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    "content": "An important decision was also made that this should not be purely on the basis of direct nominations, but trying to create an important competitive process that Sen. Murkomen has just talked about. Therefore, it is really a question of going back and looking at the various provisions that have been given within the various proposals, so that at the end of the day it is possible to actually ensure that the direct propositions are made but through affirmative action or the competitive aspect. This is so that we have women beginning to stand at the primary level. These women are going to be considered to enter the nomination list on the basis of their positions, having something we call the best loser, a woman who has attempted but she does not get it because a man did, but she has the chances of getting in. Madam Temporary Speaker, we also need to talk to political parties to ensure that there is enough representation so that we can achieve the two-thirds gender rule or the one-third for women, the two-thirds rule for men or vice versa . There is a lot of effort that has been made. We are happy because through a lot of lobbying and discussions, we have reached a consensus and came up with the Duale Bill and the Sijeny Bill within the Senate which is the same Bill that is coming to us for discussion with the same position. Now we are talking from a position of agreement that this is the way to go. When the IPU came into the discussion and sent the team that came to look at the provisions that we have, they agreed with this position. They are basically supporting us in this particular position. Throughout the world now, the quarter system seems to be the way to go. It is very difficult apart from the Nordic"
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