A buy-in from all political parties is key to changing Malaysia’s voting system as it entails amending the federal constitution, say ERC sources. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 6, 2019.
CHANGING Malaysia’s first-past-the-post electoral system is getting closer to becoming a reality, with political parties, including Umno and PAS, backing the proposal. Sources in the Putrajaya-formed Electoral Reform Committee said a buy-in from all parties is key as changing the voting system entails amending the federal constitution.
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