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Our
metamorphosis to kakistocracy : To make matters worse,
we now have a newly formed Parliament with no opposition,
by Sucheta Pyakuryal (kp 15/01/2023), Nepal’s
illiberal democracy : A government with unconditional
backing perpetuates its kleptocracy and kakistocracy,
by Rabin Giri (nt 20/01/2023)
epal’s
parliament becomes opposition-less : In the
parliamentary system, the role of an opposition party is
considered crucial to follow the principle of check and
balance. But Nepal’s parliament, on Tuesday, approved
the opposition-less government (nlt 10/01/2023) [A victory from the point of view of
the old, long-failed political guard, but a heavy defeat
for democracy!], Main
opposition concept comes into question : Congress
leaders say the party has lost moral ground to claim
opposition role after giving confidence vote to Dahal,
by Anil Giri (kp 11/01/2023), Plot
thickens as Nepali Congress gives Dahal vote of
confidence : Speculations rife of Deuba striking some
kind of tacit agreement with prime minister, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 11/01/2023), No
opposition party in parliament!, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 11/01/2023)
Leadership
Integrity Vital For Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
17/12/2022)
Democracy
beyond elections : Without adequate representation,
marginalised communities in Nepal are less likely to
have their issues addressed, by Narayan Adhikari and
Nicholas Budny (kp 17/11/2022)
Our
parties desperately need reform (ae 20/10/2022)
Balance
Between Civic Rights And Duties, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 15/10/2022)
3-party
dictatorship : Nepal’s break-up and make-up electoral
politics undermines democracy (nt 14/10/2022)
Nepali
elections are becoming a battle of same old faces : Lack
of internal democracy in political parties is mainly to
be blamed, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 11/10/2022) [Maybe not yet a failing state, but
definitely a failing democracy!], Continuity
over change : The new roster of tried and tested
electoral candidates does not inspire much confidence
(kp 11/10/2022)
Democratic
breakdown : The chase for power has made each individual
wielding authority turn against democratic institutions
(kp 23/09/2022)
Insulating
sentiments from hurt : We must learn to become more
tolerant and inclusive to strengthen our democracy,
by Avasna Pandey (kp 12/09/2022)
The
Rules Of Democratic Game, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
27/08/2022)
Politics
and courage : Their contribution to democracy is so
great that we are expected to remember the past and be
content, by Deepak Thapa (kp 11/08/2022)
NC
President Deuba calls meeting of party leaders to
discuss seat allocation (kh 08/08/2022) [Democracy
looks different!], Deuba
asks Thakur to join ruling alliance, govt (rep
08/08/2022) [Surely all parties
should join together in an electoral alliance. Then the
often failed top politicians would agree on a single
common candidate for each constituency and voters would
no longer have to worry about whom to vote for. Wouldn't
that be flawless democracy?], First
meeting of Seat Allocation Task Force of
ruling alliance being held (rn
08/08/2022) [This
is anti-democracy: the choice must be
made by the people and not by the party
leaders!]
Is
Nepal losing democracy?, by Ganga Bahadur Thapa (kh
31/07/2022)
Budget
debate in Nepal is about MPs seeking more for their
constituencies : Parliamentarians often forget their
main job—making laws. They consider themselves
development workers, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/06/2022)
Battle
of narratives : Political parties, basking in their
complacency, didn't bother to check the rear-view
mirror, preferring to just look ahead, by Avasna
Pandey (kp 06/06/2022)
Electoral
Democracy and Clientelism in South Asia, by Matrika
Poudyal (kp 30/05/2022)
Building
Public Faith to Build Our Democracy, by Milan Jung
Katuwal (rep 20/05/2022)
Achievements
And Missed Opportunities, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
26/04/2022)
Democracy
or kakistocracy? Democratic values undermined,
institutions heavily politicized, meritocracy completely
neglected, rampant corruption and nepotism unabated.
