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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has called for a bipartisan effort for the 2021 budget, which will be presented in Malaysia’s parliament next week.
“(The budget) should encompass the efforts and roles of the government and the opposition in designing powerful strategies to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and also the problems of poverty,” Anwar said in a statement on Tuesday ( October 27th).
He said that he had taken note of the most recent political events in the country, adding that the reminder and admonition of the Malaysian rulers about the abuse of power and the principles of justice should not be taken lightly.
“Instead, it should be supported by all parties that have the conscience and accuracy to reject decadence,” he said.
He added that his party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will continue to fight for the reform agenda, which revolves around the principles of justice and welfare for all Malaysians.
“We are ready to work with any politician who yearns for an order free from corruption and abuse of power while defending the politics of values,” he said.
On October 13, Anwar claimed that he had a convincing majority to take over the government.
Some lawmakers from the United Malaysia National Organization (UMNO) were speculated willing to work with Anwar. UMNO politicians had previously agitated for a more favorable redistribution of government positions for party deputies,
Last week, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin asked the King of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, to declare a state of emergency amid the COVID-19 crisis and political instability, which would have seen the next parliamentary meeting suspended.
This was rejected by the king after consulting the Malay Ruling Council on Sunday.
On Monday night, UMNO said it will maintain its support for the Muhyiddin government.
On Tuesday, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) also pledged “absolute loyalty” to the prime minister’s leadership.
ACCEPT THAT THE MALAYSIA DEMOCRACY WILL BE “50:50”: SENATOR
Senator Liew Chin Tong, who is a member of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP), also said that it was time for all Malaysian political leaders and people to accept that the results of the Malaysian vote would remain a democracy “50: 50 “for a long time. and 50 percent of the losing side had to feel fair.
Mr. Liew pointed to only three cases in Malaysia’s electoral history, where the Barisan Nasional coalition had won more than 60 percent of the popular vote.
“But the then ruling party ruled as if it had obtained 95 percent of the vote thanks to a twisted and rigged electoral system that favored the BN,” Liew said in a blog post.
Liew Chin Tong of the Democratic Action Party. (Photo: Justin Ong)
Furthermore, Mr. Liew stated that the days of Prime Minister as Malaysian dictator were over and that no party could rule without coalition partners of similar strength.
“The role of the prime minister is not to dominate his coalition partners, but to put together a coalition that can last the entire term and hold them firmly without disenchantment,” he said.
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Noting the mistrust and mistakes made by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Mr Anwar when Pakatan Harapan was the ruling coalition, the DAP senator said Muhyiddin is making the same mistakes at a much faster rate, leading to the UMNO dissatisfaction and recent political turmoil. .
“The UMNO ceasefire with Muhyiddin will not last if Muhyiddin still acts as if he is a prime minister who controls two-thirds of the seats that the (ruling) coalition holds,” Mr. Liew noted.
