…as national consultations get underway
Proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) that are currently the subject of national stakeholder consultations, are in no way, shape or form intended to give any political party an advantage at the polls.

This is according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, when he led presentations during national consultations on electoral reforms that began at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) On Tuesday.
Nandlall stressed that these reforms are not intended to give any political party an electoral advantage. On the contrary, he pointed out that these reforms are much needed changes to the system and are good for democracy.
“The important thing that I want to emphasise here, is that there is not a single proposal on these pieces of paper that are intended to create an electoral advantage for any political party. And I want to stress and emphasise that 100 times,” Nandlall said.
“I’ve said also that if there is any person who can point to me or to us as a collective, a particular provision that creates an electoral advantage for any political party, we are prepared to engage and engage publicly too. The point I’m making is that these reforms are good for the system. They are good for the process. They are good for the country. They are good for democracy.”