Nepal, many believe, is heading toward a democratic
kakistocracy (nlt 24/04/2022)
Let's
learn our lessons from events in Ukraine: Dr Bhattarai
(rep 31/03/2022)
Ways
to commit to democracy : Nepal needs an essential
internal effort to drive reforms that are well overdue,
by Blair Glencorse and Narayan Adhikari (kp 17/03/2022)
Value
Premises Of Democratic Regime, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
26/02/2022)
Gone
Wrong, In System Or In Actors?, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn 23/02/2022)
Nepal’s
democracy revolutions, and achievements and failures :
As the country celebrates democracy, observers see some
gains, some hollow promises, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/02/2022)
Incarnation
Of Free Spirit, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 19/02/2022), Putting
People At The Centre, by Ballav Dahal (rn
19/02/2022), Judicial
Independence For Democracy, by Liladhar Upadhyaya
(rn 19/02/2022), An
Era Of Freedom And Openness, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
19/02/2022), A
Moment For Reflection, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
19/02/2022)
Deliberative
democracy: Engaging citizens in political process,
by Simone Galimberti (ht 04/02/2022)
Intraparty
Democracy at Stake in Nepal, by Arpan Gelal (rep
27/01/2022)
In
Defense of Democratic Institutions, by Ambika Prasad
Joshi (rep 16/12/2021)
Is
democracy too expensive for Nepal? Heavy election
expenses deter women candidates from running for office
in the 2022 elections, by Laxmi Basnet (nt
10/12/2021)
Democracy
Slides Globally, by Mukti Rijal (rn 09/12/2021) [In Nepal, the state of the already
weakly implemented democracy has deteriorated
considerably in recent years!]
Declining
democratic practices : Whether it is party politics or
national politics, democratic norms seem to be waning,
by Kushal Pokharel (kp 02/12/2021)
Why
is democracy failing to deliver?, by Niranjan Mani
Dixit (rep 27/11/2021)
Democratic
Recession in Nepal, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep
20/11/2021)
emocracy
in Nepal: The Long Game, by Rajeev Kunwar (kh
02/11/2021)
As
key institutions fail to perform, regressive agenda at
play : The more democratic institutions weaken, the
powerful the right wing forces become, experts say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/11/2021)
Mediators
Of Democracy’s Contradictions, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
30/10/2021)
Rule
through ordinance threat to democracy, observers say :
Finding himself in a tight spot, Deuba mulls withdrawing
some bills that have passed a House and proroguing
Parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2021)
Ordinance
relating to Political Parties will be withdrawn today:
Prachanda (kh) [An ordinance for which the HoR session was
specially terminated so that the parties could split is
now to be withdrawn. This approach sounds neither
democratic nor constitutional, even though the Political
Party Act also contains various undemocratic passages.
In its present form, it underpins party rule, not
people's rule!]
Hand-picking
leadership in sister wings, parties undermine democracy
: Political observers say appointing the leadership—be
it in the mother parties or in the sister
wings—reflects the dwindling democratic practice
among the parties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/09/2021)
Democracy
Needs Enlightened Citizens, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
11/09/2021)
Why
parliamentary transparency matters : Parliamentary
record-keeping in our case has been somewhat superficial,
by Shraddha Pokharel (kp 07/09/2021)
Take
it easy : Dissent and debate are quintessential
elements of democracy (kp 07/09/2021)
Rabindra
Mishra: Nepal’s Trump. Like Trump, Mishra seeks to
harness the grievances of Nepal’s privileged class whose
traditional sources of authority are being challenged by
the new republican, federal, decentralized, and secular
structure, by Bishal Thapa (ae 19/08/2021)
Most
parties fare poorly on internal democracy : Parties have
been postponing their conventions under various
pretexts. Observers say this must end, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/08/2021)
Nepal’s
Endless Democratic Transition, by Chandra D Bhatta
(rn 13/08/2021)
Prospect
Of Democratic Stability, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
31/07/2021)
Democratic
Competence Key To Political Leadership, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 29/07/2021)
Is
Nepal still a democratic state?, by Karl-Heinz
Krämer (kh 19/06/2021)
Oli’s
attempts to rule by dicta : Since coming to power, Prime
Minister Oli has attempted numerous times — via
ordinances — to bypass the legislation and vest the
powers to make laws within himself, by Robin Sharma
(rec 16/06/2021)
International
condemnation for HoR dissolution (ht 12/06/2021)
[see statement
by IBARI (10/06/2021)]
PM
Oli likely to expand cabinet today, induct 10 JSP
leaders from Thakur-Mahato group (kh 24/05/2021)
Three
decades of movements, uprisings, putsches and
constitutions: Did they promote democracy?, by
Karl-Heinz Krämer (kh 01/05/2021)
What
good is Nepali democracy?, by Trailokya Raj Aryal
(ae 08/04/2021) [A criticism of
Nepal's democracy, but the problem is more with the
parties and politicians.]
