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The Dewan Negara (Malay for Senate, literally State Assembly) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), including four who are appointed to represent the federal territories.
02/09/2020 12:15 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 -- Former Information, Communications and Culture Minister Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim was today elected the new Speaker of the Dewan Negara, the Upper House of Parliament.
He replaces Tan Sri S. A. Vigneswaran whose term of office ended on June 22.
Rais, 78, was elected the 18th Dewan Negara president through a secret ballot.
He was among the three candidates proposed for the post, namely Senator Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff and Senator Theodore Douglas Lind.
However, Theodore withdrew at the last minute.
Rais obtained 45 votes whereas Mohd Yusmadi secured 19 votes.
-- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 -- Former Information, Communications and Culture Minister Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim was today elected the new Speaker of the Dewan Negara, the Upper House of Parliament.
He replaces Tan Sri S. A. Vigneswaran whose term of office ended on June 22.
Rais, 78, was elected the 18th Dewan Negara president through a secret ballot.
He was among the three candidates proposed for the post, namely Senator Mohd Yusmadi Mohd Yusoff and Senator Theodore Douglas Lind.
However, Theodore withdrew at the last minute.
Rais obtained 45 votes whereas Mohd Yusmadi secured 19 votes.
-- BERNAMA
Four new Members of the Senate, namely Mohamad Apandi Mohamad, (appointed by the Kelantan state legislative assembly), Datuk Seri S. Vell Paari (appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong), Ahmad Yahaya and Datuk Wira Othman Aziz (appointed by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly) were sworn in to the Dewan Negara
OPPOSITION SENATORS PROTEST ELECTION PROCESS
DEWAN NEGARA
