Constitution doesn't prohibit change of govt, says Azmin

Mohamed Azmin Ali today said that there is nothing in the Federal Constitution to prohibit a change in government, amid speculation of attempts to topple the administration led by Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim. 

The Selangor Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman said the constitution allows for a government reshuffle if the incumbent administration does not meet the aspirations of the people. 

"They talk more than they act, as if they are detached from reality and the troubles of the people on the ground," the Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman told reporters in Gombak. 

His remarks followed talk this week that Anwar's government had lost its majority support in Parliament. 

Azmin said the situation was a manifestation of complaints by the people as the government had failed to resolve a number of issues including the economy and cost of living. 

"These complaints will be translated into action among leaders and MPs representing the people in their constituencies," he said. 

"As long as it is in line with the constitutional provisions of the law, it can be done." 

Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu meanwhile denied that PN was working to collect statutory declarations (SDs) to form a new government or to appoint opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin as prime minister. 

He said the focus at the moment was on defending the state governments in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah, and to find a way to take the states held by PH like Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. 

"PN has not made SDs or anything else like that," he said. 

"We only have 74 seats in Parliament. We realise that we need to carry out our duty as the opposition, and that is what we will continue to do."