Azalina told to hold further talks on bills to split AG, PP’s roles, limit PM’s tenure

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said to conduct further discussions on proposed constitutional amendments, following feedback from the Conference of Rulers. These amendments aim to restrict the prime minister's term limit and separate the roles of the attorney-general and public prosecutor.

Azalina is set to collaborate with the parliamentary special select committee drafting the constitutional changes. Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil, also communications minister, informed a post-Cabinet press conference that the bills were presented to the Conference of Rulers and the feedback received. The Conference of Rulers previously deliberated on the consultation paper for the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, which seeks to cap the prime minister's tenure, as well as the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026, which proposes separating the roles of the attorney-general and public prosecutor.

The term limit bill was first introduced on February 23 but fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage during its second reading on March 2, by two votes. The bill to separate the attorney-general and public prosecutor roles was initially presented on the same day, with its second reading postponed on July 14 to allow the government to submit the proposed amendments to the Conference of Rulers.