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Malaysia's parliament fails to pass bill limiting PM's tenure ...
The amendment to cap the prime minister's service at 10 years failed by two votes amid 44 abstentions and 32 absences, reflecting challenges to Anwar Ibrahim's reform efforts.
- On Monday, Malaysia's lower house narrowly rejected a constitutional amendment to limit the premiership to 10 years, while Law Minister Azalina Othman Said defended it as strengthening institutional integrity.
- Growing internal pressure, with ten lawmakers from Anwar's party last month threatening support, shaped the bill's fate, as opposition concerns about power concentration persisted.
- The margin hinged on abstentions and absences as 146 lawmakers voted in favour but supporters fell just two votes short, with Forty-four MPs abstaining and 32 MPs absent.
- The defeat immediately sets back the ruling coalition amid fractures, while parliament this week debates the attorney-general separation Bill and Anwar said his administration will pursue an ombudsman law this year.
- Because attorneys-general are appointed by the prime minister, concerns over conflicts of interest persist as Law Minister Azalina Othman Said rebutted claims about The King's appointing power.
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Malaysia govt stumbles on PM term cap bill
Malaysia’s ruling coalition suffered a setback in its bid to pass legislation restricting the prime minister to a maximum of two terms, after it failed to get a two-thirds majority from lawmakers. The Southeast Asian nation currently has no cap on how many terms a premier can serve. Lower house speaker Johari Abdul said 146 MPs backed the highly anticipated bill, leaving it two votes shy of the two-thirds majority of 148 required to amend the co…
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