Party’s candidates agreement unenforceable in law
KUCHING: There is no law in the Malaysian Legal System that can compel a party’s candidates or elected persons to pay penalties to the party concerned for failing to file their papers on nomination day or jumping ship after winning elections. “This is why there is a significant number of political ‘kataks’ (party hoppers) in […]
Candidates agreement not against the law
KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) asserts that there is nothing wrong with coming up with its candidates agreement (CA) to prevent elected candidates from jumping ship. Its president Voon Lee Shan said the state constitution does not say political parties cannot protect its interest in the event elected representatives switch parties. He noted that the […]