Making
our democracy work : The thing to do is rein in
political corruption and depoliticise public
institutions, by Naresh Koirala (kp 15/03/2021)
Elusive
Democratic Stability : The domination of personality
conflict in Nepali party politics demonstrates the
return of old politics of authoritarianism that devalues
participatory impulses and the spirit of democracy in
their inner life, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 13/03/2021)
The
court verdict is a temporary respite : The pyrrhic
victory of democracy has restored judicial supremacy in
place of Parliament’s sovereignty, by CK Lal (kp
03/03/2021)
To
reclaim democracy, citizens hold Tundikhel march :
Brihat Nagarik Andolan vows to fight to protect the
country from falling into an abyss, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 20/02/2021)
Nepal’s
democracy challenges : Analysts say the major impediment
to democratic process in the country is a lack of
political culture among leaders and their failure to put
people first, by Anil Giri (kp 19/02/2021)
Our
troubled democracy : Unless the bleeding of democracy
stops, the resto-ration of the House alone is not going
to save it, by Naresh Koirala (kp 24/01/2021)
Attacking
the system, one step at a time : Oli administration’s
actions are against constitutional provisions and
pose a threat to democratic principles and norms,
observers say, by Anil Giri (kp 04/12/2020)
Watching
The Watchdogs Of Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
28/11/2020)
लोकतन्त्रको
फजिहत ! : नयाँ पुस्ताले पुरानो पुस्ताका नेतालाई
विस्थापित गर्ने पद्धतिको विकास नेपालमा किन हुन सकेन ?
[Embarrassment of democracy!: Why the system of displacing
the leaders of the old generation by the new generation
could not be developed in Nepal?], by Ghanashyam Bhatta
(ap 19/11/2020)
असान्दर्भिक
बन्दै राजनीतिक दलहरू : दलभन्दा नेताले प्राथमिकता पाउनु
दलीय औचित्य कमजोर हुनु हो, जुन लोकतन्त्रका लागि सह्य
होइन [Political parties becoming irrelevant : To
give priority to a leader over a party is to weaken the
party's legitimacy, which is not tolerable for democracy],
by Ram Gurung (ka 19/11/2020)
लोकतन्त्र
भर्सेज भोकतन्त्र , by Bhesraj Ghimire (ap
22/10/2020)
Democracy
Needs Civic Competence, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
17/10/2020)
A
Moment For Social Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
03/10/2020)
Welcome
ordinance : The tendency on the part of the govt to
bypass the parliament to bring new laws is unbecoming of
a democratic norms (ht 28/09/2020)
Consolidating
Constitutional Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
26/09/2020)
Profit-making
army and Nepal’s democracy, by Bishal Thapa (ae
21/08/2020)
A
story of two halves: Democracy may have already lasted
longer than the Panchayat rule did, but accountability
remains a fiction, by Deepak Thapa (kp 28/05/2020)
The
Oli administration needs to change its attitude: The
government must try to make its activities as
transparent as possible, and invest in emboldening
institutions rather than individuals (kp 14/04/2020)
Nepal’s
political parties rarely encourage public participation
in lawmaking: Citizens’ engagement in the formulation of
laws not only ensures transparency but also enhances the
quality of legislation, experts say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 15/03/2020)
Shifting
Democratic Form, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 03/03/2020)
Celebrating
Democracy 2020, by Prem Khatry (rn 19/02/2020)
Oli
administration is ignoring a key component of democracy
during lawmaking: The government over the last two years
introduced several bills without holding consultations
with the concerned parties, thereby inviting criticism
and controversy, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/02/2020)
Restoring
democracy back to the default: Prime Minister Oli opened
too many battlefronts, now he may be succumbing to his
own ambitions, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
20/01/2020)
State
Consolidation Priority, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
14/01/2020)
The
sugarcane episode is part of a much bigger trend—the
decline of democracy: Policies, disguised as legitimate
efforts to serve the public interest, are designed to
serve financial interests, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp 06/01/2020)
Tendency
to undermine Parliament detrimental to democracy,
analysts say: As party leaders feud over Speaker,
there’re concerns about the crucial bill session bearing
the brunt, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/12/2019)
Why
democracy fails: In existing scenario, people will
continuew to be oppressed, political machinery will
continue to be oiled and election will be won but
democracy will lose, by Sandesh Paudyal (rep
05/10/2019)
Decline
of democracy, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp 30/09/2019)
The
de-democratisation of Nepal: The Prime Minister's speech
on Constitution Day highlighted several challenges to
Nepal's democratic transition, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 23/09/2019)
Party-Based
Democracy In A Muddle, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
27/08/2019)
Time
for reconciliation: Oli must now learn to partner with
the well-wishers of democracy with whom he's wasted
time, fighting, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
12/08/2019)
Virtues
Of Participatory Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
18/06/2019)
In
