Who Wants to be Malaysia’s Prime Minister?

Surendra Ananth, Co-chairperson of the Malaysian Bar Constitutional Law Committee

28-Feb-20 14:00

Who Wants to be Malaysia’s Prime Minister?

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We've seen a lot of unprecedented happenings this week, the latest one is that for the first time in Malaysia's history, Parliament might get to decide on who becomes prime minister. We explore what the Federal Constitution has to say about this.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, SME, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Malaysia Terbaru, Dewan Rakyat, Prime Minister, PM, Parliament, Malaysian Parliament, interim prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, MPs, snap election, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Standing Order 11(3), political crisis, UMNO, Bersatu, Pakatan Harapan, Muhyiddin Yassin, Najib Abdul Razak, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Federal Constitution, constitution, Federal Constitution of Malaysia, Malaysian politics,

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