Should the Agong decide the next PM?

comments     Wong Chin Huat     Published     Updated

COMMENT The question posed by the Selangor constitutional crisis to all Malaysians is not about who is the best candidate for Selangor, or even whether a woman can be a head of government, but this: should the head of state be given the power to pick the head of government?

Specifically, should the Yang di-Pertuan Agong be given the power to choose the next prime minister of Malaysia after the 14th general election (GE14)?

In the 13th general election (GE13), 51 percent of Malaysians found that their votes could not put their favourite prime ministerial candidate in power, as a result of the Election Commission's amazing work in malapportionment and gerrymandering of constituencies...

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