A blogger once wrote that the monarch could appoint his gardener as prime minister. Was he right? This minor question begets larger ones.
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Last week, the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament declared that to table, in Parliament, a Motion of No Confidence against the PM, the motion needed the 'permission' of the Law Minister. Since when has any Speaker abdicated his duties to a minister? Is the Speaker's role subordinate to that of a minister?
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Jawapannya adalah Tidak. Inilah sebabnya. Perdebatan mengenai isu undang-undang yang terperinci akan dibincangkan secara berasingan. Artikel ini hanya bertujuan untuk memberi penjelasan umum mengenai sistem Parlimen kita.
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Permainan perebutan kuasa Game of Thrones adegan seterus
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Tun Mahathir telah memberi kenyataan bahawa Sesi Ketiga Parlimen akan dibawa ke hadapan. Adakah perkara tersebut sah di sisi undang-undang?
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Ya, DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda YDPA boleh melakukan sedemikian.
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Tun Mahathir telah mengumumkan bahawa Parlimen boleh memilih seorang Perdana Menteri yang baru. Adakah kenyataan Tun sah dari segi undang-undang?
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Suppose 112 (or more) MPs ask the King to call for elections because of a hung parliament. Three questions arise: (1) When can the King do it? (2) How should the King do it, and (3) Should the King do it at all?
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The nation is on tenterhooks. The Prime Minister has resigned. He has been reappointed an 'interim PM'. No coalition can be formed. What will the King do? What options are before His Majesty? Currently, the King is interviewing every MP personally. He wants to determine each one's stand. Will this MP support the one coalition or the other? Does the MP think a snap poll is inevitable? Is ...
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A Ruler's power to appoint a Chief Minister is all the rage. A blogger once wrote that the monarch could appoint his gardener as prime minister. Was he right? This minor question begets larger ones. For a start, (1) Is there a legal principle higher than the Constitution? (2) How should the Constitution be interpreted?
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