Ramanan disappointed Opposition did not back Bill to limit PM's tenure

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri R. Ramanan has expressed disappointment over the Opposition's decision not to support the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to 10 years. Read full story -Bernama filepic KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri R. Ramanan (pic) has expressed disappointment over the Opposition's decision not to support the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 to limit the Prime Minister's tenure to 10 years.The Human Resources Minister said the Bill should have received support from all sides to realise the country's institutional reform agenda."All parties should support efforts to advance and develop the nation… support the reforms being implemented by the Madani government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim," he told reporters here on Thursday (March 5).He said this at a buka puasa event organised by the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso), which was also attended by Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan and Perkeso group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed.On Monday, the Bill fell short by two votes to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Dewan Rakyat, with 146 MPs voting in favour, 32 absent and 44 abstaining.The constitutional amendment requires the support of at least two-thirds of the Dewan Rakyat, or 148 MPs, to be passed.On Wednesday, Madani government spokesman Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, who is also Communications Minister, said the Bill would be tabled again in June.The matter was agreed upon during the Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister.Earlier at the event, Ramanan presented Perkeso corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions totalling more than RM500,000 to individuals and communities in need, with over RM300,000 channelled to 15 recipients under the Lindung Pekerja, Lindung Kerjaya, Lindung Kendiri and Lindung Kasih programmes. – Bernama Related stories:Bill to limit PM's tenure to be tabled again in June, says FahmiMPs give their reasons for absence during bloc voteAnswer to your voters, party whips, Fahmi tells absent backbench MPsMPs express disappointment as PM term limit amendment fails by two votesBill to limit PM tenure fails to get two-thirds majority in Dewan Rakyat Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Tags / Keywords: R. Ramanan , Bill , Prime Minister , Tenure , Constitutional Amendment , Parliament , Perkeso Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report! Related News Nation 25 Feb 2026 FSTC identifies need for almost 59,000 workers, say Ramanan Nation 12 Feb 2026 Ramanan announces Vetri Madani programme, says allocation will be doubled Nation 11 Feb 2026 Ramanan lauds M'sian students' medal feat at World Robot Games