Cabinet OKs PM 10-year term limit

Azalina: ‘The proposal to limit the tenure aims to prevent excessive concentration of power ... and enhance public trust in the country’s leadership institutions.’ — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to cap the prime ­minister’s tenure to 10 years as part of the government’s institution reforms, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic). 

She said a Bill to amend the Federal Constitution to limit the Prime Minister’s term is expected to be tabled at the Dewan Rakyat before the current meeting ends on March 3.