The choice has to be kept alive, officials believe, as Israel heads toward parliamentary elections this year.
It lifted the ban last October after that country moved toward democratic elections.
Because since the fall of the Berlin Wall more countries have moved toward democratic elections than at any time in history.
The negotiations will inch forward, slowly but surely, toward elections.
They are charged with guiding the country toward elections early next year.
The West might well want to require strong steps toward a free press and competitive elections as a condition for aid.
Perhaps it is not too much to ask for initial steps toward democratic rule and free elections.
He wants us to use an old constitution, set up an interim government right away and move toward elections later on.
His government, which includes more than 30 other senior leaders, is supposed to guide the country toward democratic elections in January.
But one major project for next year was to be directed toward elections in Russia.