COMMENT | Speakers must inform Election Commission of vacated 5 seats

COMMENT | The Seed Community for a Professional Parliament (SCPP) calls upon speakers and all involved parties to honour Article 49A of the Federal Constitution, and the corresponding provisions in state constitutions, popularly known as the Anti-Hopping Law (AHL).

When MPs or state assemblypersons leave or cease to be members of their parties, their legislative seats should be vacated as per the respective AHLs.

In the case involving seven Bersatu lawmakers...