Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his appreciation to the Members of Parliament (MPs) for their full support of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025, which forms the foundation for the drafting of the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Senior Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, Tunku Nashrul Abaidah, stated that the amendment marks a significant reform in strengthening the country’s democratic system, allowing Parliament to operate with greater independence. He emphasized that the amendment reinforces Parliament as a symbol of freedom of expression.

During the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Daily Briefing, which was broadcast live on Anwar Ibrahim’s and PMO Malaysia’s Facebook pages, Tunku Nashrul highlighted that the full support of two-thirds of MPs is clear evidence of the strength and stability of the MADANI Government under the Prime Minister’s leadership. He also noted that the Prime Minister viewed the decision of 57 opposition MPs, who did not support the amendment, as a betrayal of efforts to reform the parliamentary institution.

Tunku Nashrul remarked that it was not surprising that the same group had previously undermined parliamentary democracy. The Dewan Rakyat passed the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025, aimed at making an institutional reform and improvement to the country’s main democratic institution, the Parliament. The bill was passed after receiving support from 148 MPs through bloc voting. Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul reported that 17 MPs were not present, while 57 others abstained.