Definitions

1. Universal suffrage is the term used to describe a situation in which the right to vote is not restricted by race, gender, belief or social status.
2. Universal suffrage, the organisation of Romanian, Italian and German nationality, and commercial liberty; this was to be the work of the Revolution.
3. Universal suffrage was extended in 1990, but only chiefs (matai) may stand for election to the Samoan seats.
4. In 1906, universal suffrage was adopted in the Grand Duchy of Finland, as the second country in the world.

Women

1. Some German suffragists favored universal suffrage for men and women, while others supported limited suffrage for both sexes.

Right

1. Citizens exercise this right through periodic free and fair elections held on the basis of universal suffrage.

Sabah

1. Sabah has a democratic political system with universal suffrage.

Sri Lanka

1. Sri Lanka has enjoyed the longest period of continuous multi-party democracy with universal suffrage in a non-western country (since 1931).

France

1. He became the first left-wing politician elected President of France by universal suffrage.
2. He thus became sole ruler of France, and re-established universal suffrage, previously abolished by the Assembly.

Political Rights

1. D. Abolition of classes, ranks, and privileges; absolute equality of political rights for all men and women; universal suffrage.

First

1. Several nations and territories can present arguments for being the first with universal suffrage.

Welfare State

1. The VDB started out as a left, social or progressive liberal party, committed to universal suffrage and the construction of a welfare state.

State

1. Governance of Sabah Sabah is a state with a democratic political system with universal suffrage.

Citizens

1. People's deputies of Ukraine are elected by the citizens of Ukraine on the basis of equal and direct universal suffrage through secret vote.

Liberal Democracy

1. Today, South Korea is a liberal democracy, with universal suffrage at age 19.

Zealand

1. In 1893, New Zealand was the first country to introduce universal suffrage.

Legislature

1. Greece elects a legislature by universal suffrage of all citizens over the age of 18.

European Parliament

1. At a meeting of the European Council in Rome, ministers decide to establish a European Parliament elected by universal suffrage.

Proportional Representation

1. It is elected by universal suffrage according to a system of proportional representation to multi-member constituencies.

Counter-Revolution

1. He agreed with Proudhon's dictum (born of the same events) that universal suffrage was counter-revolution.

First Election

1. In India, universal suffrage in 1950 started from the very first election in sovereign India.

Election

1. October 28 A referendum in France favours the election of the president by universal suffrage.
2. The committee decided that the election of the fourth HKSAR Chief Executive in the year 2012 shall not be implemented by the method of universal suffrage.

Arp

1. His commitment to universal suffrage was only tactical, he expected the ARP would be able to gain more seats this way.
2. The CHU continues its opposition against universal suffrage and is more anti-papist than the ARP.

Proudhon

1. Thus universal suffrage had proved to be what Proudhon had foreseen - the great instrument of counter-revolution.

Members

1. Two members from each atoll are elected directly by universal suffrage.
2. Members of the assembly, also elected by universal suffrage, serve for 3-year terms.

Five Years

1. Since 1979, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have been directly elected, by universal suffrage, every five years.

Elections

1. Elections for the European Parliament are held by direct universal suffrage every five years (the first were held in June 1979).
2. Pan-democrats had called for universal suffrage in both elections, demanding the total abolition of functional constituency by the legislature.

Mitterrand

1. In 1965, Mitterrand was the first left-wing politician who saw the presidential election by universal suffrage as a way to defeat the opposition leadership.

Constitution

1. The system of indirect election of the Convention period continued, but the constitution abandoned universal suffrage.

Federal State

1. The constitution meant to be a synthesis of tradition (empire, monarchy, federal state) and progress (universal suffrage, house of representatives).

Vote

1. There is universal suffrage, citizens attain the right to vote at age 18.
2. Liberal democracies today usually have universal suffrage, granting all adult citizens the right to vote regardless of race, gender or property ownership.
3. In many countries women's suffrage was granted before universal suffrage, so women (and men) from certain races were still unable to vote.

Suffrage

1. Universal direct suffrage is a universal suffrage which is also equal, i.e., all votes are equal, and direct, i.e., voting is performed in a single stage.
2. Suffrage: The constitution provides for universal suffrage for Nigeriens age 18 or older.

Parliament

1. The Parliament of Sri Lanka is a Unicameral 225-member legislature elected by universal suffrage and proportional representation for a six-year term.
2. Seats in the Parliament are confessionally distributed but elected by universal suffrage.

Four-Year Term

1. It also reintroduced the strong presidency, whose chief executive was elected by "universal suffrage" for a four-year term.
2. Barcelona is governed by a city council formed by 41 city councilors, elected for a four-year term by universal suffrage.

President

1. The head of state and chief executive of the Philippines is a president, elected by direct universal suffrage to a single six-year term.
2. Algeria has universal suffrage at 18 years of age.[1] The President is the head of the Council of Ministers and of the High Security Council.
3. The president of Chad is limited to two terms (not counting before the constitution was written) and is elected by universal suffrage for those over 18.

Secret Ballot

1. The president of the republic is elected to a 5-year term by direct universal suffrage and a secret ballot, and must gain an outright majority to be elected.

Ultimate Aim

1. The ultimate aim is the election of all the members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage.

Representative Democracy

1. Like other Indian states, Kerala is governed through a parliamentary system of representative democracy; universal suffrage is granted to state residents.
2. Sabah is a representative democracy with universal suffrage for all citizens above 21 years of age.

Universal Suffrage

1. The Basic Law states that the ultimate aim is the election of all the Legco members by universal suffrage (Article 68 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong).
2. Beginning in 1979, members of the Parliament, who now number more than 700, were elected by direct universal suffrage to terms of five years.
3. The election of the President is direct, by universal suffrage and secret ballot.

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