The government is confident its bill to limit the prime minister’s term to 10 years will pass in the next parliamentary session after a failed first attempt
PUTRAJAYA: The government is confident the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 to limit the prime minister’s term to 10 years will be passed by Parliament in the next session.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this confidence is based on the support of the majority of MPs for the proposed reform.
The bill failed to secure the required two-thirds majority last Monday, with 146 MPs in favour, 32 absent and 44 not voting.
Fadillah, who is also the Chief Government Whip, said most MPs who were absent during the voting process had expressed support for the Bill.
He explained that two MPs sent official letters explaining their absence, while several others informed verbally.
“Some are stranded abroad due to the lack of flights… except Bukit Gantang (Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal) who said he did not agree, the others all supported it,” he told reporters.
MADANI Government spokesperson Datuk Fahmi Fadzil confirmed the bill would be tabled again in the Dewan Rakyat session this June.
This decision was agreed at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fadillah said the move to limit the Prime Minister’s term shows the commitment of the MADANI Government to reform the country’s administrative system.
He also stressed that the proposed amendment does not affect the power of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the institution of the Malay Rulers.
A constitutional amendment requires the support of at least two-thirds, or 148 Members of Parliament, to be passed.
