2025 The Pen and the Sword
Tournament Info
League: Stoa
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas
Start date: Friday, April 25, 2025
End date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Events Offered
| Event Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Apologetics flag | 29 |
| Dramatic Interpretation flag | 4 |
| Duo Interpretation flag | 10 |
| Expository flag | 6 |
| Extemporaneous flag | 11 |
| Humorous Interpretation flag | 8 |
| Impromptu flag | 47 |
| Mars Hill flag | 7 |
| Open Interpretation flag | 10 |
| Original Oratory flag | 21 |
| Persuasive flag | 10 |
| Slam Poetry flag | 20 |
| Parliamentary Debate flag | 16 |
| Parliamentary Speaker flag | 32 |
Apologetics
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 29 |  |
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| 2nd | Andrew Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 14.5 | |
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| 3rd | Hope Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 9.667 | |
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| 4th | Amity Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 7.25 | |
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| 5th | Grayson Wurpts flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 5.8 | |
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| 6th | Joshua Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 4.833 | |
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| 7th | Abigail Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 4.143 | |
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| 8th | Adrian Guerrero flag | OK | Logos OK | 3.625 | |
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| 9th | Selah Lee flag | OK | LAUNCH | 3.222 | |
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| 10th | Taryn Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 2.9 | |
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| 11th | Steven Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 2.636 | |
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| 12th | Vivien Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 2.417 | ||
| 13th | Ezra Speed flag | OK | Logos OK | 2.231 | ||
| 14th | Sydney Lathrom flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 2.071 | ||
| 15th | Grayce Mesinar flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.933 | ||
| 16th | Elizaveta Kovzelyuk flag | TX | Fortify Speech & Debate Club | 1.813 | ||
| 17th | Sawyer Neufeld flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.706 | ||
| 18th | Katherine Wright flag | AR | LAUNCH | 1.611 | ||
| 19th | Joseph Thenhaus flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.526 | ||
| 20th | Julia Klaver flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.45 | ||
| 21st | Faith Collins flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.381 | ||
| 22nd | Reagan Payne flag | OK | Rising Eagles | 1.318 | ||
| 23rd | Chase Boisclaire flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.261 | ||
| 24th | Noelle Napier flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.208 | ||
| 25th | Hidden | |||||
| 26th | Hidden | |||||
| 27th | Hidden | |||||
| 28th | Hidden | |||||
| 29th | Hidden | |||||
Dramatic Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Selah Lee flag | OK | LAUNCH | 4 | |
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| 2nd | Teagan Thompson flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Grayce Mesinar flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.333 | ||
| 4th | Hidden | |||||
Duo Interpretation
| Place | Team Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reese Hinton - Hope Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 10 | |
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| 2nd | Cade Kirkman - Brynlee Patterson flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 5 | |
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| 3rd | Harry Wright - Mary-Clement Wright flag | CA | SOPHOS | 3.333 | |
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| 4th | Emmaline Martin - Ezra Speed flag | OK | Logos OK | 2.5 | |
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| 5th | Chloe Paulk - Teagan Thompson flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2 | ||
| 6th | Emma Ford - Kathryn Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 1.667 | ||
| 7th | Chase Boisclaire - Sydney Lathrom flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.429 | ||
| 8th | Noelle Napier - Shea Taylor flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.25 | ||
| 9th | Hidden | |||||
| 10th | Hidden | |||||
Expository
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 6 | |
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| 2nd | Emma Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 3 | |
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| 3rd | Joseph Thenhaus flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2 | ||
| 4th | Abigail Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 1.5 | ||
| 5th | Noelle Napier flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.2 | ||
| 6th | Hidden | |||||
Extemporaneous
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 11 | |
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| 2nd | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 5.5 | |
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| 3rd | Lydia Brown flag | AR | LAUNCH | 3.667 | |
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| 4th | Grayson Wurpts flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.75 | |
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| 5th | Taryn Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 2.2 | ||
| 6th | Andrew Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 1.833 | ||
| 7th | Harry Wright flag | CA | SOPHOS | 1.571 | ||
| 8th | Vivien Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 1.375 | ||
| 9th | Cade Kirkman flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.222 | ||
