Durban — Proposed constitutional changes under discussion in Parliament,
that would allow MPs, MPLs and local councillors to defect to other
parties without losing their seats, was not enough, New National
Party MP Piet Matthee said in Durban on Wednesday night.
Addressing a political forum debate arranged by the Democracy
Development Programme he said the changes, once enacted, would
still leave MPs, MPLs and councillors beholden to party bosses and
not the electorate.
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