Penalizing political turncoatism, or party switching, before and after the elections could lead to better representation from political parties and genuine choices for voters, according to a study by a democracy coalition. | krixiasINQ MRamosINQ /PDI
The ideal reform regarding political parties, it said, is to enact a political party development bill into law. Such a bill should include a list of penalties for political turncoats such as forfeiture of elected positions if they change affiliation within one year before or after the elections.
This includes, among others, automatic disqualification in the succeeding elections, and refund of all amounts they received from their political party with a 25-percent surcharge. The study also listed a laundry list of requirements and penalties for political parties that exploit loopholes in the law to gain power. Among others, it called to amend laws to restrict party list group nominees to actual representatives of vulnerable and marginalized sectors.
“Land ownership is sacred and a very personal issue to many Filipinos,” Pimentel said in a statement. “They want to open up land ownership to foreigners. Why is it there?” he pointed out. Removing the constitutional prohibition on foreign ownership of properties would only “result in more opposition to the call for Cha-cha right now.” INQSubscribe to our daily newsletter
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