Thank you, Mr Speaker. Mr President, Mr President-elect, on behalf of the DA I would like to congratulate the President-elect, Jacob Zuma, on his election as the next President of South Africa. [Applause.]
The President-elect will take up the highest office in the land with a great deal of support but also with the burden of high expectations on his shoulders. The most important job for the new President will be to build a society in which all South Africans have the opportunity to improve their lives. It is our sincere wish that he will rise to this challenge.
We hope the President-elect will act to bring South Africans together and build confidence in our future. We call on him in particular to ensure the Constitution and the critical institutions that uphold constitutional values are protected and strengthened. After years of bitter conflict, these very foundations of our democratic institution are in desperate need of healing and repair.
For its part, the DA will support the President-elect in any endeavour which respects and upholds the Constitution and which efforts will make real and sustainable inroads into rolling back crime, poverty and in particular unemployment.
There are, however, serious issues that must still be resolved regarding the alleged conduct of the President-elect. The real test of the forthcoming Presidency will be whether the judicial process is allowed to run its course in an unimpeded and dignified manner. For the sake of the future of our democracy, it is a test we dare not fail as a nation.
But, Mr President, we congratulate you and we wish you well. [Applause.]
Mr Speaker, Mr President, Mr President-elect, on behalf of the Congress of the People, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as the President-elect of the Republic of South Africa.
We accept that the people of South Africa have spoken and we shall give our support to this high office of the Republic and its occupant. We extend our goodwill and best wishes to you, honourable Sir, in the years ahead as you lead the country to face its many challenges.
Our support as the Congress of the People to you and your executive is premised on our own mandate from the electorate to form part of a vibrant democracy where the voices of all citizens are heard, both those who voted for the ruling party and those who did not. We assure you that our role in this Parliament will be a constructive one, focused on working with all who desire to build a vibrant institution of democracy in our country.
We look forward to you assuming the role of first citizen of the Republic and striving to become an embodiment of all that the people of the Republic aspire to and wish to uphold as definitive of who they are as a nation.
We wish you well, Mr President-elect, assuring you of our goodwill, our best wishes and our prayers. [Applause.]
Mr Speaker, the leader of the IFP, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has had to leave the House owing to pressing business back home and he requested me to convey this message on his behalf. On behalf of the IFP, I wish to add my party's felicitations to the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr J G Zuma. We wish the President strength and wisdom, which can only come from our Almighty Father.
We have gone through many trials together, particularly in the part of South Africa from which we both hail. After our discussions earlier this year and also yesterday, as well as my chat with the deputy president of the ANC, His Excellency Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, I do hope that we can complete the unfinished task of reconciliation between our two organisations in the interests of our people in South Africa. [Applause.]
With the President's track record of peace-making in Africa, we hope that the time may have come to end once and for all the depression of national spirit that has afflicted our country for too long. Nothing makes me as sad as to see the depth of the chasm that still divides us even in the very twilight of my years.
As we have assembled here to elect our head of state and head of our government, there are cases in courts where there are members of both our parties involved, and there is finger-pointing to the effect that members of both of our parties are still killing each other.
The President has, like me, lived amongst the poor all his life and we both recognise that the biggest challenge we face is the banishment of the poverty of our people in rural areas, in the squatter areas, in urban townships and amongst all South Africans of all races. Our greatest primary task is the effort to put people to work.
I realise that this task cannot be accomplished without sacrifices and changes in our mind-set because of the conflict of the past. We hope that this is the time for the country to unite around a common purpose if this nation is to fulfil its destiny. This will demand courage, sacrifices and devotion from all of us collectively. On behalf of the IFP, we wish you Msholozi, Nxamalala, every blessing as you fulfil your destiny to lead our country at this time. I thank you. [Applause.]
Hon Speaker, hon President, hon Deputy President, let me start by congratulating the Speaker on his election today. I hope that we will get it right and not say "Madam Speaker".
The ID would like to congratulate Mr Zuma on his election as President of our country today. We acknowledge that the road to the Presidency has not been a smooth one, and many questions have been asked. But we respect the choice of the South African voters and we also respect the Office of the President.
President Zuma takes over at a difficult time, and we hope that he puts together a good team to meet the enormous challenges we face. We need to increase our fight against unemployment, poverty, crime and corruption, and improve health care, education and service delivery to all our people.
