Why parliament will either increase its term of office from five to seven years or raise its wages threefold
Some Members of
Parliament have proposed that their term be extended from five to seven
years. This proposal is going to gain momentum. If it is not adopted by
the current parliament, the next one will. It is almost inevitable that
MPs increase the number of years of an elected term, or double or even
triple their wages. This is because the consolidation of electoral
competition has gone hand in glove with the commercialisation of
politics.