71.   The constitution, amended in a day in July to allow for direct presidential elections, is unclear on the point.

72.   The first direct presidential election Saturday in Taipei ended with incumbent President Lee Tenghui scoring a landslide victory over his three opponents, as many had predicted.

73.   The only argument against direct election is that a very close race could require a cumbersome national recount.

74.   The main reason for not employing direct elections, Jiang said, is that China is not ready.

75.   The PRI will also face the first direct election for the mayor of Mexico City, the most powerful elected position after the president.

76.   The report recommends that Icann change its rules to allow for direct elections of the nine additional board members.

77.   There is talk of instituting direct presidential elections.

78.   This month, Taiwan holds its first direct presidential elections.

79.   To begin with, there is no direct election of the prime minister.

80.   Three months ago, Premier Zhu Rongji said he believed in direct national elections, but said leaders needed time to consider the idea.