The ID acknowledges that there are many good ideas and policies, but the key challenge is implementation. We hope that the President will show the necessary political will to drive implementation and to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation at all levels of government.
As the ID, we will continue to be vigilant and keep a close eye on government to ensure that it remains accountable and transparent, and upholds the letter and the spirit of the Constitution. The ID, Mr President, remains committed to playing its part in the transformation and development of our country. I thank you. [Applause.]
Nxamalala, le nkqubo yenu yedemokhrasi ithath' ixesha, hi! [Kwahlekwa.] Ndiyakucebisa ngowubhenela kulaa mgaqo wethu singooNjengele wokuthi xa ufuna ukuthatha umbuso, uwuthathe qha. [Kwaqhwatywa.] (Translation of isiXhosa paragraph follows.)
[Mr B H HOLOMISA: Nxamalala, this democratic process of yours takes a long time, hey. I advise you to take a leaf out of our book as generals, that when you want to stage a coup d'tat, you go ahead and do it. [Laughter]].
Mr Speaker, hon President of the Republic, the President-elect and hon members, firstly, we need to say thank you to the voters who brought all of us here. Secondly, collectively, we must now recapture the lost ground of the past few years when service delivery took a back seat to other issues. Indications on the ground suggest that the population is becoming restless. Those who have studied the phases of revolution would be concerned about the signs of anarchy we are witnessing on a daily basis. This requires the undivided attention of both the members of this House and the new executive in order to quickly address the grievances of the citizens. We urgently need to address those issues that promote lawlessness and anarchy.
It is for that reason, sir, therefore, that we congratulate His Excellency President Zuma and his party, who have been mandated to govern.
Kodwa ke, Nxamalala, kuya kufuneka ukuba ulawule ukusukela ngoku, ngoba amaxa amaninzi uye ufumanise ukuba abantu benza nje unothanda phandl'apha. [However, Nxamalala, you have to start cracking the whip from now on, because many a time you find that people just do as they like.]
In the same vein, we must acknowledge that the opposition parties are not here by accident. We also have a mandate to play a certain role. To all of us, the interests of the country must come first, as opposed to the interests of our parties.
Finally, I wish to assure the President and the public that the UDM will continue to act in the national interest when called upon to do so, as we have demonstrated in the past. Indeed, Mr President, we expect a far better relationship between the opposition parties and the ruling party in this House, unlike in the past. If we respect one another, I am sure that we can build a better and more prosperous society. I thank you. [Applause.]
Mr Speaker, on behalf of the FF Plus, I wish to congratulate the hon Mr Zuma on his election as President of South Africa. When we chose Mr Motlanthe as President, Mr Zuma sat up in the gallery. At that time I told him of the two Afrikaner farmers, who had, during the night, harnessed eight oxen to their wagon. Because it was dark they unfortunately harnessed a lion together with their oxen. When the sun rose and they saw the problem, they did not know how to untie the lion. I thank Mr Motlanthe, who today retires as President. You acted with great dignity and made it very easy for the ANC to untie the lion. [Laughter.]
I was in this Assembly on 14 June 2005 when Mr Mbeki announced Mr Zuma's resignation as Deputy President. I am here again today in 2009, to see how Mr Zuma becomes the President of South Africa. [Applause.] A lot has happened between those two dates. [Laughter.] I think the words of Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, are applicable to Mr Zuma here today. Muhammad Ali said: In your pursuit of success there will be hundreds of setbacks. Remember, a heavyweight match is 15 rounds. If you lose a few rounds, or even get knocked down, it doesn't matter, as long as you get up and eventually win.
The same goes in life. [Applause.]
Mr Gordin wrote in Mr Zuma's biography that there were a number of mementos hanging on the wall in the living room of the rondavel of President Zuma's first wife. A framed one reads:
I wish a long life to my enemies so that they might all see my successes.
[Applause.]
Meneer, ons het vandag in Suid-Afrika ons vierde President in 15 jaar verkies. Ek dink dit is goed vir Suid-Afrika en dit is beter as Zimbabwe wat vir 29 jaar een president gehad het. [Gelag.] Tog glo die VF Plus dat die volgende vyf jaar in Suid-Afrika deurslaggewend en krities baie belangrik vir ons toekoms gaan wees.
