そして、我々の議会こそ、我々が住む地域の地方行政機関なのです。

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English Translation

And our council is the local government for our area.

Furigana

そして、我々(われわれ)の議会(ぎかい)こそ、我々(われわれ)が住(す)む地域(ちいき)の地方(ちほう)行政(ぎょうせい)機関(きかん)なのです。

Romanji

Soshite, wareware no gikai koso, wareware ga sumu chiiki no chihō gyōsei kikan na no desu.

Words

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

我々 (われわれ)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

議会 (ぎかい)

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

こそ (こそ)

for sure (emphasize preceding word)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

地域 (ちいき)

area; region

地方 (ちほう)

district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area