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Legislature
- EnglishIt corresponds to the Congress to make the laws. Through them, it exercises the following functions:
1. To interpret, reform and derogate the laws.
2. To enact codes in all the branches of legislation and to reform their provisions.
… (Art. 150) - SpanishCorresponde al Congreso hacer las leyes. Por medio de ellas ejerce las siguientes funciones:
1. Interpretar, reformar y derogar las leyes.
2. Expedir códigos en todos los ramos de la legislación y reformar sus disposiciones.
… (Art. 150)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate is an organ invested with legislative power which exercises its functions according to the provisions of the Constitution and the laws in force.
The number of the Senators must not exceed half of the total number of the National Assembly’s Members.
The Senate is composed of appointed members and members elected at restricted suffrage.
The Senators can be appointed anew or re-eligible. Can be candidates to the Senate the Khmer citizens of both sexes enjoying the right to vote, aged 40 years at least and having Khmer nationality by birth. (Art. 99) - Khmerព្រឹទ្ធសភាជាអង្គការដែលមានអំណាចនីតិប្បញ្ញត្តិ ហើយ បំពេញភារកិច្ចរបស់ខ្លួនដូចបានកំណត់ក្នុងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងច្បាប់ជាធរមាន ។
ព្រឹទ្ធសភាមានចំនួនសមាជិកយ៉ាងច្រើនស្មើនឹងពាក់កណ្តាលនៃចំនួនសមាជិករដ្ឋសភាទាំងមូល។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាត្រូវចាត់តាំងខ្លះ និងត្រូវជ្រើសតាំង ដោយការបោះឆ្នោតអសកលខ្លះ។
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាអាចត្រូវបានចាត់តាំង និងជ្រើសតាំងសាជាថ្មីបាន ។ អ្នកដែលមានសិទ្ធិឈរឈ្មោះជាបេក្ខជន ព្រឹទ្ធសភា គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទាំងពីរភេទ ដែលមាន សិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោត មានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច ៤០ឆ្នាំ មានសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរតាំងពីកំណើត។ (មាត្រា ៩៩)
Legislature
- EnglishThe legislature shall consist of a single chamber which shall be known as Parliament. (Art. 15)
- FrenchLe pouvoir législatif est exercé par une chambre unique dénommée Parlement. (Art. 15)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Deputies are elected by universal, free, direct, equal and secret suffrage.
Nigeriens of the two (2) sexes, at least twenty-one (21) years old and enjoying their civil and political rights[,] are eligible to the National Assembly.
The lists of the political parties, of the groups of parties as well as those of the independent candidates must obligatorily include [compter], at least, 75% of [their] candidates holding, at least, the Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle (BEPC), [Certificate of Studies of the First Cycle] or its equivalent and 25%, at most, of [their candidates] not fulfilling this condition.
Within this quota, the special circumscriptions are integrated within the regions to which they belong.
An organic law establishes the number of members of the National Assembly, the indemnity of the Deputies and the benefits [avantages], their conditions of eligibility, the regime of ineligibilities and of incompatibilities, the modality of the ballot as well as the conditions under which the vacancy of [a] seat of [a] Deputy is provided for. (Art. 84) - FrenchLes députés sont élus au suffrage universel, libre, direct, égal et secret.
Sont éligibles à l'Assemblée nationale, les Nigériens des deux (2) sexes, âgés de vingt et un (21) ans au moins et jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques.
Les listes des partis politiques, des groupements de partis ainsi que celles des candidats indépendants doivent obligatoirement compter, au moins, 75% de candidats titulaires, au moins, du Brevet d'études du premier cycle (BEPC) ou de son équivalent et 25%, au plus, de ceux ne remplissant pas cette condition.
Dans ce quota, les circonscriptions spéciales sont intégrées dans les régions dont elles relèvent.
Une loi organique fixe le nombre des membres de l'Assemblée nationale, l'indemnité des députés et leurs avantages, leurs conditions d'éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités, les modalités du scrutin ainsi que les conditions dans lesquelles il est pourvu au siège vacant d'un député. (Art. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishEvery citizen who is not disqualified by the provisions under this Constitution or the provisions of the election law shall have the right to stand for election to any Hluttaw. (Sec. 395)
- Burmeseဤဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပါ ပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဥပဒေပါပြဌာန်းချက်များအရသော်လည်းကောင်း၊ အရည်အချင်း ပျက်ယွင်းသူ မဟုတ်ပါက နိုင်ငံသားတိုင်းသည် လွှတ်တော်တစ်ရပ်ရပ်သို့ ရွေးကောက် တင်မြှောက်ခံပိုင်ခွင့်ရှိသည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၉၅)
Legislature
- English
The chamber of deputies represents the country. It exercises the legislative power.
… (Art. 62)
Legislature
- EnglishThe election of senators and deputies shall be made by universal direct suffrage by the terms established by law.
… (Art. 77) - SpanishLa elección de senadores y diputados se hará por sufragio universal directo en los términos que establezca la ley.
… (Art. 77)
Legislature
- English
The Parliament is constituted by one sole Assembly called [the] National Assembly of which members have the title of Deputy.
It exercises the legislative power and controls the action of the Government. (Art. 79) - French
Le Parlement est constitué par une assemblée unique dite Assemblée nationale, dont les membres portent le titre de député.
Il exerce le pouvoir législatif et contrôle l'action du Gouvernement. (Art. 79)
Legislature
- English(1) The Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia consists of:
(a) The House of the People; and
(b) The Upper House.
… (Art. 55) - Somali(1) Baarlamaanka Federaalka ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya wuxuu ka kooban yahay:
(a) Golaha Shacabka, iyo
(b) Golaha Aqalka Sare ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka
… (Qodobka 55aad.)
Legislature
- EnglishThe members of the Legislative Council shall be elected in general, free and direct elections in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Law, which shall determine the number of members, electoral constituencies and electoral system.
… (Art. 48) - Arabicينتخب أعضاء المجلس التشريعي انتخابا عاما حرا ومباشرا وفقا لأحكام قانون الانتخابات، ويحدد القانون عدد الأعضاء والدوائر الانتخابية والنظام الانتخابي.
… (المادّة 48)