Time for transparent political financing model

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By Zayd ShaukatAs Malaysia moves closer to an inevitable election to restore some semblance of political stability to the country, political parties have started election preparations.It is usually at times like this that we start to see rampant abuse of political financing, otherwise known as money politics. First, one may ask, what exactly is money politics? As there is no set definition, each individual has a different answer. Some say paying people to hang flags or giving petrol money is considered money politics while others say it’s only money politics if cash is used in exchange for votes. Regardless of how “money politics” is interpreted, one has to question where political parties obtain their financing and how strong an influence private donors have over the parties and their policies. It is relatively clear that money politics is the root cause of the deep-seated cor…