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PN to take to the streets
Harapan wins in Johor
Muda quits govt bloc
PN to take to the streets
Perikatan Nasional will organise a street rally in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 16.
This is to protest the withdrawal of corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
PN Youth said the rally in front of Sogo will only be the first in a series of demonstrations.
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Harapan wins in Johor
Pakatan Harapan retained both the Pulai parliamentary seat and the Simpang Jeram state seat on Saturday.
Poor weather hampered turnout for Pulai - which was below 50 percent - but Harapan won by a strong 18,461 vote majority.
However, it's not a win that Harapan can take comfort in as PN gained ground in both seats contested.
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Muda quits govt bloc
Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has made good on his threat to withdraw support from the government in the Dewan Rakyat over the Zahid saga.
This means that the government now does not have a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
However, Syed Saddiq assured that he would give Putrajaya his vote on meaningful reforms that need two-thirds support.
Meanwhile, Muda and DAP's relationship continues deteriorating, with the latter saying that Syed Saddiq owed his Muar seat to Harapan's patronage.
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Economic Minister Rafizi Ramli said there would be 17 radical shifts to be announced.
The government is finally making some movement on the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Tommy Thomas' memoir, with the list of commissioners to be sent to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong soon.
Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching is the new DAP Women's chief.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi became the first Umno president to attend the DAP AGM on Sunday.
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