BY SYED JAYMAL ZAHIID AND YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Just recently PKR president and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim claimed to have the backing of more than 112 MPs to form a new government. A dozen of MPs across the partisan line have since filed private motions asking for a vote of confidence to be held. Secondly, and likely the most important for Muhyiddin, it ultimately implies the loss of confidence in the prime minister’s leadership.
“In addition to , the government that is not able to spend money is not able to govern because the day to day running of the government requires expenditures to be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund.”Constitutional lawyer Lim Wei Jiet said Muhyiddin could resign and allow Yang di-Pertuan Agong to appoint another MP as prime minister, whose government would then table a new Budget, or he could request to dissolve Parliament. If the Agong accepts, a general election will have to be called.
“Since this is only a convention, there really is no legal obligation to resign or dissolve Parliament if the Budget is defeated,” the lawyer said.At the moment, Muhyiddin appeared to have secured sufficient support to pass the Budget. Despite tension between his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and Umno, the latter has expressed its willingness to heed the Agong’s call for a cease and desist, and that it would remain committed to helping the incumbent government tackle the pandemic.
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