PM ‘neither scared nor worried’ to face confidence vote

 

Muhyiddin Yassin says he is prepared for the vote to test his majority support in Parliament next month.

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he is ready and neither scared nor worried to face it a confidence vote in Parliament next month.

He said he would leave it entirely to the discretion of the MPs to decide the best thing to do.

“The confidence motion for the prime minister is normal in Parliament, but what should be considered is the country’s current situation and problems,” Bernama quoted him as saying at the Sungai Raya district office in Muar, Johor, today.

“Can the country handle more problems should there be a change (of government) or political chaos? I’m not anticipating that … but it may affect the national recovery plan and other efforts such as the vaccination programme.”

Muhyiddin’s statement followed the statement by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi questioning the majority support for the prime minister and the motion of confidence to be tabled in Parliament next month.

However, this morning, deputy prime minister and Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob also said 31 Barisan MPs will continue to back the Perikatan Nasional-led government until the next general election. - FMT