Commentary: Malaysia’s Parliament reopening may not fix country's current woes; much depends on how MPs behave

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The Malaysian government’s decision to reconvene Parliament has been welcomed. But this in itself will not resolve the list of problems facing the ...

From the opposition’s perspective, Parliament should meet so that it can scrutinise the government’s efforts to bring the number of cases down.

The Prime Minister’s small parliamentary majority remains the crux of the country’s political instability.On Jul 7, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of the United Malaysia National Organisation , announced that his party wasfor the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Zahid called on the premier to resign.

Moreover, his elevation to be the second in command sidesteps Azmin Ali, a senior minister from Bersatu who was previously seen as the first among equals of the other three senior ministers.With Ahmad Zahid’s latest announcement, there is a possibility that Muhyiddin’s government may not last until the Jul 26 sitting, though the UMNO president’s words must be taken with a pinch of salt.Some UMNO leaders and MPs rejected his announcement as representing the party’s Supreme Council decision.

The short session may hinder the vote from happening; In the past, submissions for the vote to be called to test prime minister Muhyiddin’s majority were not entertained by the Speaker of Parliament.There is another way out. Former premier Mahathir Mohamad has proposed the formation of a National Operations Council to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and a range of other problems facing the country. Any changes in government will not affect measures to tackle the crisis.

 

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