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An electronic shop worker watches a speech by Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on television in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Aug. 22, 2021. Lai Seng Sin/AP Photo
The lower house of the Malaysian Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to prevent members of parliament (MPs) from “jumping” or switching parties in the middle of their terms in a bid to curb political defection.
So-called “party hopping” contributed to the downfall of the former Pakatan Harapan government in 2020.
