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Only Quorum Act can take measures against truant MPs
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SURINAME – If there Parliament can’t convene during the next couple of weeks due to a lack of quorum, the chairwoman of Parliament, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, will consider getting the Quorum Bill out of the fridge. The Quorum Bill is aimed at forcing legislators to show up for work by punishing truants financially. A previous attempt to get this legislation on the agenda proved futile because the members of Parliament were reluctant to cooperate…[+]