{"id":10249,"date":"2021-07-08T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10249"},"modified":"2021-07-08T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:30:15","slug":"pm-cabinet-still-holds-executive-power-says-ag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10249","title":{"rendered":"PM, Cabinet still holds executive power, says AG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kuala Lumpur, 8 July &#8212; The Attorney-General\u2019s Chambers today said that Muhyiddin Yassin and his Cabinet will continue to perform their executive function despite Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi\u2019s announcement late last night that the party had revoked its support for the prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, it said there were no clear facts showing that the prime minister no longer commanded the majority support of MPs in the Dewan Rakyat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-20.17.37.png\" alt=\"pm\" class=\"wp-image-9682\" width=\"512\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-20.17.37.png 589w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-20.17.37-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-20.17.37-184x100.png 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-20.17.37-350x190.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to Article 43(2)(a) of the Federal Constitution, whether or not an individual possesses the majority support of MPs must be determined by the MPs themselves and not through a statement by a political party or party leader,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTherefore, from the legal perspective, the prime minister and his Cabinet members will continue to carry out the executive power at the federal level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur, 8 July &#8212; 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