The proceedings of Parliament's privileges committee have been detrimental to the reputation of the Workers' Party (WP) and its leaders, and have sent the party into damage control, said observers.
But while the impact on the WP and its constituencies is potentially severe, the party is not down for the count yet, with many pointing out that its strong support base may cushion the harm.
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