Deputy Speaker's post remains vacant after elections postponed again
01 Mar 2022 04:32pm
MPs unanimously approved the postponement. - File pic
KUALA LUMPUR - The election for Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker to replace Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was postponed again today.
The motion was tabled by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, who proposed it to the next meeting.
MPs unanimously approved the postponement.
On Aug 23 last year, Azalina resigned from the post but continued to temporarily shoulder the responsibility of Deputy Speaker throughout the meeting of that session.
During the sitting on Oct 25, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told the Dewan Rakyat that the election of Deputy Speaker would be postponed to the next meeting.
According to Wan Junaidi, the motion on this matter was originally listed under an Order Paper of the Second Meeting of the Fourth Session but was postponed to enable amendments to be made to Article 57 (1)(b) of the Federal Constitution to increase the number of Deputy Speakers from two to three.
Article 57 (1)(b) of the Federal Constitution states that the Dewan Rakyat shall from time to time elect two Deputy Speakers from among members of the House. - Bernama
