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Government had finalized its policy in respect
of the 1995 elections.
(b) This was because both Governments had held to the
on the 1995 elections could
view that decisions
only be taken in the light of a proper assessment
of the response to and outcome of the 1991
elections.
15.
The
explanation would then proceed to record that
such a review had been started under Lord Wilson, and a
number of key points had already become apparent:
(This
is made Clear)
(a) The outcome of the elections themselves showed
widespread popular support for those candidates who
strongly favoured a faster pace of democracy.
was the first
authoritative
This
expression of public
opinion on the subject since June 4.
(b)
Opinion polls indicated that public opinion did not
waver from this confidence in democracy in the
months after the elections.
Indeed, when asked the
public gave democracy a greater priority than
prosperity.
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