‘Comical’ for Cabinet to show support for PM, says Zaid

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PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has described as “comical” the Cabinet’s decision to back Muhyiddin Yassin to remain as prime minister after Umno made a decision to withdraw support for the Pagoh MP.

In a tweet, Zaid said Muhyiddin should get them to declare their support “next week” (when the Dewan Rakyat is reconvened on July 26).

Zaid said, according to the law, only the support of MPs mattered and not the Cabinet.

“Comical episode in my country. PM getting ministers to express confidence and support when under siege,” he said in his posting.

Zaid was responding to the Cabinet’s joint statement today where they put up a united show of support for Muhyiddin.

“The government’s priority at this time is to make the national recovery plan a success for the people’s welfare and the nation’s prosperity, and to lead the nation out of the Covid-19 pandemic,” they said following the weekly Cabinet meeting.

Speaking to FMT later, Zaid said only ministers who were MPs could support Muhyiddin should a confidence or no-confidence motion be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.

“Appointed senators in his Cabinet cannot vote,” he said in reference to education minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and religious affairs minister Zulkifli Al-Bakri.


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