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v. - Introduce reforms voted by the people; Become (more) based on votes by the people.

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  • Initiatives to "democratise" the SABC board and establish bodies such as the Independent Monitoring Commission and Independent
  • United Nations and would support efforts to "democratise" that body by giving traditionally less powerful nations more scope and influence.
  • The emphasis of the April release was to 'democratise' the market by bringing unlocked handset prices down to a more affordable level.
  • "democratise" leading international organisations like the UN.
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