Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his allies are renewing efforts to oust Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister as cracks begin to appear in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government with Umno swaying in its support for the ruling coalition.
Mahathir's team, including himself, has filed a total of five no-confidence motions against Muhyiddin.
The others who filed a similar motion are Kubang Pasu MP Amiruddin Hamzah, Jerlun MP Mukhriz Mahathir, Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik and Sri Gading MP Shahruddin Md Salleh.
Amiruddin (above) confirmed that he had filed a new no-confidence motion against Muhyiddin yesterday.
Amiruddin, who shared his letter to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun, had requested to table a motion to determine if Muhyiddin still enjoyed majority support in the Dewan Rakyat.
At present, the prime minister has the support of 113 MPs in the 222-member House. His government will collapse with the defection of only three MPs.
"I have sent a letter dated Oct 15 to the Dewan Rakyat speaker about a no-confidence motion against the prime minister for the coming Parliament sitting.
"This effort is to restore the people's mandate in the 14th general election in the face of an incompetent and unstable government," said Amiruddin in a statement.
The content of the letters sent by Mahathir, Mukhriz, Maszlee and Shahruddin to Azhar is similar to Amiruddin's.
The next Dewan Rakyat sitting is set to commence on Nov 2.
Mahathir himself had previously tried to get his no-confidence motion tabled in the Dewan Rakyat during two earlier sessions.
However, due to parliamentary conventions that prioritise government motions and bills over those from the opposition, they have not been able to go to the floor for a vote.
A notable agenda for the November sitting is the tabling of Budget 2021 which can also serve as a proxy for a confidence vote.
Amiruddin, Mukhriz, Maszlee and Shahruddin are part of Mahathir's group of MPs who were purged from Bersatu after they opposed Muhyiddin's cooperation with Umno to form the PN government.
They are in the midst of registering a new party - Pejuang. - Mkini
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