PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says that despite the anti-party hopping law's perceived shortcomings, all parties, including Perikatan Nasional, acknowledged and accepted it at its passage.
PETALING JAYA: The pledging of support to the unity government by opposition lawmakers, a current trend seen in the Malaysian political landscape, cannot be easily curbed using the new anti-party hopping law, according to the chief architect of this legislation.
(Scoop) - Perikatan Nasional (PN) must remember that it was their leaders who disagreed with proposals to have elected lawmakers vacate their seats when they go against their parties, including switching their support without leaving the party, according to lawyer and former Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa
PETALING JAYA: Bersatu’s Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul Rahman has rejected calls to vacate his seat after declaring his support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The former minister says Bersatu rejected a clause in the draft law which could have declared a seat vacant if an MP goes against their party’s stance.
(FMT) - An anti-hopping clause rejected by Bersatu when the law was drafted has returned to haunt the party after four of its MPs pledged support f