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COMMENT | Limiting a PM's term in power the way to go
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COMMENT | I believe that it would be a big and bold move for the current government to amend the Constitution and limit the prime minister’s term to 10 years.

At the moment, there is no limit, and the longest serving prime minister in Malaysia has been, as most people would know, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, who has served as the nation’s top leader for a staggering cumulative 24 years.

Roughly about a week ago, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he instructed the cabinet to study limiting the tenure of the prime minister to two terms only.

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This has always been one of the promises of the Pakatan Harapan coalition for many years, and it looks like it could be something that will become a reality in the near future.

Doing so is something that would be considered...


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