PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan has described the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s call for politicians to wait for the next general election as the monarch’s personal view.
“That is Tuanku’s personal view. But it must follow the Federal Constitution…
“In the Constitution, there is mention that a prime minister can be considered as losing the confidence of the majority (in the Dewan Rakyat) even when Parliament is still sitting,” he told Malaysiakini.
Sultan Ibrahim, in his royal decree during the opening of the Dewan Rakyat’s new session yesterday, told politicians from both sides of the divide that he would not entertain attempts to topple the government.
Takiyuddin said that based on the Constitution, the federal government can be changed “inside or outside” of Parliament.
“In Parliament, it is through a vote of confidence.
“Pakatan Harapan attempted to do it (change the government) outside of Parliament,” he added, referring to Harapan chairperson Anwar Ibrahim’s claim in the past to have sufficient support among lawmakers to form a government.
Since the 2018 general election, there have been two political coups and four prime ministers.