BN-PN dawdled on mothers' citizenship rights, now in manifestos

Published: Nov 8, 2022 8:29 AM

GE15 | The three major coalitions contesting the 15th general election (GE15) have all included the matter of citizenship rights for overseas-born children of Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers in their manifestos.

BN and Pakatan Harapan both pledged to amend the Federal Constitution, while Perikatan Nasional (PN) pledged it would finalise a study on proposed amendments.

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