Pakatan gives PM’s olive branch harsh rebuff

KUALA LUMPUR – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is the first prime minister in the country to admit that he no longer enjoys majority support from MPs, but openly continues to demand support from the opposition, said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council.

In a statement, the council slammed Muhyiddin for blatantly offering bribes during his address on a live telecast in front of the whole nation.

“We are of the view that Muhyiddin’s special address today is an open acknowledgement that he has lost the majority support of Dewan Rakyat MPs. According to Article 43(4) of the federal constitution, he must resign.

“Moreover, when he said ‘no other MP can prove that he has majority support’, he turned his back on the function and power of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the head of state as stipulated in the federal constitution, particularly Article 43(2)(a),” the council said.

The joint statement was issued by PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

In the same statement, the council said it strongly rejects all insincere offers made by the Pagoh MP, which was supposed to be made earlier and not at the end of his political career.

“The focus should be on saving the people and not his political career.

“Instead, PH choses to show solidarity with the people who are suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We are confident that we are able to come up with a better plan, especially to deal with the pandemic, revive the economy, and save the people and their livelihoods,” it said.

Earlier today, Muhyiddin made a last-ditch appeal to opposition MPs for bipartisan support during the vote of confidence in the Dewan Rakyat in an effort to continue administrating the country.

In what appears to be a desperate attempt to cling to his position amid growing indication of a loss of majority support, the embattled prime minister, who is also Bersatu president, has promised to implement a slew of changes and policies.

This includes introducing a two-term limit for the prime minister and an anti-party-hopping law, benefits and remuneration for the opposition leader equal to a federal senior minister’s, and including opposition MPs in discussion of any bill, including federal budgets. – The Vibes, August 13, 2021