MPs who switches parties should resign and get new mandate, says academic


KUALA LUMPUR: Any Member of Parliament (MP) who switches parties should resign from his or her seat and go back to the rakyat (people) for a by-election to secure a new mandate, opines law expert Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi.

The Holder of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya, said that in his personal view, it was a proposal that he would put forward if an MP hops to other parties.

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