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continue to support the women's issues. As a government, we will do it via other means, and perhaps it will come back to
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had confirmed that there was no fraud. He was re-elected on 17 October 2007 for a second term (64%). In 2012, Tong was reelected for a third term, although with a significantly smaller percentage than in the previous two elections.
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