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Legislature
Tanzania, United Republic of
- English(1) There shall be a Parliament of the United Republic which shall consist of two parts, that is to say, the President and the National Assembly.
(2) The National Assembly shall consist of all categories of members specified in Article 66 of this Constitution, who shall all be designated as Members of Parliament.
… (Art. 62)
Legislature
Philippines
- EnglishNo person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, and, on the day of the election, is at least thirty-five years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election. (Art. VI, Sec. 3)
- FilipinoHindi dapat maging Senador ang sino mang tao matangi kung siya ay katutubong iniaanak na mamamayan ng Pilipinas at, sa araw ng halalan, tatlumpu't limang taong gulang man lamang, nakababasa at nakasusulat, rehistradong botante, at naninirahan sa Pilipinas sa loob ng panahong hindi kukulangin sa dalawang taon kagyat bago sumapit ang araw ng halalan. (Art. VI, Seksyon 3)
Legislature
North Macedonia
- EnglishThe Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia is a representative body of the citizens and the legislative power of the Republic is vested in it. The organization and functioning of the Assembly are regulated by the Constitution and by the Rules of Procedure. (Art. 61)
- MacedonianСобранието на Република Северна Македонија е претставнички орган на граѓаните и носител на законодавната власт на Републиката.Организацијата и функционирањето на Собранието се уредуваат со Уставот и со Деловникот. (Член 61)
Legislature
Congo
- EnglishThe candidates to the elections to the National Assembly must:
• be of Congolese nationality;
• be aged eighteen (18) years at least;
• reside on the national territory at the moment of the presentation of the candidatures;
• enjoy all their civil and political rights;
• not have been condemned for voluntary crimes or misdemeanors. (Art. 132) - FrenchLes candidats aux élections à l’Assemblée nationale doivent:
- être de nationalité congolaise;
- être âgés de dix-huit (18) ans au moins;
- résider sur le territoire national au moment de la présentation des candidatures;
- jouir de tous leurs droits civils et politiques;
- ne pas avoir été condamnés pour crimes ou délits volontaires. (Art. 132)
Legislature
Jamaica
- EnglishSubject to the provisions of section 40 of this Constitution, any person, who at the date of his appointment or nomination for election-
a. is a Commonwealth citizen of the age of twenty-one years or upwards; and
b. has been ordinarily resident in Jamaica for the immediately preceding twelve months,
shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator or elected as a member of the House of Representatives and no other person shall be so qualified. (Sec. 37)