Govt move to cap PM's tenure rooted in principle nobody is indispensable, says Azalina


PUTRAJAYA: Nobody is indispensable, and that principle underpins the government's move to introduce a bill to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to two full terms, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said Malaysia, with a population of more than 34 million, has many capable leaders and must prevent power from being concentrated in one individual for too long.

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