The proposed anti-defection legislation is receiving both support and scepticism from the public. Following the third 30-0 “redwash” by the Barbados ...

Caption: Opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) parliamentarians protest in parliament against the constitutional changes brought in by the ruling People’s National Congress, Male, Maldives, ...

The new anti-defection rules effectively allow parties to enforce their whip line with the threat of removal from office.