Non-Malay PM only possible when Malays ready, says Dr M

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Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says racial dynamics dictate for that position to be helmed by a person from the majority race.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/18/non-malay-pm-only-possible-when-malays-ready-says-dr-m/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MahathirMohamad #AnwarIbrahim #WanAhmadFayhsal

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00:00 Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes Malaysia will only have a non-Malay Prime Minister when

00:05 the Malay community, which makes up the largest portion of the population, is ready to accept

00:10 one.

00:11 The former Prime Minister said in a statement that while the federal constitution only mandates

00:15 one requirement for the top post, racial dynamics dictate that the position be helmed by someone

00:20 from the majority race.

00:22 According to the constitution, the Prime Ministerial candidate must be an MP who, in the Yang di-Pertuan

00:27 Agung's judgement, is likely to command majority support.

00:31 Mahathir cited the example of Singapore, where the Prime Minister has always been from the

00:35 majority race since independence.

00:37 Similarly, Mahathir said, Penang has never had a non-Chinese Chief Minister.

00:42 Recently Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said there is no need for the federal constitution

00:46 to be amended to restrict the prime ministership to Malays.

00:50 He was responding to Bersatu Youth Chief Wan Ahmad Faizal Wan Ahmad Kamal's call for Anwar

00:55 to use his two-thirds majority in the Dewan Rakyat to amend the constitution to ensure

01:00 that only Malays can become the Prime Minister.

01:03 Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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