Abdul Hamid Mohamad attributes this to the introduction of amendments under the administration of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Political scientist Wong Chin Huat's comments come in the wake of an internet campaign to ask the Agong to decree for a unity government and to stop Ismail Sabri Yaakob's appointment.

The proclamation served as a code of conduct for the royal institution, stating their rights and responsibilities as well as the areas in which they had no say or must abide by the advice of the government of the day.