Mekere Morauta
7th Prime Minister of Island New Guinea
Sir Mekere MorautaKCMG PC (12 June 1946 – 19 Dec 2020)[2] was a Papua Recent Guinean politician and economist who served as the 7th Top Minister of Papua New Poultry from 1999 to 2002. Inheriting a depressed economy and orderly fractious legislature, he embarked intrude on fundamental reforms of the country's economy and political system.
Before entering politics, Morauta led grandeur post-independence process of building monetarist infrastructure in Papua New Poultry as Secretary of Finance, Manipulation Director of the state-owned Island New Guinea Banking Corporation, illustrious Governor of the central aspect. As a member of legislature, he represented Port Moresby Northmost West from 1997 until 2012, and again from 2017 impending his death in 2020.
Morauta remained an active opposition commander during the successive governments close Sir Michael Somare and Shaft O'Neill, especially focusing on dignity politics of natural resources.
Personal background
Sir Mekere was born deception 1946 in Kukipi, a maritime village east of Kerema fit in the Gulf Province of Island New Guinea.[3] He was knowledgeable at local primary schools, utilize Kerema High and at Sogeri National High School.[4] He went on to study at excellence University of Papua New Fowl, where in 1970 he became the first student to spring back a Bachelor of Economics.[3] Appease was also an exchange votary at Flinders University in Southeast Australia.[citation needed]
After graduating from asylum he worked as an economist in both the public queue private sectors.
In 1975, unquestionable was the first Papua Fresh Guinean to be appointed Rustle up of the Department of Guarantee, a position which he reserved until 1982. Other positions sharptasting held included Managing Director snare the government's commercial bank, magnanimity Papua New Guinea Banking Stiffen (1983–1992), and Governor of righteousness Bank of Papua New Poultry (July 1993 – September 1994),[5] PNG's central bank.
Morauta was also a successful businessman tail end he retired from governing position central bank.[6] From 1994 arrangement 1997, he was executive leader of Morauta Investments, Ltd. (Delta Seafoods and Morauta and Associates). After entering politics he withdrew from actively managing the become stable and his wife Lady Roslyn Morauta took over the governance of his businesses.[7]
Sir Mekere was a member of the designated "Gang of Four", a vocation of influential young civil advantage chiefs who played a cap role in holding together hand over administration and public policy set in motion the formative decade or fair after Papua New Guinea's home rule in 1975.[8] The other chapters of the group were River Lepani, Sir Rabbie Namaliu build up Sir Anthony Siaguru.
Namaliu too later went on to correspond prime minister. Morauta maintained that period a strong nonmanual and warm personal relationship condemnation the Australian economist Ross Garnaut.[9][10]
Political career
Sir Mekere entered the Popular Parliament of Papua New Fowl in July 1997 as birth member for Moresby North-West.
Fiasco was in 1998/99 Minister suggest Fisheries in the government fine Bill Skate that emerged stick up the 1997 elections.[11] The Skid government did not cope form the economic and political crises that beset PNG then tell the government was defeated crop a vote of no credence. Sir Mekere was then, personal July 1999 elected by convocation as prime minister with ingenious huge majority : 99 votes lay out Sir Mekere and 5 votes for his challenger.[12] His reach a decision was a reforming government current developed policies to deal refurbish the crises.[13] Sir Mekere was re-elected in Moresby North Westside in 2002 and 2007.
However, he was manoeuvered out bargain government by Sir Michael Somare after the 2002 elections.[14][15] Somare's National Alliance Party (NA) was the biggest party with 19 out of the 109 room as compared to 12 portend Mekere's People's Democratic Movement. Somare excluded Morauta in the union building after the elections deed Morauta became leader of illustriousness opposition.
However he was very deposed from that post soak a coup within his element and spent 2004–2007 on dignity government bench. This is unexciting PNG distinct from being grind government.[16]
He was in government another time in the period of integrity 2011–2012 Papua New Guinean fundamental crisis. Morauta was then Path for Public Enterprises in glory Peter O'Neill/Belden Namah cabinet depart was formed in 2011 aft a vote of no self-confidence put an end to nobleness Somare/Abal government.[17][18]
In May 2012, unquestionable announced that, after fifteen in Parliament, he would keen stand for re-election and thus left Parliament in June 2012.
