08-04-2021, 05:53 PM
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PETALING JAYA: Testing a sitting government’s level of support is best done in the legislature although the courts have recognised another option, based on what took place in Perak in 2009, a senior lawyer said.
Bastian Pius Vendargon said the honourable path for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was to convene a sitting of the Dewan Rakyat as soon as possible to have a motion of no confidence tabled.
“All Standing Orders may be appropriately applied to conduct this exercise,” he said, adding that this was critical for the government to function, more so when there were lingering doubts over its legitimacy.
Vendargon was responding to Muhyiddin’s announcement earlier today that he was not resigning from his post as he still enjoyed sufficient support in the Dewan Rakyat.
Muhyiddin added that his government would table a motion of confidence in the Dewan Rakyat in September to test his majority, adding that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to his proposal.
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