'Friends suggested possibility of hung parliament in GE14'

Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said some of his friends who did “cursory surveys” have suggested the possibility of a hung parliament in the next general election.

“In my discussions and exchanges with friends and acquaintances, not a few have alluded to the possibility of a hung parliament.

“This would mean that the voters are neither for returning the government of the day to office nor giving power to the coalition offering the alternative," he said in his keynote address at a G25 forum titled "Reforms for a Progressive Malaysia" in Shah Alam today.

This would mean that the voters want a non-divisive government, comprising all the political stakeholders, to be formed, he added.

“This is, if you will, essentially a national unity government."

Tengku Razaleigh also warned against "buying" MPs to create a simple majority, as this would be an insult to the voters.

“If they (voters) had wanted a particular party to form the government, they would have voted that party in with at least a simple majority,” he said.

He explained that his friends believe it will be a hard fight for the ruling party in the 14th general election (GE14), but they also believe that the opposition is not well-organised and well-oiled enough to win.

Hence, they suggested the possibility of a hung parliament, he said.

A hung parliament is when no single political party or coalition has an absolute majority in Parliament.- Mkini