So, Federal body decides whether there is a vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly

So, the 'independent' Federal Court has decided that it is the 'Federal-Election Commission' that will decide whether a seat in a State Legislative Assembly is vacant or not - NOT the Speaker of the State Assembly.

Sovereignity of the State and its Sultan- powers of the State - etc is now in question...

I believe an Election Commission should only be tasked with the duty of carrying out elections...Full Stop.

Whether there is a vacancy...or whether an election is to be carried out to fill that vacancy really should not be within the powers of the Election Commission...

The three independent Perak assemblypersons will remain state representatives after the Federal Court ruled today that the Election Commission was the rightful body to declare vacancies in the state seat.

MCPX

Perak speaker V Sivakumar had earlier said the three had resigned from their seats but this was questioned by the assemblypersons. - Malaysiakini Report