No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.

I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.

No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.

Dictatorships by their nature are unrepresentative as they neglect the social needs of the people.

My father always would say, "My daughter will go into politics? My daughter will become prime minister", but it's not what I wanted to do. I would say, "No, Papa, I will never go into politics." As I've said before, this is not the life I chose; it chose me ... But I accepted the responsibility and I've never wavered in my commitment.

It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.