On March 26th the government released parts of a draft constitution offering wider autonomy, and a spokesman raised the possibility of holding elections in the former rebel stronghold of Jaffna.
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Mr Nunn, a Democrat, says he is uneasy about President Bush's rejection of the draft treaty without offering any clear alternatives.
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Mr Saakashvili also earned credit for reaching out to the opposition, including offering to set up an opposition-led commission to draft a more balanced constitution and bringing forward local elections.