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    "content": "know that at a time of elections and in the Constitution, there are various institutions that can influence and determine the success of IEBC. We know that we have the security systems, the previous provincial administration, the Presidency and the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS). These are important institutions when we are having elections. We also have the political parties. All these institutions provide IEBC in the context that it will carry free and fair elections. This means that the rules of the game which the IEBC will use for running elections must be in the context of the function of these institutions. For example, when we have elections and during the polling process, the security of the bosses must be guaranteed. If this security is not guaranteed impartially and is guaranteed in a partisan manner, it can easily spoil the independence of the IEBC. Second, it is in regard to political parties that do not carry out their elections democratically and properly. If they do not submit the names of their nominees to the electoral commission, without bringing the electoral commission in the process of nominating their candidate, they compromise the independence of the electoral process and the manner in which the electoral process will act as a referee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in the last election, the IEBC was deeply involved in the nomination process of political parties which was regrettable. There must be a clear roadmap and framework whereby political parties nominate their candidates according to the political parties’ law and present the candidate nominated by the political parties. When the lists are presented to the electoral commission, it should not in any way interfere with that nomination. Thirdly, we know that the success of election can trigger economic growth and the failure of an election can also downgrade economic growth. In the history of this country, in 2002, as a result of a successful election that year, precisely because of the agreement in the opposition to have a powerful coalition that would be difficult for the incumbent Government to falsify election results, there was tremendous legitimacy of the then elected governments through the electoral process. This immediately led to tremendous economic growth in this country particularly because that Government managed the economy and the society well. Subsequently, when elections have been Mismanaged, in 2007 and 2017, we have problems with economic growth. Therefore, it is important that we set a process in motion that ensures the success of elections, hence the legitimacy of the Government produced."
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