Elections gambit
BY NAVIN C NAIDU Voters voice in the affairs of state is heard when they select and elect candidates for public office. This is a non-mandatory entitlement contained in Article 119 (1)(c) in the Federal Constitution (FC) where patriotism supposedly begins and ends. Article 119 FC should have enumerated an anti-frogging clause aimed at loyalists […]
Political frogs must be voted out
Party-hopping MPs distort the outcome of the previous general election — and that is intolerable. – Selwyn Manning, former New Zealand government press secretary You want to take a gamble in politics by switching allegiances. Then, be prepared for the consequences. It really does not matter much if you are an ordinary party member. People […]
Party-hoppers treated with suspicion
KUCHING: Party-hoppers jumping into Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) bandwagon may not play out in favour of the opposition party in future polls, according to political observer Datuk Peter Minos. He said from past observations, fair and right-minded voters tended to see and treat such politicians with caution and suspicion. He was commenting on PSB recently […]