FORMER Rep. Lito Atienza sought the return to a two-party system to 'raise the standard and quality of candidates running for various government positions.'
FORMER Rep. Lito Atienza sought the return to a two-party system to 'raise the standard and quality of candidates running for various government positions.''When I entered politics, there were only two parties to choose from — the Liberal Party and the Nacionalista Party. Anyone who wanted to run for various positions had to be a member of either one of these two parties. They all went through a strict screening process to determine if they were qualified to run,' Atienza said.
He said that if he will be given the chance to once again serve in Congress as Buhay Party-list representative, he would prioritize filing a bill pushing for a return to the two-party system.Atienza served as Buhay's Party-list representative from 2013 to 2022.He lamented the prevailing multiparty system 'where anyone who wants to be a candidate can simply establish their own party and run for the position that they want.
Seeks Return To Two-Party System
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