I think we live in a period of profound transformation. Very similar to when we had a transition from agricultural societies to industrial societies.

The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact.

Ladies, it is not your education, status or personality that has brought you here but the elegance of God which was still and still working upon you.

The real problem is that the financial base for our social security system is shrinking because the number of normal jobs is falling. In other words, we have to address the challenge of how to make employment, in the classic sense, attractive once again.

We must never forget our responsibilities as politicians to our country and its citizens. We must always remain humble before our people.

It seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I'm from the East. For me it isn't really important. I've only ever known myself as a woman.

I want to see everyone contribute to the overall costs of the system, and with their entire earnings. I'm convinced that an objective discussion will reveal that the differences between the parties, which have been greatly exaggerated in some quarters, aren't that significant after all.