Healthy candidates for a healthier democracy


PETALING JAYA: A clean bill of health should be one of the considerations by political parties when fielding candidates for GE15, to ensure that future lawmakers are able to complete their term, say observers.

Political analyst Dr Tunku Mohar Tunku Mohd Mokhtar of the International Islamic University Malaysia said a health requirement is not in the electoral system at this juncture, but it is something that political parties have to consider when they nominate candidates.

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