Deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s public appeal to have the general election this year in spite of the festive seasons has been interpreted by PAS's Mahfuz Omar as the strongest sign of a 'coup' against his boss Najib Razak.
The PAS vice president said Muhyiddin’s move was a strong indication that the UMNO deputy president was planning to oust Najib if the latter fails to deliver two-third majority for Barisan Nasional.
“Many predict that BN will not win two-third majority. If it happens, Najib will be seen as a liability, because Pak Lah (Najib’s predecessor Abdullah Badawi) had suffered in the same manner in 2008.
"When that happens, Muhyiddin will be the prime minister,” said the Pokok Sena member of parliament.
Earlier, Muhyiddin said he had informed Najib that the best time for election was this year. This came despite earlier suggestion by Najib that he would delay the general election in order to go for the full five-year term, which expires in March next year.
But Muhyiddin said there was nothing wrong to hold elections during seasons such as the Ramadan fasting month and Hari Raya.
“What's wrong? And what's wrong during the Raya month (Shawwal)? After that, there is the Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day celebrations. Then when the time comes, we'll have our elections,” he said.
Mahfuz said Najib was aware that it was impossible for BN to regain its two-third majority which it lost in the 2008 elections under Abdullah's premiership. Following the poor performance, Muhyiddin had openly supported a call by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for Abdullah's ouster.
-Harakahdaily
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