Sentence examples for direct elections for from inspiring English sources

On Friday, the board agreed to hold direct elections for five new members by Nov. 1, then study how best to elect the four others and create a permanent process.

Direct elections for the office were only recently restored.

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has mused about direct elections for the commission presidency.

Thailand unveiled a draft constitution that eliminates direct elections for the Senate while bolstering the power of the unelected judiciary.

That prompted the ayatollah to tell a prominent Shiite politician that he wanted direct elections for an interim assembly.

Direct elections for the transitional assembly would favor the Shiites, who make up more than 60percentt of the population.

In his recent published statement, Ayatollah Sistani limited his political input to insisting on direct elections for the national assembly.

Direct elections for the Legislative Council began in 1991, with 18 of the 60 seats chosen by the public.

Direct elections for a president (unlike appointment on the advice of the parliament) would require a new treaty.

But in 2004 Mr Putin abolished direct elections for regional political posts and turned them into Kremlin appointments.

America is exceptional in holding direct elections for a Senate that enjoys as much legitimacy as the lower house.