KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s second parliament session of the year convened on Monday amid changes in the balance of power between the ruling coalition and the opposition.
This is the first gathering of the Lower House of the Parliament since the appointment of Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the new prime minister in August, with the country facing political pressures, a sluggish economy and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The session is scheduled to last until Oct. 12.
In his address to the present members of parliament (MPs), the country’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah urged cooperation and stability to help the country recover from its many challenges and thanked the government and opposition MPs for coming to a cooperative agreement.
“I also welcome and greatly appreciate the efforts towards realizing the new bipartisan cooperation approach among all quarters that will create a new political landscape and bring about changes in the country’s administration…