As you will have seen in the news, in late October we held elections for the lower House of Parliament, and these passed off peacefully and with a 67% turnout of the electorate. Outside the Kingdom, some commentators had questioned our commitment to maintaining a system of constitutional government. However, their skepticism was unfounded, and our commitment to political reform remains strong.
With the measures we discussed, future crises will become less probable. At the same time we should realise that this objective is not presented to us on a silver platter. All the parties involved will have to work hard to meet all the requirements now that implementation is the next challenge. So let us not wait too long, and start making plans instead.