Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS-Pasir Mas) told the Dewan Rakyat this “historical, major decision” was achieved thanks to negotiations between the Ismail Sabri Yaakob-led government and PH.

“This shows that stability can be achieved through negotiations. There’s no need to call for a general election to achieve stability.

“Though it only has a slim majority, thanks to negotiations (with PH), the government is now stable.

“Therefore, the prime minister that we have today should remain until the end of his term to make room for other agendas that are more important to the people, without bowing to efforts to hold a general election immediately,” he said when debating the constitutional amendment bill.

There have been repeated calls from Umno leaders for GE15 to be held soon, especially following Barisan Nasional’s recent landslide win in the Johor state elections in March.

The PAS Youth chief also joined in calls for a review of the definition of party-hopping for MPs sacked by their parties, saying it could give political parties greater powers than even the King.

“For example, the King can choose an MP he believes to have the majority support to be prime minister but this MP isn’t the head of the party.

“Can the party decide to sack the MP (requiring him to vacate his seat), inadvertently sacking the prime minister? Does this mean that the party’s power is greater than the King’s?

“Although this scenario might seem impossible, it can happen. Even today, it can happen.”

Ismail, the ninth prime minister of Malaysia, is an Umno vice-president. This is the first time that a prime minister from Umno is not the party’s president.