DAP Youth wants party-hopping law to stem 'worrying' Umno crossovers

DAP Youth has called on the Pakatan Harapan government to enact a law that prevents lawmakers from jumping parties.

Outgoing president Wong Kah Woh said that Malaysia should follow in the steps of 41 other countries – including India, Thailand, Uganda and Papua New Guinea – which have already put such laws into place.

He said the recent crossovers of former BN lawmakers, primarily from Umno, to Pakatan Harapan was a worrying trend that went against the basic principles of democracy...