Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's move to seek the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's consent and declare a nationwide emergency is an indirect admission that the Bersatu president has lost his majority support in Parliament, Padang Rengas MP Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said.

At a press conference held at the Umno headquarters, Nazri, who announced his withdrawal of support for Muhyiddin and the government, said the prime minister made similar moves when he sought emergency declarations to postpone three previous by-elections...