PETALING JAYA: The appointment of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the eighth Prime Minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is in full accordance with the Federal Constitution, says Istana Negara.
Dismissing The Guardian’s editorial on March 3 titled “The Guardian view on a royal coup: a king overturns a historic election”, Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said he was appalled by the distorted account given of the process by which the King appointed a new prime minister.
He explained the actual process, beginning by stating that His Majesty was bound by Article 43 of the Federal Constitution to select and appoint a prime minister following the resignation of the prime minister and his Cabinet. In the process of choosing the next prime minister, he said Istana Negara went above and beyond its call of obligation by meeting all the MPs and leaders of the various political parties, prior to His Majesty arriving at any conclusion.“It was only after this rigorous and open process of consultation, fully in accordance with the Federal Constitution, that His Majesty exercised his discretion under the Federal Constitution to appoint a new prime minister.
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