Inauspicious beginnings to Parliament?
Updated 1130pm:
It appears that the very thought of Anwar anywhere near Parliament is just too much to take :P
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Just some highlights from another Malaysiakini article:
“The arrangement of the questions during the oral question hour should be done accordingly to reflect the ratio between the Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers and Pakatan MPs.
“Since Pakatan has 82 MPs and BN has 77 backbenchers, we should be allocated six questions and BN four for every 10 questions that are usually raised during the oral question hour,” Azmin, who is the PKR chief whip, told Malaysiakini during an interview at his Petaling Jaya office last Friday.
Azmin, who is also Gombak MP, said a tentative arrangement on the questions list showed that Pakatan MPs were only given two to three questions during the oral question hour.
By convention, the House will use the ratio of the MPs from both sides to determine the number of MPs who will take part in the debate or during the oral question session.
Azmin also claimed that little respect has been shown for the new Parliamentary Opposition Leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR-Permatang Pauh), who is also PKR president.
This is because Wan Azizah was placed as the third MP during the oral question hour while the first question will be accorded to Razali Ibrahim (BN-Muar).
The opposition leader or the Backbenchers Club head will usually be the first MP to pose their question to a minister under the convention.
Hmm. Let’s see how far reform reaches.
