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A candidate for delegate must have attained at least eighteen years of age and been a citizen of the Union for at least five years. | A candidate for delegate must have attained at least eighteen years of age and been a citizen of the Union for at least five years. | ||
Delegates shall be apportioned among the people's republics according to their share of the national population. Apportionment shall be made every ten years. The number of delegates shall not exceed one for every one hundred thousand and not a total number of nine hundred. | Delegates shall be apportioned among the people's republics according to their share of the national population. Apportionment shall be made every ten years. The number of delegates shall not exceed one for every one hundred thousand and not a total number of nine hundred. | ||
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The National Council shall consist of two hundred and forty-five councillors elected by non-governmental organisations as follows: | The National Council shall consist of two hundred and forty-five councillors elected by non-governmental organisations as follows: | ||
Sixty-five councillors elected by and from unions and labour organisations; | |||
Fifty-five councillors elected by and from organisations in the voluntary and social works sector; | |||
Forty-seven councillors elected by and from the agricultural and fisheries sector; | |||
Forty-three councillors elected by and from cultural and educational institutions including universities; and | |||
Thirty-five councillors elected by and from industrial and commercial institutions. | |||
Candidates for election as councillors shall possess documented expert knowledge in their field. | |||
Revision as of 19:48, 16 April 2022
CONSTITUTION OF THE SANAMAN UNION OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS
TITLE I. THE STATE
Article 1.
All public power emanates from the people.
Sanaman democracy is built upon the free exchange of ideas and a general and equal right to vote. Democracy is realised through a representative and parliamentary government system and through regional and local self-government.
Public power is exercised in accordance with the constitution and laws.
Article 2.
The legislative power of the Union is vested in the Lhusan Nasyonal, consisting of the House of People's Delegates and the National Council.
Article 3.
The House of People's Delegates shall be composed of members elected every four years by the people.
A candidate for delegate must have attained at least eighteen years of age and been a citizen of the Union for at least five years.
Delegates shall be apportioned among the people's republics according to their share of the national population. Apportionment shall be made every ten years. The number of delegates shall not exceed one for every one hundred thousand and not a total number of nine hundred.
When a vacancy arises in the representation from any people's republic, a special election shall be scheduled.
The House of People's Delegates shall choose its own Speaker and other officers.
Article 4.
The National Council shall consist of two hundred and forty-five councillors elected by non-governmental organisations as follows:
Sixty-five councillors elected by and from unions and labour organisations;
Fifty-five councillors elected by and from organisations in the voluntary and social works sector;
Forty-seven councillors elected by and from the agricultural and fisheries sector;
Forty-three councillors elected by and from cultural and educational institutions including universities; and
Thirty-five councillors elected by and from industrial and commercial institutions.
Candidates for election as councillors shall possess documented expert knowledge in their field.
