KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's sultans are scheduled to meet on Friday (Oct 27) to elect the next king from among themselves, state news agency Bernama reported. Malaysia has a unique system in which the heads of its nine royal families take turns to be monarch for a five-year term. The Southeast Asian country is a parliamentary democracy, with the monarch.
KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's royal families elected the powerful and outspoken Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar from the southern state of Johor to be the country's next king. The king plays a largely ceremonial role in Malaysia, but the monarchy has become more influential in recent years due to prolonged political instability that has prompted the incumbent king to wield rarely.
KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia s sultans are set to meet on Friday to elect a new king from amongst themselves under a unique system in which they take turns to be monarch for a five-year term.. -October 26, 2023 at 08:59 pm EDT
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