PM says didn't want to overstep Agong's power after GE15 flip-flop claim
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The power to dissolve the Parliament and announce a new date for the next general election lies with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, not the prime minister, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He stressed that while the premier may advise the ruler on dissolving the Parliament, it is constitutionally wrong for him to announce a date for the next polls....
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