111.   The government says it will publish detailed plans for the new assemblies by the end of July.

112.   The governing Labor Party on Saturday chose its candidates to lead new assemblies in Scotland and Wales that will be established after elections next year.

113.   The major opposition parties, however, have said they want nothing to do with the new assembly.

114.   The makeup of the new assembly depends on whether smaller parties join one of the two larger groups.

115.   The Italian national assembly endorsed a package of EU presidential aims last month, so significant change would likely come about only through election of a new assembly.

116.   The incoming government promises a new assembly will be elected within a year.

117.   The new assembly is quite different from its predecessor.

118.   The issue is controversial because some ethnic groups, notably the Pashtuns, fear a loss of power if the new assembly is geography-based.

119.   The next question is what they intend to do if they win seats in a new Northern Ireland assembly.

120.   The new assembly was created by a constitution adopted by referendum in January.