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Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.

We deploy a full arsenal of tools against voter fraud, including long prison terms, heavy fines and deportation. We have checks and balances at all levels of the system. And we have the Department of Justice prosecutors backing us up.

I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.

Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.

I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government.

I'm convinced that unless you have some public financing of elections, you are never going to remove the power of wealthy interests over elected officials.

As I prepare to take over the reins of your government, I ask each of you to join me in the process of governing.

I have just come out of an electoral experience with the people of my country in which I invited them to join me in a partnership for governance.

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums.

You need to be intent on reducing size, scope, and influence of government.