10-10-2022, 06:04 PM
Agong had no choice, consented to polls for country’s stability: Istana Negara
KUALA LUMPUR – The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has expressed disappointment with the current situation, saying it has given His Majesty no choice but to consent to the prime minister’s request to dissolve Parliament.
Comptroller of the royal household of Istana Negara Datuk Seri Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said that King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had thus agreed to the dissolution when he had an audience with caretaker prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday.
He said the meeting was held at noon, and was “unscheduled”.
“His majesty, in accordance with his powers as Yang di-Pertuan Agong as enshrined in Article 40(2)(b) and Article 55(2) of the federal constitution, gave his consent to the prime minister for Parliament to be dissolved.
“His majesty expressed his disappointment with the current political situation and his majesty had no choice but to consent to the prime minister’s request to allow the mandate to be returned to the people to choose a stable government,” Fadil said in a statement.
Comptroller of the royal household of Istana Negara Datuk Seri Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said that King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had thus agreed to the dissolution when he had an audience with caretaker prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday.
He said the meeting was held at noon, and was “unscheduled”.
“His majesty, in accordance with his powers as Yang di-Pertuan Agong as enshrined in Article 40(2)(b) and Article 55(2) of the federal constitution, gave his consent to the prime minister for Parliament to be dissolved.
“His majesty expressed his disappointment with the current political situation and his majesty had no choice but to consent to the prime minister’s request to allow the mandate to be returned to the people to choose a stable government,” Fadil said in a statement.
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