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It means that they have tested a slight majority, hung Parliament and they believe that this time, we should test to see what this can do for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people believe that when you have a two-thirds majority, then it means it\u2019s going to be a rubber stamp Parliament. But I don\u2019t believe in that, because it\u2019s only 4 years that you have to go back to the people to account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo whatever you do, you should have the people in mind and tell yourself that in two and half years, you may start another campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what are you going to tell them and how did you use the two-thirds majority?\u2026 If any of the programmes require parliamentary approval, they expect us to use the two-thirds majority they voted for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m sure this is what they would be expecting from us. 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