Govt signs MoU with 6 Bersatu MPs, Syed Saddiq

 In exchange for their support, the government pledges to limit the prime minister’s tenure and separate the roles of the AG and public prosecutor before the end of its term.

Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, the Pagoh MP, signed the MoU with deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof and the prime minister’s senior political adviser, Tengku Zafrul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR:

The government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today with six Bersatu MPs and Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who underlined two key reforms Putrajaya must undertake in exchange for their support.

The MPs want the government to limit the prime minister’s tenure and separate the roles of the attorney-general and public prosecutor before the end of its term.

They also want to be allocated the same amount of constituency development funds that government backbenchers currently receive.

In return, the seven opposition MPs will support Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration until the end of the parliamentary term, as well as the 2027 budget.

The confidence and supply agreement (CSA) was inked by deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof, Anwar’s senior political adviser Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin and Syed Saddiq.

The six Bersatu MPs who are part of the MoU are Muhyiddin (Pagoh), Radzi Jidin (Putrajaya), Ali Biju (Saratok), Suhaimi Abdullah (Langkawi), Nazri Abu Hassan (Merbok) and Azman Nasrudin (Padang Serai).

The deal was also signed by six former Bersatu MPs who were sacked by the party in 2024 for declaring support for the government.

Two days ago, Anwar said allocations for opposition MPs could be provided under a CSA similar to the one signed with the Ismail Sabri Yaakob administration when Anwar was the opposition leader.

The government bloc in the Dewan Rakyat currently comprises 149 MPs. Pakatan Harapan (PH) has 75 seats, followed by Barisan Nasional (30), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (23) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (seven).

Warisan’s three MPs also sit in the government bloc along with one each from Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM), Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) and Parti Bangsa Malaysia.

Eight independent assemblymen are also pro-government, including six formerly from Bersatu. 

The opposition bloc meanwhile comprises PAS with 43 MPs, Bersatu with 19, Wawasan with six and Muda with one.

Four seats are currently vacant following the resignations of Rafizi Ramli (Pandan), Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Setiawangsa), Wong Chen (Subang) and Lee Chean Chung (Petaling Jaya).

With 218 active MPs, a simple majority is reached at the 110-mark, while a two-thirds majority is attained at 146. - FMT