‘Easier to amend party rules’


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.

Tan Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic) said amending the Federal Constitution to address weaknesses in the new anti-hopping law may be too time-consuming and difficult.

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