(MM) - The ongoing drama surrounding the Kajang by-elections could get much worse, with the possibility of statewide elections if swirling rumours that PKR may want to replace current Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim prove true, a lawyer claimed today.By vacating his seat, Khalid would leave a void in the state’s executive arm and going by the state constitution, the entire executive council would be required to leave along with him, said human rights and constitutional lawyer Edmund Bon.
In his latest post on loyarburok.com, Bon said the Sultan of Selangor as head of state has the power to dissolve the assembly and pave the way for fresh elections if he isn’t convinced that there is a suitable replacement for Khalid who commands majority confidence in the state assembly.
“Given the intra-party factionalism in PKR, it would be unlikely His Royal Highness appoints the MB from PKR. Anyway, PKR is in the minority in PR,” he said, referring to the state’s ruling Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
PR is facing widespread criticism after PKR’s Kajang assemblyman, Lee Chin Cheh, abruptly quit the state assembly, giving an opening for his party’s de-facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to become a member of the state legislative assembly.
Lee’s sudden resignation came hot on the heels of media speculation that a state by-election was in the offing to make Anwar a Selangor lawmaker, qualifying him to take over the post of mentri besar from Khalid.
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