Top lawyers warn that the constitution does not allow for the PM to be elected by the Dewan Rakyat. FMTNews DewanRakyat
February 27, 2020 8:33 PM
He said one had to obtain the support of at least 112 of the 222 MPs to remain in office to administer the nation with the help of his Cabinet. The Agong had been interviewing MPs on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine if anyone in his judgement was likely to command the confidence of the majority. Sri Ram said the prime minister would then form a Cabinet to run his administration and preferably should go to the House as soon as possible and take a confidence vote.
Another lawyer, Bastian Pius Vendargon, said Mahathir’s announcement was unprecedented as such a procedure could not be found in the supreme law.He said to start with, the appointment of Mahathir as interim prime minister itself was not provided for in the constitution.
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