Iraq's Shias, who make up 60% of the population, have clamoured for direct elections.
But many Iraqis are insisting on direct elections, calling them a sign of control over their own country.
Other legislation will seek to give patients a bigger stake in health policy, including direct elections to health boards.
Environment Minister Jane Davidson AM said that she had "not received any representation on the issue of direct elections".
Mr Umakhanov says the only way out of this paralysis is direct elections.
America is exceptional in holding direct elections for a Senate that enjoys as much legitimacy as the lower house.
The Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire then illustrated Scotland's example of introducing direct elections to national parks.
Angela Burns AM called on the assembly government to introduce direct elections to the authorities in a bid to improve localism and accountability.
U.S. officials also have conceded they worry that Islamic radicals or Baath Party holdovers could fare better than other groups in direct elections because they have long-standing organizations.
The Shia Muslims' most influential cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has confounded Mr Bremer's plans for appointed caucuses to choose an interim national assembly, insisting instead on direct elections.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi Governing Council president warned Thursday that the road to Iraqi sovereignty could be delayed by trying to have direct elections for a transitional national assembly.
The system provides direct elections for village representatives, who come together with neighbouring villages to discuss issues, and vote for the district nazim, the post held in Attock by Maj Tahir.
Ms Burns highlighted the findings of a review of the parks, commissioned by Carwyn Jones AM in 2004 when he had ministerial responsibility for the environment, which suggested the introduction of direct elections.
U.S. officials say direct elections are not feasible, in part because of the sometimes tenuous security situation, but more so because there are no accurate voting rolls and accurate census of the Iraqi population.
Adnan Pachachi, this month's president of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council, said he backs direct elections in principle but indicated the caucus-elected assembly, or some variation of this plan, would be more realistic in view of the June deadline.
The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the IGC planned a caucus system for Iraqis to choose a transitional government in June, arguing that infrastructure and stability will not be improved enough to allow for direct elections until next year.
Annan said further discussions would take place before he decided whether to send such a team, but he expressed doubts that direct elections could be held in time for a planned handover to an interim Iraqi government this (northern hemisphere) summer.
In December 2011, the lower house of the Czech parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved an amendment to the constitution allowing for direct presidential elections.
These voters do not understand the importance of mid-term elections and the direct impact their vote can have on our state.
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Mr Mubarak specifically spoke of advancing the process, started last year, that allows for direct, multi-candidate presidential elections, by altering a rule whereby parties must control 5% of parliamentary seats in order to present a candidate for president.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made some very tough statements, saying that any political group that had a militia would not be allowed to participate in the upcoming provincial elections, and that was a direct statement against the Mahdi Army.
An official in the prime minister's office said Thursday that Mr. Singh plans to try to reintroduce the expansion in foreign direct investment in retail after a series of state legislative elections that will conclude in early March.
If both houses of the national Parliament ratify direct rule in Bihar, the government will dissolve the state assembly and hold new elections.
The Iranians are well aware of the results of November's Congressional elections, and of the conclusions of the Baker-Hamilton study, which recommends direct engagement with Iran over Iraq.
And my direct experience of party politics was as one of the PR people to UKIP in the last euro-elections.
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Though there was seldom a direct connection between the way they voted and the governments that then ruled them, they turned out at elections like no other democratic people.
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