Sentence examples for be directly elected but from inspiring English sources

She also backed calls for the European Commission president to be directly elected, but said that would require EU treaty change.

In 2007, the central government in Beijing said the chief executive could be directly elected in 2017, but it did not guarantee such elections would take place, a point not lost on most Hong Kong residents.

These upper-chamber representatives would not be directly elected by the people, but they would still be elected tribunes of the people.Thus the upper house, be it akin to the Lords, Senate or Bundesrat, would not be able to challenge the Commons as to supremacy but it would still be a democratically elected chamber.Tony McArdle Tipperary, Ireland.

The president should be directly elected.

Police Authorities could be directly elected.

Some local officials will also be directly elected.

Such a president would be directly elected, Mr. Barnier said.

Local leaders were to be directly elected every five years.

He should be directly elected instead of being chosen by a body of his colleagues.

Again, Ennahdha was forced to concede: Tunisia's president will in future be directly elected.

Four mayors will be directly elected in England to replace four men.