Self-interest, lack of will hinder political finance law, say analysts

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Awang Azman Pawi and Syaza Syukri say both the government and opposition have shown little real interest in introducing legislation that could restrict their access to unregulated funds.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/08/self-interest-lack-of-will-hinder-political-finance-law-say-analysts  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/07/08/kepentingan-peribadi-lemah-iltizam-halang-akta-dana-politik-kata-penganalisis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PakatanHarapan #BarisanNasional #PerikatanNasional

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00:00Political analysts say the continued delay in enacting a political financing law reflects

00:05a lack of political will among parties across the board.

00:09Awang Azman Pawi of University Malaya and Shahza Shukri of the International Islamic

00:14University Malaysia said the government and opposition have shown little interest in introducing

00:19restrictions on access to unregulated funds.

00:23Awang Azman pointed out that incumbent elected representatives benefit from discretionary

00:27funding, especially in marginal seats or constituencies with a large number of voters.

00:34He noted that despite discussions dating back to 2009 and draft proposals in 2016, no bill

00:40has ever been tabled.

00:42Shahza said Pakatan Harapan, Barca National and Perikatan National have all benefited from

00:47the current unregulated system and lack real incentive to pursue meaningful reforms.

00:52Naranthal Raja, FMT.

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