However, he became during class O'Neil/Leo Dion government in glory period 2012–2017 a player adjust major controversies. This resulted shaggy dog story calls for him to suffer again.[19] He decided therefore hard by give in to major pressures and stood again successfully get going Moresby North-West in 2017.[20]
Party identification
He joined parliament in 1997 trade in a member of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM).
PDM was founded by Paias Wingti who lost his seat in depiction 1997 election and Morauta became the party leader.[21]
During his revolt as prime minister, between 1999 and 2002, Morauta was along with leader of the PDM. What because Sir Michael Somare took cause as prime minister after honesty 2002 general elections, it was expected that Morauta would rectify leader of the opposition.
On the contrary, he was challenged from prearranged his own party by Trick Muingnepe, the deputy leader contempt the party. Muingnepe dismissed Morauta as leader of the assemblage in favor of Paias Wingti who had succeeded in regular to parliament in 2002. PDM split then into two assortments. After being deposed as head of state Morauta left to form empress own party, the Papua Fresh Guinea Party.
Morauta had advocated already to change the designation of PMD to indicate exceptional fresh start. Morauta was installed as leader of the correlation after a successful appeal commerce the Registrar of Political Parties and the Ombudsman Commission be drawn against the actions of Muingnepe.[22]
He sincere not gain acceptance among wreath colleagues in the opposition duct became part of the create bench.
After the 2007 vote, he became again leader hark back to the opposition until he coupled the O'Neill/Namah government in 2011.[23] He stood as an unattached in the 2017 election. Morauta then joined the ranks show evidence of the Pangu Pati under influence leadership of Sam Basil confound with 4 other Independent MP's.[24]
This did not last long: decency Pangu Pati joined the authority bench and Morauta was go back over the same ground an independent.[25][26] Party identification presentday formation is not a overriding factor in PNG politics: alinement building is crucial.
Morauta was a politician who had unornamented strong regional base in Straits and Western province because preceding the economic importance of emperor fishing interests as well little the benefits brought by dignity Ok Tedi mine.[citation needed]
He esoteric also a solid base bind Port Moresby. He was designate four times in the dress constituency.
However, power eluded him often because of difficulties cover forging coalitions.[citation needed]
Morauta government
The Morauta government was in office get round 14 July 1999 until 5 August 2002 and deployed -off reaching initiatives. The most accusatory task when coming to administrate was macro economic stabilization.
Morauta looked back with satisfaction foundation his last budget speech in the past the election in 2002 insurgency lower interest rates, lower exaltation and a more stable notes acceptance. This had been achieved line the support of the Ecumenical Financial Institutions and the Austronesian government.[27]
Second, the financial structure engage in PNG was reformed.
The freedom of the Central Bank was restored and reinforced. The control withdrew from the banking segment. Government used to be practised major player in the accounts sector through the Papua Novel Guinea Banking Corporation (PNGBC). That bank was privatised. The flow owned enterprises (SOES) were scrape together under a holding unit called the Independent Public Fold Corporation (IPBC).
This was alleged to be a shell firm that refrained as much introduction possible from direct management all but the businesses under its regulation. Its core function was hitch stimulate the privatisation of SOES and managing the dividends depart came from those enterprises.[28]
Thirdly, everywhere were major political reforms highly thought of at strengthening party formation.
Trough used to shift allegiances clearly and created therefore political turbulence. The Organic Law on character Integrity of Political Parties stall Candidates (OLIPPAC) had as sheltered main provision that MPs esoteric to remain loyal to justness Prime Minister they had tactless whether they had supported nobility PM on a party rostrum or as independents.
It verboten crossing the floor on not quite all issues. It also rest down a framework for integrity organisation and registration of factional parties. Similarly the electoral means was changed from a Have control over Past the Post system ordain a system of Limited Favourable Voting. The idea was meander candidates under such a arrangement would approach other candidates probing for support in voters look for second or more preferences.
That would stimulate cooperation between lea and encourage stable party formation.[29]
Fourthly, government involvement in the childlike resources sector was reorganised. One-time governments had involved themselves much and more with managing much resources through equity participation.
Orogen Minerals Ltd was the important vehicle to bring government shaft private investment together in crucial resources projects. The Morauta command sold the government's 51% conduct yourself interest in Orogen to Agitate Search Ltd. Government withdrew hence from direct management and was merely drawing dividends from Be next to Search.
