“Not only did Barisan Nasional fail miserably at delivering additional Malay votes to Pakatan Harapan, the latter also suffered a major deficit in Malay votes in many of its strongholds in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Penang”
Raggie Jessy Rithaudeen
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UMNO’s disastrous outing in the recently concluded state elections has presented its Members of Parliament the daunting task of deciding if they still support the government, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his deputy, UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Previously, it was revealed that the majority of Barisan Nasional MPs refused to support Anwar as Prime Minister but were ‘tricked’ by Zahid, who, soon after the 15th general election, misled the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong into thinking all 30 BN MPs supported Anwar.
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This is believed to be the reason the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong disregarded 10 or so Statutory Declarations submitted by BN MPs in favour of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, leading to the eventual appointment of Anwar as Prime Minister.
The Anti-Hopping Law in no way prohibits an MP from exercising his (or her) right as enshrined in Article 43 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia to decide who he (or she) supports as Prime Minister.
Article 43 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia was never amended to bind it to the Anti-Hopping Law, and neither does the law associate itself with any article within Federal Constitution of Malaysia that concerns the appointment of a Prime Minister.
As such, the Federal Constitution of Malaysia is ‘party blind’ when it comes to the appointment of a Prime Minister, and even if a party sacks its MP for supporting or not supporting a Prime Minister candidate or a sitting Prime Minister, that MP does not lose his (or her) seat in the Dewan Rakyat.
Rumour has it that the majority of Sabah and Sarawak MPs are not happy with Anwar and Zahid and are ready to withdraw support for the former in the event a sufficient number of UMNO MPs do so.
It is said that these MPs have long been ready to withdraw support but put plans on hold pending the results of the six state elections, now seen as a referendum against Anwar and his so called ‘unity government’.
On the 12th of August, Perikatan Nasional secured 146 of the 245 seats up for grabs, delivering the coalition a 59.6 per cent majority, previously held by Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional combined.
Not only did Barisan Nasional fail miserably at delivering additional Malay votes to Pakatan Harapan, both coalitions suffered major losses in their respective Malay strongholds in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Terengganu, Kelantan and Penang.
Voices have emerged in UMNO calling for Zahid to step down as party president, citing UMNO’s disastrous outing during the 15th general election and the recent state elections.
But Zahid’s camp insists that the party’s dismal performance was due to the Malays being spooked by the DAP and had nothing to do with the party president.
However, the argument collapses on itself when one considers that UMNO registered its worst ever performance during the 15th general election despite promising never to forge an alliance with the DAP.
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