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I believed that a coalition government would help Taiwan move from an authoritarian regime to a full-fledged democracy.
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The speaker says they believed that sharing government power among a coalition of political groups could help Taiwan change from authoritarian rule into a complete democracy. The statement presents coalition government as a practical step in that political transition, rather than treating democracy as something that would appear all at once.
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