One of the more unpalatable but necessary features of parliamentary politics is the horse trading leading up to and after elections.
While one often associates this term with the building of coalitions through offers of ministries, posts, and other benefits, another adjacent practice is the switching of parties by politicians.
Idealism loses to pragmatism or Machiavellian in such cases and some politicians are more guilty of the practice than others.
We’ve compiled a short list of some of the worst offenders:
