▁that ▁an ▁elected ▁government ▁would ▁follow ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁once ▁a ▁constitution ▁had ▁been ▁draft ed ▁and ▁rat ified . ▁The ▁trans itional ▁government ▁would ▁be ▁selected ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁a ▁trans itional ▁council ▁formed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁revealed ▁the ▁tim et able ▁after ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government , ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁terror ist ▁and ▁milit ant ▁activity ▁against ▁occup ying ▁troops ▁and ▁aid ▁organis ations , ▁abandoned ▁its ▁earlier ▁plan ▁that ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁government ▁would ▁take ▁charge ▁only ▁after ▁creating ▁a ▁constitution ▁and ▁elections ▁held . ▁J al al ▁Tal ab ani , ▁who ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁said ▁the ▁transition ▁would ▁involve ▁" the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁constitution ▁by ▁an ▁elected ▁council , ▁directly ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁people , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁articles ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁constitution ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ." ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁an ▁inter im ▁constitution ▁was ▁created , ▁called ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁Administration ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁for ▁the ▁Trans itional ▁Period . ▁The ▁document ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁elected ▁National ▁Assembly ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁calendar ▁became ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁importance ▁for ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁U . S .: ▁while ▁a