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Legislature
Barbados
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Barbados.
… (Sec. 48)
Legislature
Ecuador
- EnglishTo be an Assembly person, one must be an Ecuadorian national, at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of registering one's candidacy, and in possession of political rights. (Art. 119)
- SpanishPara ser asambleísta se requerirá tener nacionalidad ecuatoriana, haber cumplido dieciocho años de edad al momento de la inscripción de la candidatura y estar en goce de los derechos políticos. (Art. 119)
Legislature
Mozambique
- English1. The Assembly of the Republic is the highest legislative body in the Republic of Mozambique.
2. The Assembly of the Republic determines the norms that conduct the functioning of the State and the economic and social life through laws and deliberations of generic character. (Art. 168) - Portuguese1. A Assembleia da República é o mais alto órgão legislativo na República de Moçambique.
2. A Assembleia da República determina as normas que regem o funcionamento do Estado e a vida económica e social através de leis e deliberações de carácter genérico. (Art. 168)
Legislature
Turkmenistan
- EnglishThe Mejlis shall consist of 125 deputies, elected from constituencies with approximately equal number of voters, for five years. (Art. 78)
- RussianМеджлис состоит из 125 депутатов, которые избираются сроком на пять лет по избирательным округам с примерно равным числом избирателей. (Статья 78)
- TurkmenMejlis 125 deputatdan ybarat bolup, olar saýlawçylarynyň sany takmynan deň bolan saýlaw okruglary boýunça bäş ýyl möhlete saýlanýarlar. (78-njy madda)
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
Denmark
- English(1) The Members of the Folketing shall be elected by general and direct ballot.
(2) Rules for the exercise of the suffrage shall be laid down by the Parliamentary Election Act of Denmark, which, to secure equal representation of the various opinions of the electorate, shall prescribe the manner of election and decide whether proportional representation shall be adopted with or without elections in single-member constituencies.
… (Sec. 31) - DanishStk. 1. Folketingets medlemmer vælges ved almindelige, direkte og hemmelige valg.
Stk. 2. De nærmere regler for valgrettens udøvelse gives ved valgloven, der til sikring af en ligelig repræsentation af de forskellige anskuelser blandt vælgerne fastsætter valgmåden, herunder hvorvidt forholdstalsvalgmåden skal føres igennem i eller uden forbindelse med valg i enkeltmandskredse.
… (§ 31)
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)