Confidence vote: Speaker's office says received a number of motions
The Dewan Rakyat speaker's office confirmed it had received and accepted a number of motions when asked about potential confidence and no-confidence votes to be tabled in the upcoming session next month.
"All motions will be accepted according to the Standing Orders and standard practice without any prejudice, independently and without bias...
The Dewan Rakyat speaker's office confirmed it had received and accepted a number of motions when asked about potential confidence and no-confidence votes to be tabled in the upcoming session next month.
"All motions will be accepted according to the Standing Orders and standard practice without any prejudice, independently and without bias.
"These motions will be included in the order papers according to the Dewan's common practice for public knowledge," said the speaker's office.
It added that further details could be obtained from the MPs who had submitted the motions.
The statement was issued in response to Malaysiakini's queries on the status of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as well as a PAS' motion of confidence for Muhyiddin.
However, when asked for clarification, the speaker's office declined to elaborate further on its general statement.
Meanwhile, Deputy Speaker Nga Kor Ming confirmed with Malaysiakini that Mahathir had submitted a second no-confidence motion against Muhyiddin yesterday.
“Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof has approved the motion and has included in the agenda of the next Dewan Rakyat sitting,” he said when contacted.
The next session will begin on July 13.
Last night, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the party has submitted a motion of confidence for Muhyiddin to express support for a leader who has "prioritised the people" since spearheading the Perikatan Nasional government.
In February, PAS president and Marang MP Abdul Hadi Awang said the party would be tabling a vote of confidence for Mahathir, as then prime minister, at the Dewan Rakyat sitting initially scheduled to be held in March but later postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Muhyiddin, who is also Bersatu president, was sworn in as the eighth prime minister on March 1 following a political coup that led to the downfall of Harapan's government.
In the immediate aftermath of Harapan's fall from power, Mahathir declared that he would file a motion of no confidence against Muhyiddin, and this was accepted by Mohamad Ariff.
The motion was initially expected to be debated during the one-day May 18 Dewan Rakyat sitting until the proceeding was cut short to a single agenda - the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's address - due to Covid-19 concerns.
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Additional reporting by Low Choon Chyuan.
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