'Opposition' not appropriate term for assemblymen not in ruling party, says Johor Ruler


Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar speaking when opening the state assembly building at Kota Iskandar in Iskandar Puteri on March 16, 2023.

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The term "Opposition" is seen as unsuitable to describe assemblymen who are not in the ruling party, says Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.

Instead of calling them "pihak pembangkang", the Johor Ruler suggested that they be known as "pihak pengimbang."

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