You can’t question the king’s discretion, Azalina tells Muhyiddin

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PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin had questioned why he was not invited by former Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, to become the prime minister after GE15.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/21/you-cant-question-the-kings-discretion-azalina-tells-muhyiddin/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/08/21/tak-perlu-ajar-agong-pilih-pm-azalina-beritahu-muhyiddin/  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: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AzalinaOthman #MuhyiddinYassin #AlSultanAbdullahSultanAhmadShah #GE15

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00:00Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Othman Syed has reminded Perikatan Nasional

00:08Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's power in appointing a prime minister.

00:14In a post on X, Azalina said that Article 43 Sub 2A of the federal constitution stipulates

00:21that the king appoints a prime minister among the elected MPs who, in his judgment, is likely

00:26to command the confidence of the majority.

00:29She also said that Article 40 Sub 2A states that the Agong may act at his discretion in

00:35the appointment of a prime minister.

00:38Azalina said the king's discretion cannot be questioned, adding that no one can tell

00:42the king what to do or who to choose as prime minister.

00:47Earlier today, Muhyiddin spent about an hour giving a statement to the police over a campaign

00:51speech in Negeri.

00:54In his speech, Muhyiddin had questioned why he was not invited by the former king, al-Sultan

00:59Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, to become the prime minister after GE15 in November 2022

01:04resulted in a hung parliament.

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