Sabah assembly passes anti-party hopping bill
The Sabah assembly has passed amendments to the state constitution, which is aimed at preventing party-hopping by elected assemblymen. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 25, 2023.
Based on article 43 of the Sabah constitution, any amendment to the constitution cannot be passed by the legislative assembly unless it has been supported on the second and third readings by a two-thirds majority vote. For the third reading of the bill, a total of 75 assemblymen expressed support while four assemblymen were absent.
Article 6, meanwhile, states the leader of a political party that has won a majority of the elected seats of the legislative assembly in a general election and who is a member of the assembly shall be the one who is likely to command the confidence of the majority.
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