Sentences with phrase «directly elect a head»

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A referendum was held in 1998 on proposals for the establishment of a new strategic authority headed by a directly - elected Mayor - a concept Labour was at that time keen to promote across the country.

A directly - elected city mayor, in contrast, is the head of a single city council or local authority and is responsible for public service delivery within that area.

After constitutional changes in 2010, Angola does not directly elect a president, but the leader of the winning party automatically becomes head of state.

Although the appointees have local accountability to an elected board of outstanding head teachers, their existence points to a growing recognition that you can't run schools directly from Whitehall.

Although the appointees have local accountability to an elected board of outstanding head teachers, their existence points to a growing recognition that you can't run schools directly from Whitehall.

The legislative process of the EU may be generally simplified in this way: the European Commission, i.e. a body of supposedly independent experts appointed by the European Council (see, the 28, soon 27, heads of State or government of its Member States) and approved by the European Parliament (the only institutions directly elected by EU citizens), has the initiative to table legislation.