Azalina backs wider CSA to push institutional reforms through Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Broader cooperation between government and opposition lawmakers under the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) could help secure parliamentary support for key institutional reforms, including a proposed 10-year limit on the prime minister's tenure.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Malaysia's Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, emphasized the importance of cross-party cooperation through the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) in advancing institutional reforms and ensuring political stability. She welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's support for the implementation of the CSA, which also includes extending the cooperation to more opposition parties.
Azalina stressed that political differences should not hinder cooperation for the benefit of national stability and the people's interests. She further highlighted that the reforms, such as separating the roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor and capping the Prime Minister's tenure at 10 years, require cross-party scrutiny and support as they pertain to the national interest and constitutional amendments.
This cooperative approach, similar to past efforts when Umno was part of the federal government, aims to involve all 218 MPs in the parliamentary democratic process, ensuring their voices are heard in determining the direction and future of national institutions through debates and voting in Parliament.
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