Election of deputy speaker postponed for constitutional amendment


Chan Kok Leong Ragananthini Vethasalam Mohd Farhan Darwis

Parliament and Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says MPs have voted to postpone the election of a new Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker, to allow legal amendments to increase the number of deputy speakers. The election of a new deputy speaker was on the agenda today, to replace Azalina Othman Said who resigned on August 23. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 14, 2021.

MEMBERS of Parliament today voted to postpone the election of a new Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker to allow legal amendments to increase the number of deputy speakers.


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