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CSO urges MPs, Senators to support bill to limit PM term to 10 years KUALA LUMPUR: A coalition of nine civil society organisations (CSOs) has urged all 222 Members of Parliament and 58 Senators to support the Constitutional Amendment Bill (RUU) on Article 43, to limit the Prime Minister’s term of office to 10 years. In a joint statement yesterday, the group rejected claims that the limit would infringe on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s discretionary power and insisted that the amendment was constitutional as Article 43 allows for certain restrictions on qualifications to hold the country’s highest office. “The existing Article 43(7) strictly stipulates that notwithstanding anything contained in this Article, a person who […]

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