Mandatory voting potentially 'unhealthy' for democracy - Wan Junaidi

Alena NadiaPublished: Jul 18, 2022 4:56 AM

PARLIAMENT | Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has labelled mandatory voting as a potentially “unhealthy” move for the nation’s democracy.

Wan Junaidi commented on the matter in Parliament today, in response to a question from Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS-Pasir Mas) on whether the government would implement such a measure...

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