KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has taken a significant step towards strengthening Parliament’s institutional independence by relinquishing executive control over its administration.
General : Move To Relinquish Executive Control Over Parliament A Milestone, Says Azalina
Azalina Othman Said, Anwar Ibrahim, Parliament, ex
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- Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the move would allow Parliament to manage its own affairs independently after more than three decades under the executive branch.
- Anwar is the prime minister who has finally relinquished control over Parliament.
- Azalina was responding to Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim (PN-Arau), who interjected to suggest that Parliament should independently manage allocations for MPs through the MPP.
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