Law experts: Sri Ram (left) and Shad Saleem.
PETALING JAYA: The constitutional reforms put on offer to all MPs by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in exchange for a bipartisan vote can only be passed in Parliament with a two-thirds majority as they entail amendments to the Federal Constitution, said former Federal Court Judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram.
But he cautioned that some of the reforms proposed by Muhyiddin may go against the principles of a democratic institution since Malaysia practises parliamentary democracy.
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