Opposition parties review strategies, rally support despite gripes over boundary changes

Political observers had mixed views about the impact of the boundary changes to the electoral map on opposition parties, and the potential for more multi-cornered fights. NTU Assoc Prof Walid Jumblatt Abdullah said multi-cornered fights are not an issue in his view as there should be no limitations on who can contest a seat in a democracy. But he agreed that in these situations, the smaller parties are unlikely to get sufficient votes to recover their election deposits.

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