Anwar backs proposal to limit PM tenure to 10 years

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In his speech at DAP’s national congress on Sunday (March 16), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim threw his weight behind a bold proposal by DAP to limit Malaysia’s prime ministerial tenure to 10 years and assured he had no desire to cling to power indefinitely.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/23jj8fwh  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would like to congratulate the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly,

00:09and call on the people to take action.

00:12A lot of effort needs to be done by the government in the next 24 months.

00:18I would like to say to the DAP,

00:22we hope that the government will bring two more changes to the National Assembly

00:28in the next two years.

00:31The first is to move the National Assembly to extend the Prime Minister's term of office

00:39to a maximum of 10 years.

00:41This is an announcement in the manifesto of the Hope Alliance at the last PRU.

00:48We are not asking for Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim to stop,

00:54but we want to make a change so that this becomes the legacy of Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

01:01to bring reformation in our country's administration system.

01:05But today, we also want to emphasize that the DAP is committed to continue to support Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim

01:13to continue to hold the Prime Minister's term of office after the 16th PRU.

01:18Regardless of the new political configuration,

01:21whether it is in the current coalition government mode,

01:25or any other new configuration,

01:29we will continue to hold on to the belief that

01:34those who will represent the Hope Alliance as Prime Minister,

01:38there will be no second candidate other than Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim.

01:43Secondly, we also hope and will support the move of the National Assembly

01:48to implement the separation of powers between state lawyers and people's lawyers.

01:54There is a suggestion that I agree with,

01:57extending the Prime Minister's term of office to 10 years.

02:02Because we know that if it is extended to 22 years, the country will be big.

02:08I agree.

02:11But we are calling for the support of all parties,

02:16so that there will be a third party.

02:19Don't worry.

02:20It is impossible for me to extend the term of office to 10 years.

02:26I have been tired for two years.

02:29But, ladies and gentlemen,

02:31in terms of justice and PH,

02:36we agree.

02:38But we have to build.

02:40This is what has been discussed in terms of consultation and agreement.

02:45We have to emphasize and listen.

02:48If there is a willingness, 2 out of 3.

02:51If there is an agreement, 2 out of 3.

02:54The session will come, we can move.

02:57But, don't take the principle,

03:01if it is not enough,

03:02because no matter what the opposition says,

03:05we cannot believe it because it can change.

03:08It can change with time.

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