Re-opening Parliament: Who really gets to decide?

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One of the most basic and fundamental principles undergirding the Federal Constitution is that of the practice of constitutional monarchism. As a learned and respected law professor had once written, the king reigns but does not rule. In exercising most, though not all, of the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, he acts on advice, and must follow the advice that has been rendered to him.The learned attorney-general is therefore absolutely correct to refer to Article 40(1) of the Federal Constitution in helping us to understand the interplay between the reign of the Agong on the one hand, and the rule of the government of the day on the other. To quote:“In the exercise of his functions under this Constitution or federal law the Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall act in accordance with the advice of the cabinet or of a minister acting under the general authority of the cabinet, exc…