| 10th | Hidden | |||||
| 11th | Hidden | |||||
Humorous Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Thenhaus flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 8 | |
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| 2nd | Steven Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 4 | |
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| 3rd | Teagan Thompson flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.667 | |
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| 4th | Kathryn Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 2 | ||
| 5th | Charles Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.6 | ||
| 6th | Chloe Paulk flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.333 | ||
| 7th | Hidden | |||||
| 8th | Hidden | |||||
Impromptu
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 25%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amity Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 47 | |
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| 2nd | Taryn Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 23.5 | |
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| 3rd | Audrey Pearson flag | CA | SOPHOS | 15.667 | |
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| 4th | Selah Lee flag | OK | LAUNCH | 11.75 | |
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| 5th | Brynlee Patterson flag | AR | SOAR | 9.4 | |
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| 6th | Grayson Wurpts flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 7.833 | |
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| 7th | Lydia Brown flag | AR | LAUNCH | 6.714 | |
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| 8th | Steven Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 5.875 | |
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| 9th | Hope Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 5.222 | |
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| 10th | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 4.7 | |
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| 11th | Adrian Guerrero flag | OK | Logos OK | 4.273 | |
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| 12th | Harry Wright flag | CA | SOPHOS | 3.917 | ||
| 13th | Andrew Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 3.615 | ||
| 14th | Shea Taylor flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 3.357 | ||
| 15th | Emma Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 3.133 | ||
| 16th | Elizaveta Kovzelyuk flag | TX | Fortify Speech & Debate Club | 2.938 | ||
| 17th | Abigail Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 2.765 | ||
| 18th | Joshua Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 2.611 | ||
| 19th | Ezra Speed flag | OK | Logos OK | 2.474 | ||
| 20th | Vivien Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 2.35 | ||
| 21st | Cade Kirkman flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.238 | ||
| 22nd | Reagan Payne flag | OK | Rising Eagles | 2.136 | ||
| 23rd | Grayce Mesinar flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.043 | ||
| 24th | Tatum Morrison flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.958 | ||
| 25th | Joseph Thenhaus flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.88 | ||
| 26th | Sydney Lathrom flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.808 | ||
| 27th | Emmaline Martin flag | OK | Logos OK | 1.741 | ||
| 28th | Katherine Wright flag | AR | LAUNCH | 1.679 | ||
| 29th | Makenzie Dunn flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.621 | ||
| 30th | Noelle Napier flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.567 | ||
| 31st | Chloe Calhoun flag | MO | Momentum Debate | 1.516 | ||
| 32nd | Elijah Collins flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.469 | ||
| 33rd | Chase Boisclaire flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.424 | ||
| 34th | Emma Lapides flag | MO | ARCH South County | 1.382 | ||
| 35th | Nora Little flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.343 | ||
| 36th | Rhiannon Dixon flag | AR | SOAR | 1.306 | ||
| 37th | Sawyer Neufeld flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.27 | ||
| 38th | Hannah Perry flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.237 | ||
| 39th | Elijah Lindvall flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.205 | ||
| 40th | Hidden | |||||
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| 42nd | Hidden | |||||
| 43rd | Hidden | |||||
| 44th | Hidden | |||||
| 45th | Hidden | |||||
| 46th | Hidden | |||||
| 47th | Hidden | |||||
Mars Hill
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 7 | |
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| 2nd | Joshua Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 3.5 | |
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| 3rd | Lydia Brown flag | AR | LAUNCH | 2.333 | ||
| 4th | Selah Lee flag | OK | LAUNCH | 1.75 | ||
| 5th | Kathryn Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 1.4 | ||
| 6th | Hidden | |||||
| 7th | Hidden | |||||
Open Interpretation
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hannah Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 10 | |
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| 2nd | Lydia Brown flag | AR | LAUNCH | 5 | |
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| 3rd | Grayson Wurpts flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 3.333 | |
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| 4th | Vivien Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 2.5 | |
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| 5th | Sawyer Neufeld flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2 | ||
| 6th | Job Klaver flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.667 | ||
| 7th | Emma Lapides flag | MO | ARCH South County | 1.429 | ||
| 8th | Shea Taylor flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.25 | ||
| 9th | Hidden | |||||
| 10th | Hidden | |||||
Original Oratory
