“Malaysia is voting on the country’s new king”
“a few weeks ago abdicated Malaysia’s king suddenly after just two years as regent. Now, a new king to accede to the in a somewhat different process.”
“Malaysia’s royal families during the Thursday vote for a new regent after king Muhammad V abdicated in the beginning of January. According to the data, the previous king having been married to a former beauty queen from Moscow.”
“The new king is appointed from among the nine royal families from the nine malaysian states and are voted on by a council consisting of the sultans. The four other provinces in the country to participate however, are not.”
“Under the law, a candidate to be elected as king under the condition that the person is not underage and that they actually want to become king. A candidate may be unsuitable if he is considered weak physically or mentally.”
“There is also a clear order when it comes to the office of the king. The choice of the king is based on the nine sultans, from the nine federal provinces, rotating at the position as king and where the king then end up at the bottom of the list. To get elected requires a majority, five votes, and would chose the candidate at the top of the list for any reason refuse to be a king to vote again on the candidate who is next on the tour.”
“the King is elected for a period of five years, and has a mostly ceremonial role in the country.”
