Mahathir believes a no confidence vote may shatter Muhyiddin

Ex-PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes the Parliament should entertain a no-confidence vote against PM Muhyiddin Yassin.

In a media statement today, Dr Mahathir says the statements by Umno president Zahid Hamidi is indication the PM has lost power.

“With Zahid’s statement that MPs from Barisan Nasional and Umno are in support of Anwar Ibrahim, we can conclude that Muhyiddin has lost majority support in Parliament.

“In this case, Muhyiddin cannot continue to insist that he has a majority in Parliament,” says Mahathir.

But he says the most important thing now is to know in reality whether Muhyddin still controls a majority or is it Anwar who has the majority.

“Both has to prove if they have the majority,” he says, adding that for this to happen there is need for a no-confidence vote against Muhyiddin.

PARLIAMENT SHOULD DECIDE

According to Mahathir, the Parliament is the best place to decide who commands the majority.

“If Muhyiddin wins the vote of no-confidence, then the matter of who has the majority will be settled.

“If he fails, the Parliament will have to decide who is the Prime Minister and the new PM will be able to rule without much encumbrances,” says the elderly statesman.

WARNING TO ANWAR

Mahathir also warns Anwar that a deal with the Umno may also put him in the same situation that Muhyiddin found himself.

Mahathir says he believes if Anwar succeed in forming a new government, he will be under the influence of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Najib Abdul Razak.

“It is a certainty that (the Umno MPs) who support Anwar are more loyal to (either) Najib or Zahid.

“If the wishes of (Najib and Zahid) are not fulfilled, then (the Umno MPs) will (again) do what they did to Muhyiddin (Yassin) which is to withdraw their support and bring down the (new) government,” says Mahathir.

Anwar has said he has secured a majority in Parliament and is expecting the King of Malaysia to call him for an audience.

But Mahathir’s statement that a no-confidence vote is needed may turn things around.

If Muhyiddin feels he still has the majority in his pockets, he may also turn to the Parliament to accept a vote of no-confidence.

Unless, after Anwar’s revelations, Muhyiddin has indeed lost the majority then he may resist any attempts to bring a no-confidence vote to Parliament.