PETALING JAYA: While the Federal Constitution does actually mention or refer to the formation of a minority government, it could be done via a Confidence and Supply Agreement, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
PETALING JAYA: While the Federal Constitution does actually mention or refer to the formation of a minority government, it could be done via a Confidence and Supply Agreement, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman SaidThe Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker said however that a sitting prime minister could not simply declare that he was now the Prime Minister of a minority government after he had lost majority support in Parliament.
Azalina said under the Constitution there were two steps to take in the event a sitting prime minister loses majority support. Secondly, she said if none of the MPs were able to get a majority mandate, an MP could then propose to be Prime Minister with a minority government by getting conditional support from a number of MPs through a Confidence and Supply Agreement .
She said a CSA is a written agreement between a political party or a few MPs, together with a minority government involving any motions of confidence, important Bills or votes on the supply or budget which was to be tabled or decided in the Dewan Rakyat. “Such a government is based on joint policies and agendas which are contained in a written agreement.
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