Neem President Zuma se kabinet verkeerde besluite, dan strompel ons polities voort van een krisis na die ander, 'n donker toekoms in. Neem hulle die regte besluite die volgende vyf jaar, is daar hoop vir die toekoms waar elke Suid-Afrikaner sal kan voel daar is ook vir hom of vir haar 'n plek in die son. As die VF Plus, sal ons ons rol as opposisie speel. Ons sal prys waar nodig, maar ons sal nie huiwer om te kritiseer as die ANC, na ons mening, foute maak nie. Baie geluk. [Applous.] (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Sir, today we have elected our fourth President in South Africa in 15 years. I think this is good for South Africa, and it is better than Zimbabwe, which has had one President for 29 years. [Laughter.] Despite this, the FF Plus believes that the next five years in South Africa w ill be critically important in determining our future.
Should President Zuma's cabinet make the wrong decisions, we will politically stumble from one crisis to another and towards a dark future. If they make the right decisions in the next five years, there is hope for a future in which every South African will feel that he or she has a place in the sun. As the FF Plus, we will play our role as opposition. We will praise where necessary, but we will not hesitate to criticise if the ANC, in our opinion, makes mistakes. Congratulations. [Applause.]]
Hon Speaker, on behalf of the ACDP, I wish to congratulate the hon Mr Zuma on his election as President of South Africa. There are obviously huge challenges facing us as a nation. The ACDP calls on all South Africans to pray for our incoming President and our elected officials and leaders, individually and collectively, to pursue righteousness and justice. Pursuing the opposite, will not prosper the nation. One of the prophets of old, Isaiah, once said that the fruits of righteousness will be peace. I believe that everybody in this House desires lasting peace, which can only be found by the pursuit of righteousness.
Clearly, the President needs wisdom and God's guidance in finding solutions to the many issues that we face. After a hard-fought election, nation- building, poverty alleviation and service delivery must be high priorities. Our greatest desire should be to serve and help our people, as opposed to seeking personal gain from leadership positions. In this, the fourth democratic Parliament, the ACDP will, as we have done in the past, give constructive input at all times. We will, however, also remain vigilant to any abuse of state power and trust that Parliament will exercise its oversight function more robustly.
I personally want to encourage you, President-elect Mr Zuma, to continue attending church services even though campaigning is now over. [Laughter.] I trust that you will also allow church leaders to minister to you and speak into your life, and that you will receive God's salvation, wisdom and guidance that you need to lead the nation.
Lastly, I wish God's richest blessings on all the members who have been sworn in today. I thank you. [Applause.]
Thank you, hon Speaker. Let me also congratulate you for being the Speaker of the House, as you were elected today. The hon President is not totally new to a post in the Presidency. He served as a Deputy President for a term and some years. The challenges of South Africa did not face him directly, since he was serving under the President of the time. The UCDP says to him to brace himself for the tough task of dealing directly with the issues of the country, in leading his party and other political parties of South Africa.
A week after the elections, we have already seen people picketing because they are unhappy about service delivery. The GDP of the country has dropped, leading to predictions of a high unemployment rate, to mention but a few of the challenges awaiting him.
The campaign and also the results of the 22 April 2009 election showed that South Africans have trust in the hon President as the leader of the country. They therefore expect better service delivery, the creation of jobs, less crime, a healthy environment as well as economic growth.
There is a saying: "Motho ke motho ka batho ba bangwe." [A person is a person because of other people.] The respect that he will give to other people and other political parties will be given back to him. The UCDP will respect, honour and give support to the President. He must, however, always guard against the yeast of the Pharisees that will lead him astray. It does not matter how many times you get knocked down; what matters is how many times you get up. So get up, hon President, for the people of South Africa. Congratulations! [Applause.]
Morena Sepikara, ke a go dumedi?a. Ke dumedi?a le Mopresidente le Mopresidente wa ka moso. [Hon Speaker, I greet you. I also extend my greetings to the President and the President-elect.]
The people have spoken and they have spoken loud and clear. [Applause.] This House has simply echoed the voice of the people. Congratulations, uMsholozi, on being the people's choice. [Applause.]
