‘Opposition MPs’ support for PM does not violate anti-party hopping act’

The action of several MPs from the opposition bloc in pledging their support to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the government recently does not violate the Anti-Party Hopping or the Constitution (Amendment) Act (No.3) 2022 (Act A1663), said Azalina Othman Said.

The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said it was because all the MPs pledged their support without quitting their political parties.

“The Anti-Party Hopping Act means...