31.   The next step, U.S. officials say, is the Saturday elections for a three-part presidency and the lower house of a national legislature.

32.   The third step could only come days or weeks later, in some cases after approval by national legislatures to participate in military actions.

33.   The treaty, however, must also be approved by national legislatures.

34.   Then imagine that the governor of the region is also a representative in the national legislature.

35.   They saw such restrictions, and other barriers like property-holding, as deeply antithetical to the running of an orderly and uniform national legislature.

36.   This is campaign time in Taiwan, a free campaign, fought hard, for the free election of a national legislature.

37.   Those with nominating rights include members of national legislatures and governments, past laureates, some university professors and peace groups, and awards committee members.

38.   Voters last July denied the ruling Liberal Democratic Party a majority in the upper house of the national legislature.

39.   When pressed about the results of the meeting, Bildt said they had agreed to a timetable for convening the national legislature and appointing a council of ministers.

40.   Peace prize nominations are accepted from members of national legislatures, some university professors, awards committee members, former laureates and a few organizations.