226 or the Political Party System Act. The political party system is centered on personalities rather than ideology and political platform,” Drilon declared. Under the Drilon bill, political turncoats will be disallowed from running under any political party for any elective position in the next succeeding election after changing affiliations. “Most political aspirants change political parties for convenience, rather than because of conviction. They will also refund any amounts they received from their political party, including a 25 percent surchage.

Source: The Standard July 17, 2016 16:11 UTC