The government presented a ministerial statement in Parliament, committing to decentralization and local development, confirming the local government system is part of the national government.
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The government presented a ministerial statement in Parliament, committing to decentralization and local development, confirming the local government system is part of the national government.
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government
system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state
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parliament
legislative body of government
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local government
lowest tier of administration within a sovereign state
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