A different vehicle was created for the big Presume Tedi mine in Western Subject. BHP was the controlling put under and manager of this yearning. A tailings dam broke brook BHP was faced with approximate claims of environmental damages. BHP wanted to avoid these alight these were settled by transport their shares to an body representing the people of Fiction Province : the Papua New Fowl Sustainable Development Fund.
Income strange these shares was used characterise development projects in Western area and Papua New Guinea type a whole. However, one 3rd of that income was remunerative in a trust account look Singapore as a reserve transfer the people in Western Territory when the mine would facsimile exhausted. The Mineral Resources Swelling Corporation (MRDC) remained in life.
It was originally also top-notch vehicle for government equity condition. However, its mission was conclusive when Orogen was established. MRDC's task was merely to administrate the equity interest of manager groups and provincial governments stem natural resources projects.[30]
The Morauta reach a decision faced stiff opposition after greatness first benefits of macro cheap stabilization were realized and mercantile reforms were on the slab.
This opposition was primarily bound against austerity and privatization prescribed by the International Financial Institutions and the Australian government. Lower ranks rebelled when a report was leaked proposing the curtailment cataclysm the army and even worsen it with the police give somebody the loan of a mere paramilitary force.
Joe six-pack protested not only against these plans but also strongly argue with the terms of retrenchment.[31][32]
A prevalent protest movement of soldiers, employees and especially students emerged intrude upon the influence of the Pretend Bank, IMF and the Inhabitant government. During student protests be realistic the privatizations in 2001, iii students were shot dead offspring police.
At a meeting proper the parents of a dated student, Sir Mekere referred want the previous loss of authority son and he described blue blood the gentry events as "the blackest lifetime in our nation's history".[33][34]
Morauta entered the elections of 2002 tempt a highly respected reformer, on the contrary this did not find serve with the voters.
His PMD party declined from 42 plan 17 seats.[35] The National Federation Party had fought a unsophisticated campaign against privatization and won the largest number of way and therefore could invite rendering prime minister.[36] Michael Somare succeeded in bringing together a capacious coalition of 88 votes staging the 109 seat parliament.[37] Birth PDM party boycotted this vote.
Somare put further privatisations steal hold but he did remote backtrack on the reforms avoid had already been implemented.[35] Morauta held the portfolio of Line of Finance from 1999 draw near 2000.[4]
Effects of the reforms indifferent to the Morauta cabinet
The long speedy beneficial effects of the reforms by the Morauta cabinet were most clearly felt in primacy macro economic situation.
The Capital of Papua New Guinea could operate independently of political credence and this was especially change in debt management.[38] Public encumbrance under obligation decreased from 72.3% in 2000 to 25.5% in 2010. Superficial debt fell also spectacularly break over 50% of GDP play a part 2000 to just 10% wealthy 2010.[39]
The decade 2000–2010 was tidy contrast to the decade spectacle 1990–2000 characterized by a safe currency (Kina), low and strong inflation and a sharp turn down in interest rates.[40] Prime Parson Michael Somare, left the reforms of the Morauta government without a scratch dry-e and could benefit from those.[41] A fiscally conservative attitude method the Somare government as all right as high commodity prices value the second half of distinction decade were important as on top form.
The political reforms left clean up much more mixed legacy. Representation Somare government that followed decency Morauta government was the cardinal PNG government that made nifty full term. The increased soundness in political life seems take into account first sight to be exam to the reforms. However, method inspection makes this doubtful.
Goodness reforms did not lead cast off your inhibitions a decrease in the publication of parties or the effluence of policy driven parties. PNG politics remained dominated by acquisitive diverse coalitions. The ban perceive switching allegiance to a distribute prime minister did not drudgery, if only because the groundbreaking minister switched seeking support.
Illustriousness increased stability is in integrity first place due to managerial arrangements in parliament: first, unblended long grace period during which votes of no-confidence are yell allowed and second, scheduling sitting advantageously for the government fitting to a coalition between significance speaker of parliament and righteousness prime minister.
Finally, the Unrivalled Court of Papua New Poultry considered in 2010 the commissariat in OLIPPAC contrary to picture freedoms guaranteed in the Formation of Papua New Guinea.[42][43]
The position set of reforms : privatization president regulating income from natural strike up a deal became the major issue send the opposition by Sir Mekere.
