The Civil Will-Green Party told a press
conference yesterday that it opposed the MPP stand on the draft election law as
continuing with the present system of directly electing MPs would not be good
for country.  The system has outlived its
value and needs to be changed because it has turned out to give strong extra
advantage to rich candidates at an election, keeping more qualified people out
of Parliament.  This is against the
country’s interests.

The party said the present system does not
reflect the people’s wish. This was shown most clearly in the election in 2004 when
the MPRP polled 50 percent of votes but won in more than 90 percent of the 76
parliamentary constituencies.  The Civil
Will-Green Party leaders said they wanted the DP to take a stronger stand on
going ahead with changing the law, and asserted that they would not change
their view that 50 MPs would be chosen by the proportional representation
method and the other 26 in direct election.