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Muhyiddin Yassin vows to hold elections after avoiding a confrontation by winning parliamentary support for his administration’s budget.
Malaysia will hold general elections when the novel coronavirus pandemic ends, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Saturday, shortly after he avoided a confrontation by winning parliamentary support for his administration’s budget.
On Thursday, Parliament approved the largest budget in history by voice vote despite weeks of threats from the opposition and some of Muhyiddin’s allies to derail the government’s 2021 spending plan, which could have triggered a crisis.
“God willing, when COVID-19 ends, we will hold general elections,” Muhyiddin said in a speech at a virtual annual general meeting of his Bersatu party.
“We will give the mandate back to the people and let them choose which government they want.”
The eight-month-old Muhyiddin administration has held on to a two-seat majority in Parliament, managing to fend off a leadership challenge from opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and contain growing dissent in the United Malaysia National Organization. (UMNO), the largest bloc in its country. coalition.
Muhyiddin said he met with UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi this week and they agreed to repair ties between their parties and avoid competing with each other when an election is called.
“I know people are fed up with the endless politicking. People want political leaders to help them, not to constantly fight for power, ”Muhyiddin said.
Malaysia is facing a new wave of coronavirus infections, with cumulative cases that have quadrupled since September to more than 60,000 as of Friday.
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