Sentence examples for elected directly from inspiring English sources

TUNIS — Tunisia's ruling coalition said early Sunday that it had agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on June 23, with the president being elected directly by voters.

In accordance with the constitutional amendments of 2007, the 2014 election was the first time that the president was elected directly, rather than by the parliament.

Other proposals included scrapping rules that require candidates for federal and regional legislatures to gather signatures in order to participate in elections, and a move to have half the deputies in the Duma elected directly rather than via party lists.

The mayor is elected directly through a two-round system.

Five seats would be elected directly by the public.

He is not elected directly by the public.

American presidents are not elected directly but through an electoral college.

In 2008, Mr Imamovic was elected directly with a whopping 76% of the vote.

In the Basque Country, provincial councils are elected directly by universal adult suffrage.

The president is the head of state, elected directly for a period of five years.

The president, who serves a five-year term, is elected directly by a popular vote.