Bersih: Disappointing Hat-Trick For Electoral Reform

Ooi Kok Hin, Executive Director, Bersih

27-Jun-24 08:30

Bersih: Disappointing Hat-Trick For Electoral Reform

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The government scored a hat-trick, but not the kind that is celebrated - instead it was a hat-trick of disappointments, as the new Election Commission Chair was announced without any parliamentary oversight as pledged in previous manifestos. We get reactions from Bersih on how the Madani government can make right on their pledges for electoral reform.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: politics, government, controversies

Tags: malaysian election commission, bersih, madani government,

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