Would anti-party hopping law have prevented the Sheraton Move?


Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin

By fixating on the anti-party hopping law as the magic bullet for the democratic backslide in 2020, politicians, especially those in Pakatan Harapan, have clearly failed to reflect on the root cause of the Sheraton Move. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 31, 2022.

CONSTITUTIONAL amendments to prohibit MPs from switching parties were passed in the lower house on Thursday.

The moves has been universally praised and no doubt the government will be quick to claim credit for the changes to the law.


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