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    "id": 763350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/763350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Constitution does not provide for the manner of election or removal of the Leader of the Minority Party. This is however provided for in Standing Order 20 which provides as follows- 20. (1) The Minority party or coalition of parties in the National Assembly shall elect— (a) a member of the National Assembly belonging to the party or coalition of parties to be the Leader of the Minority Party; (b) a member of the National Assembly belonging to the party or coalition of parties to be the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party. (2) In electing members under paragraph (1), the minority party or coalition of parties in the National Assembly shall take into account— (a) any existing coalition agreement entered into pursuant to the Political Parties Act; (b) The need for gender balance. (3) A member elected under paragraph (2) may be removed by a majority of votes of all members of the Minority party or coalition of parties in the National Assembly. (4) The whip of the minority party or coalition of parties in the National Assembly shall forthwith, upon a decision being made under this Standing Order, communicate to the Speaker, in writing, the decision together with the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made"
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