A caretaker prime minister can carry out the functions of a caretaker government, according to the Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali.

In a statement today on the functions and roles of a caretaker government, Zuki said even though the Federal Constitution did not specifically provide for the functions and roles of a caretaker government, based on conventions of a parliamentary democracy system among Commonwealth countries, it only functions to administer the country until a new government is formed.

“In this regard...