South Africa remains fundamentally untransformed. The ownership of the means of production is skewed in favour of those who benefited during the apartheid era. You can count on PAC support for transformation and the redistribution of the country's resources in favour of the indigenous African people. By the same token, you can rest assured that the PAC will brook no corruption. We will fight it in whatever form and at all levels.
On a lighter note, Mr President-elect, I was so hopeful that the PAC was going to win the elections that I wrote an acceptance speech. [Applause.] If you don't mind, Mr President-elect, I can give you this acceptance speech ... [Laughter.] ... and you will only have minor corrections to make. Instead of "Pan Africanist Congress of Azania", just say "African National Congress of South Africa". Thank you. [Laughter.] [Applause.]
Hon Speaker, on behalf of the leader of the MF, Mr A Rajbansi, and everyone in the MF, I congratulate His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma on being elected as the third President of free South Africa. No one can stop President Jacob Zuma from going to the Union Buildings! [Applause.]
The MF regards President Jacob Zuma as the friend of all communities, especially the minorities. We congratulate the ANC on a wonderful victory. We also congratulate other parties such as the DA and Cope on their wonderful performance in the elections. [Applause.]
On billboards throughout the country President Jacob Zuma asked everyone, "Let us build a country together". In KwaZulu-Natal, the ANC has scored an amazing victory. The ANC came into power in 2004 with the help of the MF, the ACDP and the UDM, and that must never be forgotten. [Applause.]
It is very important that the government must be inclusive and, at all times in KwaZulu-Natal, the government indeed has been inclusive. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal must never forget the difficult days when they called upon other parties, especially the MF, to help them. [Laughter.]
While the ANC talks of inclusive government, in this capital city this province's premier is not only talking about it, but she is doing it, and I hope that she does not outshine the KwaZulu-Natal ANC by announcing an inclusive cabinet this week.
It is very important that, while President Jacob Zuma has reportedly said that the ANC will call upon others to play a role, at the time of victory the ANC must never forget its friends. [Laughter.]
We would like this audience and the country to know that the MF leader, while occupying the position of MEC for Sports and Recreation, was declared the best sports MEC in the country. [Laughter.] [Applause.]
Finally, Mr Speaker, we have to work with the government at national and provincial levels ... [Interjections.]
Order! Hon members, please allow the speaker to be heard.
It is unfortunate that one political party believes that colonial rule will come back to our country. To our President, we make an appeal: Please, listen to the genuine concerns of the minority communities. We are with you. I thank you. [Applause.]
Mr Speaker, on a point of order: I didn't want to interrupt Mr Bhoola because he was very entertaining, but I do have to ask whether it is appropriate for an hon member to come up here and so blatantly seek jobs for his leader. [Laughter.]
Order! Order, hon members.
Mr Speaker, hon members, hon Zuma, we in Azapo congratulate you on your election by this House to the highest Office in our land. We wish you well. We wish you good health. We wish you strength and fortitude.
You have just emerged from a gruelling election campaign during which you must have entered many a shack, many a hut, many a house, but also many a grand mansion. We know that the huge levels of inequality among our people have not escaped you. In particular, the grinding poverty and squalor under which a sizeable percentage of our population live must have made your hair stand on end at times, for when I look at you I don't see any hair on your head! Wherever it is, it must have responded to that difficult situation.
In all our efforts to fight that poverty and create a more egalitarian society, we will need not only your leadership as President of the Republic, but also your inspiration. We need you to inspire our children to learn, our health workers to heal, our security forces to protect and our farmers to produce food. For you to carry the hopes and aspirations of all our people you need broad shoulders, good health, strength and loads of wisdom. We wish you well. Congratulations, Mr President! [Applause.]
Mr Speaker, Sir, comrades and hon members, on behalf of the APC and indeed on my own behalf, I wish to extend our comradely congratulations on your election as the fourth President of the democratic South Africa. Your ascension to the high Office is not only a measure of success for your organisation but also a personal triumph. Congratulations!
When we fought for freedom the masses were not fighting for ideas or things in anyone's head. They wanted to see an improvement in their material conditions, better health facilities, education for their children, employment for the unemployed and so on. Thus, as you add your footprints on the sands of history, the challenges facing our people and their expectations from your stewardship abound, and what needs to be done is obvious.
