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+import unittest
+from governance import GovernanceManager  # Assuming you have a GovernanceManager class
+
+class TestGovernanceManager(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.governance_manager = GovernanceManager()
+
+    def test_create_proposal(self):
+        proposal = self.governance_manager.create_proposal("Increase funding for project X")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(proposal)
+        self.assertEqual(proposal.title, "Increase funding for project X")
+
+    def test_vote_on_proposal(self):
+        proposal = self.governance_manager.create_proposal("Improve user interface")
+        self.governance_manager.vote(proposal.id, "Alice", "yes")
+        self.assertEqual(proposal.votes["yes"], 1)
+
+    def test_proposal_not_found(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            self.governance_manager.vote("nonexistent_id", "Bob", "no")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()