Nepal, democracy is a sham:. No independent and
impactful movement exists at present which could
challenge the government against its increasingly
undemocratic demeanour, by Achyut Wagle (kp
11/06/2019)
Elitism
And Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 28/05/2019)
Reorienting
democracy: When mindset is ethnic or caste-controlled,
people cannot stand in favor of broader national cause,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 28/04/2019)
Democracy
within
ruling and opposition parties is waning, lawmakers say:
NCP leaders say their chairman rarely listens to anyone,
while Nepali Congress lawmakers say the party president
functions in a unilateral style, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 10/04/2019), A
democratic nightmare: A sure way of killing democratic
culture is by jettisoning collective decision-making
(kp 11/04/2019)
Towards
authoritarianism: When all powers flow to the prime
minister, it will undermine the achievements of
democracy (kp 20/03/2019)
Democracy
will
thrive: There is a long way to go before Nepal becomes a
meaningful democracy but the future of democracy is
bright in Nepal, by Surya P Subedi (rep 24/02/2019)
Democracy:
Roots or Fruits?, by Prem Khatry (rn 19/02/2019)
Talking
democracy, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 22/02/2019)
Democracy
for the people (rep 20/02/2019)
Sixty-ninth
Anniversary Of Democracy Day, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 20/02/2019)
Democratic
Dynamism, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 19/02/2019)
Watch
your
democracy: If the stalwarts of Nepali democracy are not
vigilant, authoritarian forces will likely suspend our
democracy once again, by Bimal Pratap Shah (rep
20/12/2018)
Shifting
Democratic Values, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 11/12/2018)
Testing
times
for democracy: While in opposition communists make
nationalism their sole agenda. When they lead the
government they tend to attack democracy and lean toward
authoritarianism, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp
28/11/2018)
Sustaining
democracy:
Regardless of great changes, if mentality, mindset,
practices and behavior of our leaders remain the same
our democracy will be in trouble, by Bhojraj
Pokharel (rep 18/11/2018)
The
power of parties: Democracy is moving from the notion of
‘we the people’ to ‘who are the people', by Chandra
D Bhatta (kp 12/10/2018)
At
minister’s call, House panel changes decision: Minister
Banskota challenges parliamentary practice of honouring
directives, pressing a House committee to change its
decision, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/10/2018) [This government's misunderstanding of democracy
and separation of powers is quite obvious!]
For
Better Democratic Future, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
04/09/2018)
Civic
Participation in Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
31/05/2018)
Loktantrik
leadership: Leaders must learn to engage in
self-criticism instead of blaming their counterparts,
by Chandra Upadhyay (kp 09/03/2018)
Constitutional
Bodies in Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn 08/03/2018)
The
Spirit Of Political Inquiry, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
06/03/2018)
Civil
Society and Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
01/03/2018)
Renewal
of Public Sphere, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 27/02/2018)
Democracy
as a way of life: Democratic schools must be established
to cultivate skills for a new federal Nepal, by Tom
Robertson (30/01/2018)
Civic
Education in Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
18/01/2018)
Trickle-down
democracy:
EC needs to improve voting procedures so all citizens
can vote and electoral outcomes better represent them,
by Sanjay Sharma (kp 17/01/2018)
Elite
decadence:
When democracy becomes a licence for loot and plunder
with weak checks and balances, it is a recipe for
“democratic anarchy", by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp
16/01/2018)
Democratic
deficit: Nepal’s politics is rendered precariously fluid
by petty interests of a handful of influential party
leaders, by Achyut Wagle (kp 22/11/2017)
Deuba:
Fear Slogan Won’t Work, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
24/10/2017)
Local
remedies: Giving both executive and judicial rights to
elected local representatives goes against democratic
principles, by Mukti Rijal (rep 15/10/2017)
Who
teaches us democracy? Obfuscation and hand-wringing will not
help as we prepare to face the world, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(nt 22/09/2017)
Democracy
And Political Stability, by Angur Baba Joshi (rn
19/09/2017)
Democracy
& Sustainable Development Goals, by Madhavji Shrestha
(rn 16/09/2017)
Democracy
Slips Into Elective Despotism, by Mukti Rijal (rn
14/09/2017)
Democracy
as a way of life: Schools have the potential to give
citizens the power of self-direction. by Tom
Robertson (kp 11/09/2017)
Four
regime
types: Nepal’s path to full democracy could be
protracted unless the current crop of corrupt, feckless
and feudal leaders are ousted, by Naresh Koirala (kp
02/08/2017)
Civic
Education
And Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn 13/07/2017)
Democracy,
revitalized: I do not see any significant deviation from
universally agreed norms of democracy and human rights
in Nepal’s constitution, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep
12/07/2017) [??]
