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    "id": 663281,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "June 9, 2016 SENATE DEBATES 41 Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if the wise Sen. Sang, who has just walked in, took a bit of time to listen to my argument and understand what I was talking about, he would have not raised that point of order. I was actually going through historical trajectory before the demonstrations. If you remember well, our part of the Coalition called for dialogue at that time and even much earlier on. Even before we come to the question you are raising now about the form of dialogue, which is still under contention, we have to seek consensus while trying to get to the point of how that dialogue will happen. The preliminary point was the earlier dialogue that we sought for. Picketing is allowed in the Constitution whether we like it or not. We have made provisions, as a Coalition that we picket in the most peaceful manner. We, as a Coalition, have made a point, to be sure to communicate what we are picketing about. We are talking about an important institution, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). We do not want to find ourselves in 2017 with an institution that is lacking in capacity. Having an IEBC that has not been institutionalized in terms of capacity to handle an election will create other problems. This should be something clear and nothing to be protective about--"
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