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PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad believes that a unity government is the future of Malaysia, and said that people have gotten sick and tired of the politicking that is happening in the wake of the Covid pandemic. 19 this year.
Mahathir said people were fed up with partisan politics that have divided the country and compounded hardships brought on by the pandemic, The Malaysian Insight reported.
“(A unity government) is a good approach. It is good to have a government that does not prioritize party politics.
“If we want to reduce politics, we must put aside partisan issues, we must prioritize the country,” he told the online news portal.
He attacked the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government for focusing on politics and prioritizing its position, citing Sabah state polls that were unleashed after several assembly members from Pakatan Harapan (PH) gave their support to Musa Aman in an attempt to form a new state. government.
Mahathir said there was no need for PN to try to fight for control of Sabah, saying it would not have a useful impact on the economy and would instead cause adverse effects.
“In the past, we managed to reduce the number of new cases (Covid-19) across the country, but now it has increased to more than 1,000 cases per day. And the reason because we went to Sabah and violated the SOPs, ”he said.
Mahathir first put forward the proposal for a unity government in his capacity as interim prime minister in February this year, amid the political turmoil that followed the fall of the PH government.
Talks about such a unity government resurfaced late last month after Mahathir met with government deputies and opposition blocs, as well as a federal minister.
Sources told the FMT that Mahathir had met with the chairman of the Umno advisory board, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the minister of the Prime Minister’s Department, Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, and the chairman of Amanah, Mohamad Sabu, on separate occasions. .
Meanwhile, in response to the politicking that rife in the country, especially in recent years, Malaysia’s Action for Justice and Unity Foundation (MAJU) and other NGOs founded Gerak Independent, which aims to lobby for candidates independents stand for election in the country. upcoming elections.
Among the prominent names representing Gerak Independent is former Umno MP Tawfik Ismail, who said this was the time for the nation to shed political parties and political leaders.
