However, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong created this position to handle the situation during the crisis, based on his powers provided by the Federal Constitution.
The Speaker replied in a letter to Shafie that it was not in line with Article 43 of the Federal Constitution because it questioned the power of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to appoint the prime minister.
Among other people, he needs support from his on-off rival Mahathir Mohamed, who at 96, is the leader of his new party Pejuang which has four MPs.