KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 21 -- Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz proposal to amend the Election Commission Act 1957 to end the political defection menace must be accompanied by a change to the Federal Constitution, said two lawyers.

The former minister handling the law portfolio told Malay Mail in a recent interview that his proposal from July has gained the provisional support from the parliamentary whips of all major political parties.

The lawyer by training also insisted that the amendment alone would be sufficient to realise his proposal for political parties rather than individuals to contest elections directly.

However, lawyers Nizam Bashir and Sivahnanthan Ragava disagreed.

Nizam told Malay Mail that Nazri's proposal could violate...