Govt open to amending anti-hopping law, says Anwar

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The prime minister expresses willingness to discuss potential amendments with the opposition that could close loopholes in the current law.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/12/govt-open-to-amending-anti-hopping-law-says-anwar/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/12/kerajaan-sedia-bincang-pinda-akta-anti-lompat-parti-kata-pm/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #AntiHoppingLaw

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00:00The government is open to amending the anti-hopping law to plug any existing loopholes.

00:08Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he was open to discussing the matter with the opposition.

00:14Anwar also reiterated that when the anti-hopping law was being drafted, Pakatan Harapan insisted

00:20that anyone removed from a party should be automatically disqualified as an MP.

00:26However, he said that Bersatu, which was part of the government then, did not agree because

00:31they were bringing in members from UMNO.

00:34Amendments to Article 49A of the federal constitution, known as the anti-hopping law, came into effect

00:40in October 2022.

00:43It was part of a reform pact between the Ismail Sabri Yaakob administration and Pakatan Harapan,

00:48which was in the opposition.

00:50The push for this law gained momentum after several PKR MPs joined a Bersatu-led revolt

00:56against the PH government, which collapsed in February 2020.

01:00Natasha Bius, FMT News.

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