The Constitution requires that the PM be elected with a simple majority of 500 MPs and 250 senators, or at least 376 votes.
Since the eight-party coalition led by Pita commands 312 MPs, the PM hopeful would need up to 64 votes from senators – if the candidate does not get votes from MPs outside the coalition.
“If the candidate does not get 64 more votes, another round of voting will have to be called. I can’t tell how many more rounds will have to be called,” he said.
He added that the charter only requires that voting sessions be held until the PM candidate gets 376 votes, without specifying how many times or if new candidates must be proposed.
“I can’t tell what will happen in the future, but the most important thing is we get ourselves a prime minister to run the country,” Wan Noor added.
He said the meeting’s chairman cannot set any conditions, but the number…
