Law minister lists three criteria for anti-hopping law

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Recall Act a better option to protect representative democracy – Datuk Chong Sin Woon

THERE exists an unalterable consensus amongst Malaysians that go beyond the political divide to put an end to the culture of party-hopping, underpinned by a willingness to come together to explore a long-term solution to defend the sanctity of representative democracy and restore faith in Malaysian elections.

In order to effectively keep party-hopping in check, from a legal point of view, we have two options: anti-hopping laws or recall laws.

Generally speaking, anti-hopping laws act like a sledgehammer against party-switching, regardless of motivations or causations, so long as the parliamentarian is no longer a member of the party he or she contested under, his or her seat is automatically vacated, triggering a by-election. This creates two complications.

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