Partyfull
Panchayat:
The parliament should immediately correct this
constitution-defying apartheid law and allow all parties
to use their party symbols as electoral symbols, by
Ujwal Thapa (rep 15/04/2017)
Re-advent
of
democracy: Promises to keep, by Jeewan Shrestha (ht
13/04/2017)
‘Judiciary
should
be overseen by legislature’ (kp 09/04/2017) [NC
General Secretary demands removal of separation of
powers!!!], Undemocratic
democracy:
Proof of how far we have fallen is a senior leader
demanding that the judiciary should be kept under
parliament, by Dinkar Nepal (nt 14/04/2017)
Udayapur
youths
miffed at not being able to vote: They are not in the
voters' list as DEO stopped registering names (ht
30/03/2017) [???]
Refining
Electoral Democracy, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
26/03/2017)
Relevant
as ever: No society can grow in a climate of political
repression, economic exploitation, deprivation and
social exclusion, by Shekhar Koirala (rep
14/03/2017)
Nepal’s
Elusive Democracy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
25/02/2017)
Revitalising
Democracy Through Election, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
24/02/2017)
Consolidating
Democracy Further, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
15/02/2017)
Local
Polls For Democracy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
14/02/2017)
Interface
Between State And Citizens, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
12/02/2017)
CSOs
in
a loktantrik Nepal: A democratic polity should look for
ways to further allow Nepali citizens to fully enjoy
their fundamental right to organise, by Pratyoush
Onta and Avash Bhandari (kp 10/02/2017)
Act
In Spirit Of Democracy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn
17/01/2017)
Democratising
Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn 15/10/2016)
Citizen
democracy:
I believe Nepal can learn a thing or two from Finland
and start adopting direct democracy, by Bimal Pratap
Shah (rep 24/10/2016)
October
octaves:
The day Deuba was ousted by the king marked a dark point
in our quest for democracy, by Gopal Man Shrestha
(kp 23/10/2016)
Path
to
de-democratisation: Enlarging constituencies without
reforms in parties is likely to weaken political
representation of marginalised groups; The current
Nepali bureaucracy is set up in such a way that any
political party, other than the NC and the UML, cannot
extract services from it , by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp 28/09/2016)
Far
from it: The use of parliamentary whips too often makes
the vibrant role expected of lawmakers increasingly
irrelevant (ht 16/08/2016) [Especially
the use of such whips while voting on the new
constitution was in violation of the interim
constitution and the inclusive conception of the
constituent assembly!]
Decay
of
democracy: History keeps coming full circle, and is
repeated as a farce (nt 13/05/2016)
Democracy
in
peril: Nepal is witnessing a systematic erosion of
democratic values at the hands of the leaders who are
democratically elected, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp
08/05/2016)
Vox
populi:
Our cities will never go green until and unless we
revamp the country’s deeply flawed ‘representative
democracy’, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah
(kp 28/04/2016)
Is
democracy
indispensible? Representation and other rights that in
our context are abstract ideals can wait; Rule of law
and good governance cannot, by Trailokya Raj Aryal
(rep 06/04/2016))
Democracy
In Nepal: Political Leadership Has Failed The Test,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/02/2016)
Democracy
In Delivery, by P. Kharel (rn 15/02/2016)
System
upgrade:
Nepali citizens are tired of fake democracy that does
not benefit the common people, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(kp 31/01/2016)
Democracy
and
the demographic shift: The movement of Nepal’s
population within the country is having a profound
impact on its politics, by Sarthak Mani Sharma (nt
20/11/2015)
Democracy
goes
digital: The internet should be used for holding
discussions on proposed legislations, including the
draft constitution, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp
12/07/2015)
Is
democracy
in retreat? The answer cannot be a ‘yes’ or ‘no’, though
recent trends have not been friendly to democracy,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp 11/06/2015)
Democracy
in
crisis: Political parties are not interested in carrying
out reforms that can promote inclusion and unleash
growth, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 18/03/2015)
Governing
Elite And Democracy In Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn
26/02/2015)
Modernising
democracy:
Nepal requires a strong, stable federal government with
a directly-elected PM or President, by Yogendra P.
Paneru (kp 01/02/2015)
Nurturing
democracy:
Only competent and honest representatives can safeguard
democratic norms, resulting in healthy politics and a
stable government, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 06/01/2015)
Democratic
State Building: Participatory Institutions Important,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 01/01/2015)
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