We hope that under your leadership government will firmly focus on ensuring that our democracy works for all our people and that the promise of freedom does not remain a dream perpetually deferred for the majority of our people. The APC has consistently advocated a government of all talents, meaning eschewing sectarianism in matters of state administration. We look forward to working with you and making our own contribution to bettering the lives of our people.
Your election today as the fourth head of state is a confirmation that we are indeed transient on the stage of history. We are nothing but tools of history and when we are gone history shall find new tools. Congratulations once more. The struggle continues! [Applause.]
Mr Speaker, it is the highest honour to speak on behalf of the ANC to congratulate Comrade President Jacob Zuma on being elected President of the democratic Republic of South Africa. Comrade President, as the members of the House, we pledge ourselves to work tirelessly with the executive branch of government you are about to lead for the total liberation of all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, lack of decent jobs, suffering, gender, class and other forms of discrimination.
The ANC is quite aware that the task at hand will not be easy. But our people have mandated President Zuma and the ANC to change South Africa from a country in which the majority lived with little hope to one in which the people as a whole can live and work with dignity, with a sense of self- respect and respect for others. Furthermore, they have mandated President Zuma and the ANC to continue working for the creation of a united, democratic and prosperous South Africa in which the value of every citizen is measured by our common humanity: ubuntu, botho [humanity].
In pursuit of this ideal, we will unreservedly support you, Comrade President, to enable you to improve the lives of all our people, both black and white. Our road to that glorious future lies, as you always told us, in collective hard work to accomplish the objective of creating a people- centred and people-driven society, realising the moral and ethical values embedded in our Constitution, and creating a cohesive and caring society in which the collective wellbeing will reign supreme.
We have fought for the realisation of a spiritual, humane and caring society since the 1880s. You taught us that our struggle has always been informed by the sound moral vision that informed the ANC's human rights charters and finally found its way into the 1996 Constitution.
In conclusion, in our campaign Comrade President ably made out the case for the creation of cohesive, caring and sustainable communities, based on the ANC's moral vision and the human rights culture embedded in our Constitution. The overwhelming majority of South Africans, both black and white, gave you a full mandate to govern. Good luck! You have our unreserved support.
The ANC pledges itself to work with all parties in Parliament, to deepen the oversight role of Parliament. We know that under President Zuma we will continue to promote and defend the integrity of state institutions, including the judiciary and law-enforcement agencies, and to speed up the transformation of our society and institutions.
Usiphathe kakuhle! [Treat us well!] O re tshware ka kgotso! [Treat us well!] Congratulations! [Applause.]
Hon Speaker, hon Chief Justice, President of the Republic of South Africa, who is outgoing, Deputy Speaker, hon members of the House, members of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I stand before this House and the nation overwhelmed by the responsibility that is being thrust upon my shoulders. I am truly humbled by the opportunity to serve as the fourth President of the Republic of South Africa.
South Africa is a remarkable country with very special people. We normally get caught up in our day-to-day challenges and forget to appreciate this fact. We made history in the world in 1994, when together we discarded our tragic past and opted for a future of harmony, peace and stability. We elected our first President, our icon, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, whom we all love dearly. Madiba taught us the importance of forgiveness, reconciliation and humility. He made us walk tall and feel proud to be South Africans. As President of the Republic, I will do my best to lead the country towards the realisation of Madiba's vision of a truly nonsexist, nonracial South Africa, united in its diversity.
With the support of my organisation, the ANC, as well as all South Africans, I hope to lead the country on a path of friendship, co-operation, harmony, unity and faster change.
We have just emerged from very vibrant elections. The Independent Electoral Commission, which can always be relied upon to deliver free and fair elections, rose to the occasion. The millions of South African voters made us their public representatives, the custodians of their hopes and dreams. During the next five years they will depend on us as public representatives to serve them with dignity and respect, and to maintain the decorum of Parliament, which is the face of our democracy. Our people have high expectations.
