Muara Tuang assemblyman Idris Buang wants to amend the state constitution to prohibit ‘outsiders’ from contesting local seats. – Sarawak Assembly handout pic, February 18, 2020.
A GABUNGAN Parti Sarawak coalition lawmaker is pushing for the Sarawak constitution to be amended to plug a possible loophole that could be exploited, allowing non-Sarawakians to contest in locally held elections. Muara Tuang assemblyman Idris Buang wants the Sarawak government to amend Article 16 to clearly define that only people born in Sarawak can contest in elections to the state legislative assembly or represent the state in Parliament.
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