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Legislature
- EnglishThe Legislative Branch shall be composed of a body named the National Assembly whose members shall be elected on the basis of party nominations or independent nominations through direct popular vote, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
The requirements and proceedings established by the law for the formalization of independent nominations shall be equivalent and proportionate to those required for the registration of political parties and the presentation of party nominations, as far as applicable. (Art. 146) - SpanishEl Órgano Legislativo estará constituido por una corporación denominada Asamblea Nacional, cuyos miembros serán elegidos mediante postulación partidista o por libre postulación, mediante votación popular directa, conforme esta Constitución lo establece.
Los requisitos y procedimientos que se establezcan en la Ley para formalizar la libre postulación, serán equivalentes y proporcionales a los que se exijan para la inscripción de los partidos políticos y para la presentación de las postulaciones partidistas en lo que sean aplicables. (Art. 146)
Legislature
- EnglishA citizen of Turkmenistan who has attained the age of 25 and has lived [continuously] in Turkmenistan for the past ten years, can be elected as deputy of the Mejlis.
The requirements for candidates for membership of the Mejlis, Halk maslahaty and Gengeshes shall be defined by laws of Turkmenistan. (Art. 120) - RussianДепутатом Меджлиса может быть избран гражданин Туркменистана, достигший ко дню выборов двадцатипятилетнего возраста и в течение предшествующих десяти лет постоянно проживающий в Туркменистане.
Требования, предъявляемые к кандидатам в депутаты Меджлиса Туркменистана, в члены халк маслахаты и Генгешей, определяются законами Туркменистана. (Статья 120) - TurkmenSaýlawlar gününe çenli ýigrimi bäş ýaşy dolan we soňky on ýylyň dowamynda Türkmenistanda hemişelik ýaşaýan Türkmenistanyň raýaty Mejlisiň deputatlygyna saýlanyp bilner.
Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň deputatlygyna, halk maslahatlarynyň we Geňeşleriň agzalygyna dalaşgärlere bildirilýän talaplar Türkmenistanyň kanunlary bilen kesgitlenýär. (120-njy madda)
Legislature
- EnglishNo one may be a candidate to the legislative elections if he does not fulfill the conditions as follows:
1. to be Congolese;
2. to be 25 years of age at least;
3. to enjoy full civil and political rights;
4. to not be subject to one of the causes of exclusion specified by the electoral law. (Art. 102) - FrenchNul ne peut être candidat aux élections législatives s’il ne remplit les conditions ciaprès:
1. être Congolais;
2. être âgé de 25 ans au moins;
3. jouir de la plénitude de ses droits civils et politiques;
4. ne pas se trouver dans un des cas d’exclusion prévus par la loi électorale. (Art. 102)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Parliament of the Commonwealth may make laws prescribing the method of choosing senators, but so that the method shall be uniform for all the States. Subject to any such law, the Parliament of each State may make laws prescribing the method of choosing the senators for that State.
… (Sec. 9)
Legislature
- English(1) A person is qualified for election as a Senator referred to in section 120(1)(a) or (d) if he or she—
(a) is registered as a voter; and
(b) is at least forty years of age;
unless he or she is disqualified under subsection (4) or (5).
(2) A person is qualified for election as a Senator Chief referred to in section 120(1)(b) if he or she—
(a) holds the office of Chief; and
(b) is registered as a voter;
unless he or she is disqualified under subsection (4) or (5).
… (Sec. 121)
Legislature
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 26, a person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she—
(a) is a Commonwealth citizen who has attained the age of 21 years
(b) has been ordinarily resident in Saint Lucia for a period of 5 years immediately before the date of his or her appointment; and
(c) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with sufficient proficiency to enable him or her to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate. (Sec. 25)
Legislature
- English
1. The Assembly consists of 140 deputies, elected according to a system of proportional elections with regional competition and national threshold.
2. Electoral subjects that reach the national threshold partake in the distribution of mandates.
3. Voters enjoy the right to give preferential vote to the candidates of multi-name lists. The criteria and rules for the implementation of the electoral system, for the designation of electoral districts, the national threshold, the number of mandates for each district, the distribution of mandates and the extent of the preferential voting are defined in the law on elections. The law on elections shall guarantee that no less than two-thirds of the multi-name list will be subject to preferential voting and that gender representation is guaranteed. (Art. 64) - Albanian
1. Kuvendi përbëhet nga 140 deputetë, të zgjedhur sipas një sistemi zgjedhjesh proporcional me konkurrim rajonal dhe prag kombëtar.
2. Në shpërndarjen e mandateve marrin pjesë subjektet zgjedhore që arrijnë pragun kombëtar.
3. Zgjedhësit gëzojnë të drejtën për të dhënë votë parapëlqyese për kandidatët e listave shumemërore. Kriteret dhe rregullat për zbatimin e sistemit zgjedhor, për caktimin e zonave zgjedhore, pragun kombëtar, numrin e mandateve për secilën zonë, shpërndarjen e mandateve dhe masën e shtrirjes së votimit parapëlqyes përcaktohen në ligjin për zgjedhjet. Ligji për zgjedhjet garanton që votimit parapëlqyes t’i nënshtrohen jo më pak se dy të tretat e listës shumemërore dhe të sigurojë përfaqësim gjinor. (Neni 64)
Legislature
- English…(2) Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing subsection, the women of Eswatini and other marginalized groups have a right to equitable representation in Parliament and other public structures. (Sec. 84)
Legislature
- EnglishThe Senate shall be composed of three senators from each province, and three from the City of Buenos Aires, who shall be jointly and directly elected, corresponding two seats to the most voted political party, and the other seat to the political party following in number of votes. ... (Sec. 54)
- SpanishEl Senado se compondrá de tres senadores por cada provincia y tres por la ciudad de Buenos Aires, elegidos en forma directa y conjunta, correspondiendo dos bancas al partido político que obtenga el mayor número de votos, y la restante al partido político que le siga en número de votos. ... (Art. 54)
Legislature
- English(1) The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members (in this Constitution referred to as “Senators”) who shall be appointed by the President in accordance with this section.
(2) Of the thirty-one Senators—
(a) sixteen shall be appointed by the President acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister;
(b) six shall be appointed by the President acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and;
(c) nine shall be appointed by the President in his discretion from outstanding persons from economic or social or community organisations and other major fields of endeavour. (Sec. 40)