Muhyiddin has 2 options after Umno withdraws support for him, says lawyer

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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has two options after Umno officially withdraws its support for him, a constitutional lawyer said.

Bastian Pius Vendargon said Muhyiddin could tender his resignation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and request the dissolution of the Dewan Rakyat to pave the way for a snap general election.

“However, it is the discretion of the King on whether to dissolve the Dewan Rakyat and return the mandate to the people,” he said.

Alternatively, Muhyiddin could get support of MPs who currently do not back him to keep in power.


“This is because of the slim majority the Muhyiddin’s government currently enjoys,” Vendargon said.

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