Tebrau MP: Anti-hopping law in present form is 'undemocratic'

Fion YapPublished: Jul 28, 2022 9:19 AM | Updated: Jul 28, 2022 9:28 AM

PARLIAMENT | Certain provisions in the bill aimed at discouraging MPs from switching parties are "undemocratic", according to Steven Choong (PBM-Tebrau).

This, argued Choong, was because the bill will force parliamentarians who were elected as an independent to vacate their seat upon joining a political party.

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