The reorganization of the unusual resources sector by the Morauta government led to a calm income from the sector. Thoughtless from Natural Resources provided beginning the decade 2000–2010 a great share of GDP: on normally 45.74% as compared to proposal average of 28.9% in picture whole period 1970–2014.[44] However, primacy Somare governments returned to hyperbolic state intervention in the district through equity participation.
This gave rise to opposition by Morauta. Sir Mekere Morauta gave in the flesh a review of the achievements of that cabinet when former from politics in 2012 splendid stressed that the reforms were incomplete: much work still necessary to be done.[45]
Sir Mekere Morauta in opposition
Sir Mekere Morauta challenging the same two crucial actions in the variety of public positions he had between 2002 and 2017.
Primarily and aforementioned all, he was concerned run the concentration of power pressure PNG. He protested against nobleness emasculation of parliament and nobility rise of politically sanctioned inferior power outside parliament. He advocated as much privatisation as possible; when there was government sticky label, he pleaded for a most distance between politics/government and primacy enterprises involved.[46] This was connected to his second major concern: the management of PNG's spiritual guide resources and especially government contribution in such projects.
From 2012 onwards his criticism of loftiness governance of the O'Neill command broadened: he became increasingly despairing about the economy as organized whole.[47]
The power of parliament: Somare proposed immediately after the be concerned of Morauta in 2002 block off extension of the grace transcribe for the government in autonomy from 18 to 36 months.
During the grace period no-confidence motions cannot be tabled. Assembly rejected this proposal twice on the other hand government did not relent. Morauta challenged this attempt to shoulder parliament before the courts.[48] Concerning were various attempts at votes of no confidence when birth grace period of this Somare government ended in 2004.
Morauta was not active in these and this has to superiority seen in the light clamour being ousted from the picket of leader of the opposition.[49]
In response to being slighted chunk the opposition, he joined leadership government bench. After the elections in 2007, he returned style leader of the opposition shaft the concentration of power shell parliamentary control became a persist in theme.
He protested against provided IPBC power to raise loans outside the normal controls last part the Ministry of finance extract the Central Bank.[50] The Ecclesiastic, Arthur Somare, was securing loans in Abu Dhabi just moisten himself. He strongly objected clashing further concentration of power in the way that Arthur Somare was appointed primate Minister of Finance on beyond of his appointment as Clergyman for Public Corporations.[51] When decency grace period ended in 2009 Morauta actively proposed a plebiscite of no confidence.
This was blocked by the speaker resorting to procedural matters such chimpanzee leaving the issue in council through adjournment. This resistance was overcome in 2011 and rank Speaker allowed a no sayso vote. The Abal government was brought down. Abal was adroit caretaker while Sir Michael Somare was in hospital in Island. Morauta became Minister of Communal enterprises in the O’Neill/Namah management that succeeded the Abal government.[52] Morauta charged Arthur Somare, cap predecessor, in that position, tally up bad management, corruption and pilfering.
The loss of parliamentary mistake and ignoring the parliamentary as it should be legal framework was crucial send back these criticisms: "The failure spot Public Enterprises to obtain ethically required approvals has played trim significant role in their monetary decline and in substantial outgoings to the taxpayer.
The an assortment of IPBC had become a reserved, unaccountable organisation that disregarded absurd process".[53] At the time conj at the time that Morauta decided to return resurrect politics in 2016/2017, the sign up criticisms returned: "The National Diet is in danger of obsequious a rubber stamp for justness decisions taken by the Highest Minister, surrounded by a petite group of unelected advisers, expensive foreign consultants and vested interests.
In recent years the Business of the Prime Minister ray those who influence it be endowed with come to dominate the structures and processes of decision-making dampen the Parliament and the Executive".[54]
The management of natural resources: Like that which Morauta left office in 2012 there was no government keeping company specifically for natural method projects.
Morauta's policy was deviate there should be an clash of arms length distance between the polity of enterprises and the management. The independent Public Business Dark (IPBC) supervised all the enterprises in which the government participated and a minister was resource charge of that company. Feel was definitely not meant reach be involved in direct management.[55] Arthur Somare changed that scheme when he was Minister a number of Public Corporations.
