KUCHING: The Federal Constitution does not provide for a new prime minister to be appointed while there is a sitting prime minister, says Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic).
The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) lawmaker said Article 43 of the Constitution was designed to give the sitting prime minister a certain amount of protection from being summarily removed by anyone in order to maintain government stability.
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