Consider This: Fixed-Term Parliament Act (Part 3) - Assessing the Constitutionality of an FTPA

An alleged plot to topple the government has raised concerns about the potential recurrence of the political instability in 2020 triggered by the Sheraton Move. As a consequence, calls for a Fixed-Term Parliament Act have come to the fore — a bill aimed at, in theory, making the process of calling for an early dissolution of Parliament more rigorous. Is this a positive reform towards strengthening parliamentary democracy in Malaysia? Or a knee-jerk reaction to the so-called ‘Dubai Move’— one with potential unintended consequences? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmood, a constitutional lawyer and Head of the Governance, Law and Management Cluster of the National Professors Council.