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in MALAYSIA, 30/01/2011  Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement, a
newly launced political party in Malaysia, is ready to back up
an openly gay or transgender candidate.  The Malaysian Civil
Liberties Movement, launched late last year, does offer some
different and interesting ideas but it really cannot be
described as a third force in Malaysian politics.  SOME have
described the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) as a
third force in Malaysian politics. But politically, it might not
really be. It is supportive of Pakatan Rakyat. By offering its
“candidates of integrity”, what MCLM is trying to do is force
Pakatan parties to be more selective in their choice of
candidates to prevent crossovers and a fall of government
through defections.  It does offer some different and
interesting ideas like allowing a candidate to be independent of
a political party, which frees the candidate fro