Ex-MP backs call for parliamentary committee to vet next EC chief

A former MP has echoed calls for the next Election Commission (EC) chairperson's name to be submitted to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform before being put to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for consideration.

Ong Kian Ming said this is because the EC chief's position will impact institutional and electoral reforms for decades to come.

"This person will have to oversee...