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cade Kirkman flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 21 | |
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| 2nd | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 10.5 | |
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| 3rd | Kathryn Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 7 | |
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| 4th | Harry Wright flag | CA | SOPHOS | 5.25 | |
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| 5th | Steven Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 4.2 | |
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| 6th | Andrew Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 3.5 | |
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| 7th | Hope Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 3 | |
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| 8th | Emma Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 2.625 | |
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| 9th | Vivien Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 2.333 | ||
| 10th | Grayson Wurpts flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.1 | ||
| 11th | Joshua Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 1.909 | ||
| 12th | Makenzie Dunn flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.75 | ||
| 13th | Audrey Pearson flag | CA | SOPHOS | 1.615 | ||
| 14th | Brynlee Patterson flag | AR | SOAR | 1.5 | ||
| 15th | Tatum Morrison flag | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.4 | ||
| 16th | Elizaveta Kovzelyuk flag | TX | Fortify Speech & Debate Club | 1.313 | ||
| 17th | Tirzah Lindvall flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.235 | ||
| 18th | Hidden | |||||
| 19th | Hidden | |||||
| 20th | Hidden | |||||
| 21st | Hidden | |||||
Persuasive
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 10 | |
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| 2nd | Taryn Putman flag | AR | LAUNCH | 5 | |
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| 3rd | Selah Lee flag | OK | LAUNCH | 3.333 | |
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| 4th | Katherine Wright flag | AR | LAUNCH | 2.5 | |
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| 5th | Adrian Guerrero flag | OK | Logos OK | 2 | ||
| 6th | Audrey Pearson flag | CA | SOPHOS | 1.667 | ||
| 7th | Mary-Clement Wright flag | CA | SOPHOS | 1.429 | ||
| 8th | Elizaveta Kovzelyuk flag | TX | Fortify Speech & Debate Club | 1.25 | ||
| 9th | Hidden | |||||
| 10th | Hidden | |||||
Slam Poetry
| Place | Student Name | State | Speech Club | Points | Top 40%? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adrian Guerrero flag | OK | Logos OK | 20 | |
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| 2nd | Joshua Durand flag | AR | SOAR | 10 | |
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| 3rd | Selah Lee flag | OK | LAUNCH | 6.667 | |
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| 4th | Kathryn Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 5 | |
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| 5th | Reese Hinton flag | AR | SOAR | 4 | |
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| 6th | Emma Ford flag | CA | Scarlet | 3.333 | |
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| 7th | Cade Kirkman flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.857 | |
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| 8th | Harry Wright flag | CA | SOPHOS | 2.5 | |
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| 9th | Amity Grover flag | OK | LAUNCH | 2.222 | ||
| 10th | Grayson Wurpts flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2 | ||
| 11th | Audrey Pearson flag | CA | SOPHOS | 1.818 | ||
| 12th | Joseph Thenhaus flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.667 | ||
| 13th | Steven Carr flag | AR | Flame of Truth | 1.538 | ||
| 14th | Teagan Thompson flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.429 | ||
| 15th | Noelle Napier flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.333 | ||
| 16th | Shea Taylor flag | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.25 | ||
| 17th | Lydia Brown flag | AR | LAUNCH | 1.176 | ||
| 18th | Hidden | |||||
| 19th | Hidden | |||||
| 20th | Hidden | |||||
Parliamentary Debate
| Record | |||||||
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| Place | Team Name | Prelim | Overall | State | Debate Club | Points | Top 38%? |
| 1st | Andrew Putman - Taryn Putman flag | 5-1 | 6-1 | AR | LAUNCH | 16 | |
| 2nd | Joshua Durand - Selah Lee flag | 5-1 | 5-2 | AR | SOAR | 8 | |
| 3rd | Kathryn Ford - Audrey Pearson flag | 4-2 | 4-2 | CA | SOPHOS | 5.333 | |
| 4th | Emma Ford - Harry Wright flag | 4-2 | 4-2 | CA | SOPHOS | 4 | |
| 5th | Emmaline Martin - Ezra Speed flag | 4-2 | 4-2 | OK | Logos OK | 3.2 | |
| 6th | Sawyer Neufeld - Grayson Wurpts flag | 4-2 | 4-2 | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 2.667 | |
| 7th | Reese Hinton - Cade Kirkman flag | 3-3 | 3-3 | AR | SOAR | 2.286 | |
| 8th | Brynlee Patterson - Joseph Thenhaus flag | 3-3 | 3-3 | AR | SOAR | 2 | |
| 9th | Makenzie Dunn - Tatum Morrison flag | 3-3 | 3-3 | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.778 | |
| 10th | Lydia Brown - Amity Grover flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AR | LAUNCH | 1.6 | |
| 11th | Hope Hinton - Katherine Wright flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AR | SOAR | 1.455 | |
| 12th | Rebekah Brown - Chloe Calhoun flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AR | LAUNCH | 1.333 | |
| 13th | Emma Wright - Mary-Clement Wright flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AR | LAUNCH | 1.231 | |
| 14th | Chase Boisclaire - Sydney Lathrom flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AR | Ephesians 4:29 | 1.2 | |
| 15th | Nora Little - Grayce Mesinar flag | 2-4 | 2-4 | AR | Surgamus Speech and Debate | 1.2 | |
| 16th | Hidden | ||||||
Parliamentary Speaker
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