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Confidence vote will not be held in next Dewan sitting, Order Paper shows

Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil shares schedule for Parliament session

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 07 Sep 2021 11:09AM

Confidence vote will not be held in next Dewan sitting, Order Paper shows
The schedule of the Parliament sitting to begin on September 13 and end on October 12. – @fahmi_fadzil Twitter pic, September 7, 2021

by Arjun Mohanakrishnan

KUALA LUMPUR – The confidence vote for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is not slated in the Dewan Rakyat Order Paper for the sitting between September 13 and October 12.

However, the motion to pick a deputy speaker is on the cards. Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said had quit as deputy on August 23.

The contents of the Order Paper were shared by Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil.

The PKR communications director also highlighted a recommendation by the home minister for the inspector-general of police to ensure that entry of MPs into Parliament always remains accessible.

At the same time, it is also understood that Parliamentary Order Papers can still be updated at the very last minute – granting a window for Putrajaya and Speaker Datuk Seri Azhar Azizan Harun the opportunity to include it before the sitting commences next Monday.

On August 20, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appointed Bera MP Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister after receiving the support of 114 MPs via statutory declarations.

Two days earlier, the king, after meeting with political party chiefs, decreed that the appointed prime minister must immediately test his legitimacy in the Dewan Rakyat through a confidence vote.

A picture shared by Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil showing the contents of the Order Paper for the Parliament sitting next week. – @fahmi_fadzil Twitter pic, September 7, 2021
A picture shared by Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil showing the contents of the Order Paper for the Parliament sitting next week. – @fahmi_fadzil Twitter pic, September 7, 2021

However, on September 3, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim alleged that, in a meeting between opposition chiefs and the prime minister, Ismail Sabri had muttered to him that there may not be a need for a confidence vote.

Then, last Saturday, Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun issued a statement saying that, as Ismail Sabri was appointed according to established constitutional principles, a confidence vote is not required.

The first meeting of the fourth term of the 14th parliamentary session is scheduled to begin on September 13 and will end on October 12. – The Vibes, September 7, 2021

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