Kuala Lumpur, March 2, 2026 (AFP) - Malaysia bid to limit premier to two terms suffers setback

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2026-03-02

Malaysia's ruling coalition suffered a setback in its bid to pass legislation restricting the prime minister to a maximum of two terms, after it failed to get a two-thirds majority from lawmakers. The Southeast Asian nation currently has no cap on how many terms a premier can serve. Lower house speaker Johari Abdul said 146 MPs backed the highly anticipated bill, leaving it two votes shy of the two-thirds majority of 148 required to amend the con......

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