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All 72 parties must submit written responses

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Malaysia’s 72 political parties must state in writing whether they support proposals in the Political Financing Bill.
  • Minister Azalina Othman Said said each response must carry the signatures of the party president and secretary-general.

All 72 political parties must provide a written answer on whether they agree with the proposals in Malaysia’s Political Financing Bill.

Azalina Othman Said, the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Law and Institutional Reform, said each response must be signed by the party president and secretary-general.

The signatures will establish the party’s official position on drafting the bill, according to the report.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.