Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has thrown his weight behind a bold proposal to limit Malaysia’s prime ministerial tenure to 10 years. “There is a proposal, and I agree with it – to cap the prime minister’s tenure at 10 years. As we know, a prime minister can serve for as long as 22 years. I support the limitation,” he said at DAP’s national congress yesterday. In a moment of candour, he reassured the crowd that he had no desire to cling to power indefinitely. “Don’t worry, there is no chance I will want to continue beyond 10 years. Even after just two years, I’m already exhausted,” he quipped. Despite his support, Anwar acknowledged that turning this proposal into law would require consensus-building before any constitutional amendments. “We need to explain, we need to listen. Once we have the necessary support, we can secure a two-thirds majority. “If we achieve this, we can even table the amendment in the next parliamentary session,” he said. The Prime Minister also cautioned against tabling the motion prematurely without sufficient backing, expressing scepticism about the opposition’s stance on constitutional amendments. “Do not bring forth a motion unless the numbers are secured, because we cannot trust what the opposition claims. Their stance on such matters can shift over time,” Anwar said. (ICE KUALA LUMPUR)

Fonte notizia: 19 marzo 2025, Kuala Lumpur