบแบ่งเขตเลือกตั้ง จะต้องเป็นผู้ซึ่งพรรคการเมืองที่ตนเป็นสมาชิกส่งสมัครรับเลือกตั้ง และจะสมัครรับเลือกตั้งเกินหนึ่งเขตมิได้ … (มาตรา ๘๗)
Legislature
Norway
- EnglishThe people exercise the legislative power through the Storting. The Members of the Storting are elected through free and secret elections.
… (Art. 49) - NorwegianFolket utøver den lovgivende makt ved Stortinget. Stortingets representanter velges gjennom frie og hemmelige valg.
… (§ 49)
Legislature
Kiribati
- EnglishThere shall be a legislature for Kiribati which shall be known as the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and shall consist of a single chamber. (Sec. 52)
Legislature
Libya
- EnglishThe Interim National Transitional Council is the supreme power in the State of Libya and shall undertake the works of the supreme sovereignty including legislation and laying down the general policy of the State. The National Transitional Council shall be deemed as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people and it shall derive its legitimacy from the Revolution of February 17th. … (Art. 17)
- Arabicالمجلس الوطني الانتقالي المؤقت هو أعلي سلطة في الدولة الليبية، ويباشر أعمال السيادة العليا، بما في ذلك التشريع ووضع السياسة العامة للدولة، وهو الممثل الشرعي الوحيد للشعب الليبي، يستمد شرعيته من ثورة السابع عشر من فبراير. ... (المادّة 17)