Election for Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker postponed again
PARLIAMENT | The election of the new Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker, which was initially scheduled to take place during today’s sitting, has once again been postponed to the next parliamentary session.
De facto Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar tabled a motion to postpone the deputy speaker’s election today after the question-and-answer session...
The election of the new Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker, which was initially scheduled to take place during today’s sitting, has once again been postponed to the next parliamentary session.
De facto Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar tabled a motion to postpone the deputy speaker’s election today after the question-and-answer session.
The motion was approved with a voice vote. There was no reason given for the postponement.
The election of a new deputy speaker had already been postponed, once during the previous parliamentary session in September.
At the time, the two candidates for the position were the government’s nominee Ahmad Maslan (BN-Pontian) and Nga Kor Ming (Harapan-Teluk Intan), who was proposed by the opposition.
The government had then said it was postponing the matter in order to amend the Federal Constitution for a third deputy speaker position.
However, it became apparent that Ahmad, who was facing a money laundering charge but was later let off with an RM1.1 million fine, would have been defeated in the election for the new deputy speaker.
Bersatu had previously indicated that I would not vote for Ahmad, which would cause Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s government, which has the support of 114 MPs out of the 220 MPs, including those from Bersatu, to fall short. Bersatu has 31 MPs.
Ahmad has since dropped out of the race and was replaced by new candidate Ramli Mohd Nor (BN-Cameron Highlands). If elected, Ramli will become the first Orang Asli deputy speaker.
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