The groups say a cross-party agreement is needed to complete key reforms before the 15th Parliament is dissolved.
Key takeaways
Civil society groups proposed an eight‑point reform pact covering term limits, legal separations, transparency laws, and parliamentary oversight, urging Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to secure a broad agreement with all parties.
- The reforms include a 10‑year PM term limit, FOI and Ombudsman Acts, and an independent Election Commission.
- Groups welcomed the recent confidence‑supply deal but called it narrow, seeking legal entitlement to constituency funds.
- They urged Anwar to engage Perikatan Nasional leaders to achieve a comprehensive, cross‑party reform package.
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A group of 47 civil society organisations has suggested eight reforms to prevent abuse of power and ensure a level playing field for political parties, including those that may eventually sit in the opposition after GE16. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: A group of 47 civil society organisations has called for a cross-party agreement involving all 218 sitting MPs to complete eight key institutional reforms before Parliament is dissolved.
The eight proposed reforms are a 10-year limit on the prime minister’s tenure, separation of the attorney-general and public prosecutor’s roles, a Freedom of Information Act, an Ombudsman Act, an Equitable Constituency Development Fund Act, a Political Financing Act, an Election Commission answerable to Parliament, and a three-month notice period for early dissolution of Parliament.
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