By
MATTHEW VARI
WITH the delay is the passage of the Revised Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (OLIPPAC) initially set for February’s session of parliament- Registrar for Political Parties and Candidates (RPPC) Dr Alphonse Gelu maintained the importance of its passage in 2015.
He attributed this to the timeframe considered to fully implement the changes in time for the General Elections in 2017 and also to prepare political parties especially.
“Unfortunately we were promised in February this year, on the revised Organic law and it did not go through,” Dr Gelu said.
“We kept on going there to find out if it’s on the notice paper, but then someone there told us that it is in the May sitting.”
“We are now looking forward to the May sitting to find out whether this law going through, as it is out of our hands.”
He said the law was vital for the country and its importance in getting through the first reading will get it through to the committee stage where the general public can add their views.
“That is where if you do not agree with one particular thing in the changes you can voice your concerns, and then to move on to the second and third reading.”
“I have made it clear to the authorities that it has to be in 2015 that we need to pass this law- we can’t keep pushing this until 2016.”
“Moving it to 2016 could be bad in the fact that it might not work effectively because some of those provisions, we need to do it now so that we can start working with our political parties to address some of those things that we need to improve.”
“That is why from the passing in Parliament it has to give us time.”
He added that if left till 2016, the possibility of not fully implementing the law would be high to a point of its implementation after the National Elections.
“We have to prepare all the parties before the 2017 General Elections,” he concluded.
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