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KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was further boosted on Tuesday (October 27) by the “undivided loyalty” of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) to his leadership, which came just hours after Umno decided not to resign. to the government of Perikatan Nasional (PN) after a series of marathon meetings on Monday for the largest ruling party.
PAS Secretary General Takiyuddin Hassan said in a statement that he also calls on the Barisan Nasional (BN), led by Umno, to “defend the leadership of the prime minister.”
“The PAS expresses its full loyalty to the leadership of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and at the same time highlights the support of the 18 PN government deputies,” he said.
Muhyiddin’s control over parliament has been in question since opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, chairman of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), said last month that he has a “formidable majority.”
While the claim has never been proven, Sunday’s actual rejection of the government’s game by emergency powers has increased pressure on whether the already unstable bloc of the 113-member prime minister in the 222-member lower house still holds up.
The Straits Times understands that a meeting of BN deputies, followed by the state and central leaders of Umno, which lasted from Monday afternoon until after midnight, failed to reach a consensus on the way forward for the big party. old.
Some factions of the party want to regain the post of prime minister that he held from independence until his shocking electoral defeat in 2018.
Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Najib Razak has admitted to suggesting a deal with Datuk Seri Anwar, albeit without the PKR ally’s Democratic Action Party (DAP), which Umno says aims to undermine the interests of the Malay Muslim majority.
However, Umno has reiterated his request for better terms from the Chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, Muhyiddin, in exchange for his support.
With the 2021 budget due on November 6, this leaves the prime minister with about 10 days to ensure that the crucial spending bill comes forward with confidence that it will survive a parliamentary vote.
Otherwise, the government would collapse if it cannot approve the spending, leaving Malaysia open to the specter of national polls that would worsen what is already its worst month of coronavirus infections on record so far.
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