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Samuel took a short sip from a glass of water in the intermission, straightening out some of the papers on the podium in front of him and fixing his tie. When he heard the moderator's question, he gave a little grin. The softballs kept coming. Mr. Bassong was confident he could be forceful here, and build on his previous statements to really sell his case to the viewers at home.

Still lightly grinning, Samuel started his response with a jovial confidence. "Well, I've think you've said it perfectly yourself. Power, clean water and homes. [i]Infrastructure[/i]. The war and those who led our country into it helped to tumble down many crumbling buildings and tear apart already shoddy roads and bridges across Samgola, not to mention interrupting essential services like electricity and clean water. The most important issue in my presidency will be the one I've already spoken of: infrastructure, and the need to rebuild and revitalize our urban centres and promote industry to get our workers jobs. I cannot say it enough times that we have to get building, and now! Whether it's pipes or power-lines or roads or apartments, rebuilding Samgola will be my primary focus as President."

Taking a small break, the presidential candidate then picked up again, and in a more compassionate tone. "Second, to me, is being responsive and thoughtful to the people. We cannot have a ruling class of old, retired generals and corrupt bureaucrats that never truly listen to what the citizens of their nation want and need. We have to be transparent—we have to listen to the people, and not only to listen to them, but to really hear what they are saying and act on it. It is time that the people stop being ignored by the elites, and that the elites be made accountable to the citizens: not the other way around. I think this is something that all of us here on stage, and every official, elected or not, throughout the government, absolutely needs to take into account, however this election goes. It's time to stop ignoring the people, for good."

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[b]Urbanization & Industrialization[/b] and [b]Government Transparency[/b].
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