As the executive, we will do our best to be more hands-on, more accessible and to deliver on our commitments. We also intend to start a new chapter in the relations between government and the opposition. We reiterate that it should be possible to work with opposition parties on issues that are in the national interest. While appreciating a robust opposition, we also trust that we will be able to move slightly away from the dogmatic approach which turns every issue into a contestation among parties. It is in this regard, Nondaba, that we certainly look forward to the discussion of reconciliation between the IFP and the ANC, as we have agreed. [Applause.]
On the side of the executive we will also need to try to avoid being over- defensive, and not view all criticism from the opposition in a negative light. We will surely be able to build a working relationship that emphasises oversight, while also allowing co-operation where necessary.
Hon members, it is going to be a busy five years. We have deliberately given ourselves five priorities to focus on, which will make us more effective in implementation.
As you are aware, we will focus on education, health, land reform and rural development, the fight against crime, as well as creating decent work. We are determined to leave an indelible mark in these five areas. Our most immediate priority is to respond decisively to the challenges posed by the global economic downturn. We must move quickly to implement the framework agreed by the government, business and labour to protect jobs and boost the economy. It is my fervent hope that our public servants heard our campaign message and understand that it shall not be business as usual. We expect hard work and the utmost dedication.
Allow me to point out that it was quite a moving moment for me to be sworn in again as a Member of Parliament, even though my membership was just for a few hours. [Applause.] I have a special relationship with Parliament, especially this House. I have sat in various sections and now know every corner of the House. In 1994 I used to sit in the cross-benches as an NCOP KwaZulu-Natal representative, when I was still MEC for Economic Affairs and Tourism.
In 1999 I moved to the front benches as Deputy President of the Republic. Members who were part of the last Parliament will confirm that I was a very well-behaved member, even when later I came as a guest and I sat there to observe the proceedings of Parliament. I attended sessions and presented myself timeously for the fortnightly Deputy President's question time. I dutifully answered all questions, amid occasional heckling from the opposition benches. Hon members who would not let me rest and kept me very busy with questions, including the hon Koos van der Merwe and hon Velaphi Ndlovu of the IFP, who questioned me in deep Zulu, the hon Pieter Mulder of the FF Plus and the hon Cheryllyn Dudley of the ACDP.
I was also a proud recipient of little notes from hon members of various political parties, usually gossiping about each other, which I have kept very safely at home. [Laughter.]
I left rather unceremoniously on 14 June 2005, without an opportunity to say goodbye to all my friends. However, members will recall that I continued to visit, now sitting in the public gallery during the opening of Parliament and on other occasions. However, despite all this dedication, I automatically lose my seat on being elected President! Membership of this Parliament! I am going to lose it, and I thought I had come again to be a member for a long time. I am therefore considering running for honorary life membership, if that is allowed! [Laughter.] I am sure that even the DA would support such a motion!
Let me use this opportunity to congratulate our new presiding officers, and wish them well on their appointments. We also recognise the contribution of our former presiding officers. We would like to thank them a lot for a job well done when they were presiding in the past session. We must also acknowledge and thank the outgoing Cabinet for their good service. I will not dwell too much on the matter of Cabinet; I understand the anxiety.
I intend to have my Cabinet assume office by 11 May, so that we can get down to business. I have gained immensely from the wisdom of the top five ANC officials whom I have consulted on the matter. I should be able to produce a team that will work very hard, and with the necessary speed. We mean business when we talk about faster change.
The new team will build on the work of the Cabinet of my long-time friend, comrade and brother, the outgoing President of the Republic, Comrade Kgalema Motlanthe. On behalf of all South Africans, let me extend our sincerest gratitude to President Motlanthe for his service to the nation. [Applause.] He has acquitted himself well, and has definitely been equal to the task. [Applause.]
I also wish to reiterate our appreciation to all South Africans for participating actively in the elections. We must emphasise that the responsibility of voters did not end at the polling stations. Working together, we must now do much more to build a better South Africa.
I wish all hon members an enjoyable, successful and fruitful stay in Parliament. I thank you all for your confidence in me and in the ANC. I thank you. [Applause.]
Hon members, on your behalf, I would like to thank the President-elect for his address to Parliament. That concludes proceedings for the day. Members and guests are requested to remain in their places until the procession has left the Chamber. The order of procession is as follows: Serjeant-at-Arms, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the President, the President-elect, the Deputy President and the Acting Secretary to Parliament. Thank you.