Dr M or Muhyiddin could be PM again, says ex-judge

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PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad or Muhyiddin Yassin could make a comeback as prime minister if they garnered sufficient support from MPs for the Yang di-Petuan Agong’s assessment, a retired judge said.

Gopal Sri Ram said the criteria is that a prime minister candidate must be a member of the Dewan Rakyat, and the King appoints one who “in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority”.

“There is no provision in the Federal Constitution to bar them,” Sri Ram said when asked if Mahathir and Muhyiddin, who resigned yesterday after losing majority support, were qualified to reassume the post of prime minister.

Muhyiddin is the Bersatu president whose party has 31 MPs, while Mahathir is the chairman of Pejuang, which has four MPs.

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