PAS to initiate 'vote of confidence' in Dr M's leadership
PAS has come forward with the confidence to support Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Parliament
PAS will move for a "vote of confidence" motion in the Dewan Rakyat to support Dr Mahathir's leadership and for him to serve as prime minister until the end of his five-year term.
PAS will move for a "vote of confidence" motion in the Dewan Rakyat to support Dr Mahathir Mohamad's leadership and for him to serve as prime minister until the end of his five-year term.
This was announced by PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (above) and PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan at a joint press conference after the party's monthly meeting at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
Such a proposal digresses from the promise made by Mahathir that he would hand over power to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.
The PAS men claimed that their decision was made after several parties had "expressed dissatisfaction" with the prime minister's leadership but a no-confidence motion had not been filed yet.
They added their proposal was to end uncertainties over the promised transfer of power between Mahathir and Anwar which they say was now interfering with the country's political and economic stability.
"This proposal needs to be discussed so that we can see just how much support the prime minister has received from the MPs," Tuan Ibrahim said.
For the record, Parliament's next sitting is on March 9.
"If there are people who are not happy with the PM, they should have brought a vote of no-confidence. But since none has come forward, we are putting a vote of confidence in place. If a no-confidence motion is proposed, we will withdraw ours," said Takiyuddin explaining his party's decision.
“Now, it's just empty talk that this prime minister has no support and other people have the support to become prime minister," he added.
Asked if the proposal would be discussed with their BN allies, Tuan Ibrahim replied that it would "be discussed later".
The transfer of power by the prime minister was set before the general election in May 2018 with the agreement that Mahathir would be prime minister before handing over power to Anwar though a timetable for the transition was not specified.
While Mahathir said he will hand over power to Anwar, he has declined to name a firm date for the transition. He has also accepted Umno defectors into his Bersatu party and remained silent when his supporters called for him to serve out a full term.
Anwar's supporters have become agitated and are urging Mahathir to hasten the transition of power with a clear date for his resignation.
Their calls became louder after Pakatan Harapan suffered a series of by-election defeats.
Recently, speculation has been rife about the formation of a "Pakatan Nasional" coalition which will see Bersatu, Umno and PAS teaming up to support Mahathir as PM leaving Anwar out in the cold.
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