AKEL and DISY’s hopes to push through legislation to increase the number of MPs in parliament in time for the elections next year were scuppered yesterday when they were forced to withdraw the bill.
The two largest political parties said yesterday they had decided to withdraw their request that changes be made to the electoral law before the House stops for the summer recess next week, This means any amendments cannot now take place in time for next year’s parliamentary elections but will now apply for the 2016 elections.
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