KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Offences Amendment Bill passed in Parliament in April will be withdrawn following resistance from lawmakers on both sides of the political divide.
“Since there was a lot of resistance, the Government has decided to abort the Bill after consultation with the Opposition and the Election Commission (EC),” Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz told reporters at Parliament lobby here yesterday.
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