[ad_1]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah on Sunday (October 25) refused to declare a state of emergency in the country at this time, after meeting with other state rulers to discuss the prime minister’s proposal. Muhyiddin Yassin of emergency measures to address Covid. -19 pandemic.
“The government has handled the pandemic well and effectively and the King believes that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin can continue to implement its policies and compliance measures to curb the spread of the pandemic,” said Royal Comptroller Ahmad Fadil. Shamsuddin in a statement released by the National Palace on Sunday.
“It is not necessary at this time for His Majesty to declare an emergency in this country or anywhere in Malaysia.”
Comments from the Palace on Sunday appear to back the Muhyiddin government, despite rejecting his proposal for emergency measures.
The King asked the parliamentarians to stop politicking and not destabilize the existing government. He also emphasized that the 2021 Budget, which will be presented in Parliament on November 6, is crucial to addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and revitalizing the economy.
“… there is no need for deputies to continue irresponsible actions that may threaten the stability of the existing government,” the statement said.
The cabinet’s decision to call for emergency measures came amid growing uncertainty about Tan Sri Muhyiddin’s control of Parliament ahead of next year’s budget vote.
Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition rules with a slim majority of 113 deputies in the 222-member lower house, and faces several no-confidence motions from rivals.
He also faces a challenge from opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who said in late September that he has a “formidable majority” to form a new government.
Meanwhile, Umno, the PN’s largest party, had threatened to leave the alliance, although it later withdrew its threats and declared its full support for the PN.
The emergency measures, government sources say, would have prevented the budget vote and the need for the country to hold general elections during a pandemic, should the Muhyddin government fail to approve the budget and demonstrate its majority.
[ad_2]
