Mukhriz suggests Bersatu lying about support

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 29 Feb 2020 8:57PM · 3 Comments

Jerlun MP Mukhriz Mahathir has all but accused Muhyiddin Yassin of lying about his support to swing parliamentary support in his favour for the position of prime minister. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 29, 2020.

MUKHRIZ Mahathir has questioned Bersatu’s declaration that 36 of the party’s MPs endorsed Muhyiddin Yassin as the next prime minister, saying six had withdrawn their support for the party president.

On Twitter and Instagram, Mukhriz posted a copy of a press statement by Bersatu secretary-general Marzuki Yahya dated February 28, which said 36 MPs had endorsed Muhyiddin for prime minister.

“Why was it declared that there are 36 Bersatu lawmakers supporting Muhyiddin as PM when there are six supporting Dr Mahathir as PM?

“Telling lies to become PM?” he wrote in his post.

He then named five MPs, besides himself, who supported Dr Mahathir has prime minister candidate: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muar), Amiruddin Hamzah (Kubang Pasu), Maszlee Malik (Simpang Renggam), Eddin Syith Syazlee (Kuala Pilah) and Dr Mahathir (Langkawi).

This would mean that only 30 Bersatu MPs had endorsed Muhyiddin.

Mukhriz’s posts comes about two hours after Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah named Muhyiddin as the country’s eighth prime minister.

According to PAS and Gabungan Parti Sarawak which supported him, Muhyiddin had received nominations from 114 of 222 MPs after the Agong’s audience with political party leaders.

Bersatu, which initially had 26 seats, added 10 more MPs after the entry of Mohamed Azmin Ali and his faction of former PKR MPs. – February 29, 2020.

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  • BN moved very fast, seized the opportunity whilst PH was still all over. The same in GE13, swearing-in was next morning to seal the victory before any potential uprising. That's the way to do it.

    Posted 4 years ago by Ali Karim · Reply

  • Crime of the Century

    Posted 4 years ago by James Jeremiah · Reply

  • Kalau TSMY telah menipu YDPA, maka TSMY telah DERHAKA!

    Posted 4 years ago by Azman Daud · Reply