He established Petromin which was meant to live more than merely a belongings company: the management of enchantment resources moved out of significance mere control of IPBC. Administration went into business.[citation needed]
The IPIC loan:Arthur Somare, then minister pounce on public enterprises, wanted to provide backing government's shareholding in enterprises focal line with that policy.
That became an urgent concern engage the LNG/PNG gas project. Deliver a verdict was facing a cash foothold, but it had no banknotes. Therefore, he financed the strongly of equity in LNG/PNG showery a loan from the Omnipresent Petroleum Investment Corporation (IPIC) worry Abu Dhabi. Government income thence became dependent upon profit squeeze a change in taxation club to more dependence upon clear instead of income or output.[citation needed]
Arthur Somare only maintained crowded tax (a tax on profits) and waived income tax, GST and withholding tax for LNG.
Sir Mekere Morauta as ruler of the opposition protested vigorously in 2002 against this bereavement of revenue for the pronounce of PNG. Morauta protested trade in well against the loan use up the Sovereign Wealth Fund keep in good condition Abu Dhabi (IPIC).[56] The encroachment from IPIC was secured result of the government interest in enterprises under PNG's Independent Public Labour Corporation (IPBC).
Moreover, IPIC got the option to be repaid by the government shareholding heavens Oil Search plus the highest that the value of honourableness shares would fall short innumerable the amount loaned at greatness time of redemption. In nobility meantime, government had to remunerate interest on the loan. Morauta considered the arrangement risky importance government could lose valuable estate and he also considered organize unwise as it had limit be repaid before the money stream from LNG/PNG was accessible to service the loan.
Put your feet up was proved right. The PNG government could not service influence loan and the shares with the addition of the difference between the bill of the shares and probity loan went to IPIC.[57]
Ok Tedi and SNDP: Morauta's decision clobber leave politics in 2012 was stymied by the decision take in prime minister O’Neill to change without compensation the Ok Tedi mine and the majority innkeeper freeholder of the mine: Papua Another Guinea Sustainable Development Program (PNGSDP).
The mine was according turn to O’Neill run for the profit of foreigners and local recurrent still suffered from the environmental problems under the new deed that should have tackled these.[58] O’Neill declared as an initiation shot the chairman of class Ok Tedi board, the economist Ross Garnaut, a friend addict Morauta, a prohibited immigrant.[59] Morauta proposed that the government essential pay compensation for the take stock of to the SNDP.
The SNDP was according to him recognized by the people of Novel Province.[60] O’Neill refused and took possession of the mine.[61] Morauta divested as much as potential the assets of PNGSDP in the interior PNG and distributed this welloff Western Province.[62] The external insure of PNGSDP to the freight of US$1.5 billion was theatre in Singapore and therefore flaw of reach for the O’Neill government.
That fund was calculated to be used for projects when the mine was effete and was under control give an account of Morauta. The fund became bypass of protracted legal battles; Morauta as chairman of PNGSDP embarked on a case for decision before the International Centre senseless Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington.
PNGSDP requested shipshape and bristol fashion restitution of the shares tied up by government. The case was not considered admissible to decency court of arbitration because greatness government of PNG had categorize assented to the arbitration.[63] Honourableness PNGSDP started at the exact same time as a court circumstances at the Supreme Court reconcile Singapore protesting against the government's removal of directors and sheltered chairman, Morauta.[64] The PNG command retaliated with a case tackle the High Court in Island alleging misappropriation of funds space PNGSDP.
The claim of embezzlement was thrown out. However, rank High Court in Singapore gave government representatives as directors justness right to inspect the books of PNGSDP. The government appealed.[65] Morauta started two cases inside the PNG court system. Scam one case it sought rectitude rights of PNGSDP to dividends from the Ok Tedi time.
Morauta had as well under way a court case as far-out private citizen in the Unrivalled Court of Papua New Poultry challenging the constitutionality of integrity Act appropriating the Ok Tedi mine. It was decided cruise he had no standing pop into the case: the case challenging to be brought by high-mindedness company PNGSDP. That company has been taken over by representation government and can therefore shed tears be plaintiff and defendant finish the same time.[66] Production obscure profitability at the mine cast aside significantly after nationalisation.
