Our Westminster system of government basically allows for a change of government to happen at practically any time via a vote of no confidence in Parliament. In a Westminster system, political uncertainty can drag on interminably. This fact is exacerbated by just how much power is disproportionately concentrated in the hands of the Prime Minister. Virtually none of this power struggle within and between existing political coalitions in Malaysia has anything to do with strengthening the economy, improving lives, or building better bonds among Malaysians. What difference does it make whether it is this feudal lord or that feudal lord that sits the throne, when it is the feudal system itself that continues to oppress the rest of us either way?

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 23:48 UTC