The dangers of Political Party Strengthening Legislation in Solomon Islands
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2008
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Fraenkel, Jon
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Asia Pacific Press
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The Solomon Islands government is
considering introducing laws aimed at
strengthening political parties, restricting
members of parliament (MPs) from switching
sides and halting excessive use of ‘noconfidence’
motions. The government wants
to: 1) abolish the constitutional position
of the ‘Leader of the Independents’;2
2)
reform the process of the selection of prime
ministers; and 3) build a more coherent
party system by adopting legislation similar
to that experimented with in Papua New
Guinea.3
The aim is to increase political
stability and give prime ministers and
cabinets an opportunity to implement their
policies without having to focus continually
on sustaining fragile coalitions, or on
attracting opposition members to cross the
floor to strengthen governments.
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Pacific Economic Bulletin, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2008
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