New govt may change Dewan speaker, says Annuar

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 4 years ago · Published on 4 Mar 2020 2:52PM · 9 Comments

Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa says Perikatan Nasional will soon form a secretariat made up of the secretaries-general of all the component parties. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, March 4, 2020.

THE Perikatan Nasional federal government may replace the Dewan Rakyat speaker in the next parliament sitting, said Umno secretary-general Annuar Musa.

He said it is a long-held practice that the first agenda in a parliamentary sitting for a new government is to pick a new speaker.

“We need to understand that there will be changes in parliament if a new government comes in, including the replacement of the speaker.

“Naturally the new government will issue a notice to replace the speaker,” he told reporters after a meeting with MCA today.

Amanah’s Mohamad Ariff Yusof is the current Dewan Rakyat speaker, elected after Pakatan Harapan won the last general election.

At the same press conference, Annuar said Perikatan Nasional will soon form a secretariat made up of the secretaries-general of all the component parties.

“All parties, even the smallest, will be part of this secretariat. We will have to work together,” he said.

Bersatu, too, will be part of this secretariat, he said.

Bersatu defected from PH to form the federal government with Barisan Nasional and PAS. Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin is the prime minister, but Umno has the seats in parliament among the coalition partners.

Bersatu is now divided with some of its leaders, including secretary-general Marzuki Yahya, siding with party founder and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Annuar said he was informed that Bersatu would decide on the fate of its secretary-general in the next few days. – March 4, 2020.

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  • A new government can only move a motion to change the Speaker at the next sitting of Parliament.
    This illegitimate government does not have the balls to have a sitting to prove its majority, let alone change the Speaker.

    Posted 4 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

    • This is Malaysia and not Tadika.. Don't be like Tun Madey.. He thought that Malaysia is his alone..

      Posted 4 years ago by Saiful halim · Reply

  • Pakatan Harapan 114.
    Pakatan Nasional 108.
    It's an illegitimate government.

    Posted 4 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • The vile Insolence and Arrogance starts

    Posted 4 years ago by TC Koh · Reply

  • The vile Insolence and Arrogance starts

    Posted 4 years ago by TC Koh · Reply

  • Don't be a fool Annuar Musa. In order to replace the Speaker, you will need to put it to a vote in Parliament. If you have got a bogus majority, the chances your attempt to do so will succeed is zero. So the Belakang Pintu government may fall during this process. So don't talk big about something you cannot hope to achieve. Why do the rakyat end up with numb skulls like him?

    Posted 4 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply

  • The next sitting is a down fall of perkatan nasional.All traitor in pakatan national will topple each other.This pakatan nasional PAS are eith azmin to topple BERSATU.Umno is waiting for chances to be tthe next dominant party.so get on sailang that you have betray the nation by cheating
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    Posted 4 years ago by Yutian Lee · Reply

    • General Election would be better for everybody... do no overrate you chances... ask your leader whether they prefer GE or not

      Posted 4 years ago by Saiful halim · Reply

  • Bersatu being the smaller component will soon be walled up and finished! I am sure UMNO who makes up the most MPs will ask for a change in the PM seat too.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply