Often they win at the expense of more liberal, national-minded incumbents; the new parliament, thus, is more conservative than the previous one. Since political parties were not legalized in time for the elections, most of the candidates are men of local prominence again chosen for their personal prestige rather than their political views.
Frequently, they triumph at the cost of more progressive, internationally oriented existing members; consequently, the new parliament is more conservative than its predecessor. Due to unregulated political parties, most candidates are again local figures chosen based on their personal reputation rather than their ideological perspectives.