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Malay) are the officials chosen by the people through voting, who go on to
form a government that speaks for the people. He also mentioned that the
House of Representatives is run by various governmental departments, where

their powers overlap. The legislative and executive powers are shared between
the two parties.

After that, Mr Chou posed a question to the students online: How do we
view the political change of 2020? During 2020, our previous Prime Minister
Dr Mahathir Mohammad resigned, which led to the overturning of Pakatan

Harapan and the return of Barisan Nasional. This topic led him to speak of the
powers granted by the Constitution to various parties, which includes how the
power of Yang di-Pertuan Agong balances out that of the Prime Minister.

A short break later, Mr Chou began speaking on the matter of democracy.
He brought us on a fun online visit to the Parliament Building, which was
the hall where the Parliament usually convened. He also brought up the topic
of nine special councils that were implemented in 2020, which specialised in

different matters of state.

All in all, the seminar was a fun and interesting one, which drew the

attention of many students. We were taught a lot regarding the state of our
beloved nation and how politics affects every factor of our lives from the
moment we are born. In a nutshell, this was a talk that benefited everyone who

attended, and will continue to help more generations to come should it be held
annually.

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