1.According to Article 43(2)(a) of the Constitution of Malaysia, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall first appoint as Prime Minister to preside over the Cabinet a member of the House of Representatives who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House.
2.The practical way of doing this is to gain control of the Parliament. And this could be done through the participation of political parties and by extension through a partnership among political parties. The bigger you are, the stronger you would be.
3.The side which has the majority of the seats in Parliament would naturally control Parliament. And it follows that in order to gain seats you must first win over the votes of the people.
4.In the final analysis, due to the nature of Article 43(2)(a) of the Constitution, the Prime Minister would remain in the office as long as the political parties in partnership are able to deliver enough votes from the people. Once a clear majority is obtained, the choice of the King could be easily defended.
5.But the most difficult part of the job is to win over the votes of the people.
6.Logically the people would support the political party which could serve the interests of the people. But it is always easy to state than to bring it into effect.
7.However the job would be made easy if each of the political parties in partnership could represent their respective people.
8.However in a democratic system the votes belong absolutely to the people and only the people could decide who they want to be the Government.