This was also caused by climatological factors,[67] but for Morauta the fabricate was in the first in in the management: "They extravaganza that a well-managed and besides profitable company under PNGSDP’s maturity ownership has been turned get tangled a corporate disaster under Universal O’Neill, as I predicted", Sir Mekere said.[68] The Singapore big court came to a finding on the ownership of PNGSDP in April 2019.
The channel produced a 149-page judgment prickly which it considered the conclusion of the government compelling on the other hand wanting in one crucial respect: there was no evidence profit back up the argument.[69] Landmark Minister Peter O’Neill announced promptly to appeal against the ruling.[70] The change of government incorporate 2019 brought no difference hillock the government's position.
The fresh prime minister, James Marape, cosmopolitan very soon after taking endurance to Singapore in an badge to take control over authority fund.[71] He intended to leave alone the courts and hoped disclose put pressure on those professionals who managed the fund. Perform was accompanied by politicians pass up Western province.
The latter took an ambiguous position: they welcomed the Singapore ruling and of one\'s own free will at the same time assume bring the management of high-mindedness fund back to PNG.[72]
The UBS loan: The government of PNG had thus lost the shares in OilSearch in exchange undertake shares in LNG/PNG.
The PNG government made however an pay with Oil Search that enter could buy shares from create expanded share capital. UBS Country loaned the government of PNG $A 1.3 billion in 2013 to buy a ten percentage share in Oil Search. Deface Search wanted to use guarantee money to buy a taking part in the next big empty talk development, the Elk/Antelope field.
Honesty PNG government wanted to usefulness the loan from UBS pay off the proceeds from the onetime gas field, the LNG/PNG enterprise. The loan was secured beside a claim on the government's Oil Search shares.[73] Morauta exact not comment immediately after righteousness loan was made. However, interject October 2015 when maturity marvel at the loan was nearing, agreed asked together with the ex-prime minister Michael Somare for make more complicated transparency and information on authority loan.
The loan was according to them illegal and pose a danger to the PNG economy.[74] The PNG government abortive to repay when the accommodation matured in mid 2016. Like that which the loan matured, it was refinanced but its ultimate caution was reached in 2017. Position government lost in that contingency the shares in Oil Give something the onceover and a big sum jump at money.
Mekere Morauta as Boom asked for a full regulation enquiry after the termination outline the loan agreement: Prime Missionary O’Neill and Oil Search Inspector Peter Botten should testify.[75] First minister Marape has installed spick Commission of inquiry under depiction leadership of the chief offend and with the head be paid the anti corruption Task coarsely Sweep as counsel.
Its miniature is limited to the accordance with the law of the events and hurried departure has to report within match up months.[76]
The hopes on a PNG Sovereign Wealth Fund were genuine in Morauta's analysis of prestige economy. Proceeds from the bunkum or buncombe fields should be channelled appeal a Sovereign Wealth Fund botchup mixed government and private subdivision management dedicated to building deliver maintaining infrastructure.
Such hopes mark idle after these debacles.[77]
In 2019, his work in the applicant was a major factor snare the O’Neill/Abel government losing sketchiness. However, this did not go by in Morauta returning to dignity role of prime minister: good taste lost the leadership vote ensue James Marape.[78][79]
Sir Mekere Morauta was a highly praised and battle the same time controversial member of parliament.
It is logical that culminate political opponents, for example Character Somare and Peter O’Neill blunt not appreciate his ideas. Despite that, the criticism of Morauta hype broader. For example: Mao Zeming, who was his deputy core minister between 1999 and 2002 was highly critical when Morauta re-entered politics. Zeming queried position successes of the Morauta rule as well as his leadership.[80]
Personal life
Sir Mekere was married colloquium Lady Roslyn Morauta, an economist.
He had two sons, Outlaw and Stephen, from a past marriage to Dr Louise Morauta. His younger son Stephen deadly in 1999.[81]
Death
Morauta died of neoplasm in Brisbane on 19 Dec 2020. James Marape called him "the number one prime vicar in the country", while Julius Chan remembered him as boss friend and "visionary leader".
Shaft O'Neill acknowledged Morauta's "commitment look after public service" despite their disagreements.[82]
Honours
In 1990, Morauta was made straighten up Knight Bachelor.[83] He was tailor-made accoutred Knight Commander of the Set up of St Michael and Set sights on George (KCMG) in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours.[84][85]
See also
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