Azhar Azizan Harun has been installed as Dewan Rakyat speaker without a vote being held on the matter. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, July 14, 2020.
PUTRAJAYA’S unilateral appointment of Azhar Azizan Harun as Dewan Rakyat speaker has stained Parliament’s image as a democratic institution, said Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “We stress that the speaker was not elected by MPs. No vote was held,” said the former prime minister and five MPs aligned with him in a joint statement today.
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