What's With All the Hopping, PKR?

Fahmi Fadzil, PKR Communications Director and Lembah Pantai MP

16-Mar-21 15:00

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In the span of a month, Kuala Langat MP YB Xavier Jayakumar is the third PKR MP to leave his party and support Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's government. While opposition lawmakers are accusing Perikatan Nasional of buying over MPs to bolster their parliamentary majority, Malaysians are also wondering whether Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is to blame for the defections, and whether talks of internal party rifts could spur more defections. We speak with PKR's Fahmi Fadzil to get a clearer picture of what's happening inside the party—and where it's heading.

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Produced by: Hezril Asyraaf

Presented by: Hezril Asyraaf

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Categories: Politics, Social Issues, law & legal matters, Education

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Live & Learn, PKR, People's Justice Party, Perikatan Nasional, party hopping, leadership, UMNO, xavier jayakumar, fahmi fadzil, lembah pantai, bangsar,

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