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    "id": 1266881,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 52 (1) to make a Statement on a matter of international and general topical concern, namely; the Joint African Union (AU)-Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Electoral Observation Mission to the 24th June, 2023 General Elections in the Republic of Sierra Leone. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sierra Leone, a country of approximately 8.7 million people, holds its general elections every five years. The 24th June, 2023, General Elections were the fifth since the end of civil war in the country in the year 2002 and reaffirmed the consolidation of democratic governance in the country. The elections were held against the backdrop of pronounced economic hardships occasioned by massive unemployment, high levels of inflation and a depreciating currency in the import-dependent nation that is still recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic. The previous elections, particularly of 2018, were highly competitive with the current President taking the win with 51.8 per cent of the votes cast in the second round of voting that followed a first round in which no candidate secured the requisite 55 per cent. The 2008 elections witnessed divisive political rhetoric that amplified tensions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the AU, at the invitation of the Republic of Sierra Leone and in furtherance of its commitment to promote peaceful, credible and democratic elections in its member States, deployed a short-term election observation mission of 50 observers"
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