Numbers count in amending the Constitution
The Leader of the Opposition explained that the Constitution may be amended only if at least two-thirds of the MPs agree. And if any party that has over two-thirds of the seats wants to change the Constitution, it can easily do so.
But what many don’t know is that night, there were only 67 MPs present in the House, which included seven WP MPs.
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