ADUN SPEAKS | It is simply a matter of time before Mahathir hands over the reins to Anwar.
| In this article, I will explain why Anwar Ibrahim is, by any acceptable standard, already the prime minister of Malaysia.
The discretionary powers, as bestowed upon the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and other heads of states by the Federal Constitution, is something that is constantly being tested out, especially in recent times: While nowhere in the Federal Constitution states the extent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's discretionary powers, Article 71 and Schedule 8 require “the Ruler to act in accordance with the advice of the Executive Council or a member thereof acting under the general authority of the Council...”
The similarities between Malaysia's constitutional monarchy and that of the United Kingdom can also be traced in other Commonwealth countries such as India, Australia and Canada. Through the ruler's discretionary powers, Malaysia would have had her first woman prime minister, should Wan Azizah have accepted it then.
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