Veteran Malaysian MP Wong quits over ‘toxic politics’, leaving reform agenda in doubt

Wong Chen, a three-term MP who had spent nearly 20 years in PKR, says he is joining Rafizi Ramli’s Bersama to ‘defend democracy’

His application was officially approved during the press conference.

“It was a heartbreaking moment,” Wong said of leaving PKR. Describing Bersama as the next stage of his political career, he said Malaysia was passing through a “very toxic” political phase that required a multiracial progressive alternative.

Malaysia’s anti-party hopping law bars MPs from changing parties while keeping their seats.