Change govt through other means

Letters

PAPUA New Guinea’s political system can be best described as an improvised Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.
The elected parliamentarian punts his or her mandate into a collective party mandate to further command an executive government into office with the aim to control political power, resources and service delivery affecting its subjects (people).
Any dissatisfied parliamentarian would try to form alliances of other like-minded comrades to topple an existing regime through many parliamentary processes permitted under the constitution.
It is not only the direct vote of no confidence provision but to invoke other uncommon processes such that ruling party becomes a minority whenever political support is withdrawn on policy or other politically-motivated differences so that it is unable to pass major legislations including the annual budgets. Instead of the hype of motion of no confidence, why not demonstrate other parliamentary powers to vote against parliamentary bills to test political strength?
All parliamentarians know themselves that they are not just playing the numbers and power game but want to benefit themselves and their electorates.

Observer, NCD