Not only is it not unconstitutional to demand for the prime minister to resign, it is actually perfectly legitimate under the democratic system to do so, said Universiti Malaya associate law professor Azmi Sharom.

The people cannot force the prime minister to step down, he said, but MPs can do so through a no-confidence vote, which is part of parliamentary democracy.

However, he said that MPs need to be able to know what their constituents think of the prime minister if they want to table a vote of no-confidence.