Vote now to determine PM’s legitimacy, says legal expert

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PETALING JAYA: The law requires Muhyiddin Yassin to submit to a test of his legitimacy as prime minister the moment a doubt arises, according to constitutional expert Bastion Pius Vendargon.

Speaking to FMT, Vendargon cited Article 43 of the Federal Constitution, according to which a vote has to be taken when there is any doubt about the prime minister’s majority support in the Dewan Rakyat.

He added that Muhyiddin could “satisfy the country and the whole world of his legitimacy” only if the vote were to show he commanded the support of the majority of MPs.

He remarked: “When there is a doubt, how can the prime minister and the Cabinet go about spending public funds and deciding public policies?”

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