Constitutional experts: Ruler can refuse a dissolution of the Parliament


Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah

PETALING JAYA: The Prime Minister and the Cabinet stay intact until majority votes are cast against them in the Dewan Rakyat, but dissolution is still at the discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, says former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram.

He added that besides appointing a Prime Minister and calling for a meeting of the Council of Rulers, the King can refuse a dissolution of the Parliament even if the Prime Minister requests for it.

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